SILENCESYNOPSIS
Directed by Marquette Williams
Tag Line: When the worst thing that you can do is live in Silence.
SYNOPSIS:
A MASKED MAN takes a family hostage as he searches for the leader of a child prostitution and
Trafficking ring. As he tries to find the ring leader secrets are brought to light revealing that the two
parents aren’t what they seem and the violent man holding them in a strange twist is actually a victim
himself. As the parents reveal and discover more horrifying truths SILENCE brings home the reality of
what any family member would do if they found out that their loved one was being exploited…
When the worst thing you can do – is live and remain in Silence.
Rating: R
TECH SPECS:
SILENCE
Directed by Marquette Williams
Starring:Perry Poston, Nick Endres, Michael Reddy, Anthony Elfonzia, Martez Howard, Luis Cardet, Elina Burgos and Elimu Nelson.
Running Time:91 minutes
Format: 1:85High Def
Sound: Dolby SR
Rating: R
Country: USA
Language: English
Genre: Action Thriller
Trailers:Available
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RIGHTS:AVAILABLE
Cast
Michael Reddy is an actor, producer, writer, photographer and print model. He has been involved with over 40 feature films, music videos and television shows. His works range from police dramas to comedy shows and sketches. Michael has worked with Russian Media TV, Time Warner Cable systems, Columbia Pictures,
WEMA International, Cleveland International Film Festival and Dick Clark Productions. He is the current "Zippo
Man" in print work.
Martez Howard was born January 20, 1995. He attends Warrensville Heights Middle school where he is active on thedebate team and an avid member of theYoung Author's Club. He has been awardedthree 1st place Awards since joiningYoung Authors in 2003. He loves basketball,writing, acting, rapping and photography.He enjoys drawing and computeranimation and aspires to become a director/producer one day.
Elimu Nelson graduatedfrom Syracuse University. Elimu's televisionguest appearances include populartelevision series such as FX's "The Shield"and "ARLI$$" on HBO. Elimu made hisfeature film debut in LIONSGATE's"Love And Sex". Elimu also co-starredwith Nick Cannon, as Christina Milian'slove interest in Warner Brothers' "LoveDon’t Cost A Thing". Commercially,Elimu has been featured on several national
spots for Northwest Mutual Insurance,AT&T, Miller Lite, MCI, Coca-Cola,Microsoft, Oldsmobile and Coors Light.
Perry Poston is a veteran older male filmand tv personality. Poston has 15 featurecharacter credits, numerous tv commercials,extensive voice over work, and livestage work for many years includingBarefoot in The Park and Sound ofMusic. Poston’s film credits span severalgenres including comedies, horror, dramaand action. Perry has been married 44 yrs.and has 4 grandchildren. He considers hisfilms as his legacy to them.
Nick Endres is a charismatic alternativeleading man in the making. Nick hasstarred in several independent films andmajor motion pictures such as "Derailed"(starring Clive Owen) and "Pirates of theCaribbean 3 &4”. His television credits includeNBC's "Heroes." He graduated magnacum laude from Lawrence University, with
his BA and a double major in English andTheatre. He has a black belt in Tae SooDo, draws, paints, writes, sings, and isexpert in origami. He currently managesThe Actor's Playpen theatre in WestHollywood.
Elina Burgos is a promising young actressborn in Cleveland, Ohio. She has been anavid gymnast since she was only 4 yearsold. Elina won first place in the "Princess"division of the Glamour Modeling Pageantat the same age. A year later, at the age of5, she was chosen to model for Little Tikesand American Greetings. At the age of 6,
she got her first starring role as a sheep inher brother's school play.
Luis Cardet is from Miami, Florida. Heattended Boston University for his undergraduatedegree and has a Masters degreefrom the University of Miami. Luis hasplayed a leading role in over 12 films(mostly independent films). He has alsoplayed a supporting role in 7 films. Threeof the roles were in spanish. He has alsoparticipated in projects for television, commercials,and voice overs.
Behind the Scenes
Marquette Williams, Writer/Director
Author of over 20-feature length screenplays and the producer of such films as "Bella Rose”, Marquette
Williams’ works range from Saturday morning cartoons to dramatic tales of war. He formerly worked
with Orchin productions to develop content for such companies as Disney, MGM, Coke, Cadillac and
Golf Shore life. Mr. Williams constantly uses diverse character play, setting and story to pull reality and
quality from each production regardless of budget. Using the trends of today's market as a road map to
theatrical promise. Following the success of his most recent film "Buckle Brothers" at the 2005 AFI
film festival, Mr. Williams was featured in several major newspapers that praised his story telling abilities.
Buckle Brothers continues to play around the country to standing room only crowds.
Mr. Williams uses sound feature packaging skills guided by fresh ideas in marketing, budgeting, deal
making and revenue generation to focus on minimal investment with a high return.
Moni Boyce, Producer
Moni Boyce grew up in a military family and lived in many different places such as Texas, Germany
and Virginia before relocating to Los Angeles to attend the University of Southern California. There
Moni received her B.A. from the School of Cinema-Television. She got production experience during
various internships with Drew Barrymore's Flower Films, Dick Donner and Lauren Shuler-Donner's
The Donner's Company and Morgan Freeman's Revelations Entertainment, along with working on
many undergraduate and graduate student films. In fall 2005 she formed her own production company,
Greenthumb Productions with her sister Desi. She has produced two short films, “The Pretty Boy
Project”, which has been featured in 9 film festivals and the short film “Repressions”, currently in postproduction.
She was also an associate producer on an AFI Women's Workshop short titled Dance to
the Offbeat.
Desi Green, Producer
Although Desi Green was an Air Force Brat, who spent time on both coasts and overseas, she attended
the University of Southern California, where she was a Cinema-Television major in the Critical Studies
department. While at USC, she realized that her interests were in producing. Upon graduation, she
decided to pursue her law degree in order to practice entertainment law. She graduated from Western
State University College of Law in May 2006 and will sit for the bar exam in February 2007. Her lifelong
dream was also made a reality last year when she and Moni Boyce started their production company,
Greenthumb Productions. “The Pretty Boy Project” was her first stint as a producer, with the dramatic
feature “A House Divided” currently in development.
Dennis James Knowles, Executive Producer
After graduating from the Ohio University School of Film with a Masters Degree in Fine Arts Dennis
began his broadcasting career at the bottom at the bottom of the totem pole which as given him a
unique understanding of the media. He started his career as a member of the studio crew at an independent
television station and quickly rose to the position of producer. After that, he worked 2 years at
the local CBS affiliate as a producer before taking a position as head of video production at the City of
Cleveland. During his career Dennis has won three local Emmys, a Telly Award and has been nominated
for many other awards. Dennis is a producer at WVIZ/PBS ideastream in Cleveland, Ohio; he produces
a half-hour weekly magazine format show called "Applause". As part of his duties Dennis supervises
a team of editors, audio and video technicians, books guest, conducts interviews and writes scripts.
In addition, he works as an adjunct professor in the Department of Communication at John Carroll
University teaching a course about the American media and has taught video production at Cleveland
State University.
Bryan Roberts, Editor
Bryan Roberts grew up in Asheville, NC and moved out to Los Angeles to pursue a career in film editing. Since then, he has edited several features for Lionsgate in addition to numerous independent films. He has also edited television shows for The Discovery Channel, TLC, The History Channel and MTV. Currently, he is continuing to edit features and is always on the lookout for the next great project.
About the Film
TITLE: Silence
GENRE: Suspense/Thriller
RUNNING TIME: 91 minutes
FORMAT: High Definition
SHOOTING FORMAT: 16:9 aspect ratio at 23.976 frames per second
RELEASE DATE: Summer 2013
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: English