The Production Company:

Unfiltered Entertainment, Inc. (UE) began in 2006 as a privately owned Nebraska corporation with a mission to create original entertainment content for theatrical, home video, cable television, IPTV, the Internet, and mobile device distribution. Their low-budget, independent approach to creating original content and the abundance of local talent in Nebraska makes the UE production model possible.

Dorothy Booraem, Writer/Producer/Director

Dorothy is a producer at Time Warner Cable, where she writes, shoots and edits commercials for local businesses. Her commercial for the Lincoln Children's Zoo won "Best in Division" and "Best in Show" at the 2006 Cable Advertising Awards. As the President of the Nebraska Independent Film Projects from 1997-98, she established the Middle of Nowhere Short Film Festival. Dorothy has written, directed, produced and edited many short films, notably "Chaos and Fortune”, a 35 minute short about sibling rivalry between super beings, and the zom-com HD short, "Manna for the Damned".

Andrew Johnson, Producer/Legal/Production Audio/FX

Andrew’s comprehensive understanding of current and emerging technologies is invaluable to UE. He has participated in five short film productions, one feature length production and has written and produced a short of his own, “5840”, which he has recently re-edited and re-released as “5840 V2”. Over the last year he has turned his attention to animation and visual effects, putting his problem solving skills to work on streamlining the animation production process for both high definition digital films and video games.

Chad Haufschild, Producer/Director of Photography

Chad has been involved in various capacities on over 40 short films, music videos, and industrial projects. As a writer he has received statewide and regional competitive recognition. As a producer/director he has completed 14 short films and has recently completed his first digital feature. Chad’s leadership skills have sharpened with each and every film project. As Vice President and President of the Nebraska Independent Film Projects, NIFP, he has shown an ability to work through difficult projects with limited budgets and volunteer labor. Chad’s first feature film, Declaration of Independents, has been submitted to several film festivals and he hopes to begin self-distributing in September.

Pete Lipins, Producer/Production Design/FX

Pete’s first feature film, Killer, premiered in Lincoln, NE, in June 2008. His credits in the local filmmaking community also include acting, camera work, props department and production design. Pete brings the underground sensibilities of the garage band to the filmmaking process. A philosophy of raw energy, creativity, experimentation, and collaboration makes Pete a great asset to the production process.

Rose Staley, Makeup Designer/FX Makeup/FX

After developing a passion for makeup in the Lincoln High School theatre department, Rose moved to Los Angeles in 2006 upon graduation to work with award winning makeup artist Kenny Myers. She assisted Kenny in his FX lab for such projects as Hugh Jackman's promotional tour for The Prestige, Charlie Wilson's War, and the Back to the Future Direct TV commercial. She was also involved in the creation of prosthetics for actor Xander Berkeley for use in the International Makeup Artist Tradeshow '07, and attended the Makeup Designory in Burbank CA. Wake the Witch is now an exciting first step as the makeup designer for an entire production!

Jaclyn Geist, Costume Design

Jaclyn Geist was born and raised in Lincoln, NE; she came from “both sides of track”, the farmers and the bureaucrats. She had been exposed to all lifestyles of design from an early age; her grandmothers, quilters and seamstresses and her mother, an interior designer. She began sewing at an early age and realized her passion for design after traveling the world and opening her own store, The Black Market. Since then Jaclyn has designed for numerous fashion shows, taught sewing for an after-school program, created her own bedding line and she continues to expand her enterprise with two shoe stores, The Public, opening real soon. In her free time she enjoys learning Spanish and designing wedding dresses.

James Oliva, Composer

James Oliva has been playing, writing and performing music since the age of 10, however, for James, the opportunity to write the music for "Wake The Witch" was a first of it's kind. Currently located just outside of Nashville, Tennessee, James attends Middle Tennessee State University, majoring in the Recording Industry. He operates a recording studio, The Music Office, and a publishing company, The Music Office Midwest, writes, records, and scores sound for picture and theatre, and continues to perform with musical groups all over Tennessee.

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