Current Projects: 2023 Monthly Screenwriters' Series, The Dancing Monkey (feature), Penitentia (feature), Untitled p3 Mediaworks (pilot to series), Untitled ATWA Feature
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Skeletons
A young man finds that he must confront the pain and trauma of a past relationship when his former lover turns up on his doorstep uninvited. Tom stars alongside Robin Lord Taylor.
Winner: Best Actor, Best Director, Best Cinematography (Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards)
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The Dancing Monkey
The Dancing Monkey is a new film adapted from Eugene O'Neill's classic groundbreaking play, 'The Hairy Ape.' Set in the present, the film follows Wayne, a factory worker with an important decision to make. After being compared to a dancing monkey by one of the factory owners, Wayne sets out to find an answer to a question that will decide his fate and those around him.
Winner: Best Director, Best Feature (BLOC)
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About Us
We're husband & wife team Tom Downing & Natasha Coppola-Shalom. We don't just act in our films. We take them to next level delivery in all phases.
XO was incepted with Tom's late mother in mind - it was something she signed at the end of Thank You cards and care packages. But it was the wise woman behind those two simple letters who helped so many and always strived for truth. We think about her everyday.
We look for powerful and rich storytelling with a family-style production atmosphere.
-Tom & Tash
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Tom Downing is a writer, actor, and producer working in over 80 productions out of Chicago, NYC, & LA markets in film, tv, voiceover, and stage. Appearances: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Chicago PD, Shameless. He is the creator of the award-winning show Greetings! From Prison.
Hometown: Lafayette, IN
Education: Purdue University, iO Chicago, The Second City Conservatory, Artistic Home Chicago
Awards: Outstanding Alumni in Film & Video Studies, Purdue University, Actor of the Year (TAFF), Best Actor (ARFF).
Natasha Coppola-Shalom is an actor, producer, and casting director working out of the NYC, & LA markets in film, tv, and stage. Natasha is best known for playing Bella in the award winning film, 'Gli Zii.' She stars as Perdix in 'Chrome: The Series,' available on Amazon Prime and Apple TV, and plays Delia in Vertical's 'Rich Boy, Rich Girl.' Her film 'Extra Innings' won Best Feature Film at the 2019 Manhattan Film Festival. She was selected to be a part of the Talent Corner at the 69th Cannes Festival.
Hometown: New York, NY
Education: Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, London's Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (BA Honors, Acting).
