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- Shua Jackson is an American film and television actor. Shua appears in the recently released feature film Zoey 102 Zoey 102 (2023) as Greg Kevyn. Shua has also recently appeared in the guest star roles of Detective Eddie Wilkowski in ATL Homicide, Episode Lacharity Gaines (2023), and CSI Charlie Green in Homicide Hunter: Never Give Up (2022). Shua's first appearance was for the small-screen roles that included the online comedy TV series, The First Five Years (2014) and the award nominated short, Molly (2019) .
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Chris White is an award-winning filmmaker who has spent over a decade writing, directing, and producing a variety of feature length and short films. His most recent project is the music-centric, coming of age comedy Electric Jesus, which explores the world of a fictional 80's Christian hair metal band called 316. The band's journey from playing Bible camp talent shows to head-banging rock venues is an amusing look at youth culture during the time when heavy metal music was bathed in controversy. The film stars Brian Baumgartner (The Office), Judd Nelson (The Breakfast Club, St. Elmo's Fire), and newcomers Shannon Hutchinson (Assassinaut) and Andrew Eakle (Creepshow, The Glorias).
In addition to writing and directing Electric Jesus, White also co-wrote original songs for the film, collaborating with composer/indie rock legend Daniel Smith. The raucous soundtrack 'Electric Jesus: Music From and Inspired By The Motion Picture' is scheduled for worldwide release by Joyful Noise Recordings early 2021.
Electric Jesus won White the Best Director award at the 2020 Orlando Film Festival where it was also selected as Best Picture. The film screened at over a dozen festivals in 2020, winning Best Narrative Feature at both the Fayetteville Film Festival and the Rome (Georgia) International Film Festival.
White's other films include Southern Gothic comedy anthology Unbecoming (2016), indie-film farce Cinema Purgatorio (2014), and family dramedies Get Better (2012) and Taken In (2011). Additionally, he has written, directed, and produced for the multi-award winning web series phenomenon, Star Trek Continues.
White graduated from Furman University with a B.A.in Drama and currently lives in Greenville, South Carolina. He is married to executive producer/producer/screenwriter Emily Reach White.- Actress
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Christina Leidel is an award-winning stage and screen actress. She has starred in a number of films which have enjoyed successful festival runs, including Inhaling Red (Best Drama - Freedom Festival International; San Francisco Frozen Film Festival; Louisville International Film Festival), Molly (Audience Choice Award - Rome International Film Festival; Best Comedy Short finalist - Canton Film Festival; Best Comedy nominee - Beaufort International Film Festival), and The Last Filmmaker (Best SC Film - South Carolina Underground Film Festival). Right now you can watch her star in the harrowing Olivia on Amazon Prime, a film centering on depression awareness.- Brad Brinkley is known for Gotham Knights (2023), The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021) and Doom Patrol (2019).
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Andrew Eakle is an actor and producer best known for his work in Creepshow (2019), Electric Jesus (2020), and The Glorias (2020).
The Indianapolis native attended Ball State University and graduated with a focus in Anthropology and Natural Resource Management before moving to Atlanta to pursue a career in the arts.- Producer
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Award-winning filmmaker Emily Reach White has an extensive and varied career writing and producing films, both short and feature length. In almost 20 films ranging from the Southern Gothic comedy anthology Unbecoming (co-producer), to the personal dramedy based on her father's terminal disease Get Better (co-writer, co-director) to the farcical movie business exploits of Cinema Purgatorio (co-writer, co-producer), White has continually showcased her diverse talents and creativity.
Recently, she produced the music-centric, coming of age comedy Electric Jesus, which explores the world of a fictional 80's Christian hair metal band called 316. The band's journey from playing Bible camp talent shows to head-banging rock venues is an amusing look at youth culture during the time when heavy metal music was bathed in controversy. The film stars Brian Baumgartner (The Office), Judd Nelson (The Breakfast Club, St. Elmo's Fire) and newcomers Shannon Hutchinson (Assassinaut) and Andrew Eakle (Creepshow, The Glorias). Electric Jesus was awarded Best Picture at the 2020 Orlando Film Festival. It was also selected as Best Narrative Feature at both the Fayetteville Film Festival and Rome (Georgia) International Film Festival, and was screened at over a dozen festivals in 2020. Worldwide distribution will follow in 2021.
Last year White was chosen as a content creator for the 2020-2021 Wide Angle Lab project sponsored by the South Carolina Film Commission's Indie Grants program. Wide Angle Lab is a media incubator and the only one of its kind in the nation. She will function as executive producer, producer and screenwriter throughout the project.
White has an M.A in English Literature from Miami University. She currently lives in Greenville, South Carolina and is married to director/producer/screenwriter Chris White.- Cinematographer
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