Starring Maya Rudolph and Jay Ellis, THIRSTY tells the story of a mosquito who falls in love with a man after tasting his blood. Through her eyes we explore the ups and downs of sex, intimacy, love, and a bug’s unflinching desire to feel human.
A Cake (FX) Special Presentation.
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Cast:
Maya Rudolph as the Mosquito
Jay Ellis
Michelle Buteau
LaRoyce Hawkins
Anna Cordell
Director: Nicole Delaney
Writers: Nicole Delaney & Sonya Goddy (vimeo.com/sonyagoddy)
Cinematographer: John Wakayama Carey (vimeo.com/jwaka)
Producers: Alvaro Valente, Fabio Costabile, Alexander Smith, Nicole Delaney
Editor: Brandon Zuck (vimeo.com/brandonzuck)
Consulting Editor: Joi McMillon
Composer: Ariel Marx
Additional Music by: Sam KS
Production Designer: James Bolenbaugh
Costume Designer: Jordy Scheinberg
1st AD: Lee Strauss
2nd AD: Samantha Chase
1st AC: Henry Walker Sayen
2nd AC: Andrea Fuentes
Gaffer: Pierre Tsigaridis
Key Grip: Yoann Cifuentes
Best Boy Electric: Samuel Diaz
Sound Op: Tomasso Pompei and Alexander Goens
Set Costumer: Niki Firanek
Art Director: Ava Jones
Production Services: ACME Smith, LLC
Production Coordinator: Catherine Collins
Unit Production Assistant: Aean McMullin
Production Assistants: Bennett Krishock, Joseph Ellerd
Drones provided by: Aerial Mob
Insect Handlers: Steven Kutcher, Danielle Parsons
Color: John Wakayama Carey
Supervising Sound Editor: Ric Schnupp
Sound Design: Roni Pillischer
Music Supervisor: Jenna Rubenstein
Visual Effects: Sevan Najarian
Camera Equipment provided by Alexa Bechtold at Panavision