Douglas Horn         writer-director
"There was a cool synchronicity to this project. The story revolves around a relationship that’s ten years in--and after working for a year to try to get the film off the ground, we ended up shooting it one week after my tenth wedding anniversary. Granted, it has heavily autobiographical elements to it; I’ve noticed that people have paid more and more attention to my work as I’ve written closer to the intimacies of my own life. I think everyone likes a good, uplifting story with some reality. Sometimes a successful life with someone is about mutual acceptance without change.

"I based Judy’s character, Brinn, a lot on my wife but also on a lot of thirty-something, single friends who were looking for the ‘perfect’ person. I remember at one point my wife said she never wanted to have to learn everything she’d learned about me about someone else. That was a seminal moment! Full Disclosure became my answer to their search: an exaggerated version of how it might be if I was a single 30 year-old man looking for the perfect person.

"It was great working with Jannat and Susan as producers. They'd been friends for years and really complimented each other’s strengths. Susan signed on from the very beginning, when the script was a finalist for an IFP production grant. She showed it to Jannat who was about to have a baby! But Jannat said 'I'm going to produce this with you, we’re going to get it done and it’s going to be great'. She’s seen (literally) thousands of short films since her time at Fox , New Line, and Atom Films and I trusted that she knew it could be the perfect short.

"I've made shorts before of course, and had honed my ideal of what a short should be. Sometimes the simplest production is the best film. Still casting was vital to the process, and we all knew it was worthwhile to wait for just the right actors. In fact, I've always believed that every short film I've made was to bring something new and challenge to my work as a director.

"One thing I hadn’t achieved yet was directing a project working with actors who came through the agency (Hollywood) system. I’ve strived to work with talented actors on all my projects, but directing actors who bring their own name recognition and who work with major directors every day was an important new challenge for me.

"We cast Judy Grier first, working with Valerie McCaffrey (casting director) who had cast her in the Indie film The Hebrew Hammer. Fortunately, she loved the writing and she said yes. Then we used her as bait for the male lead: working with a brilliant comic actress was a great attraction to actors! "The first time I saw Brent on the set, there was no one else I could imagine as Everett. Brent was perfect for the role. He’s some who at first glance you wouldn’t imagine with Judy but he wins you over with his beguiling charm. He may push people away at first, but his honesty and personality emerge to win them over. "Both Judy and Brent were such phenomenal actors to work with; they reaffirmed my belief that you should always hold out for the absolute best actors available. The difference with working with truly gifted actors deepens the appreciation for the work. Their generosity during the process was vital as I knew the more personal and embarrassing I could go in the script, the better it would be. The actors were going to have to be able to accommodate that! Judy and Brent brought me into an absolutely eye-opening process." With sharp, evocative dialog and striking visual flair, Douglas Horn's work has quickly gained a following among film audiences. His short films have earned recognition at numerous film festivals and beyond. Horn directed Judy Greer (13 Going On 30, Adaptation) and Brent Sexton (Flightplan, Radio) in the comedy Full Disclosure, based on his IFP Spotlight Award finalist script. His previous comedy, Trailer: the Movie!, was a nominee for the 2005 Budweiser Filmmaker Discovery Award, presented at the Tribeca Film Festival, for which Horn appeared in Vanity Fair magazine. Douglas is preparing to direct two feature films from his own scripts: The poker thriller, Dead Man’s Hand for Cart Horse Films and the interracial romantic comedy Uncommon Romance for Paradigm Studio to be distributed by North by Northwest Entertainment.

 

Brent Sexton         "Everett"
"Douglas Horn hired me sight unseen, making him an utter fool or proving in an instant that he had the ability to make brilliant decisions. Actually, he proved that by casting Judy Greer. I've known Judy since 1999 and have wanted to work with her ever since. This was the perfect project. It's not often you read a script that makes you laugh out loud. When it does happen, you know the writer has hit on the truths that resonate in human beings and their relationships. Douglas nailed it to the page, and then went on to capture his vision as only he could have done as the director. It was a great experience. I have but one criticism: Where is the feature-length version for Judy and I, you lazy bastard?"

An extraordinarily gifted actor of stage, screen and television who brings remarkable range, breadth and depth to each of his characters, Brent Sexton can currently be seen as series regular “Harry-the-Bartender” on the award-winning HBO series Deadwood.

A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Sexton culled his performance training from both Southwest Missouri State University and through main-stage performance work at the Institute for Theatre Training’s conservatory-style immersion program in Jupiter, Florida.

Moving to New York City upon completing his training, Sexton was almost immediately cast in a European tour of West Side Story, ultimately playing both “Officer Krupke” and “Lieutenant Schrank” for nearly five years when the tour went worldwide. After eight years of touring, Sexton moved to Los Angeles.

"A fellow actor gave me great advice when I moved to LA," remembered Sexton. "He said consider yourself a Chairman of the Board, the CEO of your own life. Put a headshot of yourself on the refrigerator and every time you look at it, do one thing for your career.

"I thought to myself, my brother works nine hours a day at Boeing. What if I worked nine hours a day on my career? That became my commitment when I arrived in LA, and the first three years I was here, I booked 49 jobs," Sexton said. “I had every faith that my hard work would pay off; even though I did have to learn to win or lose on my own terms.”

Sexton credits his role as Honeycutt in the 2003 sport-drama Radio (starring Cuba Gooding Jr. and Ed Harris) as a turning point in his film career. Other roles quickly followed, including the 2005 thriller Flightplan (starring Jodie Foster) as well appearances on television’s hottest series such as 24, Six Feet Under, Grey’s Anatomy and the ABC thriller success Surface. Guest spots on the HBO series Deadwood led to being cast as a series regular for the 2006 season.

A steadfast actor and writer, Sexton is also an accomplished musician playing both the guitar and sax and, in his words, “able to work around any other instrument”. Sexton is currently working towards cutting a music demo album of his original work.

 

Judy Greer         "Brinn"
“I had such a great time on this film; the writing pace was fast and the dialogue witty—and taking on Brent’s brawny character with Brinn’s own brashness was perfect. I liked going tit-for-tat with him. I also like working with directors who have such strong vision for their work; Douglas is exactly like that. He knows what he wants, but he’s willing and ready to listen to ideas. It makes for a dynamic convergence on set and opens up my possibilities as an actor.”

With a genuine gift for comedy and an engaging on-screen presence, Judy Greer has quickly become one of Hollywood's most captivating young talents. Having appeared in such diverse films as Jawbreaker, What Women Want, The Wedding Planner and Adaptation, Greer turns in scene-stealing performances opposite some of the industry's biggest stars.

Currently, Greer is completing work on three films: American Dreamz starring Dennis Quaid, Marcia Gay Harden, Hugh Grant and Richard Dreyfuss, The Go-Getter starring Zooey Deschanel and Jena Malone and The TV Set with David Duchovny and Sigourney Weaver.

Greer was born and raised outside of Detroit, the daughter of a mechanical engineer and a hospital administrator. After training for nearly ten years in classical Russian ballet, Greer shifted her interest to acting and was accepted into Chicago's prestigious Theatre School at DePaul University.

After a variety of odd jobs during college, from telemarketer to oyster shucker, Greer landed her first on-screen role just three days after graduation--a small part in the Jason Lee/David Schwimmer comedy Kissing a Fool. She flew to Los Angeles for film's premiere and never left.

Her television credits include a recurring role as Jason Bateman's assistant "Kitty" on FOX's Arrested Development, as well as guest-starring roles on Love & Money, Maggie Winters, and Early Edition.