APRIL WADE producer www.womenontopproductions.com Women on Top Productionshttp://www.womenontopproductions.comshapeimage_1_link_0
Michael Leoni, Writer/Director/Founder of AN 11:11 EXPERIMENT, started directing at age fifteen. He committed himself to creating provocative material that could reach beyond the scope of traditional entertainment, challenge an audience’s beliefs, and motivate a movement for positive change in our society. Michael’s success as a writer/director began in Boston where he wrote and directed his first two projects, City of Dreams, and Omerta - The Code of Silence. Michael’s modern adaptations to classics like Hair and Jesus Christ Superstar attracted sold out houses and generated local press. Accepted at The Hartt Conservatory on a talent scholarship, he left at 19 and relocated to New York City in pursuit of a larger canvas to develop his artistic expression. Within the first six months, Michael wrote, directed, produced, and acted in Enigma, a coming of age story concentrating on tough issues involving teens. The unconventional style of Michael’s direction continued with Deviants and This is Our Youth, a play by Kenneth Lonnergan. His next success was LOUD, an original rock musical about family trauma and teenage bomb building. Michael directed LOUD in an off- Broadway run, receiving local acclaim at the NYC Fringe Festival. Audiences continued to respond positively to his imaginative, artistic style that combined theatre with an independent film feel. In 2004 Michael made the move to Los Angeles to further his collaborative art form and make the transition into film. He formed An 11:11 Experiment and directed the four workshop runs of The Playground, a rock drama inspired by the true stories of teenage runaways and homeless children. His unique directing style caught the attention of major industry players who continue to support and shepherd his career path through Hollywood: Nigel Sinclair of Spitfire Pictures, Chris Simonian of CAA, Mike Garcia of HBO, and Gene Kirkwood of Interscope/Shady/Aftermath. Michael received rave reviews from LA Weekly, Backstage West, and Entertainment Weekly, which led him to write the screenplay for The Playground, a rock film which is currently in development. He has directed three shorts Radford Rd, Deliver Us & Someplace In Between, which was selected for the LA Shorts Festival, 2009. He has two other films and a television series in different stages of development and he is currently shooting Spare Some Change, a documentary on the lives of homeless youth. Michael works closely with actors to explore the truth of human behavior and is called “a true actors director”. He currently teaches acting at Actor’s Creative Workshop in Burbank, California. COREY WISH producer No Time! Productions MICHELLE KAUFER producer AN 11:11 EXPERIMENT...
Nearly immediately after attending Chapman University to obtain a BFA in Theatre/Film, April Wade quickly opened her own acting studio in Los Angeles: Actors Creative Workshop. (www.actorscreativeworkshop.com) Finding her way in independent cinema, April Wade has reached film festival screens and video shelves within a few short years (www.aprilwade.com). After starring in numerous projects, she has turned her attention towards producing and acting. Creating Women on Top Productions, April's first major project, Junction, a quirky independent film that was completed in January 2008 and recently picked up by Around the Scenes Releasing. (www.junctionmovie.com,www.aroundthescenes.com) It premiered at the 11th Annual Dances with Films festival in July 2008. (www.danceswithfilms.com) The next two features that she line produced, Arsenal and Punching the Clown, are in the later stages of post-production. She is currently in the advanced stages of post production on April Showers, which stars Tom Arnold, Illeana Douglas, Daryl Sabara (Spy Kids), Kelly Blatz (Prom Night) and Janel Parrish (Bratz) in a gripping drama based largely on the Columbine High School shooting, through the eyes of a real-life survivor. (www.aprilshowersmovie.com) Wade is thrilled to be working with this team on The Playground, and truly feels that this story, this cause, is her life's purpose to bring to the screen.http://www.actorscreativeworkshop.comhttp://www.aprilwade.comhttp://www.junctionmovie.comhttp://www.aroundthescenes.comhttp://www.danceswithfilms.comhttp://www.aprilshowersmovie.comshapeimage_5_link_0shapeimage_5_link_1shapeimage_5_link_2shapeimage_5_link_3shapeimage_5_link_4shapeimage_5_link_5
Corey Wish, born and raised in Southern California, first began working on films in high school where he produced the feature film Chasing September. As a student in the department of Film, Television, and Digital Media at UCLA, Corey produced Going Places, a music video for the band “What Goes Around”, the undergraduate thesis film Blue Plate Special, and a graduate film, Safe Word Sparrow. He graduated as the valedictorian of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television and went on to produce the award winning short Matters of Life and Death starring David Strathairn (Good Night, and Good Luck), Rachel Leigh Cook (She’s All That), and Joseph Mazzello (Jurassic Park) as well as the G4TV cartoon series Broke and Lonely. Additionally, Corey recently completed Punching the Clown, a feature film which he produced. Corey continues to stay active the in entertainment industry working on shows for CBS, the WB, MTV, and HGTV as well as producing his own work. Corey is excited to work with an amazing team on a project dedicated to social awareness and change.
MICHAEL LEONI writer/director www.michaelleoni.com An 11:11 Experiment http://www.michaelleoni.comshapeimage_7_link_0
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Originally from New York, Michelle started in the theatre at a very early age, so the transition from actor to producer was a natural one. She co-founded The Wynner’s Circle Theatre Company with Partner/Director Hallie Wynn and together they produced an average of two shows a year in New York City and the surrounding tri-state area. Always inspired by Independent Film, Michelle decided to make a career change and dove head first into the NYC indie scene. Within a year, she worked her way up through the AD department to work on such films as “Into My Heart” starring Rob Morrow and Claire Forlani and “Suits” starring Robert Klein and Larry Pine. When Michelle transitioned to the West Coast in 2004 she co-founded the Greenwich Group and quickly found herself back in the theatre. The project that drew her heart back to the stage was The Playground, a Rock Musical about homeless kids and teenage runaways. Michelle and her Co-Producers mounted the stage show 5 times over a four year period and found great success each and every time. The show garnered major industry attention which has led to its current transition into a Feature Film. The Greenwich group switched gears and became An 11:11 Experiment, a production company geared towards projects with a message of social change. Currently 11:11 has two projects in post-production and several projects in development. www.an1111experiment.comhttp://www.an1111experiment.comshapeimage_15_link_0