DIRECTOR
Cody Mathieson Packer
After garnering national attention from film festivals for his self funded, directed, and edited films in his homeland of New Zealand, Cody Packer has gone on to write and direct award-winning films in Chicago. He has won a number of short film awards including a 2014 Award of Merit at indieFEST in LA, Best Documentary at the 2012 CineYouth International Film Festival, Official Selection at the 2012 Chicago International Film Festival and the 2010 Hawaii International Film Festival. Cody has countless films in development within the drama and comedy genres.
PRODUCER
Joy Hanson
An award winning producer, Joy Hanson has led projects spanning across many genres and areas of Chicago, including the short films You Could Have Told Me, Transference, and Tiger, which won the Award of Merit at indieFEST in LA. As a leader among her peers, Joy has been selected one of three female producers in the advanced program at the largest film school in the country and its counterpart in LA. Joy is currently juggling the development of shorts and features within multiple genres.
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Korey VanHuis
Featured in CIFF’s Cineyouth Film Fest and the Mosaic Film Fest, Korey VanHuis continues to create projects highlighting character through lighting and camera movement. Korey not only commands the camera in dozens of student short films, but has also received critical acclaim for his work on the two independent features Open Tables and Deer in the Headlight, both of which made IMdB headlines for their trailers. Korey has many future works in progress with Columbia elite.
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Michelle Lynn Fogle
Michelle Lynn Fogle has captured audiences through color, pattern and detail in numerous student short films. Over the summer she set the stage for the independent feature Kids and Ghosts and independent short Broken Bond. Setting a higher standard for herself, she was chosen as one of four female production designers in Columbia College Chicago’s state of the art advanced production.
WRITER
Dakota Sillyman
Dakota Sillyman exercises talents in not only writing and directing but also photography. His scripts have been chosen for the advanced program at one of the largest film schools in the country. A leader among his peers, Dakota has been selected as one of five directors in the highest production Columbia College Chicago offers.
CAST
RICHARD
Liam Gallogly
As a leading man in comedy, Liam Gallogly has been taking over Chicago with independent comedy sketch groups featuring his personal inspiration. This past spring Liam was chosen as one of five directors to lead a studio level production at one of the nation’s largest film schools. Recently, Liam spent time working with his small production company, Three of a Kind, shooting short sketches with Chicago’s foremost improv groups, headlining his original material.
DEBBIE
Amy Frazzini
Locally acclaimed actress Amy Frazzini has bedazzled stages since the age of 4 with leading roles in Annie, Legally Blonde, Oliver, and Jekyll and Hyde. Amy has also performed on The Comedy Shrine's stage as a member of their Teen Improv Troupe. Most recently Amy starred in the indie film Guidance after having won Best Comedic Actress 2013 and Most Well-Rounded 2014 at Naperville North.
EMILY
Susan Rose
An award winning actress recognized by the New York International Film Festival, Susan Rose has spent years on stage and screen across the US, Europe and South America. Susan has appeared in more then 50 episodes of the syndicated sitcom, High Country. Most recently, Susan graced the screen in a momentous role for the Italian film The Accidental Detective.
DR. STONE
Patrick Burch
A celebrated theatre actor for several years all over the country, Patrick Burch has lately had prominent roles in several short films. His passion for both classic and modern drama has led him to have an eclectic acting repertoire including such roles as Arlo in Cranae and Lucifer in Slump. By next year, Patrick will be completing the largely anticipated independent feature Market Value.
MARTY
Jimmie Tolliver
Trained at The Second City, iO Theater, and The Annoyance Theatre, Jimmie Tolliver has led countless independent award winning comedy features and series such as Mission Italian and Double Yellow Lines to fame. In between projects, you can catch him in commercials with Dove, Sprint, and Blue Cross Blue Shield. Jimmie is currently co-starring in the highly anticipated web series, The Blackwood Prophecies.
AMY
Libby Conkle
Earning national acclaim, Libby Conkle has influenced the classical, comedy, and drama genres on stage. Libby has most recently worked with Nothing Special Productions in Chicago on their last two new plays, Breathing Up and The Most Ado: A Party Play. Also, in the past year, she has created and acted in The Real Deal, a critically acclaimed webseries.