David A. Lockhart (Jon Lockhart)
2016 has been a busy year for David Lockhart. He just completed the first feature film of the trilogy, inspired by true events of the Lockhart family legend. In Lockhart: Unleashing the Talisman, he’s credited as the writer, a lead actor and an executive producer.
In 2015 he also produced and acted in Playing with Dolls, which will be released in the U.S. this winter.
Other feature films that are scheduled for a 2015 release include the rock opera Mary Magdalene in which he plays Lazarus, and the Civil War era film Ellen Bond, in which he portrays Jefferson Davis.
Films in pre-production include Dead Ant where David plays a lead singer of a rock and roll band battling an army of giant ants, and a producing role for the mockumentary Grumpy Old Entourage, starring the legendary Ed Asner, Mark Rydell, Doris Roberts and Dick Van Dyke.
Additionally David is the founder of Artistspalooza.org, a nonprofit whose mission is to empower artists to empower the world. Expansion plans are underway to include a full service production studio that provides no cost equipment and resources to aspiring videographers, filmmakers and musicians.
Background:
David trained at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco and performed the lead in Spring Storm by Tennessee Williams, Misalliance and Bodies and Hearts in the Face of the Monster. He’s also an alumni of the Travelling Lantern Theater Company. Prior to that he spent five years on the national cable channel TechTV/G4. There he was a producer, writer and correspondent for the two time regional Emmy award winning show Entertainment Tonight.
David is also known for being the lead actor in cult hits including the zombie cowboy action thriller The Dead and the Damned, The Crow Purgatory Part 2, and Minty: The Assassin.
Vanessa Angel (Lilith)
British-born Vanessa Angel studied with Frank Corsaro. This led to roles in films including King of New York (1990), Sleep with Me (1994) and Kingpin (1996), from The Farrelly Brothers with Woody Harrelson and Bill Murray, Kissing a Fool (1998) with David Schwimmer and Jason Lee. She has been in many films including Paramount's The Perfect Score (2004) with Scarlett Johansson and opposite Jon Voight in Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004). In addition to her film work, Angel starred in the hit series, Weird Science on the USA Network.
She recently completed the films, Talbot County(2015) and Trouble Sleeping. Vanessa lives with her husband, Rick Otto, and their daughter India.
Joel Hebner (Mr. Blank)
Joel is an actor, model, and stunt performer living and working in Los Angeles, California. He has experience in a wide variety of performance styles, ranging from leading roles to stunt choreography.
Recently he has appeared as the face of "Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare", and Marvel's "Antman."
Before moving to Hollywood to begin his career in acting in 2008, Andre pursued his passion for travel- from living a year in southern Spain, to riding camels through the Sahara Desert, to sailing tall ships on Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
He has booked several national commercials including the likes of Corona Beer, Taco Bell, Xbox/ESPN, and Pizza Hut, as well as a handful of short films. Andre has studied with Howard Fine Studio of Acting and the Upright Citizen's Brigade for comedic improv. An avid lover of the great outdoors and vintage motorcycles, Andre also maintains a daily spiritual practice of Kundalini Yoga. His motto to live by: "Life is happening FOR you, not to you."
Andre Bolourchi (Adam Lockhart)
Anne Lockhart (Illuminati)
Born to one of the theatre's leading families, Anne Lockhart is the fourth generation of performers to carry the Lockhart name.
She follows great-grandfather John Coates Lockhart, grandparents Gene Lockhart and Kathleen Lockhart, and her mother June Lockhart, best known for her years on the television series Lassie (1954) and Lost in Space (1965).
She appeared on over sixty television series, including Magnum, P.I. (1980), The Fall Guy (1981), Simon & Simon(1981), Knight Rider (1982), Murder, She Wrote (1984) and Diagnosis Murder (1993). In 1979, she appeared as Lieutenant Sheba in Battlestar Galactica(1978) and the episode "A Dream of Jennifer" from Buck Rogers.
Lina Bubisa (Stephanie)
Lina is an actress and a singer born in Riga, Latvia. From an early age she focused on acting, and learning English, so that she could one day pursue acting in the US.
Thanks to her efforts and passion,today she speaks perfect English, Latvian and Russian. As soon as Lina graduated high school, she moved to Los Angeles to attend and later graduate Stella Adler Academy of Acting. Today Lina still lives and works as an actress and a singer in Los Angeles.
Ewart Chin (Agent Orange)
Ewart Chin is an Oscar winning performer and a Martial Arts Master. He started practicing Hung-Gar Kung Fu with a Master from KwangTung province at a young age and attained " Master" status in the art. Master Sifu Wan-Hsu changed his life for the better.
Upon moving to the United States, he began working in films as an actor and stunts person. He’s been inducted into the World Martial Arts Council, USA Martial Arts Hall Of Fame, and The Martial Arts History Museum.
PRODUCTION TEAM
Rocky Collins (Director)
Rocky is an amazing up and coming director taking Hollywood by storm. He started off his
career as an actor and found a passion for directing with an emphasis on striking themes and
visuals. Rocky is currently the in house director Anchorbolt Studios, an independent production
company he helped found with fellow USC alum. His mission is dedicated to making top quality
projects with ingenuity on any given budget. With Anchorbolt Studios, Rocky has managed to
secure directing spots for companies like Nespresso, Speedstick, Disney and ABC.
Anthony Pietromonaco (Director of Photography)
Anthony Pietromonaco is a DP, director and photographer who has gained the majority of his experience through his work with business owners and on commercial/film sets. With a doctorate from the school of hard knocks, his craft has been forged through experience rather than theory. He has successfully executed over 100 shoots ranging from full length feature films to promotional work for local businesses. His commercial work has been distributed
nationally, and his music videos have gathered hundreds of thousands of views on Youtube, the likes of Kelly Osbourne and Paula Abdul, as well as top level executives from companies like Microsoft and Google have all passed through his lens.
His visual style has been cultivated to skew towards the "epic." Making key use of dramatic camera movement, atmospherics, and specific lighting choices, his work suggests a "larger than life" tone and feel.
Anthony is also a seasoned martial artist, and as such has experience both shooting and choreographing fight sequences.
Sayaka Pereira (Mystery Woman)
Sayaka has won various dance and martial arts competitions including 2012 Grand Championship. She has also appeared in numerous Nat’l / Int’l commercials (Nike, Pepsi, New Balance, Ponse, Fmx Motorcross), TV shows (ESPN Extreme Sports, Nat’l Geographic, Univison, Bollywood TV , Belly TV, E-Channel, Paris By Nights), live shows in Hollywood and Las Vegas, and performed with / for many celebrities (Shakira, Busta Rhymes, Pink, Britney Spears, Sting, Aretha Franklin, Nikkole, Rupert Murdoch, Richard Branson, Ed Hardy, Royal Families), nightclubs, prints, magazines (Inside Kung Fu), radio, and theaters all over in the world. For more information, go to www.sayakapereira.com or
KT Kent (Producer)
KT attended SUNY Binghamton and majored in film studies. After moving to Los Angeles, she continued her education at The L.A. Film School. She has alternated between UPMing a variety of projects from MTV music videos, to documentaries and narratives, and working professionally with Argyle Post and California Film Industry in sound design as well as post supervising the films, Fathoms Deep, Hello and others.
Kent also works as a producer with Atomic Hollywood and has been a producer on several projects including; Buttons in the Ground, Firefly and Bright Eyes. She AD’ed the feature Seahorse in Alaska this summer and recently Line Produced the feature The Shift starring Danny Glover.
She is currently sound supervising the feature Undelivered, and co-producing/ post supervising the feature length documentary The Principle on modern cosmology. As well as producing the webseries The Breaks utilizing the cutting edge ICANGET technology.
Cheryl McIntire (Casting Director and Co-Producer)
Cheryl McIntire is an actress and producer, known for Heartbeat (2002), Outlaws and Patriots (2015) and Greeley's Field (2006).
Chris M. Gordon (Editor)
Chris M. Gordon has had his finger on the pulse of Hollywood since day one. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Chris grew up in a family of musicians and spent the bulk of his childhood acting in TV commercials for major brands.
Upon discovering his passion for storytelling through film, Chris enrolled at UCLA to pursue his dreams of becoming an editor and entertaining the masses.
Since then, Chris has spent nearly 20 years refining his picture splicing craft learning firsthand from some of the most talented producers, and editors in the business.
Best known for editing thought-provoking documentaries, Chris' work includes Robert Greenwald's Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism (2004); and Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (2005).
Chris also has experience working as post-production supervisor for several motion picture advertising companies such as CMP, Cimarron, and Frankfurt/Balkind. Trailers and TV spots supervised by Chris include ads for more than twenty-five top-tier movie releases.
Unable to avoid the family trade, Chris is now composing for independent features and shorts. Hear his epic, orchestral score in Lockhart (2015).