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MELA HUDSON

WRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR

Mela is the founder and owner of For Our Own Entertainment. She has been in the industry since 2009 and has made a name for herself as both an actress, and filmmaker. She is best known in front of the camera for her role as Emma in the short indie drama, Split Costs. To date the film has been the official selection to over 28 film festivals and has received 15 awards.


Mela won the People's Choice Award at the 2012 Coleman Awards, Best Supporting Broad at the 2015 Broad Humor Film Festival, Best Actress at the 2016 Women's Only Entertainment Film Festival, an Award of Merit for Leading Actress at the 2016 Best Shorts Competition, and shared Best Ensemble Performance at the 2017 Stories by The River Film Festival. She has also been nominated for a Shorty Award in 2015, Best Actress in a Short Film at the 2016 Hudson Valley International Film Festival, Best Actress at the 2016 North American Awards, and a Sofie Award for Best Actress in a Short Film at the 2016 Short Film Awards.

BAXTER LINN

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Baxter Linn is an American actor, stuntman, and cinematographer. He has an extensive background in martial arts, fight choreography, and athletic competition on a national level. He is also a cinematographer and DP, and runs a production business under the name of Baxter Linn Productions. His production work ranges from narrative and documentary, to commercial and industrial.

LEE J. KAPLAN

PRODUCER

JOHN MORGAN

CO-PRODUCER

Selected NYC credits: Off-Broadway - "Penny Penniworth," "Bully" (Awarded Best Direction at FringeNYC). New York Theatre - "Overruled", Shiyr Productions Film/TV - "Attempt to Rise," "Work in Progress," "Grand Theft Auto V," "Saving Unicorns," "Justice Woman." Voiceover - Baskin-Robbins, Nissan, Pep Boys, Little Debbie, Tommy Hilfiger. National and Regional campaigns. Awards - "Best Film Premiere" for "Attempt to Rise" at the Hudson Valley International Film Festival; "Best Dramedy Actor" for "Justice Woman" at the Rome Web Awards. Training - William Esper Conservatory Graduate.

JOE PATRICK MARSHALL

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

MICHAEL MARINUCCI JR

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Joe Patrick Marshall is an Actor and Producer based in NYC. Some of his film production credits include "Joe's War", "Terrifier" and "Fluidity", and theatrical production credits include "Supreme Beings". Joe has acted in many theatrical productions in and around New York city since 2007, he was last seen on stage in early 2017 as "Steve" in the Southampton Cultural Center production of Neil LaBute's "The Money Shot". 

He is thrilled to be a part of "Eight".

TAYLOR RE LYNN

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Taylor Re Lynn is an actress, producer, and philanthropist. She has produced independent short films, documentary and feature films. Most notable features include 'Little Wing' which premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and the 2016 Golden Globe nominated film 'The Fencer'. The Fencer was also winner of the prestigious Bernhard Wicki prize at the 2015 Munich International Film Festival.

FRANKLIN EUGENE

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Franklin Eugene is an American Business Professional, Designer, Producer, and Humanitarian who attained regional (Middle East, Africa, and India) and then global recognition subsequent to the launch of his eponymous fashion label Franklin Eugene.

ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS

OSCAR PAVLO
KIRKRYAN MCFARLAND
CAROL MARINUCCI
ALAN C. STRUTZ
VINCENT MARINUCCI
SANDRA LUCAS
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