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THE SECTOR
press packet
“WELCOME TO THE BADLANDS”
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§ CREDITS
3
§ SYNOPSIS
4
§ CAST
5
§ WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
14
§ DIRECTOR’S VISION
15
§ PRODUCER
16
§ DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
17
§ COMPOSER
18
§ EDITOR
19
§ PRODUCTION INFORMATION
20
§ SCREENSHOTS
21
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Writer/Director/Producer:
Josh Ridgway
Producer:
Rishi Chitkara
Executive Producers:
Richard Tyson
Heath Calhoun
Larry LeMaster
Greg Fussell
James Provence
Co-Producers:
Jeff Murphy
Freddie Poole
Director of Photography:
Andy Lohrenz
Editor:
Jeff Murphy
Composer:
Wes Poland
Dresher:
Richard Tyson
Kyra:
Kayla Carlyle
John Anson:
Matthew Tompkins
Brennan:
Jimmy Wlcek
Shamrock:
Vernon Wells
Reverend Raines:
Clarence Gilyard Jr.
Stillwell:
John Wesley Shipp
Senator Allen:
Eric Roberts
The Finisher:
Lance Henriksen
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GENRE
Action/Scifi
TAGLINE
“Welcome To The Badlands”
SYNOPSIS
In a dystopian world, a bounty hunter sets out to
capture a band of outlaws and uncovers a conspiracy
that leads him to the unsettling truth about his
own existence
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Richard Tyson as Dresher
Best known for his roles as Buddy Revell in 'Three O'Clock High', Cullen
Crisp in 'Kindergarten Cop' (opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger) and Perry
in 'Two Moon Junction', Richard has time and time again proven his
versatility as a leading man. With a long list of film credits including 'Black
Hawk Down', 'There's Something About Mary', 'Kingpin', and 'Genghis
Khan', Richard has shared the screen with a wide array of actors including
Charleton Heston, Orlando Bloom, Ben Stiller and John Travolta. In
addition to his extensive film and television career, Richard holds a
Masters Degree in Fine Arts from Cornell University and teaches acting.
Selected Filmography: Genghis Khan: The Story of a
Lifetime (2010), CSI: NY (2009) Black Hawk Down
(2001), There’s Something About Mary (1998),
Kindergarten Cop (1990)
COPPER KID PRODUCTIONS copperkidprods@gmail.com 5 | Page Kayla Carlyle as Kyra
Born and raised in Texas, Kayla spent the majority of her childhood in
Dallas. She recently graduated from Texas A&M University (College
Station, TX) majoring in Psychology and minoring in Biology. Her father,
James, is a business owner and her mother, Lari, is a nurse. Kayla has a
younger brother, Chris, and a younger sister, Kaycee.
Selected Filmography: Jurassic City (2014), Major
Crimes (2014), The Glades (2011)
COPPER KID PRODUCTIONS copperkidprods@gmail.com 6 | Page Matthew Tompkins as John Anson
Matthew Stephen Tompkins, a native of Oklahoma City, is an award
winning Actor and Indie Filmmaker/Producer with over 40 feature films, 80
TV roles, and over 100 plays to his credit to date, and currently makes his
home in Dallas, Texas.
An avid athlete and Martial Artist, Matthew began studying acting seriously
at the university level and wrote and directed two of the first student written
productions ever produced in the 100 years of his alma mater, Whitworth
University in Spokane, WA.
Dozens of roles on episodic TV, made for TV movies, Feature Films, and
national commercials followed, and his work in the leading Theaters in
Dallas/Fort Worth won him the Dallas/Ft.Worth Theater Critics Best Actor
award 7 times between 1993 and 2009 for roles like King Henry in
"Becket", Stanley in "A Streetcar Named Desire", Lenny in "Of Mice And
Men", Valmont in "Dangerous Liaisons", Sharkey in "The Seafarer", the
Title Role in "Othello", and Nelson Algren in "Transatlantic Liaison"
Selected Filmography: 11/22/63 (2016), Sicario
(2015), Friday Night Lights (2011), Machete (2010)
COPPER KID PRODUCTIONS copperkidprods@gmail.com 7 | Page Jimmy Wlcek as Brennan
James Wlcek began his screen career in 1987 on the series Tales from the
Darkside. Progressing through the latter 1980's, Wlcek landed a role on
Ryan's Hope from 1987-1989. That same year also landed him in his first
notable film Steel Magnolias. Continuing his work into the 1990's James
Wlcek found episodic work on several television soaps and series before
his biggest breakthrough came in 1997. That breakthrough was a recurring
role on the CBS action-crime series Walker, Texas Ranger. His character,
Trent Malloy was a well-mannered martial arts instructor who would go on
to help Walker and the Rangers take down bad guys. In the series, Wlcek's
Malloy would often team up with his good Dallas Police friend Carlos
Sandoval played by Marco Sanchez. This recurring screen presence later
gained Wlcek a spin-off series created by 'Chuck Norris' called Sons of
Thunder. As the 21st century arrived, Wlcek found work on other series
including JAG and The Division.
Selected Filmography: JAG (2002), Sons of Thunder
(1999), Walker, Texas Ranger (1997)
COPPER KID PRODUCTIONS copperkidprods@gmail.com 8 | Page Vernon Wells as Shamrock
Strong-featured Australian
actor Vernon Wells was
born in Rushworth, rural
Victoria, to Eva Maude
(Jackson) and Michael
Wells. He initially worked
in a quarry, and then as a
salesman. He was noticed
by casting agents and
started to appear in
Australian TV
commercials, print ads,
local Australian TV shows
such as "Homicide" and
"Matlock Police".
Wells was fortunate to be
cast as the homicidal biker
"Wez", in the big budget
Mad Max 2: The Road
Warrior filmed around
Silverton near Broken Hill
in outback New South
Wales, Australia.
Hollywood beckoned for
Wells, and he spoofed his
mad biker role in the popular teen comedy Weird Science, before taking on
another villainous role as the treacherous ex-soldier "Bennett.” Wells
continued to find regular work as a "villain" of one description or another,
predominantly in B-grade thrillers or action films including Last Man
Standing, Circuitry Man, Kick of Death and Starforce. The talented Wells
then landed a recurring role as futuristic criminal "Ransik" in the highly
popular "Power Rangers" TV series.
Selected Filmography: Looney Tunes: Back in Action
(2005), Power Rangers Time Force (2001), Mad Max 2:
The Road Warrior (1981)
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Gilyard's movie debut in
1986 was as Radar Intercept
Officer (RIO) Sundown in
Top Gun. He was also a
military man in the 1986 film
The Karate Kid, Part II. He
appeared in the 1988 action
film Die Hard as Theo, a
computer expert and thief.
He also appeared as
Reverend Bruce Barnes Left
Behind: The Movie and its
sequel, Left Behind II:
Tribulation Force.
Gilyard is known for his roles
as second private
investigator and right-hand
man Conrad McMasters, to
Ben Matlock on the legal
drama series, Matlock from
1989 to 1993; as Pastor
Bruce Barnes in the Left
Behind movie trilogy; as
Cordell Walker's Texas
Ranger partner, James
"Jimmy" Trivette, on the 1990s crime drama, Walker, Texas Ranger, as
Theo, the terrorist computer expert, in Die Hard and as Lieutenant (junior
grade) Marcus "Sundown" Williams in Top Gun.
Selected Filmography: Walker, Texas Ranger (2001),
Matlock (1993), Die Hard (1988), Top Gun (1986)
COPPER KID PRODUCTIONS copperkidprods@gmail.com 10 | Page John Wesley Shipp as Stillwell
Shipp played Martin Ellis
on Santa Barbara in
1987 (for which he won
his second Daytime
Emmy), Blanchard
Lovelace on One Life to
Live in 1989, and Carter
Jones on All My Children
in 1992. For his work on
ATWT, he won a
supporting actor Emmy
at the 13th Daytime
Emmy Awards in 1986.
He played a peeper on
an episode of Fantasy
Island. He played the
title role of Barry
Allen/The Flash in CBS's
The Flash in the 1990–
1991[2][3] season,
guest-starred in an
episode of Human
Target in 1992 on ABC,
and was Lucky on
NBC's Sisters in 1994
and 1995. Shipp would
be involved with the
Flash again by voicing the villain Professor Zoom ("The Reverse-Flash") in a
2010 episode of the animated series Batman: The Brave and the Bold, and
being cast as Barry Allen's father, Henry Allen in the 2014 The Flash series for
the CW network.
Selected Filmography: The Flash (2014-2015), Teen
Wolf (2013), One Life To Live (2010), Dawson’s Creek
(2001)
COPPER KID PRODUCTIONS copperkidprods@gmail.com 11 | Page Eric Roberts as Senator Allen
A risky, no-holds-barred actor, Eric Roberts was often guilty of overacting if given
half the chance. His film career began to slide in the late 1980s, appearing in
more quantity than quality pictures. A series of missteps led to unheralded
appearances in such bombs as the karate-themed Best of the Best; the NY
urban thriller The Ambulance; the action western Blood Red, which took three
years to release and is the only film Eric and his sister Julia Roberts appeared in
together; and Rude Awakening when he filled in as a burned-out hippie opposite
a Chong-less Cheech Marin.
More under appreciated "B" filming came with the 1990s (Freefall, Sensation,
The Nature of the Beast, etc.), while also chewing the scenery with a number of
mobster types in TV-movies, including one as "Al Capone". He soon began
appearing as flashy secondary villains and creepies that showcased other stars
instead, such as Final Analysis starring Richard Gere, Heaven's Prisoners top
lining Alec Baldwin, and The Dark Knight, part of the "Batman" series with
Christian Bale and the late Heath Ledger.
Selected Filmography: The Human Centipede 3 (2015),
Lovelace (2013), The Expendables (2010), The Dark
Knight (2008)
COPPER KID PRODUCTIONS copperkidprods@gmail.com 12 | Page Lance Henriksen as The Finisher
An intense, versatile actor as adept at playing clean-cut FBI agents as he
is psychotic motorcycle-gang leaders, who can go from portraying
soulless, murderous vampires to burned-out, world-weary homicide
detectives, Lance Henriksen has starred in a variety of films that have
allowed him to stretch his talents just about as far as an actor could
possibly hope.
James Cameron cast Henriksen in his first directorial effort, Piranha Part Two:
The Spawning, then used him again in The Terminator and as the android
Bishop in the sci-fi classic Aliens. Sam Raimi cast Henriksen as an outrageously
garbed gunfighter in his quirky western The Quick and the Dead. Henriksen has
also appeared in what has developed into a cult classic: Kathryn Bigelow's Near
Dark, in which he plays the head of a clan of murderous redneck vampires. He
was nominated for a Golden Satellite Award for his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln
in the TNT original film The Day Lincoln Was Shot.
In addition to his abilities as an actor, Henriksen is an accomplished painter and
potter. His talent as a ceramist has enabled him to create some of the most
unusual ceramic artworks available on the art market today. He resides in
Southern California with his wife Jane and their five-year-old daughter Sage.
Selected Filmography: The Blacklist (2015), Hannibal
(2013), Scream 3 (2000), Aliens (1986), Terminator
(1984)
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JOSH RIDGWAY
Josh began writing
short films in high
school while
working in video
production. He
moved to Los
Angeles at the
young age of 23
and began
working for
Warner Bros
Studios in
Hollywood,
California. Josh
moved around
various
departments of
Warner Bros
including
television,
marketing, and
feature film
development.
Josh worked on
several stand
alone Warner Bros
features including
the mega blockbuster "Superman Returns" for director Bryan Singer and
Executive Producer Chris Lee. Josh then worked at Singer's production
company "Bad Hat Harry" as an executive assistant before working at TNT under
the VP of Programming Michael Wright.
Josh then moved into producing independent features starting with 'Earthling"
starring Peter Greene (Pulp Fiction, The Usual Suspects) and William Katt
(Greatest American Hero, Carrie) which won official selection at SXSW
2010. Josh then served as Executive Producer on the horror/slasher film
"Hayride" and the Unaired Web Pilot "Travelers" that starred John Allen Nelson
(24, Red Band Society, Vanished). In 2014, Josh wrote and directed his first
science fiction feature film "The Sector" that stars Richard Tyson (Kindergarten
Cop), Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight), Vernon Wells (Commando), and the iconic
Lance Henriksen of Aliens and Terminator fame. Josh's future plans consist of
building a library of films in the science fiction/fantasy/horror genres.
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THE FILM
The Sector is inspired by the fear and intrigue of technology. I am truly
fascinated by the reliance we as human beings have on everyday consumer
products such as (iPhones, laptops, computers, GPS, etc) and how during my
youth, some of these items were considered science fiction. I have always had
looming thoughts in his head that whispered "what if technology goes dark?",
"how would we live?", and "how would we survive?". This is how The Sector
came to life.
THE TEXT
The screenplay was created in a nostalgic way to show homage to the great
westerns and post apocalyptic films of the 1980's. I combined human drama,
action, suspense, and comedic moments together. The script balances mindbending thoughts of the possibilities of parallel universes, the end of the world,
and the foundation of it all tied to government corruption.
STYLE &
CINEMATOGRAPHY
I went with a very
basic approach of
using minimal lighting
and guerrilla- style
filmmaking technique
to achieve the stark,
over saturated,
"nuclear winter" look
of the film. I did not
want any bright colors
to give the audience
any sense of hope or
happiness. This is a
dying world.
CHARACTERS & ACTING
The characters of The Sector were written and created by myself. I wanted to
use the approach that each individual character could carry their own movie as
I've always been fascinated by films of that nature.
Week’s prior to principal photography, I would talk for hours with certain cast
members about their ideas and takes on their own characters. Being a former
actor myself, I really wanted the actors to feel liberated in their performances.
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RISHI CHITKARA
Rishi Chitkara is originally from New York City. He holds a bachelor’s degree in
Economics and Business from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL.
Rishi was accepted to the DGA Assistant Director Training Program and has
worked awards winning scripted shows including New Girl, The Mentalist, Pretty
Little Liars, and Hello Ladies.
As of 2015, he is pursuing his MFA degree in Screenwriting at UCLA.
Rishi has known The Sector director Josh Ridgway for close to a decade, having
met him while working as an intern on Superman Returns. This is their first
collaboration together.
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ANDY LOHRENZ
Andy Lohrenz is an up and coming Director of Photography with over a decade
of lighting experience on nationally broadcast network TV shows, commercials,
and feature length films. His work also extends to Guatemala, Mexico, and
Vietnam.
Most recently he finished his work with horror film veteran Jon Keeyes (American
Nightmare, Living and Dying, Nightmare Box) on the film ‘The Harrowing’, and
doing 2nd unit stunts on ‘Daylight’s End’, Will Kaufman’s (The Prodigy, Sinners
and Saints).
In-between shooting he keeps his lighting skills fresh by working on high profile
television shows and feature films. Most recently he worked on Fast and Furious
7, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Woodlawn, and currently is working on the new TV
show from NBCUniversal, ‘Queen of the South’.
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WES POLAND
Head of the Sound
Department for
Quest Pacifica, and
L.A .native, Wes
Poland, began his
audio career as a
musician. After
years of writing
music and playing
shows throughout
the popular
Hollywood
singer/songwriter
circuit, he hung up
his guitar and
transitioned into
producing,
composing, and
audio
engineering. Since
graduating from
Video Symphony with a degree in audio engineering in 2010, he has
worked on a number of projects in television, film, and music.
Some of Wes’ post production credits include Hulu’s original series, East
Los High, Zumba World Party’s xBox One National commercial, and most
recently Nickelodeon’s Mutt and Stuff. As he has always been passionate
about music, he has recently mixed several artists including Meiko,
American Idol stars Casey Abrams and Didi Benami, and famed rapper,
Ryu of Fort Minor. Wes has impeccable musical sensibility and
engineering skills, allowing him to compose original scores that bring to life
films. With Sector, his score brings together synthesized instruments and
classical composition to create a Sci-Fi thriller soundtrack with sentiment,
sure to be felt deep in the bones of the audience.
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JEFF MURPHY
Since 1998, Jeff Murphy, founder of Quest Pictures and the recent Quest
Pacifica, has built a career as an award-winning editor and producer who
specializes in post-production and visual effects for film and television. Jeff
provides a combination of “left-brain” strategy and “right-brain” creativity that
allows him to understand the intricate details involved in each project.
Jeff has edited a number of feature films that include the award winning film
Brothers Keeper and numerous A&E originals. He additionally acted as coproducer on both “Non-Stop” and “The Wrong Woman.” Along with his feature
editing credits, Jeff’s television credits include the hit show on Nickelodeon "Mutt
& Stuff". As a graduate Magna Cum Laude from the Columbia College of
Hollywood film school, Jeff frequently speaks at seminars regarding his film and
post- production experience.
In addition to his creative and unique editing style, Jeff has proved himself as a
dependable producer and a great leader. Jeff’s understanding of post-production
makes him a valuable asset to every production he works on. He is an excellent
collaborator and knows exactly what is needed to deliver a polished
product. From producing to on-set editing, to visual effects and the final cut, Jeff
Murphy has the talent and resources that a successful production requires.
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Produced by Copper Kid Productions
5342 Glenwick Lane
Dallas, Texas 75209
(323)copperkidprods@gmail.com
Produced by Quest Pacifica LLC
7650 Haskell Ave. Unit A
Van Nuys, CA 91406
(818)-909-9911
jeff@questpacifica.com
Distributed by Indican Pictures
1041 North Formosa Avenue
Formosa Building, Suite 221A
West Hollywood, CA 90046
(323)-850-2667
contact@indicanpictures.com
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