About Us:
Tom Kleine: Director, Producer, and Writer
I am a special education teacher for the kindergarten grade level in Lake County. I’ve been a teacher for eight years. Filmmaking has always been a huge passion of mine. One Year is my third feature film. My first feature film, Drinkin', was screened at the Arizona Film and Television festival with a great reception. My second film, One Week, has been screened at festivals and has won multiple awards.
Contact Tom at: ttothek1@yahoo.com
Bennie Woodell: Director of Photography and Editor
Bennie Woodell graduated from Columbia College Chicago in May of 2006 with a Bachelors Degree in Film/Video. His second short film, The Mightier King, screened at the Austin Student Film Festival, and the McGuffin Film Festival, also in Austin Texas. He has been very busy this past year with a number of projects including One Week. In January of 2008, he released a feature horror film called The Chauffeur which recently was picked up to be on Midnite Screams, a new show on Channel 26 the U in Chicago. In March, Bennie directed a 25 minute short film titled Scarlet Widow, and was accepted and screened at the Short Film Corner at the Cannes Film Festival this past May. Bennie's upcoming film, Long December, is near completion with a premiere planned for the Spring of 2010.
Last January, he had a public screening at Gurnee Mills Cinemas of his film entitled "Fast Zombies with Guns" (www.fastzombieswithguns.com). The picture above was featured on the front page of the Lake County News-Sun with the caption "Bennie Woodell of Antioch with some props he used in the movie he made, Fast Zombies With Guns".
Contact Bennie at: benniewoodell@gmail.com
Charles Ramsey:
Head of Casting and Mr. Weeks
Charles Ramsey (Brett's Dad) has appeared in over 40 Film/TV projects as well as over 70 plays. He previously worked with Tom Kleine 6 years ago playing a cop/secret agent boss/ & yep, a drinkin' clown in his film Drinkin'. He can found on IMDB @ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2753975
Check out Charlie's homepage at:
http://www.charlesramsey.org or contact Charlie at: cram15jdel@aol.com
Ryan Schneider: Brett Weeks
Ryan began acting at the College of Lake County as a walk-on. He first appeared in Abbington Square with a 3 minute non speaking part, then Lysistrata; and third, played the lead role in the David Mamet play “American Buffalo”. Afterwards, he had major roles in The Hobbit, The Laramie Project, and The Balcony. In the winter of 2008, Tom and Charles Ramsey, the individual in charge of casting, saw Ryan perform in the play “The Proof” at Antioch’s PM&L theatre and they approached Ryan for the lead in One Week. Tom and Charles were so impressed by Ryan’s performance, they cast Ryan on the spot. Filming began in June 2008. And so, Ryan’s movie debut was born. Contact Ryan at: linkspace333@yahoo.com
Chad Meyer: Brett's Older Brother, Dan Weeks
Chad has been a stage, film and commercial actor in Chicago and the Midwest for the last four years. His primary focus is on-camera work, though, and he has appeared in numerous local and regional commercials and more than 70 independent and student films. Films in which Chad has appeared have been screened at Cannes International Film Festival, The Black Harvest Film Festival, The Pine Bluff Silent Film Festival, The British Film Festival (where Chad was nominated for best supporting actor in the film "Carnage on Grave's Farm"), The Portobello Film Festival in London, England, “It Came From Lake Michigan” Horror Film Festival in Milwaukee, and the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles. Chad received his BA from Cornell University, a JD from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the University of Chicago. Contact Chad at: cmeyer@bridgeportfolio.com
Walt Sloan: Brian, Dan's Right-Hand Man
Please check out the biography and contact information on Walt Sloan on his personal website at www.waltsloan.com
