You Go Girl
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You Go Girl!

A new short film directed by Shariffa Ali
Written by Shariffa Ali, Kamilah Long, and Courtney Williams

Produced by Adrian Alea, Kamilah Long, and Courtney Williams
Executive Produced by Nataki Garrett, Adrian Alea, and Shariffa Ali
O! Resident Artist Shariffa Ali (Ash Land, The Copper Children at OSF) brings her second short film to OSF’s digital platform. In You Go Girl!, Audrey, a New York City comedian who can make a joke of any situation, faces a staggering challenge in the beautiful mountains of Oregon. Can this city woman overcome her fears and rise? You Go Girl! is created in partnership with producers Adrian Alea (ALIALEA Productions), Kamilah Long (The Black Whole, Inc.), and Courtney Williams, and is made possible, in part, by an “Outdoor Adventure Grant” from the Travel Oregon, #OregonMade Creative Foundation, and Oregon Film.

You Go Girl was nominated for the Short Film Jury Award at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.

Featured in The New Yorker
and Nominated at Sundance!

This short film is featured in The New Yorker's The Screening Room, which can be viewed online in its entirety.

You Go Girl! was nominated at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival for the Short Film: Grand Jury Prize.

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Cast & Creative Team

Tiffany Mann
Tiffany Mann
Lead Actress
Shariffa Ali
Shariffa Ali
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
Adrian Alea
Adrian Alea
Executive Producer, Producer
Courtney Williams
Courtney Williams
Writer, Producer, 1st AD

Kamilah Long
Kamilah Long
Writer, Producer

YOU GO GIRL! directed by Shariffa Ali, starring Tiffany Mann, an AliAlea & The Black Whole Inc. Production, in association with Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Travel Oregon, and Oregon Made Creative Foundation, produced by Adrian Alea, Kamilah Long, and Courtney Williams.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival
An ALIALEA & THE BLACK WHOLE INC. PRODUCTION

Starring TIFFANY MANN
Directed by SHARIFFA ALI
Produced by ADRIAN ALEA
Produced by COURTNEY WILLIAMS
Produced by KAMILAH LONG
Written by SHARIFFA ALI, KAMILAH LONG, COURTNEY WILLIAMS, & DAVID ZHENG
Executive Producer NATAKI GARRETT
Executive Producers SHARIFFA ALI & ADRIAN ALEA
Director of Photography TYLER MADDOX
Editor SELINDA ZHOU
Original Score by ELU EBOKA
Sound Designer ERIC RABER
Consulting Producers GARY KOUT & KIRKALDY MYERS
Line Producer ADRIAN ALEA
First Assistant Director COURTNEY WILLIAMS
CAST
Audrey Jenkins TIFFANY MANN
Comedy Club Manager JON TOPPO
Comedy Club Audience MATT CAMPBELL, WILLIAM HODGSON, KAMILAH LONG, EDDIE LOPEZ, AMRITA RAMANAN, CHRISTOPHER SALAZAR, JACOURTNEY MOUNTAIN-BLUHM, CARO ZELLER
Hiking Family AL ESPINOSA, KATE HURSTER, GUS ESPINOSA, ZAZA ESPINOSA
Runner EDDIE LOPEZ
Hiking Couple KAMILAH LONG, TYRONE WILSON

Creative Consultant JOCELYN CLARK, AMRITA RAMANAN
Sound Mixer KENT ROMNEY
Props Masters & Set Dressers ANNETTE JULIEN, JIM CLARK
Wardrobe/Hair & Makeup JACOURTNEY MOUNTAIN-BLUHM
Stunt Coordinator JON TOPPO
Location Manager & Scout EDDIE LOPEZ
1st AC ROCKY GARROTTO
Gaffer BEN COLLINS
Key Grip CLEASE CARLISLE
Grip/Electric Swing MATT CAMPBELL
2nd AD / Health & Safety Consultant JEREMY EISEN
Covid Complicance Officer EMILY ROBINSON
Set-Medic CONOR STEWART
On-Set Photographer JENNY GRAHAM
Production Assistants ETHAN JONES, ELIZABETH KELLY
Post Production Supervisor AKASH KUSHWAHA
Assistant Editor SELINDA ZHOU
Dialog Editor JUSTIN VALENZUELA
Sound Effects Editor DANIEL McNAMARA
Colorist MARIKA LITZ
Colorist Admin ELIZABETH BARNETT
Catering Services EDDIE LOPEZ
Assistant to Shariffa Ali EMMA McSHARRY
Bathroom Trailers POSH POTTY
Financial and Production Support provided by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

OSFASHLAND.ORG/DIGITAL
Funding for this project was partly provided by the Oregon Made Creative Foundation in partnership with Travel Oregon and Oregon Film

SPECIAL THANKS

Rose Ali, Adam Ali, Myrian Alea, Oscar Alea, Andrew Alea, Michelle Ahearn, Brittany Backstrand, Shannon Burruss, Chris Comte, Karen DeBoer, Sid DeBoer, Rachel Dials, Nataki Garrett, Adam Hank, Robert Lazarus Harris, Craig Holzberg, Charlotte Lin, Maddox Family, Christine Marinoni, Zoey Martinson, Megan Menne, Donna Mickley, Kirkaldy Myers, Michael Morrison, Cynthia Nixon, Jeff Novak, Robert Porter, Jane Ridley, David Shum, Ahmad Simmons, Jonathan Luke Stevens, John Thornton, Hiram Towle, Jes Webb, Tim Williams, KT Vogt, Greenleaf Restaurant Ashland, Mountain Provisions

CELEBRATING THE LIVES OF THOSE WHO HAVE TRANSITIONED

Esther Chematia Arega, Fran Bennett, Lois Bishop, Stephen E. D'Angelo Jr, Josh Demala, Michael Gazeley-Romney, Mary Githuku, Inez Guzman-Morales, Robert Houlding, Prof. Muhammad Karaan, Agui Phillip Magut, Pierre Cassius Ndangirwa, Dr. Naas du Plesis, Jeff Rhoden, Gladys Rutherford, LeRoi Simmons, Dorah Sitole, Selinda Tian JZ Zhou

IN LOVING MEMORY OF JEREMY EISEN

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