Deborah Rombaut, a member of The Cinema City International Film Festival Grant Program recently co-starred in the short film titled, ”The Only Way out “. This World War II drama, written and directed by Gary Brockett, centers around two Jewish sisters faced with the horrors of a Nazi Concentration camp. When they are asked to disrobe and enter the gas chamber, a sympathetic Jewish Prisoner, trying to escape by hiding in a shipping crate, displays an unexpected act of bravery.
Danielle co-stars alongside other members of the Mentorship Program which includes Savannah Ward, the lead character who portrays a wealthy, young Jewish Woman alongside her co-star, Samantha Lester. Other supporting cast members are Jesse L. Cyr, Sylvia Lester, Sharon Ryan, Catherine Tallichet Eric Kowalski, Mallory O’Donoghue, David Michaelson and Marc Mazur.
The film is slated for the Film Festival circuit in Mid-December 2010.
About Deborah Rombaut: Belgium native, Déborah Rombaut landed her first professional stage job at the age of twelve, singing in the youth section of Belgium’s Royal Opera for six years. During this time she studied acting at the Royal Academy. Déborah graduated from San Francisco State University where she studied theater. Her studies led her to spend a summer performing in Hawaii as well as studying abroad at the University of Western Sydney. Déborah received her SAG card while in college and recently joined AFTRA.
Déborah is currently studying improv at Second City and accent and dialects coursework as well as on camera training with Groundlings. She is a soloist for the West Coast Singers, and recently starred in the Southwest Airlines National Ad Campaign “Hallelujah.”
