COMPANY BIOS:

Clifton Holmes

Founder/Director

Clifton Holmes is a writer, director, and editor, who also produces, lights, shoots, records audio and handles everything else a production requires. At times all at once. 

A graduate of Columbia College's Film Program, Clifton has blazed a very quiet trail through the entertainment industry, sneaking into the spotlight only to receive awards and host Q&A's after showings of his work.

PROJECT BIOS:

Pagan Holidays 

James Doherty

Jimmie

By virtue of a happy accident James Doherty found his way into the acting scene about three years ago and hasn’t looked back.  He has trained all over Chicago including Chicago Actor’s studio, Black Box, Green Room and Acting studio of Chicago.  He has cruised the independent film scene and has been in a wide variety of shorts, student and feature films.  Although his main focus has been geared towards tv/film/commercial he will be stepping outside of his realm and debuting on stage at Stage 773 in early 2014 in a world premiere production of “Happy Endings”.  He is very grateful for everyone who has made where he is today possible and a special thanks to Stewart talent and my friends and family who have supported me every step of the way.   

Gabe Beutel-Gunn

Lank

Gabe Beutel-Gunn is a Detroit-born actor of both the stage and screen. He was working in Chicago with a group called Bikini Shakespeare, where he met Clifton Holmes and made his film debut with Basic Elements' Pagan Holidays. He currently lives in Memphis, TN where he works with Theatre Memphis, Threepenny Theatre Co., and Emerald Theatre.

Hannah Phelps

Fallon

Hannah Phelps has been acting in Chicago for almost ten years, performing in various plays, including The Crucible (Abigail), The Vanities (Mary) and All the Happy People (Kendra), which was performed at the Ediinburgh Fringe Festival. Though she began her career on stage, Hannah has transitioned largely into film, working primarily on independent projects, though she enjoys commercial work as well. Her films FLOST and Eastern College are available for viewing through Amazon and Netflix, and her turn as Leisa Hurst on Desperate Measures (Episode 103) can be seen on Investigate Discovery. Hannah would like to thank Gray Talent Group, Collaboraction Theatre Company, and her husband, Jamie, for all of the support they've shown her.

Kyle McConaghy

Director Of Photography

Hailing from St. Louis, MO, the headquarters of his operation Strapping Production, Kyle is a multi-talented, versatile, extremely sharp and focused professional that adds not only great competence to any production, but a great atmosphere to the set with his "can do" attitude that ends up inspiring and energizing everyone around him. He knows his stuff, from pre-production to post ... he's even a skilled writer and director ... and you can check out more about him, his company, and read his occasional blogs, here: http://strappingproduction.com/sp/