Visual Effects: Capsaicinco
Re-recording Mixer: David Sandwisch
Composer: Tigran Gevondyan
CAST
Ashley Hernandez as “Chester
Michael Wayne Turner III as “Bus Stop Singer”
Jordan Thewlis as “Barista”
Dan Diemidio as “Front Desk Hotel”
Titania Kumeh as “Stella”
Fiza Jihan as “Art Supply Store Cashier”
Jordan Thewlis as “Barista”
Leena Joshi as “DJ”
Laurel Wong as “Laundry Attendant”
Reina Lam as “Hipster 1”
Ryan Moore as “Hipster 2”
Hazim Muftic as “Hipster 3”
Ashley Rodholm as “Art Curator”
Andrew Juncker as “Art Connoisseur”
Andy Hoffman as “Muscle Man”
Mateo Navarro as “Tagger”
Elijah Jeremiah Jenkins as “Guy on Bike”)
Captions provided by CCTubes – Captioning the Internet! Filmed and set in Oakland, Budget Paradise follows Chester, a Black, nonbinary painter as they search for space and permission to exist within their hometown.
CREW
Writer/Director: LaTajh Simmons-Weaver
Producers: Christopher Walters, Sean Gillane, Caitlyn Durkin, LaTajh Simmons-Weaver
Executive Producers: Reina Lam, Sean Gillane, Christopher Walters
Production Company: Capsaicinco
Line Producer: Christopher Walters
Direction of Photography: Sarah Simka Jaffe
Production Designer: Keri Shewmaker
Costume Designer: Beryl Brachman
Hair and Makeup: Melanie Leandro
Editor: Ashley Rodholm
Production Manager: Reina Lam
1st AD: Sean Gillane
2nd AD: Caitlyn Durkin
Production Utility: Juan Ruiz
Production Assistant: Julen Chavarria
1st AC: Jeremy Wong
2nd AC: Annie Li
2nd AC: Kavin Chan
Loader: Scott Sorensen
Loader: Annie Li
Loader: Kevin Chan
Steadicam: Eddie Akaba
Gaffer: Shane Louis
Chief Lighting Technician: Aleks Seiger
Key Grip: Patrick Walsh
Best Boy Electric: Alex Ajayi
Best Boy Electric: Bill Pope
Best Boy Grip: Hazim Muftic
Electrician: Conner Wong
Grip: Marcus Champion
Grip: Jessica Schlegel
Set Costumer: Aurora Brachman
Set Decorator: Lilli Thomas-Brummé
Scenic Artist: Nick Johnston
Production Sound Recordist: Kevin Wong
Set Photographer: Ryland Walker Knight
Colorist: Rachel Kong (Rare Medium)
Visual Effects: Capsaicinco
Re-recording Mixer: David Sandwisch
Composer: Tigran Gevondyan
CAST
Ashley Hernandez as “Chester
Michael Wayne Turner III as “Bus Stop Singer”
Jordan Thewlis as “Barista”
Dan Diemidio as “Front Desk Hotel”
Titania Kumeh as “Stella”
Fiza Jihan as “Art Supply Store Cashier”
Jordan Thewlis as “Barista”
Leena Joshi as “DJ”
Laurel Wong as “Laundry Attendant”
Reina Lam as “Hipster 1”
Ryan Moore as “Hipster 2”
Hazim Muftic as “Hipster 3”
Ashley Rodholm as “Art Curator”
Andrew Juncker as “Art Connoisseur”
Andy Hoffman as “Muscle Man”
Mateo Navarro as “Tagger”
Elijah Jeremiah Jenkins as “Guy on Bike”