There will be a screening of The Verse this Friday May 13th during the "Ever Expanding Firefly 'Verse'" panel (2:30-4p) at Whedonopolis. Not only will there be a screening, but our director & co-writer, Julian Higgins, will be on the panel to answer questions & gift an exclusive Loot Crate FIREFLY Cargo crate to a lucky member in the audience.
Friday May 13th, 2016
2:30 - 4:30PM
Room: Programming 1
Airtel Plaza Motel
Tune into your internet radio dials to catch episode #139 with me on After the Hype this Thursday! Bryan, Chewie, Ryan, Jon, & I chat a little about frontier justice and hark back on the fantastic glory that is, Quentin Tarantino's, The Hateful Eight.
You can watch a teaser for our episode here in My 30 Second Rundown.
Our short film Cup of Wrath is making moves!! We screen in the Festival De Cannes Short Film Corner NEXT WEEK!!
Logline; After seeking guidance from his priest, A widower exacts revenge for the murder of his wife.
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SATURDAY, 04/23 - Artemis Women in Action Film Festival
http://www.artemisfilmfestival.com/
BRIX will screen in the "Deadlier Than The Male/Badass Women Shorts" Film Block
7:00pm
~Arhya Fine Arts Theater~
8556 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
WEDNESDAY, 04/27 - Newport Beach Film Festival
www.newportbeachfilmfest.com
BRIX will screen in the "Back In The Short Game" block
8:15pm
~The Triangle Cinema~
1870 Harbor Blvd
Costa Mesa, CA 92627 United States
Individual tickets must be purchased. You can do so by referencing each festival's website.
Come claim your seat & be a part of the action!
WELCOME TO THE STORE!!!
The STORE is a 1/2 hour dramedy series & I'm cast as one of the LEAD ACTORS (props to Kyn'Dall, "Okrrrr!!") This project is 2 YEARS in the making. We've crossed our T's & dotted our I's and game planned our way into production. We're finally ready! Now's your chance to be part of the action, because the truth of it all is we could really use your help!!
Watch our sizzle reel so you can get a glimpse & get to know this charmingly wacky ensemble of talented artists. Once you get a sense of what we're about, & if your curiosity is piqued, then (if you're able) please DONATE to our KICKSTARTER! ❤❤❤ Every little bit helps- truly!!
I'm happy to answer any questions you may have, so feel free to hit me up and pick my brain about it. YOUR contributions make this type of project possible and your time and efforts are so greatly APPRECIATED!
THANK YOU EVERYONE!! We're amped at the chance to bring you more of THE STORE!!!!
STARRING Shewan Edward Howard, Chris Silvestri, Rin Ehlers Sheldon,Monica O'Malley de Castillo, Ross van Dongen, Alexandra Marian Hensley,Russell Stout, Alex Marshall-Brown, Daniel Linehan, Eric Young, Adrian Rozas-Cristino, Marcelle Bowman, Christopher Cendana, and Ethan Hethcote. Produced by Stand Up 8 Studios owned and operated by Graham Ehlers Sheldon and Rin Ehlers Sheldon!!
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Little Known Fact;
Due to time constraints & busy Hollywood lives, my audition was hosted briefly in a Starbucks. Granted it was outside under the awning of their patio, but I had a Master of None moment as all of Vine and Sunset blvd. saw me act a fool just to get this part. My HUSTLE GAME is Skrong!
Here are the upcoming festivals where you can catch a viewing of our award winning short film!
It is with truly great excitement that we announce our recent win of 7 AWARDS at the Idyllwild International Festival Of Cinema! An exuberant congratulations to the entire cast and crew for your distinctions, especially for winning the Best Of Festival award, marking the first time in Idyllwild Festival history that the award has been given to a short film! Truly amazing. Furthermore, our lead actresses tied for Best Actress, not only with each other but also with Academy Award winning actress Melissa Leo for her role in a new short film, marking the sign of incredible things to come for these two performers! Finally, it is with unbridled pride that we all celebrate Nico Raineau's first award as BEST Director!
The full list of our 7 Idyllwild International Film Festival includes...
Best Of Festival, 2016
Best Director, Short Film
Best Actress, Short Film - Dre Swain
Best Actress, Short Film - Alex Marshall-Brown
Best Supporting Actor, Short Film - David Carey Foster
Best Cinematography, Short Film - John Gardiner
Best Editing, Short Film -
Below is the of accolades I earned for my role as Brix;
Breakout Female Action Star - Action on Film Festival
Best Actress - Connect Film Festival
Best Actress, Short Film - Idyllwild International Film Festival
Below are the overall accolades awarded to the short film, Brix & the Bitch
Best Short - Atlanta Independent Film Festival
Best of the Festival - Idyllwild International Film Festival
Best Action Short - Atlanta Underground Film Festival
The Bechdel Award - Connect Film Festival
Gold Award - Spotlight Short Film Awards
Award of Excellence - One Reeler Short Film Competition
The Vagrancy's production of 'What of the Night' garnered 3 Ovation Nominations which ushered us into the heart of LA theatre!!!
The Ovation Awards are the only peer-judged theatre awards in Los Angeles, created to recognize excellence in theatrical performance, production, and design in the Greater Los Angeles area.
Since 1989, over 300 theatrical productions have competed each year in 35 different categories to be recognized as Ovation Awards recipients.
Receiving an Ovation Award is a significant point of recognition for LA theatre artists. The LA Times has referred to the Ovation Awards as the “highest-profile contest for local theatre.”
It is an honor and a privilege to garner nominations from fellow artists whom I admire! Theatre companies & theatre artists known for creating profoundly visceral & unapologetic content surrounded me. It meant all the more to know that they saw merit in our work & requested our presence among them. Co-hosts French & Vanessa Claire Stewart took the event by the reins and kept the celebration going. The band was pulled from the CTG production of "Chavez Ravine: An LA Revival" and they kept our hearts lively with the energy they shared. Connections were made, congratulations offered, and the promise of continued creative success resonated for everyone in attendance. It really was a night to remember.
#LAStageAlliance #OvationAwards
"In the Absence of Light" is the final play that Lynn worked on before he passed away earlier this year due to complications with cancer. The rising artistic director, Bruce Lemon, a man among my closest of friends, brought me in on this production as a part of the 2nd Annual Leimert Park Theatre Festival.
Watts Village Theatre Company also won an award from the Sheri & Les Biller Family Foundation at the 2015 LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards, for our production of "It's A Krip Hop Nation" Bruce received the award just prior to a moment of silence in appreciation of all the work that Lynn Manning brought to his theatre, his neighborhood, & his differently-abled communities. The Foundation grant inspires powerful collective action in the pursuit of career development, education, theatre enrichment, & community support. We at Watt's Village & myself, as a member of the cast of "It's A Krip Hop Nation" & other WVTC productions, are grateful for the fiscal support to continue giving back to our community.
Click here for the The Press Release from Biller Family Foundation
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It's always a pleasure to work with my friends, so of course I said yes when Chase the Green Productions asked me to be part of this beautifully woven love story. This piece is currently running the festival circuit, keep an eye out for the beautiful sincerity that Chase shares with the world.
Catch me in The Foster's season finale Lucky (S3E10) airing Aug 17th on ABC.
Guess who has two reasons to be in Vegas next month?
Here is more information about the screening of Brix & the Bitch
http://www.lvff.com/portfolio/brix-and-the-bitch/
...aaaand this is the info for the screening of Magic Matty
I'm working on two plays participating in the Vagrancy's Blossoming play reading series.
Saturday August 1st @ 4 pm:
"I Want Her Wet Like Gasoline" by Megan Breen - directed by Carly D. Weckstein - starring Maia Kazin, Jim Senti, Alex Marshall-Brown, Bruce Lemon Jr., Johnny Taylor, & Arthur Keng
Sunday August 2nd @ 1 pm:
"O.P. (aka Overpowered)" by Jesse Shao - directed by Caitlin Hart - starring Arthur Keng, Liza Cosier, Asher Grodman, Alex Marshall-Brown, & Steve Madar
There is a fair degree of trust that goes into making a film. No matter how fervently one prepares for a role, there is still much left to interpretation by the contributions of the the cast, the director, the cinematographer, the editor, and the design team. Any one person who does not share the common vision could jeopardize the film's intent & overall quality.
A week ago Thursday, my dad joined me as I watched a film that I put my body, heart, and soul into. I trained for this role, rehearsing choreography, & sculpting my body with the little time that I had (still didn't feel like enough!). During a very turbulent time in my life I made this film my first priority. It gave me focus, and I found a calm in the work. So, when I finally saw the premier screening of Brix & the Bitch, I had a chance to appreciate it from a completely different perspective. As an audience member, it was a treat to feel my dad flinch beside me. He'd twist and roll out of the punches I received onscreen. I giggled listening to how the film struck a nerve among the people around me. I knew my contributions to the film, but now I could appreciate the little bits of genius contributed by my peers & respect their ambition in the creation of the final product.
Syncing and stitching the sound to launch your heart on an emotional roller coaster...using effects like slow motion to calmly reveal the poignant pain within the violence, then racking the speed in the other direction to launch into character intent & ferocity. The shots are beautiful, the performances sincere & invested. This film astounds me, and I take great pride in being one of the many pieces to this beautiful cinematic puzzle.
Trapped in a seedy and illegal fight club, one woman's only chance for escape is a gruesome brawl against the one person she refuses to harm.
Twas an honor to work with you all, my friends. You've each shared a gift with your time & your talents.
Nico Raineau - Director, along with Kristen Murtha & Russell Hadaya - Producers. Leo Kei Angelos, Action Director. Starring - Dre Swain, Alex Marshall-Brown, David Carey Foster, Tim Storms, Carlos Foglia, & our team of phenomenal background friends. John Gardiner - Cinematography, Scott Morris - Editor, Cody Blase Skully - Sound Design, Melissa Lyon - Production Design, Greg Townly - Musical Score, & Lili Kaytmaz - Make-up Artist.
Brix & the Bitch - Amfran Entertainment
I participated in a staged reading & social justice workshop of "It's A Krip Hop Nation" collaboratively written by Lynn Manning, co-founder and Artistic Director of Watts Village Theatre Company, & Leroy Manning, Founder of the Krip Hop Nation.
IT’S A KRIP‐HOP NATION! (Where my crippled homies at!)
This play chronicles the lives of two recently disabled performers as they battle ablism in their attempt to break into the mainstream hip‐hop music industry.
UNITE - LootCrate Theme Video (Power Ranger's Parody)
I will follow Julian Higgins to the ends of the earth. He's one heck of a director and a fantastic dude to boot. Always a PLEASURE to work with my FRIENDS!!! You all astound me.
SUPER SENTINEL 5 is a shout out to the Power Rangers of the 90s, whom we all secretly (and not-so-secretly) adore. It features; Dante Basco, recently known as the voice of Avatar's Zuko. However, I know him best as the first movie star to ever win the love of my prepubescent heart. Ever since Hook, Rufio could crow at my window ANY DaY! Olga Kay, one of the Original Queens of YouTube. Writers & fellow Sentinels Zack Finfrock & Peter Weidman - your brilliant minds tickle me to no end. Again, you all astound me.
It gives so much credence to a little something I've ALWAYS said;
"Work until your Idols become your Rivals - then just absolve the rivalry & get to the Friendship Shenanigans!"
~Alex Marshall-Brown (Yep. I say that ALL the time). ;-)
Everyone involved helped to make this piece of Awesome become a part of my world. Thanx to each and every one of you talented Rapscallions!!
Don't act like you don't want that theme song. It's the hot new ringtone!
Hey Ma!
You weren't around for Mother's Day...So, I made this for Aunty Bobbie instead!
I'm glad you've got yourself a seat with a view. Now, look what I can do!
La Brea Tar Pit & LACMA -May 9, 2015
I spent a lovely May morning playing onset with some old & new friends!
We dressed in wacky costumes, played in a heightened reality, & revisited the geeky side of my childhood.
I WANNA tell you all about it. But, trust me, it'll mean more to you if you wait. 😜
What games tickle your fancy?
Remember Magic Matty? You know! The Project Greenlight submission a few friends & I made, that launched my friend Nico into becoming one of their Top 10 Finalist?
Well, people other than Matt Damon & Ben Affleck seem to like it too, because I got nominated for Best Supporting Actress in the St. Tropez International Film Festival!!!
That's in FRANCE!
I'll save up my pennies, but I'm not sure I'm able to make it. 'Tis a pleasure to be nominated nonetheless.
Ah, to be in France...
Some of the most rewarding work I've ever done was shooting this muay thai fight film with my insanely talented friends. I've never completed a project feeling so battle worn, yet so accomplished!
Trapped in a seedy and illegal fight club, one woman's only chance for escape is a gruesome brawl against the one person she refuses to harm.
Thank you to Nico Raineau for writing this film with me in mind, thanks to actress Dre Swain for taking the plunge with me into combat, & thanks to Leo Kei Angelos for making us look so darn good in the process.
You all astound me, Dream Team.
To learn more about Nico, check out his website; www.NicoRaineau.com
