DIRECTOR / CO-WRITER / PRODUCER

Mehran C. Torgoley is a Director & Writer, originally from Chicago, Il. After moving to Southern California, Mehran cut his teeth directing a number of short films, music videos and commercial projects, before moving onto feature films, including the horror film Curse of Aurore and the irreverent mockumentary Izzy Lyon: The Unspun Truth. He has contributed to projects for clients such as Justin Bieber, Fox Studios, Jennifer Lopez, and Image8nineteen.

LEAD ACTRESS / CO-WRITER / PRODUCER

Llana Barron is an award winning film actress, producer and screenwriter. She is best known for her work in 'Curse of Aurore' and 'Izzy Lyon: The Unspun Truth.' She has received Best Actress awards for her performances in 'Curse of Aurore' at the Ravenheart Film Festival in Oslo Norway, and for the short film, 'Committed', at the Boston Film Festival. Llana's voice has been featured in a number of video games, most notably as the character Elle Holloway in 'Silent Hill: Homecoming'. In addition to acting, Llana is also an award winning composer and sound designer, with credits both in film and video games. 

LEAD ACTOR

Bryan Scamman began gaining traction in Hollywood by utilizing his tremendous physicality as a creature actor alongside Doug Jones. Since those sticky, face covering days of glue and prosthetics, Bryan has emerged front and center for exciting projects such as Ryan Murphy’s ABC drama Doctor Odyssey and leading feature films. Best known for his turn as Lazer Griffin in The Box, which won him the Best Actor award at the LA Crime and Horror Film Festival. He has gone on to lead other films such as Timeline, Life of Sunshine, Angels Near Death and Behold! 

SUPPORTING ACTRESS / PRODUCER

Minna Brighton has been working in the entertainment industry, both in front of and behind the camera since the age of 4 when she appeared in her first commercial. She has performed in over 40 musicals, acted in a television series with Ryan Reynolds, directed a short film, and been featured in several film roles. After living and working in Los Angeles for over a decade, she has returned home to Toronto. Producing has become a love of hers, and as a founding member of Cult Cinema, she is able to fulfill that role time and again. 

PRODUCER

Kevin Pardo is an award-winning film producer from Lake Forest, CA. While pursuing a business degree from Cal State Fullerton, with an emphasis in Entertainment Management, he got his start by helping produce short films written by the university's film students. All of his films, both short & feature length, have premiered at film festivals and won multiple awards. When Kevin is not producing, he is a freelance Post Production Supervisor and works for major networks like Netflix, Showtime, ABC, FX,  etc. As of 2020, Kevin has become a member of the Producers Guild of America.

CINEMATOGRAPHER

Growing up as a musician and painter in Oshkosh, WI, cinematography combines the passions of his childhood. Anthony enjoys challenging himself to continually experiment and evolve, using cinematography to effectively enhance story, theme and character in the magical way only it can. Anthony earned a BA in film at Northwestern and an MFA in cinematography from the University of Southern California where he met his writer/director wife, Shilpi and teaches cinematography as an adjunct professor. Together they enjoy camping, traveling the world and playing guitar at home with their cats 

EDITOR

Greg has worked in editorial departments for television for 23 years in a wide variety of shows from procedural crime dramas to sketch comedies and a whole lot in between.  Starting in children's entertainment at Nickelodeon, he moved on to a gripping documentary series covering the prosecutor's office in San Diego in Crime & Punishment. He created magic for the witches on Charmed, and tackled tough problems on the procedural crime series Numb3rs. From honing comedic timing on shows such as Modern Family and Getting On to forging effect heavy action on MacGyver, and building slow burning tension on dramas like Ray Donovan and American Gigolo, Greg has added his flair to help create compelling TV.  But regardless of the genre, Greg's love of crafting a satisfying story with relatable characters lies at the heart of every project.