"Talk to Me", by George Esguerra (USA)

*TALK TO ME*	USA

Betty Cole, almost 30 years old, single and solitary, is in desperate search of a twin soul, but can not find one. One night, she decides to change her personality and adopt the name of her mother: Miranda. With her new identity, she is off to find a boyfriend, utilizing a telephone line especially for singles on the look out for new partners. This is how she enters into contact with Arnold, a man devoted to work, newly emerged from a relationship that has hurt him a great deal. They start a relationship over the telephone, until, finally, they decide to meet face to face.

Director

DIRECTOR:	George Esguerra
SCREENPLAY:	George Esguerra e Robert Foulkes
CINEMATOGRAPHER:	Randy Drummond
EDITION:	Tom Mcardle
MUSIC:	David Mclary
CAST:	Cheryl Clifford, Peter Welch, Elizabeth Landis, Gary Navicoff, Rick Poli, Judith Boxley, Ralph Romeo, George Esguerra, Heather Quick
PRODUCER:	George Esguerra
FESTIVALS:	Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
PRODUCTION:	Pug Films 170 West 23 RD Street Suite 2V Nova York, Ny 10011 Tel/fax: 00 1 212 336-7212
WORLD SALES:	Pug Films 170 West 23 RD Street Suite 2V Nova York, Ny 10011 Tel/fax: 00 1 212 336-7212
ORIGINAL TITLE:	Talk to Me
	Col., 87 min., 1996

George Esguerra

Born in New Jersey, USA, he began to make films when he was in college, filming American football games held in school. The first film was A Concrete Sky, a short film of post-Apocalyptic tones that won the Best Student Film in 1984.

Later he made Daze Gone Bye, a surrealistic story on a double identity. In 1989, he produced the first the first script - never filmed: Rising Sun. Frustrated, he resolved to start a producing company to produce his own films. To get the money, he became an advertising agent full time. He worked so much that he obtained the funds to finance Talk to Me his first feature.