New screen caps from Under the Cover

Under the Cover is the three-part sequel to the short film, Below the Belt, in which Tahmoh stars. You can download Below the Belt from cineclix.com for 99 cents (see a description and instructions in my earlier post). All three episodes of Under the Cover can be downloaded for free from ZeD (links here).


To put the photos in context, here's the summary I posted a year ago:

I'd really recommend watching Below the Belt first as it's the pilot to the series, but if you can't spare the 99 cents, be warned, Jonas (Tahmoh) has:

- retreated under a red blanket.
- declared himself an asexual amoeba.
- broken up with his sex-starved girlfriend, Tabatha.
- Oh and there's a freaky clown.

Incidentally, Tahmoh was filming Under the Cover when he had to go audition for Helo. So he's not always the one under the red blanket. Your guess is as good as mine as to when that is... Though clearly he made it back in time for episode 4.



See dozens more caps over at Northern Lights.

You can also check out the Career News Archive to see my other posts on both short films. I try to keep it up to date, but the best way to find previous posts on a topic that interests you is to use the "search this blog" box at the top of this page. Google owns Blogger and so the search function is quite good.

Tahmoh short film, Below the Belt, online

Tahmoh's early short film, which I blogged about here and reviewed here, is now only 99 cents to download at Cineclix.com. Just search for "Below the Belt" to watch the trailer and to download.

Download it now.

Tahmoh's co-star, Dominika Wolski, commented on my review of the film and offered some behind-the-scenes info on its production. Read what she had to say.

If you're interested in Tahmoh's other work, be sure to check out the career news archive, where I've arranged many of my posts chronologically according to project.

For those interested, the 3-part sequel to Below the Belt titled Under the Cover is available for free download. See the archive for details.

Behind-the-Scenes Photos from Under the Cover

I know alot of you had a chance to see Tahmoh in Under the Cover, which I posted about a week ago, but I thought I'd point out that ZeD also has posted behind-the-scenes photos from the set.

Sadly most don't feature Tahmoh, but here are a couple I found:

Now you see him...



Now you don't.



(Bonus points to whoever deciphers what he's writing...)


(Photos courtesy of Katie Yu.)

More behind-the-scenes photos here:

Episode 2

Episode 3

Episode 4

For more on Under the Cover, see my previous posts or the career news archive.

Under the Cover online!

ZeD has posted Under the Cover online--for free! (For more on Under the Cover, see my previous posts or the career news archive). ZeD sounds pretty cool. Oh to be Canadian:

ZeD is a launch pad for independent creative expression that uses TV and the Web to seek out and broadcast the best new short films, videos, animation, visual art, performance and music in Canada and around the world.

I'd really recommend watching Below the Belt first as it's the pilot to the series, but if you can't spare the 99 cents, be warned, Jonas (Tahmoh) has:

- retreated under a red blanket.
- declared himself an asexual amoeba.
- broken up with his sex-starved girlfriend, Tabatha.
- Oh and there's a freaky clown.

(I posted a longer review with screen caps earlier).

Here are the links:

Episode 2

Episode 3

Episode 4

Jonas spends most of eps 2&3 covered in his red blanket. But in ep 4 he emerges. It results in some racy action, so beware. (Not work-safe).

Please feel free to comment in response to this post and to the film!

Here are some screencaps:

More on Under the Cover (2003)

An interview with the director of Under the Cover, Jason Bourque, offers some more details about the project:

Under the Cover, originally titled Below the Belt, is a series of three 10-minute shorts described as "sexy social satire" by Jason Bourque, the Leo Award-winning filmmaker who directed from teleplays by longtime friend and creative collaborator, writer-actress Dominika Wolski....

The bizarre, whimsical pilot, filmed at Saxe Point in Esquimalt over two years ago, was selected for broadcast from over 1,000 submissions. The film... amusingly comments on how the media fuels sexual stereotyping through the tale of a sex-starved woman whose frigid boyfriend claims to be an amoeba trapped in a man's body.

Wolski and Bourque... had originally envisioned a potential series about the rise of the amoebas against the infrastructure, but the tone shifted direction during the creative process.

"It changed from this epic about an amoeba nation to more of a love story," said Bourque, 30, who financed the pilot with his VISA card.

Under the Cover, whose three episodes were filmed back-to-back over six days in nightclubs, parks and coffee shops in Vancouver last month [March 2003], is just one of dozens of projects that have kept Bourque busy....

(From "The Bourque Identity" by Michael D. Reid, Times Colonist, April 2003).

I'm glad they decided against the whole amoebas vs. the infrastructure thing... it was nice to see Tahmoh out from under his blanket eventually.

Tahmoh in Under the Cover (2003)

Wondering about the other items on Tahmoh's filmography? Well IMBD has very little info on the TV movie, Under the Cover (2002), but I've done some research.

In it, Tahmoh reprises his role as Jonas (see Below the Belt); in fact, Under the Cover seems to continue the story started in Below the Belt. It was shot in Vancouver in 2002 and released on Canadian TV (and theatrically) in 2002/2003.

According to GoldStar Productions, the production company:

"Under the Cover" began as a short film that was selected out of 1200 others across Canada to be made into a 4-part mini-series that aired on CBC.

Created by Dominika Wolski, the four episodes follow Jonas and Tabatha (played by Tahmoh Penikett and Dominika) on their road to understanding the pressures of sex and relationships in the new millennium.

Media's influences on modern sexual expectations are at the root of one young man's alienation. His solution is to become an asexual being: an amoeba. Will his peers follow him, as they do every other trend they encounter?

For those curious, a clip is available online. (You'll have to disable your pop-up blocker. Then click on "What We've Done" and scroll to the right to "Under the Cover." Click the film still to download the clip.)

Jonas (Tahmoh) is the one with the red blanket over his head. But really you shouldn't miss this clip. When else will you get to hear Tahmoh yell:

"I am an amoeba, the preacher of the petri-dish!"

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UPDATE: Link to all the episodes and screen caps now posted!

Career news

This is an index of all my posts (through March 2006) relating to Tahmoh's career--except the posts on Battlestar Galactica... to see those you have to go through the month by month archives (left sidebar).

However, the best way to find posts on topics that interest you is to click on the relevant tag at the bottom of a post or in the sidebar at left. I've been working on tagging all my old posts, but it's a work in progress.

Alternatively, you can use the "search this blog" box at the top of this page. Google owns Blogger and so the search function is quite good. With the advent of this search utility, I do not plan to continue laboriously hand-indexing these posts.

I also recommend you visit Tahmoh's IMDB profile for the latest casting news.

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Trapped Ashes: Stanley's Girlfriend (2006) - Young Leo

Fangoria #252: Trapped Ashes coverage
Update on Trapped Ashes
New plot details for Trapped Ashes
Tahmoh to play "young Leo" in Trapped Ashes

Sandra Goes to Whistler (2005) - Conrad

Pic of Tahmoh from Sandra Goes to Whistler
Tahmoh in Sandra Goes to Whistler

Hush (2005) - Noah Hamilton

Last Chance to see Hush
Hush (2005) on Lifetime tonight @ 9/8c
Hush on Lifetime Tonight @ 11/10c
More Hush Screen Caps
Screen Caps of Tahmoh in Hush
Hush on Tonight @ 9/8c on Lifetime
Trailer/Screen Caps for Tahmoh's new movie, Hush
Lifetime posts more info on Hush
More Hush Airdates Announced
Hush (2005) to be released this May
More on Tahmoh's movie, "Hush"
Tahmoh in a movie!

Battlestar Galactica (2004-) - Lt. Karl 'Helo' Agathon

Cold Squad (2004) - Det. Ray Chase

"And the Fury" screen caps (part 3)
"And the Fury" screen caps (part 2)
Tahmoh Cold Squad promotional photos
"And the Fury" screen caps (part 1)
"C'mon I Tip Waitresses" screen caps
"Teen Angel" screen caps
Screen caps of Tahmoh in the Cold Squad credits
Tahmoh Talks about "Cold Squad" (2004)
Tahmoh on "Cold Squad"

Smallville (2004) - Vince in "Resurrection" (3.15)

Tahmoh in "Smallville" (2004)

The L Word (2004) - Sheriff in "Losing It" (1.6)

Tahmoh on "The L Word" (2004)

Battlestar Galactica miniseries (2003) - Lt. Karl 'Helo' Agathon

Just Cause (2003) - in "Blackboard Jungle" (1.20)

Stargate SG-1 (2003) - Third in "Unnatural Selection" (6.12)

Photos of Tahmoh from Stargate SG-1

Under the Cover (2003) - Jonas

Behind-the-Scenes Photos from Under the Cover
Under the Cover online!
More on Under the Cover (2003)
Tahmoh in Under the Cover (2003)

Go-Go Boy: Prelude (2002) - Aaron Fitz (Go-Go Boy)

Tahmoh in Go-Go Boy (2002)

The Winner (2002) - Jackie

Tahmoh in The Winner (2002)

Dark Angel (2002) - N.D. Cop #1 in "Freak Nation" (2.21)

Tahmoh in Dark Angel (2002)

Glory Days (2002) - Eric in "No Guts, No Glory" (1.08)

Wildfire 7: The Inferno (2002) - Ranger

Suspicious Circumstances (200?)

Clive (200?)

Below the Belt (2000) - Jonas

Tahmoh short film, Below the Belt, online
Review: Below the Belt (2000)
Tahmoh in Below the Belt (2000)

The Cold Heart of a Killer (1996)