Kerry Everett
Director, Producer, Writer
Kerry was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama where she began acting and singing at the age of seven. Performing and competing throughout elementary school and high school in theater productions and forensics (drama) competitions, she attended the University of Alabama on a full-tuition forensics scholarship. After graduating cum laude with her B.A. in Communication from the University of Alabama , she worked in public relations for several arts organizations including Spoleto Festival U.S.A. She attended law school at Seattle University in Washington, and has practiced law since 1999 while continuing to be active in local theater, film, and television productions. After studying with The Film Actor's Studio in Charlotte, North Carolina, she decided to pursue her goals as a professional actor while continuing to practice law. Kerry also enjoys screenwriting, directing and producing short films.
Winner - The Mary Pickford Award - Zed Fest 2016 - for Exceptional Example of Women in the Art and Business of Motion Picture Production
Winner - Outstanding Producing - Zed Fest 2016
Steve Saxon
Director of Photography
Steve Saxon is a well-respected DP & Cinematographer. He has a passion for shooting and traveling; combining both, over the span of his cinematography career. His work has taken him to five continents and twenty countries. Steve has worked in TV and Film for over 30 years and has accumulated great experience in camera work, lighting, Steadicam operation, managing crew, and has an extensive list of impressive contacts.
As a cinematographer, Steve blends his role as a camera technician engineer with true creative artistry to aid the director in visual storytelling. He knows exactly how to capture the images the director describes, and has a strong camera eye for great composition. His is committed to pursuing perfection and is detail-oriented and highly-creative, on the spot.
When he is not playing his drums, or perfecting his Spanish, he is looking for the ideal image to convey the right message. Or, he may be hard at work on the interpretation of a scene and desired effects. For sure, you will find him studying the latest photographic technology.
Steve has shot two independent feature films, showing a great capacity for managing the problems of limited equipment and crew, while maintaining a distinctive visual character, for both short films & documentaries.
Nancy Brindley
Editor
Nancy first became interested in editing while pursuing her B.S. in Mass Communication at the University of Montevallo, in Alabama. After graduating in 1987, she moved to Los Angeles to earn her M.A in Mass Communication at California State University, Northridge. Before finding her way into the cutting room, Nancy worked as a Production Assistant, Background Actor, Stand-In, Set Dresser, and Script Supervisor.
Nancy later apprenticed for Jack Tucker, A.C.E. With Jack’s mentorship, Nancy became a member of the Motion Picture Editors Guild. As an Assistant Editor, Nancy worked on LEGION for Screen Gems, CLOSE ENEMY for Columbia International Pictures and WHY WE LAUGH: BLACK COMEDIANS ON BLACK COMEDY, which was produced by Robert Townsend. Nancy worked as both the Assistant Editor and Post-Production Supervisor on STARSHIP TROOPERS 3: MARAUDER.
Dave Holden
Original Music/Composer
Dave Holden is a film and television composer based in Los Angeles. He graduated from The Berklee College of Music in 2005, with a degree in film scoring. Dave spent the first half of his career working with the composers Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard.
Some of Dave's studio film credits include The Dark Knight, I Am legend, Transformers, Charlie Wilson's War, The Great Debaters, and The Happening. Since starting Dave Holden Music in 2008, Dave has scored many independent feature films, including the award winning films Love or Whatever, The Way of Snow, and Grey Sheep. Dave also writes original music for television placements and other media content. His music can be heard around the world in a number of tv shows, commercials, films, online broadcasts, and various other mediums.
Jack Tucker, A.C.E.
Assistant Editor
Jack Tucker (Producer) first entered an editing room in December of 1964, serving in the U.S. Air Force in Combat Photo during the Vietnam war, where he was mentored by the editors who invented film editing. He was never able to get out. Over the years Jack has been involved in such blockbuster miniseries as SHOGUN and THE WINDS OF WAR. He is a long time member of the elite American Cinema Editors and was the first person to receive their coveted Robert Wise Award. He was editor and founder of the Cinemaeditor Magazine which is now distributed nationally. He served on the boards of both the Motion Picture Editors Guild and the American Cinema Editors. Jack has been nominated for both an Emmy and an Eddie for his work.
Since the turn of the century Jack has been teaching editing at such places as UCLA, CSUN and CSULB. He continues to edit and also produces. Beginning with the short film STREET 16 he has pursued the making of his own pictures.
Jack is currently producing AMERICAN EMPIRE with four features in development. AMERICAN EMPIRE, which premiered at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival and won the Gold Remi at Houston Worldfest, was recently released on DVD and Video on Demand through I Tunes, XBOX, Vudu and Amazon.
Deep Sky
Deep Sky performs their original song "Wait!" in the film.
Kevin Luke - Drums
Jim Gray - Bass
Rocketman - Guitar/Vocals