Heather Dawn Gaskins is a multi-talented Feature Film Producer who is a graduate of Cal State University Dominguez Hills. She has used her Bachelor of Arts in Digital Media Art to obtain work in the areas of Editing, Producing, Script Development, Event Presentation and First Assistant Directing. She started working behind the scenes in production in 1998 on the feature film “Foolish” and has since work on numerous music videos, commercials, and live shows for independent production companies as well as such notable companies as The House of Blues, Mattel, and The Staples Center. All productions that have utilized her services have been very successful due to her focus and ability to be detail oriented.
This has never been more evident with her input in her feature film debut as Producer, Script Developer and First AD on Restraining Order, which won Best Feature at the HBFF and was the Center Piece Film of the Pan African Film Festival. Her abilities with Script Development afforded the writer with a NAACP Nomination for Outstanding Writer of a feature film.
Reggie Gaskins is a strong comedic actor with a great sense of comedic timing. His natural fun and charismatic personality has afforded him the ability to make people laugh with his various characters.
Although Reggie is a true comedic actor he is also very funny as a stand-up comedian. He spent time under the tutelage of seasoned stand-up comedians such as David Arnold, Chris Spencer, EarthQuake, Rodney Perry and Joey Wells, just to name a few. Each has encouraged him to go further with his stand-up. Although Reggie does plan to take their advice, as he has the highest level of respect for each of them, for now he sticking closely to his first love, which is acting.
Vonet Woods is a native of Harlem, New York. She fell in love with performing arts when a school counselor accidentally switched her piano class for an acting class. Vonet loved performing and decided to further her studies. She honed her craft as a theatre major at Howard University where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts. While attending Howard she studied Shakespeare abroad at Oxford University and taught acting at the National Cathedral School of Washington, DC.
Upon graduating Vonet returned to New York. While pursuing her career she worked at her family’s business, the renowned Sylvia’s Restaurant, where she had the opportunity to receive invaluable advice from numerous actors she admired.
Vonet has guest starred on “The Chris Rock Show” and starred in the films “Hood Copz”, “The Cures for Love” and the award winning short “Sad”. Some of Vonet’s stage work includes “Jack and Jill”, “As You Like It” and “Alaska”. She has also starred in numerous commercials such as KFC, Fed-Ex and Sprite.
Jermaine Jacox, born and raised on the South side of Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been on the modeling scene for over 5 years. During this time Jermaine has modeled in over 50 fashion shows and made various guest appearances. In 2007, Jermaine made his way into the homes of many by way of an independently released twelve month calendar. In pursuit of a different career opportunity, Jermaine relocated to Los Angeles, California. Since his move, Jermaine has played the lead in the independent films "@ 4:30" and "3" as well as appeared in the underground indy S.H.M.I.L.U. He was featured in the music video "Many Moons" by new Bad Boy artist Janelle Monae as well as the "Green Light" video by John Legend featuring Andre 3000. Jermaine has appeared in various print ads and television commercials including Men of Lifetime for the Lifetime Movie Network, We Are Americans, Amazon.com and Silverton Casino.
Recently, Jermaine completed runs of the plays "Konvergence" and “The Power Of My Will”. He is currently preparing for his role in the upcoming play “The Battle Is Not Yours”.
Joe Holt recently relocated to Los Angeles from New York and has enjoyed Guest-Star spots on such shows as Grey’s Anatomy, Prison Break, Monk, and Close to Home, as well as a lead role in Lake Placid II as a Sudanese croc-killer (naturally…), after fulfilling his New York obligation of working the Law and Order circuit. In the coming months he can be seen playing an attorney opposite Idris Elba (The Wire, Obsessed) in the psychological thriller Legacy (Spring 2010), and also had significant roles in the upcoming Son of Mourning, and the horror brilliance that is Blood Shot.
Keena Ferguson, a native of Jefferson City, Mo, has been dancing since age three and entertaining the world in many art forms. Keena is a graduate of The Ohio State University where she majored in dance. Immediately following graduation, Keena moved to Los Angeles to advance her career. She has danced and starred with artists such as, Jay-Z, Gloria Estefan, Marc Anthony, Nelly and danced in various award shows.
Keena Ferguson’s talents go far beyond dancing; she models for magazines and clothing lines and has modeled for the famous hair care company Paul Mitchell. She can be seen in the October 2008 issue of Heart and Soul magazine and was on the cover of the September 2008 issue of Black Enterprise. She was recently on tour in the hit stage play, The Bachelorette Party co-produced by Will Smith and Overbrook Entertainment. She has been seen guest starring on a one hour drama for Lifetime Television, Mad-TV, was recently the lead in a film segment on Spielberg’s director show On the Lot and shot an episode on Boston Legal and Two and a Half Men.
Find out more about Keena on her website - keenaferguson.com
Chicago native Sean Riggs has taken his love of acting and turned it into a career. From his role in the blockbuster film "Stomp The Yard" to indie's such as "Street Dreams", "Unequal" AFI's "The Second Half" and "Lucky Street", Sean is on a mission to win his Oscar. He has trained with revered acting coaches Tasha Smith and Ivanna Chubbuck. His television credits include BET's "Hell Date", "Mad TV" and he's played the lead in hit music videos for Danity Kane, The Cheetah Girls and 10 Years. Sean can be seen in starring roles in two official selections at the 2009 Pan African Film Festival, "Unequal" and "The Second Half". He recently wrapped a new horror film called "Do Not Disturbed" and will be seen in "The Confidant" alongside David Banner, Billy Zane and Boris Kodjoe.
JANORA MCDUFFIE brings fire, passion and talent all the way from Durham, North Carolina. After graduating with a degree in Performance Studies and Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she made Los Angeles her home where she has continued to grace the stage as well as the small and the silver screens. Janora has appeared on numerous television shows including 24, Without a Trace, Eleventh Hour, Close to Home, The Unit and Veronica Mars. She’s also starred in many award-winning festival films such as Don’t Go, Endangered Species, Let’s Talk, The Message, and Be The Man where Janora took home the award for Best Actress at the 2007 Biola Film Festival. On stage, Janora brought to life the lead role of “Nicole” in the Don B. Welch smash stage hit The Bachelorette Party. She also performed in the Native Tongue Rep production of Split Second and the Coleman & Smith Artistic Co. production of Before it Hits Home. For more information on this rising starlet’s career, please visit janoramcduffie.com.
Mustafa Shakir is an actor and rapper. As an actor he has been featured in Law and Order twice, House (opposite LL Cool J), Cold Case, Numbers, Wanted, recurring role on Girlfriends (opposite Tracee Ellis and Wayne Brady), New York Undercover, Wasteland, Faceless, etc, to name a few small screen credits. He has also starred in big screen releases such as The Cavern, The Pool, Shaft, Woo, Down to Earth (opposite Regina King and Chris Rock) and Jails Hospitals and Hip Hop. Mustafa began his career at the Negro Ensemble company under Charles Weldon, Chuck Patterson, Carol Khan White, and Douglas Turner Ward in plays such as Color People's Time and Zooman and the Sign.
As a rapper Mustafa has put out the album 'HolyWar" on Soundchron Records w/ production by Ayatollah, Leggo, JShaft, & Goldrocc. His video "More" featuring Maya Azucena won intternational acclaim shot by MTV award winning director Shivraj Santhamaktar. Currently working on his sophomore release with Dwayne Wayans of "Schway Music." He's collaborated with Planet Asia, Styles of Beyond, Big Daddy Kane and Okai to name a few.
Clarissa Park is an award winning and critically acclaimed actress, singer, and dancer. Clarissa won the Asian Pacific Actor’s Network Award at the Pusan International Film Festival 2008 for her role in “Make Yourself at Home”. Her film and TV credits include “Memoirs of a Geisha” (Sony), “Days of Our Lives” (NBC), “Monk” (USA Network), and “Operative Blues” with Wayne Brady. Clarissa successfully co-produced and acted in the first Pan-Asian American cast of “The Vagina Monologues; V-Day 2006” which won wide critical acclaim. Her Theater credits include “Insanity: The Musical”, “Respect for the Electric Field of Horses” “Young Playwrights Festival”, “Betrayal”, and “Love”. Clarissa is a California licensed attorney, and is on the board of the Blank Theater and a member of NoHo Arts Center Ensemble.
Stacie Dail is originally from Atlanta, GA where she booked her first feature film Wayward Son with Harry Connick Jr. Among numerous independent films, her television and film credits include Passions, Entourage, Rock On, and most recently the web series comedy Misadventures in Matchmaking. She is also the owner of a Santa Monica based jewelry company, Edgy Princess (www.edgyprincess.com). When not focusing on acting or her company, Stacie’s also a fan of Texas Hold’em and frequently deals cards for celebrity Poker tournaments.
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