CREW
Ashley Carpender moved to NYC in Fall of 2004 to pursue acting. She is currently attending Hunter College with a focus on Media Studies. She has appeared in a few shorts, commercials and has sung at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, NY. “Black Site” marks her feature film debut.
Angel Dillemuth is a member of the Bronx Repertory Company and is going to his third year at The Actors Studio M.F.A. Program. He has preformed Off-Off-Broadway at Manhattan Repertory Company in original pieces he had written. He has appeared in several features including "Liberty Kid" and "Indelible".
Hunter Emery was born in Boulder, Colorado to a Special Ed teacher and a jazz guitarist and fell in love with theatre in high school. After graduating Hunter was accepted to the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts, where he spent the next three years working on his craft. Since graduating AADA he has appeared in Off-Broadway shows, on the day-time dramas, As The World Turns and All My Children, and in the upcoming feature film “Panman.” He is also a founding member of New York's newest theatre company’s, Orphanage Productions.
CAST
“Black site” marks Samuel Traylor second feature film he has been in since moving to NY from Oakland, CA in late 2007. After four years of performing Educational Theatre in the greater Bay Area, he chose New York to start his film career. If he's not working with kids in the outer boroughs, or working an Under 5 on a soap opera, you can find Sam in Brooklyn living with his girlfriend. His most recent endeavor is the lead part in a New York Film Academy thesis titled “In Between Drips.”
Stefanos Koroneos is a professional opera singer and actor. He made his debut in La Bohème at the Staatsoper in Freiburg, Germany. He has since then performed in theatres in Italy, Germany, Russia, Greece, Korea, Spain, Malta and Japan. Theatre appearances include Teatro alla Scala, the Rossini Opera Festival (Pesaro, Italy), the Bolshoi Theatre (Moscow),Palm Beach Opera, Teatro Reggio di Parma, Giglio Lucca, Verdi Busetto, Sociale Rovigo, Livorno, Ravenna, Pisa (Italy), and the Athens Concert Hall (Greece). His film credits include: “The Hungry Ghosts” and several live opera broadcasts for Rai International and PBS Channel.
Vonia Arslanian is a New York based actor specializing in film and theatre. After finishing “Black Site” with Flippant Films, she began production on a new series, “The Chronicles of Marco and Gina,” playing the title role of Gina. Her past film credits include: “Mulberry Street” and “The Don of 42nd St.” Vonia studies acting with Mary Boyer.
Delance is originally from Little Rock, Arkansas. He moved to NYC after graduating with a MFA in acting, from the American Repertory Theatre / Moscow Art Theatre Institute for Advance Theater Training at Harvard University. He has performed on stage in Germany, Switzerland, Russia and on regional theaters across the U.S. He was nominated for a “Best Actor in a Musical” award in Memphis.
George started acting in 1995 at the age of 50. He honed his craft at HB studio and community theaters around NY and NJ. He has appeared in several shorts, including winning a best actor award at the 2001 Columbia University Film Festival, as Nico in “Nico’s Restaurant.” He recently appeared in “The Shore Happy,” with Ben Gazzara.
Camellia trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. She is a member of the prestigious National Youth Theatre in the UK, where she starred in a play in NY, as well as shooting her first feature film in Morocco and Lebanon, “Black Line - a Beirut contract.”
Nectarios Leonidas was born in Rhodes, Greece and went to the University of Connecticut to study Economics. He moved to New York City to pursue filmmaking, where he attended the School of Visual Arts.
He is an award winning filmmaker, who shorts and specs have appeared in numerous film festivals throughout the world. Some of his past feature film credits include high-level profile independent films, like “Basquiat” In the last three years, he has focused more on editing independent films like “Blueprint,” which was nominated for an IFP Gotham award for best film in 2007 and “Salud,” which is currently making the festival circuit.
He is an award winning filmmaker, who shorts and specs have appeared in numerous film festivals throughout the world. Some of his past feature film credits include high-level profile independent films, like “Basquiat” In the last three years, he has focused more on editing independent films like “Blueprint,” which was nominated for an IFP Gotham award for best film in 2007 and “Salud,” which is currently making the festival circuit.
Leo Curbelo graduated from St. John’s University in NYC with a degree in Communications. Leo then went o The Edit Center under the tutelage of Alan Oxman ”Welcome to the Dollhouse” and Affonso Gonçalves ”The Door in the Floor.” He’s assisted on films ”The Mudge Boy,” and documentaries PBS’ P.O.V., and edited television programs MTV, SpikeTV, Oxygen. Leo’s short films have been selected to The HBO New York Latino Film Festival, The Coney Island Film Festival, The International Cinematic Film Festival of Uruguay, & twice won “Best of Film Slam” at the Pioneer Theater, the East Village Mecca for independent filmmakers.
Scott Cramer is a nine years veteran of the entertainment with expertise in all facets of multimedia production. Scott always had a camera in his hands working with musicians and creating short films in his teenage years. Early on, he figured out that his passion was music videos and produced many videos. Scott has developed a strong eye for imaging and branding and is a motivated, creative, go getter. In 2008, he decided to take his career to New York City and has been working on Reality television shows, music videos, commercials, and features films. Scott is constantly focusing on his craft and looking for new creative opportunities to grow as an artist.
Cesar De Leon, a native Brooklynite, was raised in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Cesar started his career as an actor on reputable TV shows and films, such as LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT, THE SOPRANOS, OZ. In addition Cesar wrote and directed “SALUD,” the film recently started it’s festival run, where it won an award for best screenplay at this year’s Beverly Hills Film Festival.
Vassilis Rizos was born in Greece. His first memories of music are at the age of 5 when he attended the Greek National Opera to watch his father perform. Vassilis was enchanted by the beauty and sound of the violin. At age 20, he performed at the Greek National Opera next to his father for the first of several performances. Vasslis had the honor of performing under the direction of the legendary, Franco Zeffirelli. He attended the Music Technology & Acoustics department of the Technological Educational Institute in Crete. In 2004, He worked as a sound/PA engineer for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games. His career in the film industry began in 2008 with the short film "The Tell-Tell Heart" where he did the sound desing and mixing."
The Croatian-born artist studied music and sound in his native Dubrovnik before moving on to Verona and Vienna. In studio as well as on the stage, he has performed with a range of accomplished artists, including Tomstone, Dzihan & Kamien, Wyclef Jean & Jerry Wonder. Ivica enjoys intensive collaborations and has worked in audio processing with InternetExpression in Los Angeles and Sound Design Media Studios in Vienna.
In 2002, Ivica moved to New York, where he produced titles for Sony, Epic, Arista, BMG Ariola, and, B Funk Productions. He has remixing songs for numerous artist like Pink, Buster Rhymes and Boyz 2 Men. Ivica has produced music scores and jingles for commercials for such brands as Mercedes, Philips and Blaupunkt. For this talented sound master, no beat goes unturned.
In 2002, Ivica moved to New York, where he produced titles for Sony, Epic, Arista, BMG Ariola, and, B Funk Productions. He has remixing songs for numerous artist like Pink, Buster Rhymes and Boyz 2 Men. Ivica has produced music scores and jingles for commercials for such brands as Mercedes, Philips and Blaupunkt. For this talented sound master, no beat goes unturned.
