Wanna Be Me

Cast & Crew
	Jackie Watson --Executive Producer Jackie Watson Is the founder and owner of W. Entertainment. Through W. Entertainment, Ms. Watson developed and produced entertainment television shows such as Day in the Life and Cause Celeb which she owns outright and airs on the Discovery Channel and Women Entertainment. Ms. Watson’s personal responsibilities for these programs included creating, producing, directing, editing, and overseeing post-production. She has also acted as on-camera host for The Jackie Watson Show which she created and produced for the Miami market. Within a year ‘The Jackie Watson Show’ became the top rated local TV show in Southern Florida. Upon moving from Miami to Los Angeles, Ms. Watson began producing for Four Point Entertainment for which she booked A+ celebrities such as Arnold Schwarzenegger and Angelina Jolie for various tv shows. While at Four Point Entertainment, Jackie ranked among their top producers, overseeing all aspects of very successful programs which included: Secrets of Superstar Fitness, Winning Women and Star for a Day. In 2004, Jackie Watson moved into feature film production and is currently producing a slate of films for a 2006, 2007 release.
	Jason Hammonds --Producer Producer Jason Hammonds exemplifies a versatility and creative drive that is truly second to none. With an impressive reputation for quality and persistence, Hammond’s talents certainly showcase a fervent and ambitious drive for success. Beginning his producing career, as an Associate Producer at NBC, Hammond’s credits include television shows such as Dog Eat Dog, Average Joe Hawaii and Average Joe 3, TLC’s Good Karma, and CBS’ Game- show Marathon. In only four years time Hammonds has propelled himself through the ranks to become one of the industry’s most prominent producers yet. Hammonds’ most recent producing accomplishments include field producing for various Four Point Entertainment shows such as Star for a Day, Secrets of Superstar Fitness, and A Day in the life. Jason’s other credits include field production and segment producing for networks such as NBC, CBS, USA, Lifetime, and VH1 with his latest credit for America’s Got Talent on NBC. Jason recently penned a deal with FremantleMedia to be one of the Manager’s of Development for all domestic productions. With such an impressive reputation for hard work and perseverance, Hammonds has made his transition from television to feature films, beginning with his credit on this upcoming feature “Touched”. At an in depth view to his success thus far one thing is for certain, Jason Hammonds is certainly an invaluable asset to the industry.
	Jacov Bresler --Producer Jacov Bresler is a multi-talented entertainment business professional with extensive experience producing, co-producing, line-producing, casting, stunt coordinating, orchestrating fight choreography and Assistant Directing. In 1977 Bresler met Producer Jon Peters who knew of Jacov’s interest in film and talent as an artist and painter, and suggested that he pursue a career in the Art Department at Warner Brothers to utilize his experience in the fine arts. However, because of his extensive martial arts experience one of his first jobs instead, was as a stunt double and stand-in for Enola Gay: The Men the Mission, The Atomic Bomb a 1980 television movie which starred Patrick Duffy, Billy Crystal and Gregory Harrison. Shortly thereafter, he opened “BJ’s Casting, Bresler & Associates and found immediate success as an atmosphere Talent Coordinator. His initial assignments in this area ranged from films such as John Carpenter’s Escape from New York (1981) , Zapped! (1982) with Scott Baio and Willie Aames, and The Seduction (1982) starring Morgan Fairchild as well as many TV projects. In 1984 Jacov entered the area of co-production with Producer Yakov Bentsvi (Fortune Entertainment) on the feature Alien Warrior directed by Oscar nominee Edward Hunt. The movie found worldwide screen distribution in all media markets. Bresler then continued working as a production manager/line producer on such films as Knock Outs (1992), and The Witching (1993) starring Orson Wells. Thereafter, Jacov Bresler collaborated with many Asian, European and South American producers and various directors to co-produce, line produce and produce seven other motion pictures with the production and distribution company Shower Productions. Selected titles are Drifting School (1995) starring Bubba Smith, Harper Hill and a major Japanese star, Lone Tiger (1999) with Bruce Locke, Richard Lynch, and Matthias Hues, and noted Japanese Director Takeshi Watanabe’s Carnival of Wolves starring Mike Norris, and Stoney Jackson. Other line producer credits for Tri Vision Entertainment were Neon Signs (1996) with Carol Lynley, William Smith and Barbara McNair, and Seamless: Kidz Rule (1999) starring Kentaro Seagal and Shannon Elizabeth. He later teamed up with director Mike Norris to produce, the move titled The Rage Within (2001) starring Fred Williamson, Richard Norton, and Andy Divoff and Ron O’Neal. He also line produced Larceny (2004) directed by Irving Schwartz with such noted actors as Michael Lerner, Joshua Leonard, Andy Dick and Kate Jackson. He has worked on greater than 50 commercials as a 1st Assistant Director, Talent Coordinator and Production Manager for the Spanish market. Some of which were nominated for CLEO Awards. In the Japanese market, he has cast, line produced, and fight choreographed more than 300 commercials, where he worked with major celebrities, such as Sylvester Stallone, Steven Seagal, David Hasslehoff, super model Crystie Turlington, Diane Lane, Denise Richards, and Roy Scheider to name a few. Since the year 2001, Jacov Bresler has been very busy line producing, fight choreographing, 2nd unit directing and working as 1st AD for many projects. For example, The Circuit I & II (Amsell Films) starring Olivier Gruner, Brian Jenesey, Billy Drego and Lorenzo Lamas (a Blockbuster top rental for five weeks). This was 13 Dead Men(2003) (York Entertainment), Directed by noted action director Art Camacho. He was also line producer and 1st AD for Confessions of a Pit Fighter (2005) (Alliance Group Entertainment) with Armand Assante, John Savage and rapper Flavor Flav. Recently he finished as line producer and 1st AD for Latin USA films, on the first motion picture to feature Reggaeton music and dancing and the motion picture Revamped(2006) for the actor/director Jeff Rector. He also Production supervised the Latin urban legend horror film La Llonrana (2006) for Laguna Films. Also for Laguna films, he was 2nd unit director for horror film, Primitive Recall (2007). Jacov’s most recent work includes The Dukes (2007) Directed by noted Actor/Director Robert Davi, Hyenas (2007) for Director Eric Weston, which starred Costas Mandylor, Left Behind: The lost warrior (2007) with Cary Tagawa and Olivier Gruner, and Blizhneiy Boy: The Ultimate fighter (2007) Starring Cung Le, David Carradine, Eric Roberts, and Gary Busey. After 28 years, Jacov Bresler remains in demand for his diverse experience in all aspects of film production as a line producer, casting coordinator, assistant director and fight choreographer.
	Dan Neira --Director An experienced and accomplished Writer/Director/ Producer, Dan Neira is as much at home with long-form feature-film storytelling as with short and quick commercial style filmmaking. Over the span of 15 years he produced and directed commercials for some of the most prestigious advertisers in the world such as Verizon Wireless, McDonalds, Red Bull, Nissan, Calvin Klein, Unocal, and many more. He produced and directed the award winning “Journeys” travel series and “Lifestyles” nationally syndicated television show. Dan is also a feature film director with three films to his credit (“Immortal Combat”, “The Negative Pick-Up”, “Spin”). Dan holds a B.A. degree in Philosophy and Religion from Loma Linda University and is a graduate of UCLA’s Film Program. He is a member of the Association of Independent Commercial Producers, Directors Guild of America, and Writers Guild of America. Dan gained vast experience as a filmmaker during years of international field work as Director/Producer for a prolific producer of syndicated TV shows (The Media Center - Thousand Oaks, California). His work took him around the world several times shooting in exotic locations in the Middle East, Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Dan is also a screenplay writer and a commercial copywriter. He is a principal at Burn, where he continues to produce and direct effective commercials, music videos, television shows, and feature films. He is a proud father, a Martial Artist and lives in Studio City, California.
	Dennis Goldberg Screenwriter Fiction Writer Extraordinaire "You Want it, I write it!" Dennis Goldberg is an award winning, produced screenwriter listed on the Internet Movie Data Base at http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2661923/ His website is www.dennisgoldberg.com and is the co-writer of 'WANNABE ME.TV'. His short screenplay 'Christmas Confessions' was placed into production on 20 January 2009 by Kirsty Dua at Ravensbourne College of Design and Comunication, in Chislehurst, Kent, U.K. From students his only request is a DVD copy of the film, screenwriting credit and that they promise to aid students when they are a success. On 13 June, Kirsty notified him that the film had been completed. His short screenplays THE AD MARKET and DEJECTED HUSTLER have just been optioned and are to be made in Scotland this summer. He has written a thriller feature screenplay for Branislav Tatalovic who has just completed his final year at The Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman College in OrangeCounty. This film is based upon folklore from Mr. Tatalovic’s home country of Serbia and is to be filmed in the summer of 2010 in his native land. Dennis Goldberg is the writer of 'I'LL GET YOU, HARRY' which took second place in the student film maker/short film category at The Indie Gathering found at http://www.theindiegathering.com/2008.htm. The film was made by Branislav Tatalovic when studying cinema prior to his moving to California. He can be found at www.tatalovic.org/harry_short_film . More about Bruno can be found at www.tatalovic.org and www.myspace.com/tatalovic . Mr. Tatalovic also produced Dennis Goldberg's short screenplay 'A BAD GUY SPEAKS' which can be found on the Internet Movie Data Base for your enjoyment. Mr. Goldberg is the co-writer of the currently available feature film 'A VIKING SAGA, SON OF THOR' which received second place in the Bare Bones International Film Festival and a double win at FIRST TAKE FILM FESTIVAL, Augusta, Georgia with WINNER for BEST INDEPENDENT FILMMAKER and WINNER for BEST MUSICAL SCORE. It also took FIRST in the foreign film category at the Washougal International Film Festival http://www.washougalfilmfest.org/pdf/2008WINNERS.pdf. The film has been released nationwide on DVD. ‘A LITTLE BIT OF DISCIPLINE' is a short moral screenplay filmed by the Boulder Asian Film Festival, Boulder, Colorado where it was produced and directed by Alan O’Hashi and is available through them on DVD and is soon to be available on the Internet Movie Data Base. This talented writer, Dennis, currently remains in Los Angeles having just completed work on the most unique mafia movie ever crafted which is to be filmed in 2010. He is also working with producer Jackie Watson on some of her future feature big screen projects as well writing for other producers. Early in his career, many of Dennis Goldberg’s screenplays placed well in screenwriting competition including taking first and second places in international competitions. He has not entered competitions for a number of years because of his achieved successes in the industry.
	Eric J. Swanson An industry professional since 1987, Eric has photographed numerous features, documentaries and industrials. Eric has a background in video editing and has also provided audio/visual tech. support for such venues as Earth, Wind, & Fire and Microsoft. “I must say ‘Thank you’ to the late Mr. David Allen, master of stop-motion animation (Mrs. Butterworth, Pillsbury Dough Boy), the guy who gave me a break and taught me a lot. Also, a ‘thanks’ to Vittorio Storaro who, through his work, has inspired me to elevate my standards. Eric J. Swanson ericswanson7@gmail.com
	Christine Stoeber Christine Stoeber, a Los Angeles transplant by way of New Jersey and Philadelphia has only recently found herself in the City of Angels.Two days after graduating the bachelors film program at Drexel University, her bags were packed and she was on the road to Hollywood. Having worked in a cadre of positions through the entertainment industry Christine focuses these experiences to excel at her true passion, the below the line aspect of filmmaking. Christine has produced everything from feature length films, live television, to short art pieces and has used these learning experiences to perfect her skills as a valuable asset to any team. She loves reality television and her dog, Maeby.
	Todd Nonnenberg Assistant Director Todd grew up in Neptune, NJ, graduated from USC, and worked on wall street before leaving in January 2008, returning to Los Angeles to be involved in film & TV: both as an Assistant Director behind the camera (like in Wanna Be Me) and in front of the camera as an actor.
	Chike Kani Omo Assistant Camera/Behind the scenes Chike-Kani Omo is the Executive Director of Blackwing Productions; a California based Film Production company. He is also the Artistic Director for Oriki Theatre (Stage) an African Theater company that promotes Africa's culture and heritage through dance, drama, music, folk stories and the drum. In addition ,Mr Omo Co-produced the Nashville International Black Film Festival, in Nashville TN (www.IBFF.com) where he also developed and coordinated the NIBFF Film Boot Camp. Winner of many artistic excellence awards, Kani’s theater & film career took him across Africa and Europe finally brought him to the United States in 1992. He has been involved in over 30 major stage and screen productions as director, choreographer and / or actor.
	Melanie Wagor Assistant Director Melanie was born in Long Island, New York and since moving to Los Angeles in 2003, she has worked as an Assistant Director, Unit Production Manager, Producer, and Director. The short film Golden Afternoon, which she directed, received the Wonderland Award in 2007. She produced BROWN, a film directed by Chris Groban, which screened at USC's First Look Festival as well as the DGA in March of 2008. King Of The Road, the film Melanie produced this summer, is currently in post--production. While working closely with Dylan Reynolds, she was the Producer and Unit Production Manager on the multi award winning feature film Chain Link 2007.Melanie currently attends USC School of Cinematic Arts in Los Angles, with a concentration in Production and Screenwriting. She will graduate magna cu laude in December of 2008, with the completion of her thesis film, Waiting For Rusty
	KATIE LOVE Writer KATIE LOVE is a former Los Angeles Times writer and the recently published author of “Cubicide,” a dark comedy novel about the rigors of following your bliss. She is the co-writer of the webisode, “Wanna Be Me” and is currently penning the feature film version. Katie is also a professional comedian/actress and plays the role of “Lelulana,” a zany wannabe assistant to the stars /unlicensed massage therapist. She is also an optioned/commissioned screenwriter and writing coach and is currently teaching writing classes at Borders Books. Katie resides in Los Angeles with her red-haired dog Lucy, aptly named after comedy legend, Lucille Ball.