As an actor for over 30 years, Rick is best known for Band Of Brothers, Sin City, Justified, and will be seen in the upcoming Apple TV+ series, Silo. Rick co-created and wrote the television series, Ultra, which was purchased by Sony. He co-wrote the film Night Bus for A24, and he wrote and directed the first three episodes of An Uncandid Portrait which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and has been optioned by Bedrock Entertainment in partnership with ITV. Rick is set to direct the upcoming feature films She Dances (Fall 2023) and Hot Fruit (Summer 2024).

FOUNDER

RICK GOMEZ

STEVE ZAHN

Steve is an Emmy-nominated actor (The White Lotus) known for That Thing You Do!, Dallas Buyers Club, Reality Bites, Diary Of A Wimpy Kid, George & Tammy, Treme, War For Planet Of The Apes, and many others. After producing and starring in An Uncandid Portrait, he co-founded Macaroni Art and will star opposite his daughter — along with his dear friend, Ethan Hawke — in the upcoming feature film She Dances, which he co-wrote with Rick. He is producing the films Hot Fruit, Salt Lake City And Sharpshooter Blues, in which he will also star.

Coby is a producer, editor, writer, actor and comedian. With a background in marketing and branding as a writer/ producer/editor of trailers and short- form content, his career pivoted to the comedy stage and screen which led to a role in the film The Week starring Rick Gomez. From there Rick and Coby became a prolific creative duo, generating material that ultimately evolved into An Uncandid Portrait, which Coby produced and edited.
He co-founded Macaroni Art with Rick and Steve, and will produce and edit the various projects currently in development.

CO-FOUNDER

COBY TOLAND

JENNY GOMEZ

Jenny is an award-winning independent film producer. Her films have played around the world in festivals from Cork to Aspen. She produced the feature film The Week which is currently streaming on Amazon Prime. Most recently, she produced An Uncandid Portrait which premiered at the Tribeca film Festival. She is in pre-production on the Macaroni Art feature film, Hot Fruit. Jenny is the Board Chair of AVFilm in Healdsburg, CA - a festival, education and community organization dedicated to bettering our lives through the magic of cinema.

HEAD OF PRODUCTION

MANDI RENO

Mandi is an award winning independent film producer/director and a DGA UPM. Finding early footing as an assistant director, Mandi’s career led her to work as a line producer and UPM, joining the Director’s Guild of America in 2016. Alongside her on-set production experience, Mandi’s interests in producing and understanding of the full lifespan of a film allowed her to grow a production consulting business. Guiding early script development and budget strategies, Mandi has collaborated with companies like Gettin’ Rad (Naomi & Adam Scott), June Pictures (Alex Saks), and Leyline Entertainment (Teresa Page) which ultimately led her home to Macaroni Art.

Based in Santa Monica, CA, Mandi continues to live the indie film dream consulting, crewing, and creatively developing projects as a member of the Macaroni Art team.