A Sci-Fi Series from Writer/Director Miranda Spigener-Sapon

Miranda is a multiple-award winning writer/director. A graduate of UT/Austin with a BFA in Film/Television and Communications. Miranda produced/directed the documentary feature, Masculinity That Inspires Change and directed the short film The Power of Forgiveness, both acquired by Amazon and streaming on Prime. In Addition to her work in TV/film/theatre, Miranda was signed by Winterwolf Press with a 4-book deal series of prequel inspired by the Marisa Romanov film. The first novel, Charles: A Marisa Romanov Story is set to debut Winter 2020. She also produces an internationally syndicated podcast for iHeartRadio and Apple which is now in season 2, Inspire Change with Gunter. Miranda’s debut feature as director, Lifelines, will debut late 2020.

For over 25 years, DeVonna Prinzi has produced events, from galas to disaster relief drives. She is known for her stellar performances in 3 of Miranda Spigener-Sapon’s early films: True as the Narrator that screened at L’Entrepot Cinema in Paris, France; next as the lead in the short film Copy Café and a Field Reporter in the PBS series Eat Art, that aired in 5 markets. Prinzi has coordinated and produced several major events and festivals as well as worked as a promoter. She was educated in film and acting at The University of Tampa and in modeling and industry training at The Model Studio. Her breadth as a creator and producer can not only be seen in her dynamic film Yellow Belt, a promotional video for Martial Arts of America, which shows the advantages of martial arts training for students with behavioral disorders and also in her film Bronze Casting, an instructional video. She is currently coordinating retreats and social media campaigns. DeVonna is a highly motivated, conscientious and tenacious individual with the innovation as a creator that secured her current position at The Kaizen Tropical Wellness Institute as an Executive Producer of their upcoming documentary series.

Felipe is the COO/VP of Operations for Noirtainment Productions. He studied at LACC and LA Trade Tech and has supervised teams for various corporate retail outlets. Recently, he was Colorist on the film Positive that screened in LA in 2013, Camera Operator on The Power of Forgiveness and Supervising Editor on several commercials.

Felipe has a unique eye for detail and precision which makes him an asset to any production.

Kristin Ruggaber has been called many things in her life, daughter, wife, mother, homemaker, and storyteller, to name a few, but not always in that order. As a kid growing up in Northwest Indiana during the 50’s and 60’s when the region was still still mostly rural, before growing into an endless sea of suburbs for an ever expanding city of Chicago, Kris was like any normal child of her time digesting a steady diet of Gunsmoke, Maverick, I Love Lucy and of course, the show that put them all to shame, Bonanza. On the back of her own horse Gypsy, Kris would dream of the old west, fantasize about being part of it, and imagine tales of a bygone era where life was more simple than it was in the bustling technology-cluttered modern days of the second half of the 20th century. As it does for all, time marched on, technology evolved, life changed, children of her own were born, grew up, moved on, but one thing stayed the same, the romance of the old west. After settling west in Virginia City Nevada and then later in Southern California, Kris and Mike have settled in, “at home” and strangely, back in time back in Indiana.

Lindsay is an actor/writer/director/aspiring Molly Ringwald impersonator from East-Central Texas. Her favorite kind of stories are the ones that combine elements of fantasy and whimsy with grounded emotional and psychological truths, so she is thrilled to be on the Haisley team! When she’s not creating stories you can find Lindsay drafting hot takes on Twitter, learning 90s ballads on her guitar, or hanging out with her pet chinchilla. Yes, she has a chinchilla. Her name is Bella. Do you wanna see pictures?!

Rishabh has successfully lead Documentary projects in India, France and the USA. A graduate of Chapman University with MFA in Documentary Filmmaking. He believes audiences all around the world connect through one thing -Emotions. Driven by hispassion for inducing emotions in the audience through theaudio-visual mediumandguided by quality direction, hetends to put hisbest foot forward in every project. Irrespective of, however, a small role he may play in it.

Laurie is a multiple award-winning Producer/Author/Musician and actress. Laurie won the prestige WorldFest Houston Gold Award, Las Vegas Film Festival Golden Ace Award and the Accolades Competition Award of Merit for her Caveman Theory series. Foxx Produced and co-starred in The Open Road that starred Justin Timberlake, Jeff Daniels and Harry Dean Stanton. She also co-starred in IFC Midnight's thriller Red, White and Blue. Laurie co-stars as Janet Grayson in the upcoming feature film Lifelines. 

Imaeyen Effiong the Art Director and Assistant to the Producers for the animation/live-action film, “Haisley.”As an accomplished writer, designer, and film producer, Imaeyen has gained recognition and acclaim in film festivals such as Tribeca Film Festival, Campus Movie Fest, and the Black Box Film Festival for films such as “Relax”, “I.W.E”, and “Lost Angel.” She is interested in pursuing a career as an Art and Film Director and is especially passionate about using her work to raise awareness about inequities relating to gender and ethnicity.

Taylor Guyton is a former military child and 2020 graduate from The University Of Tampa with a concentration in 2D animation. She loves all animation styles, and especially Japanese animation styles due to living in Japan. Taylor enjoys spending time creating concepts, stories, and building characters for new worlds.

Youji Han is a digital artist concentrating on animation and video works. She was born in Korea, grew up in China and received her BFA from the Ohio State University in Art and Technology.

Lindsey Danae Perez is a multi-talented creative artist who specializes in character design and story art. She is also a singer/songwriter that co-writes music for sync placements in television and movies alike. An artist with a heart for impact, Lindsey strives to use her talents and skills to bring more love and light into the world.

Amber is an accomplished artist with a passion for animation and illustration. She is currently a student at the University of Tampa majoring in Animation. She is a hardworking and creative individual with a drive to create art that touches and inspires others.

Kyle Mungenast is an award-winningscreenwriter, playwright, and narrative & experimental filmmaker currently pursuing a BFA in Film and Media Arts at the University of Tampa.Growing up with early theater and playwright experience, Kyle fell in love with the artistic process of creating a character and they found catharsis in pursuing their passions for narrative scriptwriting. Kyle’s short neo-noir screenplay IN ABSENTIA was produced under a grant from Film Tampa Bay and was awarded for Best Cinematic Collaboration at the 2019 BlackBox Film Festival. Most recently, their LGBTQIA+ romance proof-of-concept,COME IN, was produced and is currently in film festival circuits.

Dylan is an award-winning filmmaker currently in school at the University of Tampa. In his freshman year at UT, Wallace directed and edited a short documentary, Racing Dragons, for Campus Movie Fest winning him a Jury Award and nominating him for Best Documentary at CMF Terminus 2019-2020. There he continues his studies, exploring genres and expanding his filmmaking techniques.Born in Toms River, New Jersey, Wallace grew up watching nature documentaries and yearned to make some of his own.Having worked in both digital and physical forms of film, Wallace has tested his patience through recycled films as well as hand animating film strips using sharpie markers.Wallace studies both film and science, even studying abroad while in high school to conduct research in Costa Rica for 12 days.

Karthik Mohan’s journey into the world of sound was a happy accident. From a young age, he has had a fascination for history and mythology. While his dad took him to the movies every weekend, his mom encouraged him to learn to play the Tabla. But all these remained just hobbies until he met a group of people who had started making short films, while doing his undergrad in Electronics Engineering.

The films they made were well received at college fests but there were always complaints about the quality of sound. Storytelling, Music and Signal Processing all came together as he found his calling in the field of Film Sound. He attended a workshop conducted by Randy Thom, Director of Skywalker Sound and that opened up a whole new world. He left lucrative job offers to pursue his M.F.A in Sound Design at Dodge College, Chapman University.

Karthik featured in The Hollywood Reporter in 2021 for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Student Film (Verna Fields Award) MSE Golden Reel Awards for: Las Escondidas, Chapman University Supervising Sound Editor: Karthik Mohan.

He was one of the 5 Finalists for the Cinema Audio Society Student Recognition Award, 2020. He was also an intern for the Jeffrey Katzenberg founded Quibi’s Beta Testing project at Dodge College. Among the documentaries he has worked on, Shades of Indigo featured on PBS and Birds Without Wings was a finalist at the Student Academy Awards, 2020.

Jose has an ambition for sound and visuals. As he is self taught in the Audio and sound industry, he aspires to achieve the highest quality in POV of viewers. Recently he Sound Mixer/Boom Operator on a new sci-fi TV series.

Toby Pipes is a musician/producer/recording engineer with more than two decades of experience in the music industry. As a member of Deep Blue Something, he received platinum and international success as a songwriter, guitat player and vocalist along with his brother Todd. They opened BPL studios in Dallas, Texas and produced hundreds of bands until deciding to go private in 2015. Now working out of his home studio in College Station, he creates soundscapes and songs for television, film and commercials along with recording/ producing albums and touring with different artists from around the world.

Notable projects:

Calhoun, Flickerstick, Drowning Pool, Deep Blue Something, Hi-Fi Drowning, John Price, Lauren Fine, Shadows of Jets, Taylor Young Band, The Blessed Isles, Nadas, Orange, The Chemistry Set, 25% Toby, Crash Vinyl, Modern Nations, Halou, DJ Shadow, PW Long

Destiny Marie Parker, a kind but determined, somewhat silly person who always finds a way to make people laugh; a gifted artist who inspires others. Her colleagues would describe her as fun, confident, caring, and a good worker. Since the time she was 4, she remembers having the desire to be a professional artist. Growing up she had an affinity for animation and remembers watching countless Disney movies, but the one movie that inspired Destiny to become an animator was the DreamWorks Animation film “Spirit Stallion of Cimarron.” She was intrigued by how the drawings moved, then watching the way they were created set a spark off in her, so by the time she was 7 she decided to refine her talents for creating animation. The person in the animation world she credits with her inspiration is Aaron Blaise. When Destiny is not working she enjoys spending time at church and with friends and is happiest spending time with her pets and her grandmother, whom she deeply admires and respects. Destiny’s personal motto is “Always do what you love no matter what, cause you might make a difference doing it someday.”

Jordyn Brooks is a quintessential, All-American Girl. She is a

9 years up 11’4” qualified for AAU junior olympics, TAAF state qualifier in 100m and long jump in 8 years up. She plays 2nd base on select softball traveling team, basketball, tumbling and loves to swim.
 

She finished 2nd place in math UIL for 2nd grade and 1st place in UIL math in 3rd grade. Miss Brooks is enrolled in advanced classes at school. She loves to read and Harry Potter is one of her favorites. Jordyn is an adventurous and competitive child who loves to travel. Haisley is her debut to serialized, dramatic television.

Jeanine is an actress who has guest-starred in several hit shows such as: Fox's The Mick, HBO's Westworld, Supergirl and Criminal Minds on CBS and recently stars in the upcoming feature film Lifelines as Dr. Leah Kay.

Bernard Robichaud, known to fans worldwide as Cyrus, the gun toting, drug dealing nemesis from the hit Netflix Original Series Trailer Park Boys and as Kirk from the cult-favorite SyFy Series Haven.

Robert T. Batie he began playing the saxophone at the age of nine years old. As a child he and his family moved often due to his father serving in the military. He has lived in cities such as Guam, NY, GA, VA and Europe. While his home address changed frequently, the one constant in his life was music and sports. By the time he graduated from high school in Manassas VA, the young musician could play all four saxophones, as well as keyboards. After completing a tour of duty in the United States Air Force and upon discharge Rob attended the University of Maryland. As a walk-on athlete he became an outstanding running back for the Maryland Terrapins Football team. He holds degrees in Air Transportation and Liberal Arts. Praise for Rob's performance and recordings has been unceasing, Upscale Magazine followed his music amongst other greats such as John Legend, Common and The Roots. He has appeared on several morning television/radio shows and has been the feature story of many entertainment articles in newspapers across the country.

Perhaps famed saxophonist Najee put things succinctly when he said “Batie, you are all the way ready, you have to find a way to put your music out there, now!” A well-rounded professional, Rob has held acting roles in Miami Vice starring Jamie Foxx, CSI Miami, Burn Notice, The Glades, and has appeared in several national television commercials, and independent films.

Andrew Flores is an actor and producer, known for recurring as Epifanio’s Bodyguard in USA Network’s Queen of the South.

Canadian born Andrea Fletcher always knew she would be a performer. From her days of impersonating her favorite SCTV characters as a young girl, to her award winning performance as the leading lady in the Sears Drama festival hit Solitaire at Pearson high school where she attended with classmate and fellow actor Ryan Gosling, Andrea showed great dexterity and perseverance when it came to learning and growing as an artist. Andrea naturally gravitated toward comedy. With the motto "laughter is the best medicine" she began writing and performing stand-up comedy with the majority of her material inspired from personal life experiences, both good and bad. From there, Andrea met her soon to be 'brothers from other mothers' actor and comedians Geoff Hendry and Dan Abramovici. The three formed the sketch troupe Awkward Silence. The comedy trio became a regular fixture in the Toronto sketch comedy scene and performed at numerous venues and comedy clubs all over the city. In Jan 2010, Andrea started her production company Fletch Films and shot her first two films Shaky Grounds and the multiple international award winning hit short Altarcations based on sketches she wrote and performed with Geoff and Dan. She has also appeared as a special guest in numerous comedy shows alongside top-notch comedians in front of sold out crowds in Los Angeles and Montreal. From there, Andrea has gone on to star in and produce several more comedy shorts through Fletch Films, which are slated to be screened in notable festivals worldwide. Miss Fletcher is continuously working on numerous projects and future productions including feature films and television series.

Veteran voice actor and writer Markham Anderson comes to HAISLEY with over fifteen years of experience playing characters in a wide variety of genres. From lead roles in anime films such as "Street Fighter" (M. Bison) and "A.D. Police" (Police Lieutenant), to video games such as "Call of Duty" (various military), and the voice of recent promos for Netflix Original Series "Shadow and Bone" as well as promos for the new CW series "Walker." Markham calls on his years as a US Marine officer and former Special Operator attached to the very beginnings of modern "SOCOM." Markham is also an accomplished DP with more than 300 film credits spanning music videos, commercials, and movie trailers such as the award-winning "Marisa Romanov" produced/written/directed by Miranda Spigener-Sapon. Markham is very excited to bring some depth and even a little creepiness to his character of Galiel in HAISLEY!