Director
Jacob Allen Jones
Writer
Giedre Antanatis Rudowski
This is Jacobs first film as a director. He's also worked on IMDB credited NEFAS: The Demon Within (2014) by Zoe and Pebbles Productions as a grip/gaffer. Also know for his Assistant Director work on The Judas Run by Sigsaly productions (2016) Currently works for the Oakton Community College Theatre Department as stage design and lighting crew. He will continue his work on film
Executive Producer
Ben David Garza
Ben David Garza is a producer and business executive based in Chicago. Ben David is Managing Director at NXT Level Productions. His previous executive producer credits include Solved (2017) and Bloody Haymarket (2016). He has been featured on Chicago Magazine and Red Eye among other publications. Along with his acting credits, Ben David has starred in many Short Narrative film and has guest stared in numerous network series. Ben David holds a Bachelor Degrees and a Master's Degree in Administration. IMBD: http://www.imbd.com/name/nm5708547/
Director of Photography and Editor
Michal Szymon Jarzabek
Michal Szymon Jarzabek's journey as an artist began since childhood. His affair with movies started when he saw Lion King in the theatre for the first time at the age of four. Since then he's been captivated by movies, their magic, and their power to inspire.
Michal has studied theatre, acting and photography at Oakton Community College, then digital filmmaking at the Illinois Art Institute. Along side his knowledge, Michal gained professional experience interning for Boom Thrift Production Company.
Michal Szymon Jarzabek is the Creative Director at NXT Level Productions. His previous credits include Director of Photography of Solved (2017). He's been featured as an extra in multiple episodes of a Chicago web-series The Dreamers (2016). Along with his acting credits, Michal has partaken in the production of a Short Narrative film The Attic (2016).
Sound Designer
Ryan M. Harder
Photographer
Matthew Kot
Ryan M. Harder is an Awarded Film Composer, Professional Sound Mixer/Designer and an Art Curator.
Sound and Art have always been a major interest in his life, starting in elementary school with drawing and painting. Then in high school he worked for several live audio visual companies. After moving to the city, he started networking, experiencing and improving his craft in both areas. His work expanded to Live Bands, Film/Video, Music Production, Gallery/Exhibit Installs, Corporate AV and Apps.
Ryan hopes to always find new ways to implement his ever expanding knowledge, passion for Sound Design and Art to help others grow in their own creativity and innovations.
Matthew Kot fell in love with the film scene his sophomore year in high school being involved in a music video. His last two years he studied broadcasting and using video cameras. After high school Matt turned to photography. As a graduation present his parents got him a Nikon d40x dslr camera. Soon after that photography became his favorite hobby. Matt studied photography at Oakton Community College along with photoshop classes. He's been involved in a few film projects among the years, as on set photographer for Solved (2016), and he's been credited camera assistant for The Attic (2016) Matt wants to build up his character, become more open minded, and accomplish a lot more in the creative aspect in photography making him stand out in the art world. Progress is what makes him push forward, and he hopes of one day being one of the most unique well known photographers in the Chicago land area.
