Disembodied

2007

"Everybody has their reasons"

A Los Angeles woman, Lily, moves to the Midwest to escape from past tragic events. Closing herself off from others, but not her emotions, they drive her to feel the need for some human contact. She meets a man, Philip Chapman, who is also looking for something different in his life. During the course of events, desires complicate their personal lives creating drastic life changes.

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Slacktime

2001

"The time between sex and drugs"

This is the dark tale of Anna Karina (Naomi Leonard), as she hits rock bottom. She spends her days and nights wandering the streets, selling herself for drugs. When her husband Tony Towne (J. Nation) finds her in the bed of his best friend, small timer Maurry Castel (John Van Slyke), Anna realizes that she can no longer look at herself in the mirror.

Complications quickly arise when Tony produces a briefcase full of heroin that he swiped after killing two drug dealers, it's a temptation that Anna finds difficult to resist and one Maurry is looking to take advantage off. The rightful owner Big Sammy Fingers (Michael John Moynihan) wants his stash back, he'll resort to any means necessary to retrieve it. This includes sending rouge cops and his son Little Sammy (Patrick Hayes), after his possession.

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The Dirty Job

1999

"Her job, to kill everyone"

In a large nameless metropolitan east coast city, Special Agent Michelle (Naomi Leonard) of the DSI polices the hidden demon population. Her latest assignment given to her by Bob (John Van Slyke); is to punish Tom Tom (Felix Bofil) for sexually assaulting a nun. But in order to do her job Michelle has to contend with local demon boss Fatty Boy (Kid Beat Box), Leon (Michael Weber), The Cretin (Bo Sefus) and their degenerate stripper girlfriend (Leonard in a dual role).

A vulgar comic book brought to life.

"LA FEMME NIKITA meets MEN IN BLACK"
    - The Shepherd Express

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The Dirty Job 2: Dead As I Wanna Be

2000

"Her job was to kill everyone. But, someone didn't stay dead"

Taking place six months after the first Dirty Job, Michelle (Naomi Leonard) is shocked to find Leon (Michael Weber) still alive.

It becomes a race for her to find Leon and to find out why he's back, before he sends his army of skin jobs and perverts to kill her. More over the top than the last one, as Michelle fights for her life taking them all on in a huge kung fu battle royale. But she still has to find out who had set her up, and just who is this mysterious Toesucker?

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The Dirty Job 3: The Cretin

2001

Taking place immediately after the last installment, this vignette examines the strange relationship between Michelle (Naomi Leonard) and the Cretin (Bo Sefus). Why he always feels compelled to confront her even though he knows he'll get his ass handed back to him.

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The Dirty Job 4: The Tale of Ralphie Kleinman

2002

Sitting in a coffeehouse Mr. Jones (Michael John Moynihan), the head of the DSI recounts to Special Agent John (Robert W.C. Kennedy) the incident that caused Michelle to hunt down low life wanna be Ralphie Kleinman (Marshall Mahoney).

This takes place now with Robert's character serving as Bob's replacement, the tale of Ralphie is told in flashback and takes us back to the events that opened the first "Dirty Job".

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The Dirty Job 5: The Deal

2002

Taking place right after the first "Dirty Job", we examined more closely on the character of Bob. His playing of both sides and his relationship with Michelle, which plays directly into his acts of betrayal during The Dirty Job 2: Dead As I Wanna Be.

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Lady Luck

Currently in Development

"Bad luck never looked so good"

Exotic dancer Henrietta Allen is a lonely lost soul. Finding herself involved in one disastrous relationship after another, she's unsure of what she wants, and solves her problems best by running from them. At work, she's forced to privately entertain for the sleazy Johnny Long, her employer who exhibits an unhealthy and bizarre fascination with her. Learning that Johnny has been laundering money for the mob, Henrietta enlists the help of her best friend Violet to rip Johnny off. But in doing so, she also discovers how enemies become allies, friends become foes, and the mob doesn't take kindly to treachery.

Descending deeper into her predicament, Henrietta relies on wit and instinct to dig herself out from the hole she's put herself in. And along the way, she discovers that running from her problems could prove more deadly than facing them.

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My Ex Boyfriends

2003

Three old friends gather to talk about what they have been doing, the conversation turns to boy friends and we relive each experience through flashbacks. Through a series of surprises we find that all three women have something in common.

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A Little Horror

2003

An Asian couple pulls into an alley for a romantic moment, but terror ensues when they encounter an unstoppable homeless man.

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All This Time

1998

Small timer Tony Towne can't get his mind off Anna Karina, his ex he set up to take his fall. But she got away and has returned a year later, looking to settle everything. The problem is Tony thinks that he might still love her.

Told in a series of flashbacks to see how their relationship evolved.

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Alpha City

1996

A homage to Jean-Luc Godard's "Alphaville". A female agent with no name and no recognizable affiliation is given orders to stop the mad Dr. Kildare from turning Alpha City into a fascist state, where the citizens are quickly becoming faceless drones. But is that her real mission and will she be able to put a stop to everything before succumbing to the insanity around her?

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What We Learn

2001

Watching a late night talk show, where guests do little more than shout at one another and fight, a young woman recalls a moment of childhood drama. We see the recounting of a story, beginning innocently enough with the request for a before dinner snack, and quickly developing into a darkly comic dialogue of double meanings, threats and a dead father.

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Tai Chi Today: TV Series

2001 - 2003
Instructional

A 5 part series that serves as an introduction to Tai Chi, taking you through the beginning steps and fundamental tools needed to learn Tai Chi. With Tai Chi, you can learn better health, happiness and longevity.

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DIRTY JOB FILMS: THE SHORTS

'06 - '07

These series of shorts were established to help actors develop their own material. For the most part these were designed to be shot in a weekend.

Haunted

2007, 5 minutes
Drama.

Starring:

Pa Nhia Moua and Robert W.C. Kennedy

Photographed, Edited and Directed By:

Ross Bigley

A beautiful young woman lies awake, she’s haunted by past memories of her lover. A lover who appears to be a ghost and visits her nightly.

Linger

2007, 5 minutes
Drama. (Adult Content/nudity)

Starring:

Gabrielle McCord and Chantel Harpole

Directed By:

Chantel Harpole

After accidentally running into her ex lover, a woman returns to their old meeting place and becomes consumed with memories, both good and bad.

Happiness is a Long Shot

2007, Color 18 minutes
Dark Comedy.

Starring:

Amanda Shalhoub, Robert W.C. Kennedy, Chantel Harpole and Laura Nicolas Demoon

Director of Photography:

Jenny Morgan

Produced and Written By:

Michael John Moynihan based off his stage play.

Produced, Edited, and Directed By:

Ross Bigley

HAPPINESS IS A LONG SHOT is crime/comedy about three addicts who are in recovery through a process called Happiness Therapy, a program developed by a therapist who goes by the name Doc (Amanda Shalhoub). Doc is of somewhat mysterious background and employs somewhat unorthodox methods. Al (Robert W.C. Kennedy) is a recovering gambling addict, Denise (Chantel Harpole) is a recovering sex addict and Terri (Laura Nicolas Demoon) is trying to recover from her obsession to buy & use any product Tupperware manufacturers. But Doc's therapy is actually a cover to lure patients in becoming unknowing accomplices in homicidal criminal acts.

The patients turn out to not be recovering as much as Doc thought and not willing to become victims of the Doc's twisted criminal scam. The result is that the patients come up with a therapeutic breakthrough, but only the Doc takes a cure. Not so willingly.

Give Until it Hurts

2007, Color 18 minutes
Dark Comedy.

Starring:

Tim Higgins, Robert W.C. Kennedy & John Inzeo

Written and Produced By:

James Fletcher.  Based off his play of the same name.

Produced By:

Ross Bigley & Rex Sikes

Directed By:

James Fletcher and Ross Bigley

Robert Kineski comes home from work one night, turning on the radio he finds that NPR is doing another round of their fundraising. Which he finds that he’ll have to give until it hurts.

The OP

2007, 10 minutes

Starring:

Michael Allan Weber, James Fletcher, Pamela Brown, James Gallagher, John Van Slyke and Rex Sikes

Directed By:

Michael Weber

In the late 1930’s the murder of wealthy beer baron has been committed and it falls to The Op to solve the case, but the list of suspects makes it hard to decipher who the real killer is.

And You Are?

2006, 5 minutes
Drama.

Starring: Chantel Harpole, Rex Sikes and Donnell Jackson

Written, Edited, Produced and Directed By:

Ross Bigley

What if you come to realize that the life you are living was already predestined for you, that your choices didn’t matter.