HURT

SYNOPSIS

The Coltrane Family is struck by tragedy: a freak car accident takes the life of beloved husband and father, Robert. He is survived by his wife, Helen, and teenage children, Conrad and Lenore. When money dries up, Helen and her kids move in with Robert's brother, Darryl, who runs a salvage yard in the remote desert. Robert's death has left everyone raw, most of all Helen. When she tries to fill the void with a foster child, Sarah, the ties that bind her family start to unwind. Trust erodes. But only when terrible secrets slowly begin to surface, does Helen realize the imminent and real danger to her family.

A Gothic Thriller
STATUS – Completed

Directed by Barbara Stepansky
Written by Alison Lea Bingeman and Barbara Stepansky
Story by James Martin & Eduardo Levy
Produced by Eduardo Levy & James Martin
Cast: Melora Walters, William Mapother, Johanna E. Braddy, Jackson Rathbone, Ava Gaudet and Sofia Vassilieva

HYSTERIA

SYNOPSIS

Claire and Ben Wirth are struggling to have a child. With the help of specialist Dr. Evelyn Ballard, they give birth to a healthy son, Christopher. Everything is perfect until almost a year later when Claire notices that her son is behaving strangely. One night while putting her son to sleep, Claire looks into his eyes and sees the cold stare of a stranger. Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, Claire’s maternal instincts tell her that this is not her child. In an effort to find out what has happened to her son, Claire unravels a conspiracy that is larger than anything she could have imagined.

A Contemporary Nightmare
STATUS – Principal Photography in Fall 2008

Directed by Barbara Stepansky
Written by Elizabeth Edwards
Produced by Eduardo Levy & James Martin
Co-Producer / Casting Director Kelly Wagner

WHITE KNUCKLE RIDE

SYNOPSIS

High atop one of the world’s tallest volcanoes, the lives of one married couple will be forever changed. Peter and Erin Bridges are trying to fix a crumbling marriage by celebrating their fifth anniversary in Hawaii. Avid cyclists, they ride up the twisting ten-mile road of Mt. Haleakala at the break of dawn to enjoy the misty crater alone. But what they see up there, instead, sends them on a white-knuckle bike ride back down the slope for their lives.

An Indie Rollercoaster Ride and An Eco-Friendly Production
STATUS – Principal Photography in 2008

ALLEGIANCE

SYNOPSIS

The Year: 2013. American military presence in the Middle East has not decreased as expected; in fact, it has spread as far as Africa and Southeast Asia. We meet Juan, a smart, educated illegal immigrant from El Salvador. He came to Los Angeles for a better life. All he got was cleaning dishes during the day and working for a bookie at night. One morning, Juan senses he’s being followed. It’s his greatest fear: La Migra, the Immigration Service. He tries to hide, but he’s outnumbered. They get him! To his surprise, however, he’s offered citizenship. He quickly signs the paperwork, happily takes the Oath of Allegiance, and is immediately put on a plane. Twenty hours later he lands in a US military base. In Pakistan. Leading a varied group of misfits, Juan plans to escape the base and flee the region, fighting local insurgents, the own US Army, and tremendous cultural and language barriers to get home, beautiful and perfect El Salvador.

ALLEGIANCE is a sharp, funny look at how things will be in a few years from now…
STATUS – Principal Photography in 2009

LONG WALK

SYNOPSIS

During the Civil War, violence not only ravaged the eastern states but the western frontier as well. The Navajo Nation was under siege by the US government who coveted their rich lands for new American settlements. The army unleashed devastating campaigns of human bloodshed, livestock slaughter and crop burning to remove the Indians from their homesteads. But even this could not end the fierce Native resistance. Colonel Christopher "Kit" Carson was enlisted to relocate the remaining 8,000 Navajo men, women and children on a grueling 300 mile march clear across New Mexico. This is known as the "Long Walk”. Upon their arrival, disease and starvation had wiped out over a quarter of the entire tribe. LONG WALK is based on the true story of a reluctant hero in Kit Carson – who sympathized with the Indians, but whose military duty forced him to scourge their home – and, above all, it is a triumphant testament to the Navajo spirit. It was through their own self-determination that they ultimately regained a 3.5 million acre reservation, which to this day includes their mother country.

A story that needs to be told.
STATUS – Currently in Development