Roxanne Avent Taylor, Hidden Empire Film Group 

Through movies, music and television, Roxanne Taylor has established herself as a leading producer and executive, whose creative vision and drive has contributed to the success of many feature films, comedy shows and television series. Alongside director Deon Taylor, Roxanne formed the film company, Hidden Empire Film Group (HEFG) to bring fresh content to different media platforms.   As a producer and executive for the company, she is responsible for securing talent for film and television shows, overseeing the full production teams of multiple projects simultaneously, providing insight on scripts and concepts in development for HEFG, negotiating distribution deals with Hollywood studios for HEFG’s productions and securing funds from investors. She is also the lead marketing executive, holding responsibility for coordinating and executing promotional efforts for HEFG projects.   Roxanne Taylor has developed, packaged and produced an impressive slate of films. One of the them, the thriller Traffik, starring Paula Patton, Missi Pyle, Omar Epps, William Fichtner and Roselyn Sanchez released in 2018 by Lionsgate’s CodeBlack Films. The film was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Independent Motion Picture. She also produced the upcoming psychological thriller The Intruder, starring Dennis Quaid, Michael Ealy and Meagan Good. The film will be released on May 3, 2019 by Sony’s Screen Gems. Additionally, she produced the comedy feature All-Star Weekend, starring Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr., Gerard Butler, Eva Longoria, Jeremy Piven and Jessica Szohr and directed by Foxx.   Taylor was a driving force behind Hidden Empire’s massive success in 2016 with the studio’s horror spoof Meet the Blacks, starring Mike Epps, George Lopez, Mike Tyson, Zulay Henao and King Bach. She recently finished producing a sequel to the film for theatrical release in 2019 titled Meet the Blacks 2: The House Next Door, starring comedy icons Mike Epps and Katt Williams. Additional cast for The House Next Door includes Rick Ross, Danny Trejo, Bresha Webb, Zulay Henao, Andrew Bachelor (aka ‘King Bach’), and comedians Lil Duval, Michael Blackson and Tyrin Turner.   Past films include Supremacy, starring Danny Glover, Derek Luke, Evan Ross and Lela Rochon and the 2015 horror/thriller film Nite Tales: The Movie. The film succeeded in providing a younger generation with their own version of Tales from the Crypt and from that created the successful franchise and TV series, Nite Tales the Series.   Prior to her work at Hidden Empire Film Group, Taylor’s credits in television production include over two-dozen episodes of Walker, Texas Ranger. She also worked for the Directors Guild of America (DGA), where she oversaw all aspects of production for movie premieres, television award programs, supervising more than fifty employees.   In addition, to Hidden Empire Film Group, Taylor is CEO of Avent Productions, a successful independent film production company that specializes in production of film, television, video, as well as staging and concert promotions. She also previously worked as a label manager for Taylor Made Muzik, the largest independent record label in Northern California. At Taylor Made, Roxanne combined her talent in movie production and music as she managed soundtrack development for independent movies. She was recently called by actor and rapper, who’s also known as the ‘King of the South’, T.I., to produce one of his music projects. In June 2018, Taylor received the WIN (Women in NAACP) Leadership Award from the NAACP. Additionally, she produced, with Robert F. Smith, the series Be Woke. Vote. The digital series, a social media philanthropic initiative to encourage nonvoters to vote and young people to discuss political issues affecting our communities, was hosted by CNN's Van Jones as well as Roland Martin and Tameka ‘Tiny’ Harris. They conducted interviews with major celebrities and newsmakers from entertainment to pop culture. The interviews included: Kim Kardashian-West, Jamie Foxx, Chelsea Handler, Will.i.am, Michael Ealy, Mike Colter, Sybrina Fulton (mother of Trayvon Martin), BJ the Chicago Kid, Bresha Webb, Maxine Waters, James Lawson, LisaRaye, Erica Ash, Chuck D, Zuly Henao and Erika Alexander. Philanthropic interests are important to Taylor, her non-profit organization CLIMB will be announced later in 2019. C.L.I.M.B. Network, is a charitable initiative to help today’s disadvantaged youth achieve success. Taylor and her family live in Sacramento.
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John Grove

VoiceOver Actor

Warm, Very Powerful, Masculine, Edgy, Conversational, Believable, Sincere, Friendly, Sexy, Upbeat, Deep, Dark and whisper type
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John Grove's very unique tone will bring your copy to life with a big kick, in TV commercials, narrations for television & movies such as Extreme ski sports history channel, Harvesting the high plains PBS, and the Sportsman channel heard by 85 million viewers. long & short documentaries, infomercials, business, Announcer for Internet TV series Project Sasquatch etc... John has even been cast as an extra in three independent films! John Grove also conducts V.O. related workshops and EMCEE events when called upon, and consults aspiring new talent from his studio in California.  His voice can be heard on Movie Trailers, Video games, Television Networks, Satellite/Cable channels, Internet shows, and radio stations in Australlia LA, Florida, California, and the Mid west and around the globe!
                
​Visit https://www.johngrovevoice.com for more info about John Grove.        ​

David Flanagan

Writer, Director, Producer

Since the early 1990’s, David has been deeply involved in the craft of filmmaking; writing, directing and producing. With over 15 feature-length screenplays to his credit, he has haunted the sets of more than a dozen independent films featuring box office stars such as Charlize Theron, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Rodriguez, Matthew Perry, Rob Schneider and many more. 

Charlie Holliday 

In addition to his more than 50 movie and television credits, Charlie has appeared in dozens of National and Regional Commercials. Charlie has also appeared in over two dozen live theatre productions. They range from wacky British farces like Ray Cooney's "Run for Your Wife" and "Chase Me Comrade," to the works of Sean O'Casey and William Saroyan. Although he and his wife Holly now live in the Sacramento, California, suburb of Rancho Cordova, he continues his career in motion pictures and television, returning as needed to Los Angeles and San Francisco. Charlie also owns and operates the Mosaic Acting Studio, where he teaches the Mosaic Acting System and his popular "Acting for Camera and Theatre Workshops" as well as training and certifying other Mosaic Acting instructors. He also taught acting and directing at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco for several years, and works as a dialog/acting coach for the BBC and films.
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