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An LA Story: The Making of the Award-Winning Notes from the New World (2025)
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An LA Story: The Making of the Award-Winning Notes from the New World (2025)

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SOMEONE -- OR SOMETHING -- DID NOT WANT THIS MOVIE TO BE MADE... It had the hallmarks of a thriller: betrayal and abandonment. Lies and innuendo. Colleagues caught up in a mysterious ancient cult. A side project gone terribly wrong. But ...See moreSOMEONE -- OR SOMETHING -- DID NOT WANT THIS MOVIE TO BE MADE... It had the hallmarks of a thriller: betrayal and abandonment. Lies and innuendo. Colleagues caught up in a mysterious ancient cult. A side project gone terribly wrong. But these occurrences were not part of the script; they took place in real life behind the scenes of the production. The original concept was daunting enough: a contemporary, sun-drenched re-imagining of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's dark 19th century classic, Notes from the Underground. At the outset, writer/director Vitaly Sumin had a script, a location, a vision, and no budget. But he'd been down this road before; his critically acclaimed previous film, Shades of Day, was an LA story based on another Dostoevsky novella, White Nights. Since he did it once, everyone assumed, he could do it again -- until a tsunami of unforeseen challenges threatened to tear these 'Notes' to shreds. Behind the Scenes -- The Making of Notes from the New World stands as a compelling story in its own right, sure to inspire filmmakers and anyone else who wishes to achieve the impossible. Written by Vitaly Sumin, Dan Marcus See less

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29 cast members

Name	Known for
Vitaly Sumin Self Self See fewer	Notes from the New World (2011)
Rebecca Light Self - Irina (as Rebecca Sigl) Self - Irina (as Rebecca Sigl) See fewer	Lady Bird (2017)
Natasha Blasick Self - Sonia Self - Sonia See fewer	Paul T. Goldman (2023)
Nathanael Theisen Self - Steven Self - Steven See fewer	Notes from the New World (2011)
Devorah Lynne Dishington Self - Michelle Self - Michelle See fewer	Notes from the New World (2011)
Richard Crater Self Self See fewer	Notes from the New World (2011)
Maxim Pollack Self - Misha Self - Misha See fewer	Notes from the New World (2011)
Corey Macri Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Territorial Behavior (2015)
Julia Emelin Self - Linda Self - Linda See fewer	The November Man (2014)
Nick Tereschenko Self - Igor Self - Igor See fewer	Koreatown (2007)
Dmitriy Karpov Self - Himsel-Boris Self - Himsel-Boris See fewer	The Real Drakoolavs (2016)
Doug Dane Self - Spectator Self - Spectator See fewer	Notes from the New World (2011)
Matt Leikam Self Self See fewer	Notes from the New World (2011)
Brad Lublin Self Self See fewer	Notes from the New World (2011)
Gerardo Perez Giusti Self Self See fewer	Seven Pounds (2008)
Steve Shepherd Self Self See fewer	Notes from the New World (2011)
Rex Hoss Self - Spectator Self - Spectator See fewer	Notes from the New World (2011)
Ellie Araiza Self - Ellie Self - Ellie See fewer	Legion (2017)
Corina De Jesus Self - NYC - Premiere Self - NYC - Premiere See fewer	East Coast American Premiere of Notes from The New World in New York City! (2017)
DeWitt Fleming Jr. Self - NYC - Premiere Self - NYC - Premiere See fewer	How to Be Single (2016)
John Fortin Self - John Self - John See fewer	Out of the Way (II) (2006)
Amanda Lamberti Self - Amanda Self - Amanda See fewer	Jane Doe (I) (2020)
Vasiliy Lanovoy Self - Captan Self - Captan See fewer	War and Peace (1965)
Carlos Larkin Self - Carlos Self - Carlos See fewer	Widget & Poptop (2014)
Brett Mack Self - Brett Self - Brett See fewer	Knight to D7 (2010)
Sylvia Lee Mann Self - Sylvia Self - Sylvia See fewer	The Strange Case... (2025)
John Anthony Torres Self - NYC - Premiere (as Jay Tee Torres) Self - NYC - Premiere (as Jay Tee Torres) See fewer	Ironheart (2025)
Anastasiya Vertinskaya Self - Assol Self - Assol See fewer	Amphibian Man (1961)
Collin Walsh Self - Collin Self - Collin See fewer	An LA Story: The Making of the Award-Winning Notes from the New World (2025)