Locally filmed TV pilot shows off South Bay to entertainment world
Actress Mandy Henderson takes in a surprise at the “90210” house in Hermosa. There are a lot of obstacles to climb for those who want to make a great movie. And, as actress Mandy Henderson will tell you, many of them have little to do with artistic vision. “Studio executives, investors, child actors’ parents; agents who say, ‘They’ll do this if they can pick the director’; stars who ask for a speaking role for the person they’re sleeping with,” Henderson said, only partially kidding. Henderson is part of the team behind “Half Sister Films” a television pilot that wrapped up shooting last week. The production delves into the comical absurdities of show business, but the action takes place far from Hollywood Boulevard: almost all of the filming took place in and around Hermosa Beach. The project began when Henderson and husband Dave Fraunces, a director and producer who also played Robert F. Kennedy in 2006’s “Bobby,” and have teamed up on other projects, set out to make a horror film. But after discussions with co-producer Bennett Talsky, they decided to refocus on something comedic, and a film that displayed the South Bay communities they call home. The couple returned to a…
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