Redemption
Raymond E. Spiess Jr - Co-Director/Producer
***Sundance Alumni Director***
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With his extensive background in sound, Ray was nominated numerous times in the Primetime Emmy awards in the "Best Sound" Category and also in the “Golden Reel” Award in which he won several awards. He was the Supervising Sound Editor for the acclaimed HBO series, “The Sopranos”, during the shows first three seasons. Ray supervising the CW’s hit series “One Tree Hill”, a Warner Brothers – Tollin-Robins Production which ran for a record 9 seasons.
Ray’s first short film “Dreamer” was accepted at the Sundance 2000 film festival and screened at over 50 other film festivals and won numerous awards including Best Short Film, Best Cinematography, Audience Favorite, among many others.
He has moved his talents into Producing and Directing with a slate of new projects for the upcoming 2016-2017 calendar years. IMBD:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0818679/
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DJ Lopez - Co-director & 2nd Unit Director
Born and raised in southern California, DJ enlisted as a Military Police Officer in the California Army National Guard at 18 years old and at 19, deployed to the middle east in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
He has always had an interest in filmmaking and kept that creative drive while in the military, where he wrote his first feature length screenplay during deployment.
Upon discharge from the military he decided it was time to pursue a career in filmmaking. In 2010 he applied and was accepted to the New York Film Academy at Universal Studios in Los Angeles.
Upon graduation DJ went on to produce multiple short films, including "Beyond Forever", and the successful film festival short "A Little Part of You", which garnered awards from film festivals around the world. The film gained him a nomination as "Best Producer of a Short Film" at the Madrid International Film Festival in Spain.
Now focusing on filmmaking in both Los Angeles and in his hometown, he has produced and directed PSA's, local TV, and short films for the City of Barstow, CA. He has also produced numerous projects for local filmmakers, artists, and educational programs. He is an advocate for filmmaking and arts in his community and in educating local young filmmakers, helping them to achieve their goals. IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4440760/
Danielle Lopez - Production Designer
Born and raised in southern California, Danielle has always been interested in the arts. At the age of 13 she was a self taught stop-motion animator, allowing her to learn storytelling from a young age. She was accepted to the prestigious California State Summer School for the Arts at Cal Arts in 2005.
She started as a production designer for live-action films in 2010 and has been working on sets ever since. With many films on her resume, she is a versatile production designer that is capable of many different styles.
As an artist, muralist, production designer, and an animator, she is a capable storyteller that can adapt to different filmmakers easily. She brings her own unique viewpoints and style to any project.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5310889/
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Please vist the IMDB page for all cast and crew who worked on the film. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5963520/combined