On the Floor

Watch ON THE FLOOR (2020) here. To learn more about the film please visit onthefloorfilm.com.

• Independent Shorts Awards

  Los Angeles, CA
  United States
  June 20, 2020
  Best LGBTQ Short
• FlickFair
  On Demand
  United States
  March 1, 2021
  Best Narrative Short
• Lonely Wolf London International Film Festival
  London
  United Kingdom
  March 27, 2021
  Best Experimental Film
• The IndieFEST Film Awards
  La Jolla, CA
  United States
  November 2, 2020
  Best LGBTQ Film
• New York International Film Awards (NYIFA)
  New York, NY
  United States
  February 6, 2021
  Best LGBTQ Film
  
• L’Hospitalet Barcelona International Film Festival

  Barcelona
  Spain
  September 13, 2021
• Indie Shorts Awards New York
  New York, NY
  United States
  September 23, 2021
• Festival of Cinema NYC

  New York, NY
  United States
  September 24, 2021
• Lisbon CineFest
  Lisbon
  Portugal
  December 15, 2021
• Golden State Film Festival

  Los Angeles, CA
  United States
  February 25, 2022
• New York Lift-Off Film Festival

  New York, NY
  United States
  July 28, 2020
• Hip Hop Film Festival

  New York, NY
  United States
  August 6, 2020
• Atlanta Underground Film Festival

  Atlanta, GA
  United States
  September 5, 2020
• AltFest

  New York, NY
  United States
  September 16, 2020
• Prague International Indie Film Festival

  Prague
  Czech Republic
  September 19, 2020
  Best Original Score, Best Actor (Honorable Mention)
• Dumbo Film Festival

  New York, NY
  United States
  October 9, 2020
• Florence Film Awards

  Florence
  Italy
  November 5, 2020
  Best LGBTQ Short (Honorable Mention)
• Red Rose Film Festival

  Lancaster, PA
  United States
  November 6, 2020
• Blow-Up International Arthouse Filmfest
  Chicago, IL
  United States
  November 14, 2020
• San Francisco Another Hole in the Head Film Festival

  San Francisco, CA
  United States
  December 11, 2020
• jellyFEST Film Festival

  Los Angeles, CA
  United States
  March 26, 2021
• Indie Shorts Awards New York

  New York, NY
  United States
  March 29, 2021
  Best Original Score
• NYC Indie Film Awards

  New York, NY
  United States
  June 19, 2021
•  Ignite Film Festival

  Swindon
  United Kingdom
  June 29, 2021

OUR CAST

Sasha Gheesling: Sasha is an actor & filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. Their notable television credits include roles on Law & Order: SVU, Dear Edward, and The Crowded Room. They also appeared in a music video with Will Ferrell for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. They were the lead in the Para Noir Pictures short film “On The Floor,” co-written by Sasha with Corey Koepper, that won Best Actor and Best Original Score at the Prague International Film Festival (Sasha contributed five original songs to the score). They also starred in the short “For The Birds” which premiered at Big Apple Film Festival, and will star in the upcoming feature film Golem AI, directed by Rebecca Wahls. Other notable film credits include a supporting role in the feature film Three Birthdays, directed by Jane Weinstock and starring Josh Radnor. Sasha is a proud member of the NYC Trans Film Collective and a founding member of the Experimental Acting Collective. They are also a sporty girl and a diehard fan of Liverpool FC, the NY Liberty, and a baller with the world famous NYC Basketdolls. Their musical drag alter ego, Andro Astro, has released ten original songs with close to a million streams, spanning hip-hop, glam pop, and punk.

Angela Carbone: An international collaborator with expansive interests, Angela’s credits include Terra by Marco de Angelis and Antonio di Trapani (Rome, Italy), Sugar Land by Lorenzo Lanzillotti (Milan Italy), Shield by Yijie Mei  (Beijing, China),Longing by Christian Mushenko (NSW, Australia), and Loleh by Gino Fortebuono (Brooklyn, USA). Angela trained at Cornell University for theater and architecture, as well as at NYU’s Stonestreet Studios for screen acting. She is currently working on a pilot she wrote and is starring in with producers Evan Shapiro and Camrus Johnson.

Heinley Gaspard: Heinley is a 2017 graduate from the William Esper Studio and has been an associate member of Uprights Citizen’s Brigade since 2014.  His film and television credits include Omniboat (2018), Heaven’s Hell (2017), Steps(2017), and Cannes Film Festival acceptee Coney Island Queen (2015).  Additionally, Heinley has been in SNL’s ‘Drake’s Beef’ (2016), ‘Usher’s Chain’s’ (2016), and a host of videos on Funny or Die, YouTube, etc.  Heinley’s stage credits includeSplit Second (IATI Theatre), Antigone (Bank St. Theatre), More (TADA Theatre), Macbeth (Hudson Theatre Works), Glass (JACK), The Bellagio Fountain Has Been Known to Make Me Cry (HERE Arts), Midsummer Night’s Dream (Villagers Theatre), Edward II (LATEA Theatre) and Fences (Hackensack Theatre, Best Actor Nomination). Heinley has an almost unhealthy relationship with caramel popcorn and once went almost two years without sneezing (fact).  He is so grateful for you and hopes you enjoy the ride.

Lambert Tamin: Lambert is a recent graduate of the William Esper Studio 2-Year Conservatory Acting Program. His appearances on New York and New Jersey stages include productions at The Theater at St. Clemens, Theater for the New City, The Episcopal Actor’s Guild, Luna Stage, The Theater Project and, most recently, the new play Naisula at the John Drew Theater at Guild Hall. He is currently a series regular on the upcoming webseries Ideals as well as the TV series pilot for The Klein Syndicate. TV: ‘Pandora’s Box: Unleashing Evil,’ ‘Mysteries at the Museum.’ Film: On the Hook, N.ot W.ithout A.lonzo, I Want More I Want Less, The Ballad of Bobby Carr.