BIOGRAPHIES

Will Moore
Writer/Director/Editor/Producer

Filmmaker Will Moore is from Austin, TX where he graduated from the University of Texas with a Bachelor of Arts in History. The son of Costume Supervisor Stanley Moore, Will spent his summers working in the Wardrobe department on such films as Robert Rodriguez's The Faculty and Mel Gibson's We Were Soldiers.

Upon graduation Will moved to Los Angeles, first working as a production assistant on a number of films, including Big Momma's House and Dude Where's My Car and then as a literary assistant at the Gersh Agency. While at Gersh, he assisted several A-list writers; working directly on rewrites with the likes of Dennis O'Neill, scribe of The River Wild and John Rice, who penned Windtalkers for John Woo.

Will returned to Austin in 2000 and over the next two years he would write and direct over 10 short films. In September 2002 Will enrolled in the highly acclaimed Austin Film Works Production Program taught by Steve Mims (Professor of Robert Rodriquez) where he would write, direct, and edit three films, all of which would be screened at the Alamo Draft House in downtown Austin. In August of 2003 Will wrote, directed, and produced his first featured titled Wesley Cash. He temporarily resides in Los Angeles where he is editing Wesley Cash and developing two features with actor pal Chad Mathews.

Michael Lamendola
Producer

Michael Lamendola has resided in Austin, Texas since 1987. Active in the local music scene, from 1987 until 2000, as a drummer and writer/producer for a number of Austin bands, he recorded numerous albums and performed on two continents. To keep a hand in the arts while juggling a successful career as a real estate broker/developer, his interest in film production led him to Bandwagon Films and a role as producer on "The Wesley Cash Project".

Dana Blum
Producer

Dana Blumn started out as an actress at a small school in East Texas. After school she moved to Austin to pursue the dream. Three years later, and two parts under her belt, she decided to move behind the camera. Collaborating with a friend, Jason Sherman, she shot her first promotional video for a psychologist and public speaker, Dr. Sylvia Gearing, in Dallas. From 2002 to 2003 Dana would continue to work with Sherman on a handful of short film projects, including one with Will Moore, a 16mm short film titled The FMC Project. After working on The FMC Project Dana was invited by Moore to produce an independent film he would be shooting that summer titled Wesley Cash. Now, back in Dallas Dana is attending The Art Institute of Dallas, working on her bachelors degree in Digital Media Production and continuing her work with Sherman and their newly formed production company, Daphne Dawg Films.

Jason Sherman
Directory of Photography

Jason Sherman started his film career wanting to be in front of the camera. Majoring in theater in college he also has attended Adam Rourke's Screen Actors Lab and has taken workshops with Clif Osmond and Ed Johnston. After college Jason moved to Austin and quickly enrolled in Steve Mim's Austin Film Works attending Production I & II film courses. Here he filmed his first five minute short " Hopelessly Devoted", and in Production II collaborated with Will Moore as Director of Photography for Moore's ten-minute 16mm short film "The FMC Project". During this time he also produced a 5 minute promotional video with Dana Blumn, for Dr. Sylvia Gearing, a psychologist and public speaker. He was pitched the idea for "The Untitled Wesley Cash Project" and quickly signed on. He is now attending the Art Institute of Dallas working on his bachelors in Digital Media Production, and along with Dana Blumn has formed a new production company, Daphne Dawg Films located in Dallas, TX.

Jonathan Case
Composer

Jonathan Case studied screenwriting at the University of Texas at Austin's film school and has lived in Venice, California for the past four years. In March of 2000 he began working as assistant to the VP of Talent Acquisition at Universal Music Publishing where he gained an insider's view of the music-publishing world, and in 2001 he began to pursue music and filmmaking full time. He has had songs on several nationally and internationally televised shows and has performed barefoot at the House of Blues on the Sunset Strip. He has worked extensively with Mark Rae of the UK's Rae & Christian, luminaries of the British hip-hop scene, and Tony Hajjar, drummer of the influential post-punk outfit, At The Drive-In.

Chad Mathews
Actor (Wesley Cash)

A native Texan, Chad Mathews graduated from Texas Christian University with a Bachelor of Science in Radio, Television, and Film. His love of acting started in high school, when boredom of a football off season pushed Chad to auditioned for a theater production. From that point on, he was forever hooked.

After some success as a commercial actor, Chad was encouraged to pursue a career as a model. With graduation having past and no real direction, Chad moved overseas for eight months. He worked and lived in Barcelona, Munich, Hamburg, and Milan. Work brought him back to the United States where he continued the same in Miami, New York, and Dallas.

Finding himself in Los Angeles, Chad decided it was time to settle down and pursue a career as an actor and writer. Studying extensively under Anthony Barnao and Brian Reise, Chad has performed in NBC's Profiler, and Days of our Lives. Film credits include: Loretta, and Get Your Stuff. Notable theater performances include: Bums Luck and Fool For Love.

Currently, Chad can be seen playing the role of Grant in Three, which is premiering in the Blue Sphere Alliance 2nd Annual Short Play Festival. It runs through April 15, at the Lex Theater.