Talent Guide

Cookie Carosella

  • Discipline:Producer
  • Program Year:Fast Track 2012

Bio

Cookie Carosella recently produced the feature film Easier With Practice, written and directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez. The film received much critical acclaim, was nominated for two 2010 Spirit Awards, won the Grand Jury Prize at Cinevegas and Best International Feature at the prestigious Edinburgh International Film Festival. Carosella was also Vice President of Physical Production for David Hoberman and Ashok Amritraj at Hyde Park Entertainment. She worked with MGM and Disney on multiple feature films. She was Associate Producer and Post Production Supervisor on Touchstone’s Bringing Down the House, starring Steve Martin and Queen Latifah, and has worked with many top writers, producers and directors in entertainment. She is currently producing Alvarez’s next feature film C.O.G. based on a David Sedaris story from his novel Naked.

Current Project

C.O.G.

Logline

In search of post-collegiate life experiences, Samuel travels to work in the apple orchards of Oregon but finds himself out of place amongst migrant workers and God-fearing churchgoers. Based on the short story by David Sedaris.