Current Projects

PULLED FROM DARKNESS is a faith-based feature film that will be shooting in Indiana this fall.  It is non-union, but all speaking roles are paid.  You will also receive meals and IMDb credit.

This is the fifth feature film from award-winning writer/director/producer George A. Johnson, whose last film, THY NEIGHBOR garnered over 100 wins/nominations/selections from film festivals all over the world.  THY NEIGHBOR is currently available on Amazon Prime and Tubi.

PULLED FROM DARKNESS is the incredible true story of a woman who was torn from her children & sold into trafficking when her husband lost everything in a night of gambling. After surviving three years of abuse & imprisonment in a dark, concrete room, she woke up in a hospital, and began the desperate search for her children which can only be described as a modern day miracle.

• Job: Feature

Calling all IMPROV COMEDIANS tired of being stuck in QUARANTINE! The producing team at Upward Media Partners, Walter Richardson and Kathy Berardi (Golden Arm, The Most Interesting Developer In the World, Red Clip Video-Branded Shorts for Business, Stew, A Peacock-Feathered Blue, Forgive Us Our Transgressions) are conducting an online casting call for a short form mockumentary series that will be 100% shot remote from each performer’s individual location through user-generated content and online video conferencing. Read on for details about the show premise and how to be considered.

The pilot episode of the new series will feature a diverse set of characters who join an online support group for people who are stuck in quarantine, on lockdown, live alone and “feel” they’re having the experience of being haunted by a ghost in their home. And this online support group IS their last hope for sanity, connection and to share what’s happening with the ONLY other people who will actually believe them because they’re experiencing the same! 

Fun outtakes of mockumentary hauntings, crazy group support therapy tactics and improv will drive this quarantine comedy short-form series. 

Online/remote shoot of pilot will take place in June; with casting in May and digital distribution plans in progress. 

- Project is seeking a cast of 4 improv comedians to join the show as online support group members. Aspiring + experienced comedians are encouraged to either share their reel of funniest moments shot on video (several links to online or social media clips are fine to share); or comedians who do not have available samples can also request details on creating and submitting a 60-90 second video audition based on an improv prompt from the show’s premise.

• Job: Web Series

This is a branded content project for a healthcare service group. 

• Seeking individuals who were impacted by health challenges that have been exacerbated by our siloed system and instead, found a solution:
• Telemedicine
• An Integrated Pharmacy
• Through A Community Care Manager
• (Health Care silos are blocks in communication between emergency departments, primary care practices, dialysis units and other functions).
  

• Job: Other

THIS STORY FOLLOWS THE LIVES OF A FREED SLAVES CHOIR WHO SING ALL OVER THE WORLD TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THEIR SCHOOL, FISK UNIVERSITY DURING A RACIAL WAR.

• Job: Feature

Talenture is an Agency that specializes in Livestreaming Hosts. We are currently partnering up with the fastest growing mobile Livestreaming platform.

Our broadcasters have the potential of making $500(minimum) - $20k a month. You get paid through gifts received in the app plus a salary bonus.

As a verified official host, you will be paid based on how much gifts you receive and hours you put in. Get paid to be you! Work on social media, make money and build your following by broadcasting from your phone!

CASTING:

Males and Females ages 18+

Must be social, outgoing, relatable with a great personality. Bonus points if you have a talent to share on the platform! Ex: Dancers, Singer, Actors, Models, Comedians, Fitness Instructors, Makeup Artists, etc.

*30 hours and 15 days required every month and a 30 minute audition

(2 Hrs a Day Max)

The more gifts you get, the higher bonus you’ll get. If interested we will send over the pay tier. If you have any questions or are interested, feel free to submit:

Your Instagram username

If you’ve streamed before

Skills you plan to stream

A photo

• Job: Web Series

This is a short film about a Malagasy immigrant, working in Napa Valley to send money back to her family in Madagascar.

More background info, this is planed to have some french and maybe Malagasy language in it. This was inspired by my family as when I was young I watched my parents immigrate from Madagascar, to the heart of Napa Valley. This part of the story focuses on the struggle of finding a connection back home (leaving family behind) and working hard (without an education) just to send money back to take care of their family.

• Job: Short Film

Producer/Casting Director: Ryan Zimmerman

Estimated Start Date for Filming: June-July

Location: Minneapolis

Rate of Pay: $15-25 per filming session

Film Budget: ~$3K

NOTE: This project is very personal to me. This fan film will help increase recognition of the 2012 film called Smiley, which got terrible ratings. Even though hundreds of people dress as Smiley every Halloween. This fan film is also a gift to the director of Smiley (2012), Michael Gallagher.

Smiley: Origins is about a girl named Caitlin who feels like she is being stalked by a man who has a disturbing smiley face with stitched eyes and a stitched mouth. Being totally creeped out by the man, Caitlin gets some help from her friends. Together they slowly uncover the backstory of a murderer who was thought to be an internet urban legend. However, their decision gets them in trouble when they learn who Smiley really is as he tracks down Caitlin and her friends.

• Job: Film