World Premiere

June 21st @ 2pm

Chinese Theater, Hollywood

  • Born & raised in the SF Bay Area and earned degrees in Theater and Music from San Francisco State University. 

    He's had leading roles in numerous independent films and minor appearances in several studio pictures, including "Babylon" and "Thor". He's performed in several professional theater companies in L.A. 

    As a singer & songwriter he has recorded and released music under his own name and with his former band "The Battlefield" which he also toured with, across the US.

  • Classically trained actor who has performed on screens and stages across the country. She can be seen in over 50 films, with festival appearances including SXSW (Her film Whitch won the Special Jury Award), Cannes, Palm Springs International, Fantasia, HollyShorts, LA Shorts, and Idyllwild. Other wins include “Best Actress”, “Best Ensemble Cast”, and “Best Picture”. She recently played leading roles in Kidnapped in a Small Town, Murder in the Stable, and Bodyguard Seduction all on Lifetime. Alicia also leads the family friendly horror movie The Family Ornaments, which can be seen on TUBI.

    Alicia began her career in the theatre, where she performed in the world premiere of I Used to Write on Walls by Bekah Brunstetter (Maid, This is Us). After earning her B.A. in Theatre Arts at the University of Puget Sound, she continued her training in New York and subsequently Los Angeles, training at John Rosenfeld Studios, UCB, and The Imagined Life. She is a founding member of CFI Films and is a producer on the upcoming film Dangerous Days and the episodic series Sisters of the Desert. 

  • Luke and Rita Konopasky

    Writers/Directors

    Luke and Rita are award-winning sibling filmmakers who graduated from USC's School of Cinematic Arts with a production degree & passion to make character-driven films that explore human complexities. A dynamic duo that brings stories to life. One’s strength is the other’s weakness. Bound by both friendship and family, they harness their unique connection to co-direct with harmonious creativity.

  • Cooper Finn

    Cinematographer

    Cooper Finn has excelled by bringing stories to life through his lighting. With a diverse portfolio encompassing independent projects, commercials, and television series, Cooper consistently exhibits an eagerness to employ the art of storytelling through cinematography.

  • Prairie T. Trivuth

    Production Designer

    Prairie is a production designer based in Los Angeles, and an Art Directors Guild Local 800 set designer. Her passion for narrative-led environmental and spatial design led her from her former career as an architect in Thailand to California to work in stage and film design. She enjoys projects that allow for its visual identity to emerge during the act of bouncing off ideas among other creatives, and detangling relationships between all things in the source materials.

  • Victoria Tran

    Art Director

    Victoria is an art director & set designer based in Los Angeles. She is a graduate of UCLA’s prestigious theater design program. With a love for working behind the scenes, her creativity flourishes when she is solving problems and working together with her collaborators. She is driven by her dedication for creating meaningful stories and bringing people together. 

  • Skyler James Sandak

    Editor

    Skyler embarked on his journey in the entertainment industry at the age of 3, making his debut as a child actor. Over the course of two decades, his passion for storytelling and filmmaking has flourished. He gravitates toward projects characterized by distinctive styles and enthralling narratives. Skyler's approach to film editing is distinguished by his ability to seamlessly blend technical expertise with creative flair.

  • Scott Johnson

    Composer

    Scott is a composer from Hans Zimmer’s Bleeding Fingers Music and USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, where he met longtime collaborators Luke and Rita. The trio began developing musical material for TURPENTINE as early as 2019. Known at USC as the program’s “secret weapon” for his dual fluency in music and storytelling, Scott has scored hundreds of films, with work featured by Apple and ABC. His music has supported projects recognized at Cannes and the Student Academy Awards.