Messina Captor Films’ “The Salon” Receives “Best Ensemble Cast - Comedy” Nomination From 2022 Indie Series Awards
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA: “The Salon,” the new digital series from Executive Producers Kelsey Grammer and Tom Russo, and writer/director/producer Roxanne Messina Captor for Messina Captor Films, has received a nomination for “Best Ensemble Cast - Comedy” from the 2022 Indie Series Awards, announced Emmy Award-nominated filmmaker Captor, a nominee for the CBS special “Home Sweet Homeless.” The Indie Series awards will be presented at the Colony Theatre in Burbank, California on Thursday, April 7th. “The Salon” which also won “Best Digital Series” at the IHollywood Film Festival, can be seen on Sofy TV and is distributed by Select Services Films and Tri Continental Distribution.
"The Salon’s” rarified atmosphere. The storyline punctuates the zany and unlikely friendships that are formed among employees and customers amplified by contemporary issues ripped from today’s headlines. View the trailer here.
“The Salon,” one of the first web series to feature a deaf actor (Eddie Buck) in a lead role, features Harry Shearer, Luis Jose Lopez, Mason Grammer, Akende Munalula, Candy Washington, Vanessa Garcia, Chalo Savino, Jeanette O’Connor, Jennifer Lee Weaver, Gail Bearden, Derek Washington, Anthony Tai with guest actor Kate Linder and a cameo by KTLA entertainment reporter Sam Rubin.
Filmmaker Messina Captor’s goal for her series was to juxtapose the lives of patrons and workers in a Beverly Hills beauty salon. Here the stage would be set to tackle tough topics with frank on-screen dialog. “I knew I wanted to have our cast representative of the microcosm of our nation, the world, including the deaf community. The series is comedic with deep subject matters and brilliantly acted by our remarkably diverse and eclectic cast. I couldn’t be prouder of this ’Best Ensemble Cast – Comedy’ nomination from the 2022 Indie Series Awards.”
