Arts
Unlimited Productions
383 South I Street
Livermore, California
94550
925 606 6753
call or email Loni@LivermorePrinter.com
for a full copy of the film.
$10 plus shipping and handling
CREDITS
Casey Hart played by April
Ailor
The
beautiful and talented April has many years of experience in local
theatre groups. April brings tons of acting expertise and much appreciated patience to
our cast. April currently is a mom and a native Californian who resides
in Pleasanton, California.
Crusher played by Paul
James Fessa
has been in film and stage for many years. He appeared as an extra in
blockbusters with Arnold Schwartzenegger and Kurt Russel (Backflash). A
native Australian, Paul provides much of the comic relief to the film.
His character undergoes the biggest awakening during the journey. Paul
founded Shaymee's Aussie Toffee Company and is currently a new dad.
Their family resides in Pleasanton, California.
Murph
played by Daniel Healy
is a software engineer and amateur actor. His playful character and
charm brought life to everything he did. Daniel donated use
of
his home for multiple locations during the filming. Their
family is now living in Botswana, Africa with his wife and children
with elephants and giraffes in the back yard.
River played by Russel
Baer and Ryan played by Jason Barrett
were the camera men who showed up with the good MT camera and
the
knowledge of how to use it. Handsome and young, they were immediately
pressed into service as cast members. They are amazing. Russ enlisted
in the Rangers after 911 and went to Afghanistan and Iraq. Jason is a
manager at Blockbuster in Livermore, CA.
The Henchmen of Livermore
donated many long hours of sitting around drinking beer, laughing,
shooting blanks and generally having a good time as well as some pretty
disciplined and innovative acting for a bunch of tough looking novices.
Lying in the sun in hot leathers and having blood poured all over them,
diving into the ash pit, running...we owe these guys for being our Main
Gate and bringing their own dogs and guns to protect it! Seriously, the
club is a charitable organization that donates time and raises money
for local food banks, charities and good causes. Henchmen co-ounder, Kurt Smistik
and owner of KS Trucking donated many hours of bullying the director
and putting in his 2 cents for which he earned the title of Associate
Director on top of being the Leader of the Free Zone. Good job.
The Rainbow Family Band's
beautiful songs and authenticity says more than any words can ever
convey. We are eternally grateful for their contribution to this film.
Many people who have attended Rainbow Gatherings have thanked us for
making this film, which though it is an act of mostly fiction, portrays
the feeling of a Gathering. Bliss!
Dr. Black played by Fred
Watson is
a computer programmer, photographer and graphic designer with an insight in the computer field that brought a real authentic
creepiness to the role of the doctor who so passionlessly uses people
as guinea pigs. In real life, Fred is really charming, a Christian, available and
looking for Ms. Right. He lives in Livermore, CA.
Stark played by Herb
Russell and Bubbles played by Robyn Russell are
a father/ daughter team who never had any scenes together. This is the
first acting experience for both of them, but their natural abilities
to "know" the character and say the lines just right made them
invaluable. Herb is a mortgage broker and Robyn is the mother of 3 (her
own daughter played Amanda).
Cop/Double Agent played by Daniel Twomey
who is also the Executive Producer and right hand man. He loaded and
unloaded equipment, ran cameras, held the boom mike, did voiceovers and
pretty much everything necessary - taking it all in stride. He is also
married to the director and has put up with years of research,
Gatherings, hippies all over his house, cast and crew all over his
house and business, and hours upon hours of editing. famous quote "Aren't you done with that YET!"
Youth played by William
J. Hines
is an artist, web designer, actor who threw himself into every aspect
of helping with this film. Having played Romeo in High School, at 19,
he was one of our more experience actors. Will is a versatile and
talented young man with a bright future ahead of him. He owns his own
web design and marketing company williamjhines.com.
Yemanya
played by herself is our choreographer and costume designer. She
added life and authenticity to our cast with her fabulous hand made
tams, hats, tie die and costuming. Check her out at YemanyaNapue.com
Andrea Dorian played by Colleen
Redpath
who is an amazing lady and the first person to
believe in this project. Her sophisticated voice and cool charm had
everyone believing she could give Barbara Walters a run for her money.
Colleen is a retired designer and currently a life coach in Sonora,
California.
Senator Depockets played by Rocky Robertson
who is a building contractor, Rodeo Champion and bona fide Hero who
rescued two small boys who were strapped into their car seats from
drowning when their car went into a flooded culvert. His first film,
Rocky has dabbled in screenplay writing and has two scripts ready to go
- anybody interested? http://www.RandAconstruction.com
Not the leader of the Free Zone, played by Loni Frankland
who is the writer, director, editor, and pretty much any part (and
voice over) she could not talk somebody else into playing. Check out
the Senator's red haired assistant.
And
a cast of hundreds...literally everybody and their brother showed up to
donate time to this film. The hippie kids who "died" multiple times,
the extras and demonstrators who showed up rain or shine... Even the
FBI who surveiled us as we held a permitted "mock" Rainbow Gathering in
Del Valle Park for an overnight campout/shoot. Can't even have a MOCK
Gathering without scaring the authorities. Yeah, we knew you were
there, guys.
The rocking
soundtrack will keep you on the edge. Dozens of bands gave us their
tapes to listen to, and we included as many as fit the mood we were
trying to convey. Our extreme thanks to all of our musicians.
This film is dedicated to Paul Richard Frankland who believed in me.
Special thanks to:
Mark Newberry and Newberry Ranch
Jenn Meyers, Shayna Goldsm ith, Desiree Herr, Devin Frankland, Alissa
Wessinger
Panama Bay Coffee Company
Livermore Printer, Design and Sign
Richard Twomey for editing assistance
All of our crew and camera operators
Daniel Twomey - executive producer
My family for putting up with the long hours and YEARS of editing.
I love you.
And if we forgot to mention anyone - sorry! You are in the film
credits! Nobody reads this far anyway!