PROJECTS
OFFICIAL SHE DANCES TRAILER
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Forced to reconnect on the road to her final dance competition, a father and daughter must confront their fractured relationship. As they navigate a shared tragedy, the whirlwind of the Young Miss Southeast Regional Dance Finals becomes the backdrop for their journey toward healing. She Dances is a story about rediscovering family and finding yourself—about accepting what is, letting it shape you, and recognizing who you are through the memories of those you love most.
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YOU BELONG HERE is an exploration of memory, generational legacy, and the seasonality of life through the eyes of Chef Ouita Michel.
In this series she will delve into universal human themes while celebrating the food, people and places that are the fundamental ingredients of her community.
Chef Ouita has held certain truths at her center. Her ethos is built upon the concept of old recipes made by young people in new ways. A deep understanding of heritage and hand to hand learning. With the overriding notion that all are welcome.
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An Uncandid Portrait is an immersive character study of completely fictitious characters. An exclusive all access pass to the deepest and darkest corners of its completely imagined subjects.
It is a chance to intimately engage in the fabricated work and lives of tricksters who might just shift your perspective.
We like to say If Black Mirror was developed in the technology department of a university, then An Uncandid Portrait was probably cooked up in the basement of an unemployed Arts and Humanities major.
IN DEVELOPMENT
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Hot Fruit is the darkly comedic and strangely twisting story of Danny Herz, a widowed winemaker, adrift in uncertainty and grief. In order to move forward Danny needs only one thing: the first harvest of the grapes that grow on the vineyard he planted with his late wife, June. The owner of that vineyard and former boss to Danny and June, Evan Praxton, knows the grapes have a secret and rejects Danny’s plea to buy them. Evan will never give up his cherished fruit. Ever.
These grapes are all Danny has left. They are his and they are June’s. So, with the help of his marijuana-growing-desperado-sister-in-law, Rose, and her band of misfit outlaws, Danny hatches a plan to heist all six acres of grapes from under Evan’s nose. And in the process, Danny must confront haunting secrets and illuminating truths about his life, his lost love, and the grapes he would stop at nothing to plunder.
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It’s 1991, and Stick and Jomari perform for the Pimpernal Players, a ragtag two-man educational exploration and theater experience curated for a concoction of twelve-year-old run-of-the-mill parochial school miscreants and kids suffering from undiagnosed ADHD.
Randomly teamed up, Stick and Jomari now share a shitty bright red Mazda MPV stuffed to the gills with dirty costumes, substandard props, and stage sets in desperate need of repair, as they navigate the American Southeast while trying to find their place in a mutable world. With big dreams in their heads, and very little money in their pockets, they wrestle with the day-to-day trials of being part of a two-man scholastic theater tour while still seeing the world as full of possibility and inherently built upon madness and magic.
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Based on the best selling book series by Robyn Peterman, The world of GOOD TO THE LAST DEATH is a stranger, sillier, scarier, sexier, and far more interesting place than mortals could ever imagine.
At its heart, GOOD TO THE LAST DEATH is about women’s relationships with each other, who are taking agency of their lives, and who acknowledge themselves as sexual beings at every age. The magic and mayhem are metaphors used to explore the ways women interact with the world and often apologize for the space they take up in it. It’s only by dealing with their “unfinished business” and claiming their own power that women accept they are whole beings unto themselves.
GOOD TO THE LAST DEATH is a hysterically funny and moving supernatural series about a woman finding herself, her power, and her family— the one she was born with and the one she creates— in her second act.
IN THE PRESS
THE TEAM
STEVE ZAHN
FOUNDER
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Steve is an Emmy-nominated actor for The White Lotus. He has acted in countless films over the years, including That Thing You Do! Rescue Dawn & Diary Of A Wimpy Kid. He is currently starring in Apple TV’s Silo and the soon-to-be-released Hulu series Chad Powers. He co-founded Macaroni Art Productions with Rick after producing and starring in An Uncandid Portrait. He recently wrote, produced, and starred in Macaroni Art’s first feature film, She Dances, which is premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival. He is also producing the docuseries You Belong Here, examining Kentucky’s food culture through the eyes of his good friend and food activist, chef Ouita Michel. He loves bringing people together to tell handmade stories at Macaroni Art
RICK GOMEZ
FOUNDER
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Rick began his career over 30 years ago, acting in The Adventures of Pete and Pete, and went on to act in many films and TV series, including Band Of Brothers, Sin City, and Justified. He is currently starring in Apple TV’s Silo. After writing and directing an Uncandid Portrait, he co-founded Macaroni Art Productions with Steve. Rick recently wrote and directed Macaroni Art’s first feature film, She Dances, which is premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival, and he is directing Macaroni Art’s docuseries You Belong Here, celebrating Ouita Michel as she explores Kentucky’s food culture. Rick loves telling stories that are funny, sad, strange & beautiful.
COBY TOLAND
CO-FOUNDER & CCO
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Coby is a multi-faceted producer, editor, writer, actor, and comedian with a background in marketing and branding. Starting in trailers, on-air promo and short-form content, Coby’s career took a turn when he transitioned to comedy, both on stage and screen. He landed a role in the film The Week, starring Rick Gomez, marking the beginning of a prolific creative partnership between the two. Together, Rick and Coby developed the docuseries An Uncandid Portrait, which Coby produced and edited. This collaboration led to the co-founding of Macaroni Art Productions. Coby served as producer and editor on the company’s debut feature film, She Dances, and is currently story producing and editing their docuseries, You Belong Here.
JENNY GOMEZ
CO-FOUNDER & COO
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Jenny met Rick while producing her first feature film in 1998. She later went on to produce The Week, which won the Audience Award at the Sonoma International Film Festival, and most recently, she produced An Uncandid Portrait. She co-founded Macaroni Art Productions with Rick, Steve & Coby. Jenny is currently producing the forthcoming docuseries You Belong Here, examining Kentucky’s food culture through the eyes of the incomparable chef and food activist Ouita Michel. Jenny just produced Macaroni Art’s first feature film, She Dances. She believes storytelling can bring out the best in all human beings.
HEAD OF PRODUCTION
MANDI RENO
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Mandi is an award-winning independent film producer/director and a DGA UPM. Finding early footing as an assistant director, Mandi’s career led her to work as a line producer and UPM, joining the Director’s Guild of America in 2016. Alongside her on-set production experience, Mandi’s interests in producing and understanding of the full lifespan of a film allowed her to grow a production consulting business. Guiding early script development and budget strategies, Mandi has collaborated with companies like Gettin’ Rad (Naomi & Adam Scott), June Pictures (Alex Saks), and Leyline Entertainment (Teresa Page) which ultimately led her home to Macaroni Art.
NELL ADKINS
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
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Nell Adkins met Macaroni Art through their partnership with VisitLEX & FilmLEX on the Ouita Michel led doc-series, You Belong Here. Recent credits include An Oprah Winfrey Special: The Menopause Revolution, Unite for America 2024 with Oprah Winfrey, The Oprah Podcast, and You Belong Here. As a writer, Adkins’ essays on Jewish culture, history, theater, and cuisine have been published by 70 Faces Media, the world's largest, most diverse Jewish media organization. The play, Esther Made Me Do It, which she co-wrote and co-produced, premiered in 2025 Off-Broadway.
SCOTT HALL
CO-PRODUCER
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Scott Hall is a versatile filmmaker, drone operator, and assistant editor with over 30 years of experience in film, video, and new media production. His journey began in 1995 at a summer filmmaking course at NYU, where he first fell in love with visual storytelling. From there, he built a wide-ranging career that has spanned everything from gritty indie shoots to high-stakes commercial work, including clients like Warner Bros., EMI, Lockheed Martin, and the History Channel.In 2009, Scott met longtime collaborator and Macaroni Art Co-Founder Steve Zahn. Their creative connection sparked a decade-plus of shared projects—most recently, Lynn’s Fire, a documentary rooted in their shared passion for character and place.
As Lead Kentucky Producer and Assistant Editor at Macaroni Art Productions, Scott blends technical expertise with a distinct visual style. His innovative drone work and retro camera techniques bring a fresh, cinematic edge to every project, grounded in a love for authentic, story-driven filmmaking.
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