THE PRESIDENT CHILD Indie TV Sitcom. Shot entirely in Miami. Executive Producer Leom Kolmnela, Written By Elyse Wanshel and Carlos Rodriguez, Casting by Lori Wynman, Musical Score by Chris Lehmann, Production Design By Thuraya Katab, Key Costumer, Hair and Make - Up By Emilio Uribe, Produced by Leyla Sfeir, Directed by Miguel Angel Velez, Created By Leom Kolmnela. Show Synopsis While Seinfeld was a show about nothing, The President Child is a show about everything that can happen to a modern family during this unique period in American history. From gay rights issues, to Nigerian prince scams and the repercussions of plastic surgery, this sarcastic sitcom throws its quirky cast of characters into extreme yet freshly relatable situations not yet seen in any other show airing today. Using Miami an anomaly of a city that represents a shift in American culture as its backdrop, The President Child focuses on The Gillis family. It is headed by Robert, a recently laid-off investment banker and Jules, a beautiful, divorced, freelance party planner, and former rock groupie whose seedy past constantly leaks out during casual conversation. Jules, who fiercely attempts to protect the details of her wilder years, is the mother of two teenagers who are only a few months apart in age. Both teens have two different fathers that are musicians in famous bands whose identities are kept secret. JJ (short for Janis Joplin), the younger teenager, is a ditzy girl with serious identity issues while Dylan, her slightly older brother, is a skinny, unathletic loser with a very quick wit. Neither JJ nor Dylan knows who their respective fathers are, which only spurs both of the teens delusional tendencies. Both Robert and Jules have one child together, Nicky, a precocious 7 year-old with dreams of one day becoming the future President of the United States an ambition that the entire Gillis clan fully advocates. And although Nicky is a smart, practical, and good hearted kid, hes still a little boy, and often perceives situations naively through his childlike imagination. Supporting characters include Daniel and David, a multicultural gay couple who live next door and have an adopted Asian daughter named Aimee, who is Nickys sassy, street smart best friend. And then theres Aubrey, Jules best friend, who can hardly be described as merely a hot mess. Rather, shes a hot volcano. Or even a hot tsunami, reeking havoc wherever she goes. Promiscuous and complete with a curious sense of style, Aubrey has serious boundary issues and often acts as the catalyst for many of The Gillis familys misadventures. Yet, just like Aubrey, the style and tone of The President Child is truly individual with a keen ability to push barriers. Episodes often seem twisted, radical, and sometimes out of this world, yet every detail has its meaning, giving each storyline a clear, clever, and concise path that always comes full circle at the end. Which, in a sense, is a metaphor for the country that Nicky one day hopes to lead. No matter what it goes through, or how the characters and situations gets altered or shifted around, America, like the Gillis family, always seems to land on its feet.

• published: 27 Sep 2009
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