Filmmakers Dana Glover, Michelle Carter, Laura Ray & Heath Thompson in attendance
Captured partly in hand-held video, Jollenbach grabs you from the get-go with its suspenseful, Blair Witch Project-esque otherworldly and spine-chilling mood. In 2008, producers from an independent film company found a camera and videotape in an abandoned house as they were scouting locations. This dwelling was later identified as the "Jollenbach House" known for its malevolent history and believed to be haunted. The videotape contains disturbing and unsettling events captured by what appears to be amateur ghost hunters. Jason Pritchard and Mina Carroll, whose images appear in the video, have not been seen or heard from since. After an exhausting search, family and friends remain optimistic, but continue desperately to seek help in locating the missing couple. How can two people just disappear without a trace?
Filmography: First Feature
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Shown with the short film
The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon
Directed by Richard Gale
United States, 10 minutes
From the creator of Criticized comes the epic story of one man's encounter with what could be the most relentless murderer of all time.
Dana Glover (Director)
Dana Glover is from Los Angeles, California. An alumnus of the University of Southern California. He is a former member of the Los Angeles Laker Band, as well as spending 5 years in University of Southern California Trojan Band. After teaching for two years, he turned his efforts to composing film scores. As a ghost writer, Dana has composed music for several major films. He is also a pioneer in composing musical scores for the multimedia industry (Origin Systems) and credited with bringing cinematic music to the video game industry. Film and Multimedia projects include Shrek, Wing Commander II, and many more. Dana is Co-founder and a general partner in Midian Films. He has directed and produced five short films as well as several commercials -- each of his short films have premiered at the Festival DE Cannes - Short Film Corner.
Michelle Carter (Cinematographer)
Michelle is a cinematographer, digital editor and an alumnus of Cal State San Bernardino in Communications with an emphasis in Media Production. She has been involved in the film and television industry for over 15 years. For 12 years she worked with the City of San Bernardino Telecommunications Department as a director, producer, studio and field cameraperson, analog and digital editor, lighting and set designer. She freelanced as both cameraperson and editor for projects ranging from commercials to music videos. Michelle is Co-founder and a general partner in Midian Films. She is a member of Women Make Movies (WMM), International Documentary Association (IDA), FilmPeople network and a host of others.
Laura Ray (Actor)
Jollenbach is Laura’s first feature film & she is extremely honored to have been a part of it. A native Texan, Laura grew up outside of Houston & received her B.A. in Theatre Arts (emphasis: acting) from St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas. Laura is a company member of the Scottish Rite Children’s Theatre in Austin, and she was recently seen in their productions of Snow White, Cinderella, Peter Pan and Little Red Riding Hood. Laura’s primary acting experiences have been on stage, but she hopes that Jollenbach will be her first of many films to come. Laura would like to thank Robert, Barbara, Brandon & Lisa Ray & Heath Thompson for their continual love & support, as well as Midian Films & the Salem Festival for this amazing opportunity.
Heath Thompson (Actor)
Heath Thompson is proud to make his big screen debut with Jollenbach. When not shooting independent films, Heath is busy performing onstage in local theatre's around the Austin, Texas area. Along with acting, Heath loves to write scripts/screenplays. In 2005 he wrote, starred, produced, and directed his first stage production and since then has written several children theatre shows, all of which have been produced with much success.
