During the editing stages of Greenmind, Safron wanted to sharpen his filmmaking skills, so he began shooting an impromptu DV-work titled Blake Poopler.

The film began simply as a bi-weekly exercise, following Jeremy Gottlieb, through a quasi-documentary lifestyle as a bartender. Much of the work was filmed at the popular Boston bar and grill, Christopher's and its neighboring club, Toad. Other locales include Brooklyn, New York and Miami, Florida.

Two years later, Safron had over twenty-five hours of DV footage and began the arduous post-production process. Through the use of Final Cut Pro, After Effects and Photoshop, he completed a fifty-four movie that premiered in March of 2002 at the Boston Underground Film Festival.

Other screenings include the Back Alley Film Festival and the New York Independent Film and Video Festival. Blake Poopler also received notice in the Boston Globe.



Blake Poopler - Jeremy Gottlieb
Rob - Rob Macey
Jon Wilcox - Jonathan Mazer
Dan - David Brownstein
Uncle Cliffy - Cliff Johnson
Jon's Roommate - Mike Kimmel
Christina - L.A. Ryanczak
Rachel - Rachel Ghoulardi
Herb the Chef - Mike Hertz
Schvitz - Swifty
Narbs - as Himself



Director, Editor, Cinematographer - Casey Safron
Producers - Labid Aziz, Leigh Anne Ryanczak and Casey Safron
Writers - Karl and Jim Schmiziza
Music - Jeff Murad
Post Production - Planet V and Chris Russomanno