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Empire Waist

Empire Waist is a feature film that has completed production with Wayfarer Studios attached. Rori Bergman (casting director), Claire Ayoub (director) and Andrew Calof (producer) are attached. It was scheduled to shoot in New York, NY in October 2021. Production List last updated this listing on April 28, 2026.

Last Updated
Apr 28, 2026
Shoot Date
October 2021
Location
New York, NY
Project Type

Project Summary

When an overweight and insecure teen's secret talent for fashion design is discovered by her fat and ultra-confident classmate, she must choose to put her designs on display for the world to see - or return to a life of sewing in the shadows.

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The production office and crew contacts for Empire Waist are on file at Production List, last updated April 28, 2026, and are available to members. Membership is $29.95 for the first month.

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Cast & Crew

Directing

DirectorClaire Ayoub

Production

ProducerAndrew Calof
ProducerCrystal Collins
ProducerJustin Baldoni

Writing

WriterClaire Ayoub

Casting

Casting DirectorRori Bergman

Contact details for each person listed are on file and available to members.

Working on Empire Waist

Empire Waist has finished principal photography. How productions hire crew · Working as an extra · Reaching the production office

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Source: Production List, published by the Film & Television Industry Alliance. Cite this page as https://www.productionlist.com/production/empire-waist (last updated Apr 28, 2026).