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Kimma Drake – Writer, Director, Producer

Kimma Drake is an award-winning writer, film producer and director who has studied film under the same great masters that instructed Quentin Tarantino and Guy Ritchie. She holds a Masters degree in Project Management from Keller Graduate School of Management that helps provide structure and organization for producing her films.

She has produced several award winning films and contributed success to others that have won high recognitions and awards.

Though very much in tune with the occult and dark thrillers of film making, Kimma also enjoys collaborating with other film makers on comedies, dramas and documentaries. How's that for a twist in the plot?

Jon Watts - Director of Photography

Jon Watts is a camera operator specializing in documentary and public broadcast.

His experience includes Director of Photography for various documentaries, shorts and feature length films, as well as The Conn Jackson Show, which is aired internationally. Jon is a graduate of the Maine Media Workshops Documentary Film School. He currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia where he operates his production company, Half Pint Productions.

Ryan Andrus – Editor

Ryan Andrus is a film and video editor currently based in the southeast. He has an associates degree in film from Full Sail Real World Education and is an Apple Certified Pro in Final Cut Pro. He has completed a feature and various short films for clients in and around the southeast. He is currently working in broadcast advertising as well as working on a feature length documentary and more various short films.

Sam Kessie – Assistant Director

British born, Sam Kessie has worked in the entertainment industry for about 3 years. After receiving psychology, theatre and media production degrees, Sam has worked on many shorts and features as well as music videos and commercial in New York, Georgia and North Carolina. Her positions have ranged from Assistant Directing to Scripts Supervising, Directing to Production Assisting. Her short film, 'Sales Day' won the 1st place award at VidFest, and 'Life 101- Angel's Secret', which is an after school special she directed. This film has aired on a local cable television station in Atlanta and also won 2nd place at the Urban Media Film Festival.

Paul Sorohan – Sound and Lighting

Paul Sorohan is a Georgia-based filmmaker. He has worked in the sound and lighting departments on numerous independent feature films, as well as shorts, commercials, and reality TV shows. He attended the New York Film Academy workshop in 1999, and did graduate studies in film at Ohio University. His credits include boom operator for the feature film Somebodies, shot in Athens, GA, which has been optioned by BET as a series; sound mixer for Art of Suicide, also shot in Athens, which is currently showing at festivals around the country; and sound mixer/ boom operator for the feature Pushing Up Daisies, shot in Crawford, GA, which is in post-production and will likely show at Sundance, among other festivals. Paul has also written and directed several short films. He currently resides in Athens, GA.

Jonathan Cobb – Soundtrack Supervisor/Foley Artist
The Quantum String Orchestra

Jonathan Cobb, a big fan of artists like Vangelis, and Jean Michel Jarre, started playing piano in 1976. His fascination and raw talent, led to many gifts from his Father and equipment from his uncle James Cobb, the bass player for popular 70's group Starbuck. From the Commodore 64 to his current Reason/Cakewalk setup, Jon uses all forms of technology and natural recordings to compose his music. Constantly reaching for sounds that reflect the emotion of the scene, Jon watches films with scores by artists like John Williams, Danny Elfman, Éric Serra, and many others to continually study music for film and television. Outside of composing music for indie films and private parties, Jon consults on new technology for the hungry consumer tech market! He listens to BBC Radio Theater, Neil Boortz and Coast to Coast AM.

Denice Ann Evans – Writer, Director

Denice Ann Evans, CEO of J’Hue Film Productions, LLC. is a writer/director who has just completed a feature length documentary entitled: Spittin Game: The College Campus Hook-Up Culture EXPOSED. Denice is also a published author and graduate of Emory University in Creative Writing, where she received her degree summa cum laude. She currently has several projects in different stages of development and hopes to establish herself as a producer of independent films that bring awareness to critical social and civil issues facing the world today.

 

Kimma Drake