THE FILMMAKERS:

Steve McEveety (Producer) Steve’s films have generated nearly $3B in world-wide consumer spend; earned numerous Oscar, Golden Globe, and countless other prestigious awards and nominations; and returned an estimated ROI of about 90% to both investors and distributors, far exceeding the industry average of 8%.

Steve McEveety has produced over $1.737 billion in theatrical box office, $1.01 billion in home video, and over $327 million in television sales. Films such as What Women Want and The Passion of the Christ have generated over 100% ROI. The Passion of the Christ, one of the most profitable films of all time, achieved an incredible 550%+ ROI.

Steve McEveety has an impressive track record of producing profitable films that have impacted culture and achieved an undeniably impressive track record financially and creatively.

John Shepherd (Producer) John Shepherd produced The Ultimate Gift (starring Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin, Brian Dennehy, and James Garner).  He also produced the ESPY nominated and Heartland Festival award winner Bobby Jones “Stroke of Genius (James Caviezel).  In a past life he produced, wrote and/or appeared in 15 motion pictures for World Wide Pictures, including The Climb (Jason George, Dabney Coleman) Road to Redemption (Pat Hingle) and "The Ride" (Michael Biehn).

John’s been a showrunner at Digital Entertainment Network and served as senior vice president of original content and production for POP.com, the internet start up between Dreamworks and Imagine Entertainment.  John has produced and written a number of documentaries on prison systems in the United States and overseas as well as profiles of controversial figures like Watergate hatchet man Charles Colson and Vietnam war hero Dave Roever.  He attended Northwestern University in Evanston Illinois but realized the love of his life and a degree in English at UCLA.

Paul Kampf (Producer) Paul is a founding member of Breadline Theater Group.  As Artistic Director he produced almost twenty world premiere creations, at times combining duties as playwright, director and/or actor.  Over the first fifteen years of the company’s existence, Paul oversaw guest artists from Germany & Macedonia, a summer repertory theater, as well as the Breadline Center for the Performing Arts, which was one of the most unique artistic venues in Chicago. 

Paul recently made the move to feature films with Brothers Three: An American Gothic, an adaptation of his stage play, American Gothic, which he wrote and directed.  Although a small budget feature, the material attracted the acting talents of Patrick Wilson, Neal McDonough, & John Heard.   Since completing his first feature, Paul has written the screenplays Unspoken, Guarding Angels & The Rope as well as co-writing the screenplays Last Best Place & Heartbreak Hill, all of which are moving forward to production.  He is also a principal in the screenplay development company, MidCoast Development, which seeks to find new scripts and voices from outside of Hollywood.  MidCoast’s first project, Dues, starring Laurence Fishburne, is moving forward to production. 

Paul holds an M.F.A. in acting from Illinois State University and a B.F.A. in acting/directing from the University of Minnesota-Duluth.  He was invited as a playwright to London’s famed Royal Court Theater, where he worked with some of the most promising theater artists from around the work.

Moe Charif (Director/Co-Creator) Graduating from the University of Florida with Honors and holding a Bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts, Moe set out to pursue his dream in filmmaking. With an eye for photography, he started in 2003 with small projects until he directed and produced "Hunted" in 2005, a short film action thriller that screened at over 18 film festivals worldwide. The short was nominated for a number of awards including "Best Short Drama", "Best Thriller", and "Best of Festival" and ultimately won "Best Horror" and "Best Short Drama". Moe believes that a film is a harmonious equation bringing all factors together in a perfect fit, which is why he focuses a great deal on all aspects of filmmaking.

When viewing Moe’s work, one can’t help but notice the very high level of quality that he produces.  His fastidious attention to detail, strong story sense, cutting edge visual style, savvy business mentality, and talent for utilizing stunning visual effects produce the kind of end result that you'd expect to see in big budget Hollywood films.  

In 2003, and in parallel to making short films, Moe got involved in real estate and climbed the ladder quickly managing over $1.2 billion in real estate inventory in the Miami area. In 2006, he realized that his true passion lies in telling stories, and decided to quit his six figured V.P. position and focus solely on making films that inspire people. Shortly after, Moe teamed up with collogue and friend Omar Chavez Jr. and collaborated on writing the screenplay for Exile, his current project.

Omar Chavez Jr. (Writer/Co-Creator) Omar was born and raised in Miami, FL of Cuban immigrants. As a child he always favored the arts spending almost all his free time drawing and typing out stories on an old derelict typewriter. It's no surprise then that when it came time to declare a major in college, Omar chose to pursue a degree in creative writing. Studying under a score of best selling authors at the vaunted Creative Writing program at Florida International University, Omar honed the craft of writing to go along with his natural talent for story telling. 

After college, as an avenue to his true passion of filmmaking, Omar pursued a career in production. Over the course of 10 years time in the South Florida production scene, Omar developed a considerable amount of experience in editing, motion-graphic design, music production, and directing. Eventually able to establish the contacts to make his first short film, Take Four, he and partner/friend Adrian Orozco saw the film through to completion in 2006. The short went on to achieve critical success and screened at 21 international film festivals, winning several awards. It was given the distinction of best South Florida narrative short film 2006 by the GenArt association.

Adrian Orozco (Co-Producer) As a child growing up, Adrian always had a creative itch expressly geared towards storytelling.  Writing short stories became a hobby at a very early age.  However, a desire to follow in his father's business footsteps led Adrian to seek a degree in finance, eventually utilizing that knowledge in a part time career selling real estate.  Although successful, having sold and managed over 10 million dollars worth in real estate during his stint, he found himself ultimately unsatisfied.  Adrian's true calling was film.

Realizing he had a lot to learn about filmmaking, Adrian attached himself to good friend, Omar Chavez Jr. For the next few years Adrian learned everything he could; voraciously self studying, paying apt attention whenever he could, learning how to produce, edit and shoot films from those around him. Once confident enough in his abilities, Adrian began to seek work in the field and eventually grew a solid reputation in South Florida production circles.

Since then, he has been involved in award-winning television shows, commercials, music videos, and documentaries.  Able to apply the knowledge garnered from his finance degree, Adrian understands that film is a business, yet his strong story sense and visual style always shine through his work. 

Ingrid Gonzalez (Co-Producer) A graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, Ingrid Gonzalez, is a motivated and hard-working individual with over 10 years of administrative experience. Always ready for challenges and opportunities, Ingrid brings unequaled passion to everything she does. In 2006, she was hired on to work closely with the Producers of the feature film project "Spin" by director Dan Neira. Because of her multitasking and ability execute all assigned duties she was promoted within the first week of the film's production. On the strength of that experience, Ingrid was later hired by SiTV producers to participate in the planning and producing of the popular cable network series Styleyes staring Jay Rodriguez.

Through the years, Ingrid, a Dominican, has a established a wealth of contacts in the Dominican Republic that she plans to take full advantage of during the filming of Exile.