DAVID SIIK (MAN), born and raised in Northern Michigan, has just
recently made his way to Los Angeles.
He is a proud alumnus of Grand Valley State University, where he majored
in Biomedical Science, ran track, and had a lasting affair with the School’s
performing arts center. After
Graduating, David moved to New York City where he studied at the Producer’s
Club with the extraordinary Anthony Abeson. After a cameo in Robert De Niro’s The Good Shepard, David made his way to LA. He can be seen in Marco Piana’s The Sexton’s Wife, a film adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s The
Witch, as well as Daddy’s Little
Girl, a 2009 Cannes film festival
selection. Other recent credits
include In Search Of and The
Black Dawn. David is very excited to work with the passionate and
creative people at Chiaroscuro Films on their production of Paradise. He
continues to be a big advocate for small, regional productions of theater and
film, and urges us not to forget about the small theaters in our hometowns, and
the small town actors we may never get to meet.
AKIKO SHIMA (MADAM) was born
in Tokyo, Japan, and spent her early childhood in Nagano. Returning to
Tokyo at the age of 8, she began to study acting in many classes and at “The
Young Grass,” a children’s theater. Although her first love was acting and
theater, Akiko began her professional career as a radio personality at age 18,
when she was selected from a nationwide search of 2000 applicants to become one
of three personalities for the 2nd generation of the popular program“The Punch,
Punch, Punch” of Nippon Broadcasting (Nippon Hoso). In Tokyo, she also worked
numerously as a voice actress before coming to the U.S. Moving to Los Angeles,
she continued her broadcasting career on Japanese language TV & Radio, at
Yomiuri World TV, United TV Broadcasting (UTB), Radio Pacific Japan; and on the
English language Business Channel’s “U.S.-Japan Investing with Dr. Dennis
Laurie.” She also continued acting in theaters and doing voice-over work. In
1998, she left broadcasting to become a full time actress. Akiko was nominated
by the Santa Monica Theatre Guild Geoffrey Awards as “Best Character Actress”
for her role as “Fuyo – the Spirit” in the Velina Hasu Houston’s play “ Kokoro
(True Heart).” In film, Akiko is best known for the dramatic role of “Lead
Woman” in “Letters from Iwo Jima,” directed by Clint Eastwood. As a versatile
actress, she has also played comedic roles such as in “Mr. Robinson’s Driving
School” and horror roles in “Ghost Month” and “The Pig People.” Her other work
includes numerous voice-overs, and US national and international TV
Commercials, such as “World Master Card” directed by Academy Award winning
“Capote” director, Bennett Miller. In her spare time, Akiko enjoys reading,
Japanese dance, and spending time with her family and two dogs, Pete and Chi
Chi. Learn more about Akiko at IMDB.com.
ARMEN TOROSYAN (HENCHMAN) was relocated from Las Vegas through the Federal Witness Protection Program and placed as an "Actor" in Hollywood. The U.S. Marshals Service determined that his skills in Arms Dealing, Assault, Auto Dismantling, Blackmail, Carjacking, Credit Card Fraud, Drug Trafficking, Extortion, Human Trafficking, Identity Theft, and Racketeering would be ideal for a character actor. If you thought that he could only break legs, bust balls, or adjust kneecaps, then you haven't seen him act!
The Crew:
ADRIENNE MARQUAND (PRODUCER),
SERGIO CAMACHO (WRITER/DIRECTOR) majored in
visual art at Harvard College, winning three traveling fellowships and two
academic honors for his efforts in photography and filmmaking. He studied under Robb
Moss, Alfred Guzzetti, Richard Rogers, and Ross McElwee, who served as his thesis
advisor. The thesis committee
awarded him Suma Cum Laude for his thesis documentary “At 22: Pictures from
Home,” which was also recognized as one of the top ten theses of the graduating
class. After college, Sergio
spent several years as a freelance professional photographer and videographer
(weddings, corporate, family), teaching photography, and working on a special
project for the photography department of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He then earned an MFA
in screenwriting from the University of Texas Austin film program, where he
picked up filmmaking again and worked as a DP on several documentaries and
three short narrative films. He spent a year after
graduate school running and producing the Robert Flaherty Film Seminar before
he moved to Los Angeles, where he has continued to work on personal film and
photography projects.
DEREK WHITACRE (COMPOSER)
PRODUCTION STILLS
