FOUNDER - EXECUTIVE
Anna Schafer - actress, entrepreneur, and mother of three - grew up in New York City and studied at NYU while working for her family real estate company. She attended acting classes at Stella Adler and HB studios during her free time. Anna moved to Los Angeles in 2010, where she began studying under Michelle Danner of L
FOUNDER - EXECUTIVE
Anna Schafer - actress, entrepreneur, and mother of three - grew up in New York City and studied at NYU while working for her family real estate company. She attended acting classes at Stella Adler and HB studios during her free time. Anna moved to Los Angeles in 2010, where she began studying under Michelle Danner of Larry Moss Studios diving into the acting and producing world. She continues to be involved in her family business and launched an organic skin care line.
Anna's first big break came when she landed a supporting role in the indie comedy "Father of Invention", alongside two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey. Anna was next seen in the compelling political thriller "The Whistleblower", starring opposite Rachel Weisz, Monica Bellucci, and Vanessa Redgrave, and directed by Larysa Kondracki.
Anna's first starring role came in the independent thriller "Flutter", where she starred opposite Luke Evans, Billy Zane, and Joe Anderson. "The Trials of Cate McCall" placed her in a powerful role alongside Kate Beckinsale and Nick Nolte, with the film directed by Sundance winner Karen Moncrieff.
In "Elizabeth Blue", Anna took on the incredibly intense role of a young woman struggling with tremendous mental health issues. The film starred Oscar-nominated actress Kathleen Quinlan and Screen Actor's Guild Award winner Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. Anna's portrayal as Elizabeth, a woman plagued by hallucinations and voices in her head to the extent of emotional paralysis, received high praise from Variety, Los Angeles Times, and The Hollywood Reporter, among others.
EXECUTIVE
Actor and filmmaker, Jim Klock has had much success acting in projects such as, the Academy Award-winning film "Green Book" with Viggo Mortensen, and Mahershala Ali, "Underground Railroad", written and directed by Barry Jenkins, "The Whole Truth", opposite Keanu Reeves and Renee Zellweger; "Deepwater Horizon", with Mark Wahlberg;
EXECUTIVE
Actor and filmmaker, Jim Klock has had much success acting in projects such as, the Academy Award-winning film "Green Book" with Viggo Mortensen, and Mahershala Ali, "Underground Railroad", written and directed by Barry Jenkins, "The Whole Truth", opposite Keanu Reeves and Renee Zellweger; "Deepwater Horizon", with Mark Wahlberg; "True Detective", with Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson; "The Astronaut Wives Club" on ABC; and as Detective Chisolm alongside Jamie Lee Curtis and Emma Roberts on FOX's "Scream Queens". Jim also starred in the Warner Bros. Feature Film "Alex & Me" alongside soccer superstar Alex Morgan, has a recurring role on the hit Marvel series, "Cloak & Dagger”. He starred in Hulu's "Into the Dark" series in the Season One Finale titled "Pure” as well as starring alongside Thomas Haden Church, Trai Byers, and Mykelti Williamson in "The 24th" directed by Oscar Winner Kevin Willmott and next will be seen starring along side Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones in "The Burial", and in "Mort in Sherman Oaks" starring Lucy Hale and Jim Gaffigan. Most recently, Jim guest starred on season two of "Leverage: Redemption" and as Captain Keith Butler on the CBS hit series "Blue Bloods".
Jim's passion for filmmaking also includes producing, directing, and creating digital media. Jim has produced several films, including "The Trials of Cate McCall" with Kate Beckinsale and Nick Nolte; "There's Always Woodstock", with Katey Sagal and Brittany Snow; "Patient Seven", with Michael Ironside; and "A Christmas Arrangement" which premiered November 2018 on Lifetime. Most recently Jim produced the feature film, "Already Gone" alongside Keanu Reeves starring Sean William Scott and directed by Chris Kenneally released theatrically September 2019. Jim's directing credits include "Red Letters" (2019), "Murder Eleven" (2013), "River Guard" (2016), "Massacre on Aisle 12" (2016), "6:66PM: Evil Has an Hour to Kill" (2017) which premiered at the Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival in November 2017 and won the Best Comedy Feature Film Award and he both directed and starred in “Slayed” (2020) which premiered as an Amazon Prime Exclusive Release. Jim has even created a digital comedic series called "Interrogations Gone Wrong" in which Keanu Reeves and Jason O'Mara have guest starred.
A decorated veteran police officer and former undercover narcotics detective with 26 years in Law Enforcement and currently a special deputy sheriff with the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office in Stafford, VA, Jim worked and trained in many areas of law enforcement, including SWAT tactics, hostage negotiations, undercover operations, narcotics interdiction, interviews/interrogations, crime scene processing, and evidence collection. He was also an instructor in the areas of narcotics investigation, community policing, officer survival, defensive tactics/Krav Maga. Jim now teaches an 8 hour intensive training class at the regional law enforcement academy titled “Introduction to Acting for Undercover and Plain Clothes Officers". His experience in law enforcement inspired him to direct his first feature length documentary “The Thin Black Line” which features the challenges minority officers face today and producing “Service and Sacrifice” for the National Law Enforcement Museum.
"Every time we make a film, we are chasing dreams. How blessed are we who get to do it."
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