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...forgotten artist productions... is a production company based in New York that develops and produces creative and artistic work and projects for Film and Theatre.





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Not Approved For Cancer Treatment the Film!
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Genre: Drama/Experimental 

Filmed in 2022
Premiered in
​2023 


Film Festivals:



-Nomination-Best Drama Short. Austin Revolution Film Festival. Austin, Texas. 2023. 
-Nomination-Best Editing Short (Christopher Hart). Austin Revolution Film Festival. Austin, Texas. 2023. 
-Nomination-Best Actor Short (Chaz McCormack). Austin Revolution Film Festival. Austin, Texas. 2023.
-Nomination-Margaret Ann Garza Actor Of The Year Premiere Award (Chaz McCormack). Austin Revolution Film Festival. Austin, Texas. 2023.




“Not Approved For Cancer Treatment” follows an elderly man, with his wife of 50 years, who finds out from his doctor that he has cancer. A new treatment has been discovered that cures all cancer, but the FDA will not approve it for cancer treatment, which means Medicare will not pay for it. The couple could pay out of pocket, but they cannot afford to, forcing them to choose a more common treatment that may or may not work.



Chaz McCormack as Tim/Husband 

Gloria Sangirardi Jung as Donna/Wife

 Eureka Nakano Grimes as The Doctor



Directed by Michael Thomas Cain
Screenplay by Michael Thomas Cain
Cinematography/Edited by Chris Hart



Produced by Forgotten Artist Productions


Not Approved For Cancer TreatmenT (Play)
New York Theater Festival
May 2022!

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Broadway World
​Forgotten Artist Productions Presents
Not Approved For Cancer Treatment
at the New York Theater Festival
May 5th – 8th / Teatro Latea (NYC)
Tickets $ 25 (General Seating); $ 45 (VIP Seating)
For tickets visit innovationtickets.com/product/not-approved-for-cancer-treatment/
 
This May, FORGOTTEN ARTIST PRODUCTIONS is pleased to present the one-act play NOT APPROVED FOR CANCER TREATMENT, written and directed by Michael Thomas Cain, as part of 2022 Spring/Summerfest at the New York Theater Festival (NYC). The theatre production features Chaz McCormack as Tim, Gloria S. Jung as Donna, and Eureka Nakano Grimes as the Doctor.

Location: Teatro Latea in The Clemente
                 107 Suffolk Street (btw Rivington & Delancey)
     New York, New York 10002
 
Dates/Times: Thursday, May 5, 2022 at 9:00 PM
           Saturday, May 7, 2022 at 12:00 PM
                       Sunday, May 8, 2022 at 8:30 PM
 
“Not Approved For Cancer Treatment” follows an elderly man, with his wife of 50 years, who finds out from his doctor that he has cancer. A new treatment has been discovered that cures all cancer, but the FDA will not approve it for cancer treatment, which means Medicare will not pay for it. The couple could pay out of pocket, but they cannot afford to, forcing them to choose a more common treatment that may or may not work.
 
Forgotten Artist Productions is a production company based in New York that develops and produces creative and artistic work and projects for theatre and film. FAP has produced critically acclaimed plays and award winning films such as WHERE ART LIVES (theatre), 15 MINUTES WITH ELLEN (theatre), “Eliminated” (theatre and short film), “Jordey The Movie” (short film), “Thumb Wrestler” (short film), and “Jazz John” (short film).

nytheatre.com wrote this about writer and director Michael Thomas Cain’s work, “Cain’s script is sharp and subtle…Cain also does a fine job directing a talented cast of two…Together their onstage chemistry reeks of commitment to these odd characters…Enough’s Enough is good fringe theater. It is fresh, dark and out of the ordinary. FringeNYC is good for finding bold new voices and performers. This show delivers both.”
 
Danielle Boss of Drama Queens Reviews says this about Fifteen Minutes with Ellen, produced by Forgotten Artist Productions and directed by Michael Thomas Cain, “This prophetic play is important for all to see with its mesmerizing characters, riveting storyline, and remarkable performances that move you to tears…truly a special and unique play that you really do not want to miss.”   
                                           

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Forgotten Artist Productions Studio and Education is a safe place for artists, professionals, and human beings to explore, grow, and develop new skills in a variety of subjects. Forgotten Artist Productions Studio and Education provides an opportunity for personal and professional growth in a serious learning environment. We maintain the philosophy and tradition of a studio style setting where artists have an opportunity to explore their craft, work in a comfortable environment, and improve their skills. In addition, Forgotten Artist Productions Studio and Education offers online, remote, and on-ground classes, training, and coaching in a variety of subjects taught by experienced professionals.
August Wilson Online Workshop
Script/Story Analysis Class (Online)
Clifford Odets Online Workshop
Script/Story Analysis Class (Virtual/Zoom)
Samuel Beckett Online Workshop
Literature As Activism For Injustice Class (Online)

Sample Lesson For Script and Story Analysis Class Online
​(EXAMPLE ALSO APPLIES TO THIS CLASS TAUGHT VIRTUALLY/ON ZOOM)

Sample Lesson For LIterature As Activism For Injustice Class online


Outta This World

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Genre: Comedy/Sci-Fi

Filmed in 2021
Premiered in
​2022 


Film Festivals:


-2nd Place Winner-Best Short Comedy. The 27th Indie Gathering International Film Festival. Cleveland, Ohio. 2022. 
-3rd Place Winner-Best Short Sci-Fi. The 11th International Horror Hotel Film Festival and Convention. Cleveland, Ohio. 2022.
-Honorable Mention. Absurd Film Festival. Milan, Italy. 2022. 
-Nomination. People's Choice Award. Brooklyn SciFi Film Festival. Brooklyn, New York. 2022. 

​​-Official Selection at the End of Days Film Festival (Orlando, Florida/2022).
-Official Selection at the Shockfest Film Festival. 2022.






Missy Blaustein’s misery index has just hit an all time high. She’s just been dumped by her ex and spilled chunky style Chili over her favorite top. Unfortunately, her world will be rocked once again in, of all places…her local dry cleaner.

Can Missy’s top be saved?

While on her journey, a tough, no-nonsense “Garment Detective” from the 38th precinct, Sam Crease, stops Missy on the street; he confronts her with a tale of conspiracy and opportunism, culminating in one crazy, unimaginable claim…ALIENS FROM SPACE ARE AMONG US AND DOING OUR DRY CLEANING!!!!

Why on earth are space aliens doing our dry cleaning? What do they want? Are their rates reasonable? Do they have Sunday Hours? Is their ultimate goal world colonization? And, possibly the most important question of all, will these inter-galactic suds-peddlers zap Missy’s best blouse into a zillion unwearable bits?!!!
Outta This World is a new, sharp sci-fi satire that gives new meaning to the term, “outsourced.”



Aubrey Clyburn as Missy

Ron Barba as Sam Crease

Sal Real as Tim

Eureka Nakano Grimes as Barbara



Directed by Michael Thomas Cain
Screenplay by Mark Levitt
Cinematography/Edited by Chris Hart


Sound by Kalsang Rinchen


Opening Graphics by Shelly Toscano
Music by Raise Hell Over The Summer


Producers: Mark Levitt, Monica Gordon, and Forgotten Artist Productions


Extras: Chaz McCormack, Amira Appleblossom, Michael Thomas Cain and Mark Levitt



Jordey The Movie

presented by

Forgotten ARtist Productions
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Jordey The Movie

Genre: Comedy/Drama/Family/Children

Filmed in 2018
Premiered in 2019



Film Festivals:

-Silver Medal-Best Animal Actor. Global Independent Film Awards. 2020.
-3rd Place Winner-Best Family Film. The 24th Indie Gathering International Film Festival. Medina, Ohio. 2019.
-Finalist. Global Independent Film Awards. 2020. 
-Finalist-Best Children/Family Category. Various Artists Independent Film Festival. Chicago, Illinois. 2019.
-Finalist. Peak City International Film Festival. Apex, North Carolina. 2019.
-Nomination-Best Family Short. Action on Film International Film Festival and Writer’s Celebration. World Premier. Las Vegas, Nevada. 2019.
-Nomination-Best Children’s Film. Action on Film International Film Festival and Writer’s Celebration. World Premier. Las Vegas, Nevada. 2019.
-Nomination-Best Family Short. Hollywood Dreamz International Film Festival and Writer’s Celebration. Las Vegas, Nevada. 2019.
-Nomination-Best Children’s Film. Hollywood Dreamz International Film Festival and Writer’s Celebration. Las Vegas, Nevada. 2019.



Jordey (also referred to in life as Little Jordey, Jordey Pocket Pants, Little Buddy, Tiny Dancer, etc.) is a rescue dog who’s living life and enjoying it! Most of the time. As the protector of the house, Jordey also has to chase off any unwanted burglars, and there's one pesky burglar who frequently visits. What happens one day when Jordey is forced to square off against his cornball rival?


Jordey as Himself
Kristy DiPalma as The Owner
Kristy DiPalma as The Voice of Jordey
Michael Thomas Cain as The Burglar
Michael Thomas Cain as The Letter Carrier



Story by Kristy DiPalma and Michael Thomas Cain
Written by Michael Thomas Cain



Directed by Michael Thomas Cain
Kristy DiPalma-Assistant Director



Michael Thomas Cain is the Director of Photography and Editor

JAZZ JOHN

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Jazz John

Genre: Comedy

Filmed in 2019
Premiered in 2021



Film Festivals:

-2nd Place Winner-Best Short Comedy. The 26th Indie Gathering International Film Festival. Westlake, Ohio. 2021.
-Runner-Up-Best Concept. The Brightside Tavern Shorts Film Fest. Jersey City, New Jersey. 2021.
-Nomination-Best Director (Michael Thomas Cain) Comedy. The Brightside Tavern Shorts Film Fest. Jersey City, New Jersey. 2021.
-Nomination-Best Comedy. The Brightside Tavern Shorts Film Fest. Jersey City, New Jersey. 2021.
-Nomination-Best Actor (Mark Parsia) Comedy Short. The Brightside Tavern Shorts Film Fest. Jersey City, New Jersey. 2021.
-Nomination-Best Writing in a Short Film (Mark Levitt). The Shorts Film Awards. South Orange, New Jersey. 2021.
-Nomination-Best Editing in a Short Film (Christopher Hart). The Shorts Film Awards. South Orange, New Jersey. 2021. 
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-Official Selection at the Lit Laughs International Comedy Film Festival (Harrogate, Yorkshire, England/2021).
-Honorable Mention at the Australia Film Festival (Australia/2022).
-Honorable Mention at the International Film Festival Manhattan (New York, New York/2021).




As struggling Jazz Musicians, Dez Delmonico and his trio knew they would have to start at the bottom. But, being booked to play the men’s bathroom of Ricky’s Jazz Club might have been one of the strangest back channels to fame the jazz world had ever seen! Munson, Ricky’s greedy, exploitative owner, promised Dez’s Band the world, but what he really offered was a dark, stinky crap-hole with leaky pipes for a stage. What should the guys do? Do they forget appearances, ignore the noble jazz traditions of Duke Ellington and Count Basie only to hold their noses and pull up a stall? …What would Miles or Trane do? …Well, one thing for sure…if an ambitious jazz band goes and makes a deal with the devil in the bathroom, they better make him wash his hands first! 


The Dez Delmonico Trio:

Mark Parsia as "Dez"
Robert "Maddadan" Wilson as "Reggie"
Mark Levitt as "Lucas"

Ed Altman as "Nergis"
Chaz McCormack as "Munson"
Ceren Zorlu as "Sally"
Ron Barba as "Scaramouch"


Director: Michael Thomas Cain
Screenplay: Mark Levitt
Cinematography: Chris Hart

Sound: Kristy DiPalma

Produced by: Mark Levitt & Forgotten Artist Productions

Crew: Greig Roselli, Amira Appleblossom

Oatmelio's
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Oatmelio's

Genre: Comedy

Filmed in 2018
Premiered in
​2022 


Film Festivals:



​-3rd Place Winner-Best Short Comedy. The 27th Indie Gathering International Film Festival. Cleveland, Ohio. 2022.
-Honorable Mention at the Australia Film Festival (Australia/2022).





Johnson Wood believes that oatmeal is not just for breakfast anymore.
So, despite skepticism of friends and family, Johnson launches “Oatmelios,” a restaurant proudly serving oatmeal for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Fussy foodies be damned!

Aided by his brilliant chef, Buzzy, and spurred on by his new Shrink/girlfriend, Vajuna, Johnson creates a menu to set the NY Chelsea dining scene aflame!  Glowing reviews follow. He is hailed as the next Wolfgang Puck.

Alas, in life, as in any good bowl of oatmeal, there are always some lumps along the way…Johnson’s success leads to competition and copycats. Soon, his whole neighborhood morphs into one big collection of eateries vying for control.  Everything comes to a boil when Johnson finds himself challenged to an oatmeal duel-to-the-death by the only chef with the skillet skills to match him, Ron Breakfastino.

Adversity tests the true measure of a man. When challenged, will Johnson rise to the occasion, spoon-swinging?…will he falter.. when he stares down at the bottom of the “oatmeal bowl of life,” will emptiness stare back or will he  dig down deep and somehow find the “Grit” to survive?  



Mark Parsia as Johnson Wood

Ceren Zorlu as Vajuna Riley

Chaz McCormack as Buzzy Rolenda

Ron Barba as Ron Breakfastino

Ed Altman as Judge Wyclef James

Enid Breis as Mom/Debbie

Amira Appleblossom as Lu-Ann/Waitress

Mark Levitt as The Attendant

Michael Thomas Cain as The Announcer 

Greig Roselli as Voices/Laughter


Director: Michael Thomas Cain  

Screenwriter: Mark Levitt

      Cinematographer/Editor: Christopher Hart


      Sound: Kristy DiPalma


Produced by Mark Levitt and Forgotten Artist Productions

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Crew: Greig Roselli




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