Bios
Angus Benfield – Writer, actor and producer
Angus Benfield has worked for the past twenty years in New Zealand and Australia as an actor, writer, director and producer. As an actor, Angus played the lead role of Lex in Dean Murphy’s debut feature film, “Lex And Rory”, and played a leading role in the Australian TV soap series, “E-Street”. Angus co-produced the feature film, “Meet Me In Miami”, shot in both Miami and New Zealand, as well as producing and directing the Kiwi feature film, “Wait Up Harriet”. Angus has several other projects in development, including “Motorvation”, which he plans to shoot in the US in 2011.
Patrick Gillies – Director and producer
As an award-winning writer, director and producer, Patrick Gillies has nine short films, three television shows and two feature films to his credit. His short films, “Admit One” and “Kitty” have been selected for over twenty international film festivals, including Montreal, London, New Zealand, Palm Springs, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Hof and Sydney.
Together, Patrick and Angus are developing the suspense-horror, “Woldenkraaft”
Mark Freiburger – Producer
L.A.-based director and producer of “Dog Days of Summer”.
Ken Robertson Producer
Producer of TV commercials and feature films.
John Chrisstoffels DP
An award-winning cinematographer, with hundreds of commercials, music videos, TV and film projects to his credit.
Hanan Townshend Composer
A talented composer of film, television and commercial scores.
Cast
Luke: Angus Benfield (as bio before)
Kate: Victoria Abbott – a talented up-and-coming actress.
Simon: Jeremy Brennan – NIDA graduate, with numerous feature films, television shows and musical theatre productions under his belt.
Wally: Mark Hadlow – NZ icon, with dozens of TV shows and films to his credit (including King Kong).
Declan: Michael Maxwell – UK-expat, who has been in many feature films, including Nick Love’s “The Business”.
Rothschild: Ron Roger, another NIDA graduate with several film and TV credits.
Rev Bob: Martin Howells – UK-expat with credits ranging from BBC Playhouse to Xena: Warrior Princess.
Rev Shoebuck: Simon Barnett, one of NZ’s most famous TV personalities!
And a cameo from Jason Gunn.
