Written By: Mariella Zavala

Directed By: Joshua Marston
Executive Producers: Maura Minsky & Kristen Joiner
Producer: Anish Savjani
Producer: Rob York
Director of Photography: Stuart Dryburgh
Editor: Affonso Goncalves
Casting By: Candi Mascorro
Production Designer: Josh Crist
Costume Designer: Tessa Justman
Composer: Marcelo Zarvos
Music Supervisor: Dominique Preyer
On-Line Editor: Chad Freeman

Rob: Benito Garza
Ashley: Cecilia Perez
Louie: Julio Hernandez
JD: Christian Tagle
Albert: Felix Rocha
Nancy: Anna Mardiros
Girl 1 At Party: Mariella Zavala
Young Rob: Nathan McCarthy

Unit Production Manager: Paul Knauss

First Assistant Director: Nathan Christ
Second Assistant Director: Blake Buesnel

Key PA: Barry Lacina
Coordinator / Office PA: Peter Knaus
Production Interns: Caroline Boon
Jose Zamora

Prop Master/Set Dresser: Brad Mathis
Art Dept. Interns: Gladys Ornelas
Mirna Gonzalez

1st Assistant Camera: Robert Garza
2nd Assistant Camera: Brian Nelligan
Camera Intern: Edgar Guajardo

Sound Mixer: Greg Armstrong
Boom Operator: Patrick Wylie
Sound Intern: Ethan Gallardo

Gaffer: Jess Hass
Best Electric: Iskra Valtcheva
Key Grip: Jeff Holman
Grip/ Dolly Grip: Peter Garcia
Electric Intern: Paulina Vela
Grip Interns: Ana Del Angel
Abraham Ramirez

Sound Designer: John Grant
Asst. Editor: Robert Pearre


Make Up/ Hair Stylist: Nancy Rankin
Make Up/ Hair Interns: David Serna
Fernando Aguilera

Costume Intern: Jose Robles

Craft Services Intern: Janneth Molina

Catering: Rudy’s Bar-B-Q
Cris Mexican Restaurant

Film Provided By: Kodak

Processing And Transfer Provided By: Deluxe New York

Camera Provided By: Abel CineTech

Dolly Provided By: Leonard Champan

Scenarios USA is funded by:
The Compton Foundation
The Edward S. Moore Family Foundation
The Ford Foundation
The George Gund Foundation
The Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation
Mary Wohlford Foundation
The Moriah Fund
Pzena Investment Management
The Wellspring Foundation

Real Deal Participating Texas Schools & Organizations:
Edinburg North High School
Idea College Prep H.S
LBJ Middle School
PSJA Memorial
PSJA North HS
University of Texas at Brownsville

Special Thanks To:

Alan Oxman
Beth Porter
Betty Rothbart
Billy Santiago
Brenda and Norma Herrera
Byron Hurt
Carolyn Banks
Carlos Martinez Jr.
Chris, Steven and The Gonzalez Family
Christopher Webb
Clara Contreras
Clark Johnson
Country Inn & Suites, Pharr TX
Debbie Rogow
Eda Lacar, MD
Elise Ellick
Final Draft
Gary Rodriguez
Gilbert Zepeda
Janet Aponte
Joe Hall
Teri Kane
John Landreau
Karen Thompson
Laura Coria
Marica Chacona
Naheem Kujenya
Peter Lawson Jones
Cindy M. Quezada
Rachel Tsutsumi
Rawson Thurber
Sara Martinez
Shalena Broadnax
Sierra Hall
The City of Pharr
The Edit Center, New York

"Tiempo"
Written by William Pabon
Performed by Los Goyos
(c) 2005 Los Goyos
Licensed courtesy of LATIN PULSE MUSIC (ASCAP)

"Number One"
Written by Enoch Harris, Francisco Pimentel, Kurt W. Farquhar
Performed by Pimp Da Pen featuring Young Gei Curtis
Published by West Far Music (BMI)
Courtesy of True Music, LLC

"Five Reasons"
Written by Demetrius Ernest Henry, Chanell Jones, Young Gei Curtis, Kurt W.
Farquhar
Performed by Young Gei Curtis
Published by The Quhar Music (ASCAP), Truechelle Music (SESAC), West Far Music (BMI) Courtesy of True Music, LLC

"Get Wild"
Written by William Warner, Enoch Harris, Kurt W. Farquhar
Performed by Pimp Da Pen
Published by The Quhar Music (ASCAP), West Far Music (BMI)
Courtesy of True Music, LLC

"Wut Chu Got On"
Written by Brandon J. Jones, Enoch Harris, Bridget Riffe, Kurt W. Farquhar
Performed by Young Gei Curtis featuring Bridget Sarai and Pimp Da Pen
Published by The Quhar Music (ASCAP), West Far Music (BMI)
Courtesy of True Music, LLC

"Canoa"
Written by Alex J. Weir
Performed by PokoLoko
Published by PokoLoko Music Group (BMI)
Courtesy of Omni Entertainment, Inc.

"Make Up My Mind"
Written by Robert Kohlmeier, Amir Sadeghi, John Stary
Performed by Steelo
Published by Steelo Squad Music (BMI), Jade Street Music (BMI), Flossy Music (ASCAP)
Courtesy of Steelo Entertainment LLC

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Scenarios USA proudly shoots on Kodak film