About the Film
THE DIVER
Live-Action / Drama / Thriller
With his sailboat and young family marooned off the coast of Maine, Peter hires a local diver to cut them loose. But when tensions between the men boil-over, a fateful accident forces them into an intimate family dinner where the two men vie for power with dire consequences.
PRODUCTION TEAM
Synopsis
When his sailboat is stranded off the coast of rural Maine, Peter must swim to shore to seek help, leaving his young and vulnerable family behind. Arriving at a rustic harborside bait shop, Peter encounters a peculiar local character who agrees to fix his boat… for a price.
After a tense exchange, the two men return to the boat where they are greeted by Peter’s wife and daughter who are quickly charmed by the stranger. Before diving below to fix the propeller, the man offers to collect mussels from shore, inviting himself to dinner.
Suspicious of his motivations, Peter makes it clear that he is not welcome… But the Diver insists, and as he attempts to climb aboard, Peter drops his air tank, knocking the man into the water below. In a desperate rescue sequence, Peter and Margaret must then haul the unconscious Diver back on deck, reviving him while young Chloe watches on in horror.
Without missing a beat, the Diver then asks if dinner is ready, before quietly accusing Peter of attempted murder… What follows is a menacing dinner scene where the Diver taunts Peter again to the edge of violence… And just as Peter prepares to defend his family, Margaret coyly diffuses the situation.
Back ashore and reeling from their encounter, the two men make a peace offering before parting ways. As the boat pulls away from the dock, the Diver has some cryptic parting words for young Chloe that signal what it means to be a “good guy”.
Cast & Crew
Pepper is a performer, writer and director who has worked extensively in film, television, theater, and voiceover. Theater includes: “the Real Thing” Huntington theater, “The Cherry Orchard” the Atlantic theater, EST marathon; “Wilder Works” keen company, “twelve Ophelias” the Woodshed Collective among others and workshops/readings at the Public, NYTW, EST. Film work includes: “A Night Without Armour”, “You Bury Your Own”, “The Exhibitionists” and “Halcyon”, “Mercy” “Asylum Seekers”, “Stone”, “Tumbledown”. TV includes: “The Good Wife”, “The Following”, “Masters of Sex” and “Law and Order” and others. Her award winning web series “It’s Freezing Out There” can be found online at www.itsfreezingoutthere.com She is a graduate of Princeton University and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
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Grew up in the rural lakes region of Western Maine and now resides in Bridgton, Maine with his wife Emily and two young children. Favorite roles on stage include Austin in True West, Roland in Constellations, Vladimir in Waiting For Godot with Fenix Theater and on film/tv Joey D in the George Clooney directed, Smokehouse/Amazon production of The Tender Bar. Matt has also appeared on television and film including in NBC’s Chicago PD, American Odyssey, Hulu’s Castle Rock, Bron Film’s Tumbledown, Paramount’s Daddy’s Home 2 and his YouTube series Local Brew TV focusing on New England craft beer. Grateful for every role, Matt makes his life between acting, shooting with his wife’s photography company, and as CFO of Oxbow Brewing Company in Newcastle, Maine. Matt is repped by the Andrew Wilson Agency and Ashley Vickery Management.
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Has worked extensively in television, starring in ABC’s Carpoolers as well as pilots for CBS, ABC, Fox, and AMC. He has played dramatic roles on hit series like NCIS, The Good Wife, Law & Order, Complications for USA, and The Affair on Showtime. He got his start in film, including the cult hit Glow Ropes: The Rise And Fall Of A Bar Mitzvah Emcee and Disney’s The Greatest Game Ever Played. In 2017 Peper wrapped shooting on Amazon’s comedy series, Jean-claude Van Johnson. Most recently, he starred in IAMA Theatre Company’s Los Angeles stage premier of Daniel Pearl’s A Kid Like Jake at the Pasadena Playhouse.
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Is an elementary school student in Portland, Maine and is just beginning to study acting at Portland Stage. She enjoys playing Lacrosse and Soccer and is on the swim team. She has spent lots of time on boats in the waters around Deer Isle and Portland and is excited to make her screen acting debut alongside these experienced and supportive cast members.
