Simple Creature Press Packet Being human is a temporary condition. 2 Credits TABLE OF CONTENTS Credits............................................................... 3 Synopsis ............................................................ 4 Featured Cast .................................................... 5 Director ............................................................. 11 Director’s View .................................................. 12 Executive Producer ........................................... 13 Director of Photography ................................... 14 Composer.......................................................... 15 Production Information .................................... 16 Screen Shots ..................................................... 17 End Credits ........................................................ 22 Closing .............................................................. 27 Old Loyal Films 3 CREDITS Director ............................................................................. Andrew Finnigan Screenplay ......................................................................... Andrew Finnigan Executive Producers ......................................................... Andrew Finnigan Brooke Finnigan Associate Producer ........................................................... Joel A. Derefield Co-Producer ...................................................................... John Silva Director of Photography ................................................... Sam Graydon Composer .......................................................................... Charles-Henri Avelange Editor ................................................................................. Andrew Finnigan Em ..................................................................................... Carollani Sandberg Seth ................................................................................... D'Angelo Midili Phillip ................................................................................ Russell Hodgkinson Roy Tambera ..................................................................... Tony Doupé Hank .................................................................................. Hans Altwies Sofia .................................................................................. Alycia Delmore Lucile ................................................................................. Amy Thone Jimmy ................................................................................ Gregory Marks Jordy .................................................................................. Rich Morris Banker ............................................................................... Jason Adkins Huey Durmont .................................................................. Luke Schuck Hotel Clerk ........................................................................ Peter 'Drago' Tiemann Rachel ................................................................................ Madeline Anderson Professor ........................................................................... Richard Rosin Bus Man ............................................................................ Wally Dalton Em's Mom ......................................................................... Tabitha Moberg Young Em .......................................................................... Taylor Moberg Pie Man ............................................................................. Jacob Waluconis Waitress ............................................................................ Brooke Finnigan Hank's Crony ..................................................................... Tomio Blakey Old Loyal Films 4 SYNOPSIS GENRE: LONG SYNOPSIS: Sci -Fi/Thriller Em is the typical tech-addicted college student with ambitions of a career in her father's footsteps: biotech. For now, she's living her life the college way, free-spirited TAGLINE: and partying. At an unorthodox party for a bunch of farm boys via a mutual friend, she Being human is a temporary meets a kindred spirit in Seth, a tech-deficient (he likes it this way) farm boy himself. condition. They draw closer through Seth's father's untimely death because Em, too, lost her mother at a young age. LOGLINE: An obliviously modern college Though her relationship is strained with her own father, Roy, she still goes home for student gets into a near-fatal bus the holidays while Seth stays home to take over the farm. On the way home, her charter bus crashes, leaving Em near death. accident, but is reborn through hybrid technology by her biotech She's transferred from the hospital and brought to Singularity -- her father's lab -- to father and his advanced lab. recover using their methods. In the process, Roy is coerced by his partner to think that the best course of action to bring Em back is for her to undergo major speculative, SHORT SYNOPSIS: alternative processes like synthetic organ replacement, artificial optic to replace her Techie college student, Em heads left eye, and brain implants with a chip to replace the non-recoverable damage. home for holiday break, blissfully thinking about her new boyfriend The process is eventually successful, but Em isn't the same. She remembers fragments on the way. However, her life is put of her past life, but struggles with how human she is... or isn't. Meanwhile Seth on hold when the bus she's taking struggles to keep the farm and take care of his mother. crashes, nearly killing her. Em begins to get flashes of her past love, Seth. Seth assumes she's dead, as the newspaper obituary indicated. In his grief, Em's father and head of an advanced genetics, nanotech, Realizing there might be more nefarious goings on with Singularity, Em begins to feel and robotics lab, is able to bring her like a rat in a cage and wants to find this Seth. Through the help of Jimmy, a back to normal, with additional compassionate tech at Singularity who routinely gives her tests to check her recovery, technology-enhanced abilities. she escapes; eventually leading to Seth's house using her new tech-based instincts. While Em struggles to find her At first Seth rejects her, but eventually sees that -- though different -- she is still Em humanity after being upgraded, underneath the augmentations. With Seth's leanings toward anti-technology, he takes R oy’s lab struggles to control their issue with what Singularity has done to her and struggles whether to allow himself to successful experiment. love Em again or cut ties. Em realizes she is not safe, and Singularity wants their project back. Old Loyal Films 5 FEATURED CAST Carollani Sandberg as Em Actress Carollani Sandberg was recently seen on TV as Anderson on Syfy's Z Nation. Sandberg can be seen as the lead in feature film Brides to Be, available on demand on several platforms at bridestobemovie.com and still touring film festivals worldwide. Second Nature is a world- swapping comedy about gender roles in which Sandberg plays Nat, best friend to lead character Amanda. Second Nature is about to have its world premiere at the Napa Valley Film Festival. Carollani is very proud to have been a part of Simple Creature and can't wait to share it with audiences. Sandberg supports The Pride Foundation, HRC, and ASPCA. She supports causes including Black Lives Matter, trans rights, Indigenous rights, and disability rights. In her spare time, she enjoys being a ski instructor, riding her solo wheel, painting, and photography. SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY 2016 – Simple Creature 2016 – Brides to Be 2016 – Z Nation 2014 – I, Charon 2014 – Home for Sale 2013 – Lucky Them 2013 – Touchy Feely 2011 – Half Empty Old Loyal Films 6 FEATURED CAST D’Angelo Midili as Seth D’Angelo been acting in the Seattle film community for almost ten years. He grew up inspired by the character actors and brooding personalities of Hollywood’s past – those of the likes of Benicio Del Toro, Gary Oldman, River Phoenix, and James Dean. D’Angelo’s training has been organic and experience- driven, picking up do’s and don’ts on set in a continuation of growth and artistic truth. D’Angelo had the honor of joining the Screen Actors Guild and made his network television debut in an episode of Syfy’s Z Nation as a dystopian mental wreck looking to validate his thievery as a means of survival. He was also featured in the indie feature film, Paralytic, which made its public debut at the Seattle International Film Festival. D’Angelo stated, “Simple Creature was a wonderful experience and a great opportunity to take all my many weaknesses and try as I might to make an emotionally real, vulnerable, and empathetic individual out of the ingredients given to me. I hope you enjoy the movie and any “good” I feel I achieved in the film is merely the manipulation of the wonderful director, Andrew Finnigan, or my fantastically talented co-star, Carollani Sandberg.” SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY 2016 – Simple Creature 2016 – Strowlers 2016 – Z Nation 2016 – Paralytic 2014 – 7 Minutes 2013 – Lucky Them 2013 – The Invoking 2011 – Divination Old Loyal Films 7 FEATURED CAST Russel Hodgkinson as Philip Russell was born on Homestead Air Force Base and grew up in th St. Petersburg, Florida. His first acting experience came in 7 grade, playing the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz. He continued acting throughout high school, passing up a theatre arts scholarship to join the Army after becoming a father his senior year. Peace time provided a unique opportunity, as he soon began