Film Commission of Southern Ohio Board of Directors

  For over 20 Years Producer, Editor, Educator, Film Diversity Inclusion Equity Specialist and International Promo & Movie Voice Actor Franklin DeWar is a sought-after strategic corporate communication specialist and Commercial Movie Trailer Producer.  Owner of MovieTrailerAds LLC  www.MovieTrailerAds.com Franklin ans his team of promo editors adapt your brand to find your audience. This is key to your movies marketing and distribution success. His growing list of clients have included Hallmark, NBC, CBS, NBC, ABC, Pacific Media Group, I Heart Radio, Norwegian Cruise, The World Conservation Congress. West Virginia Educators Association, The Yellow Ribbon Support Foundation, The United States Postal Service and many Arts and Community building non-profits in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Hawaii. Franklin empowers creatives to achieve their dreams with classes he facilitates on Film Set Safety, Film Branding, Film Finance, Audio Studio Design and Vocal Coaching for Commercials. You can hear his rich, authoritative, yet smooth buttery voice in person as he M.C.s many film festivals, workshops and conventions around the tri-state. Franklin is proud to help promote economic development in Ohio through film.

 Nikk “2K” Hearn-Sutton is a native of Hamilton, Ohio, and has been a Camera/Steadicam Operator for 24 years. Serving has President of S.O.F.A. in its inception, former head of the video dept for The Ohio Center for Broadcasting, now known as Ohio Media School, and is co-founder of the College Movie Festival, which is in its 19th year and still going strong. He is also an Active Member of The SOC (Society of Camera Operators) which is an honorary organization of camera operators since 2014, Co-Chair of their newly formed Inclusion Committee and 1st Black ever elected to The Board of Governors since the creation in 1979. He was also one of the first black operators to be highlighted in the Summer 2018 edition of Camera Operator Magazine in the “Smooth Operator” section, and also a part of the Mentor/Mentee program for the SOC. Nikk as well being the very 1st Black Union Operator in Ohio and surrounding states for ICG Local 600 (International Camera Guild) which is one of the 13 Unions for IATSE (International Alliance of Stage Theater Employees) in Northern Central Region. Nikk Enjoys mentoring future filmmakers who are serious about mastering the craft. Some of Nikk’s notable credits include:
Bones & All, Gary Owen: Black Famous, The Big Ugly, Anastasia: Once Upon a Time”, “10 Minutes Gone”, “The Strangers: Prey at Night”, 5th Season of Ready to Love, and consistent works for NFL Films, ESPN and CBS Sports.  

 SAG/ AFTRA Actress, Angela Reasch was bitten by the film bug at an early age. She can be seen performing in countless TV shows, commercials, and music videos. An alumna of Miami University with a degree in Mass Communications Angela received additional training on stage and screen in Ohio, Kentucky, North Carolina, and California., Her coaches and mentors include Bob Elkins, Silvana Gallardo, Frank Crim, and well-known producer/actor Richard Hatch. As much as she enjoys her time in front of the camera, she appreciates the work put in on the other side as well. Angela has also been a founding member of the Southern Ohio Filmmakers Association (SOFA), since it started in 2000.  Angela is looking forward to seeing what comes next for Film in Ohio and herself as more production companies choose Ohio as a great place to film! 

Jake has been a cinematographer in the independent film industry for over a decade . He started his career as an editor and colorist, slowly he realized that he preferred creating the shots he was chopping up in Final Cut 7 and Davinci Resolve. 

Since then, Jake has become an award-winning cinematographer . Jake  has created several of his own DIY rigs based off industry standard equipment such as the Arri Trinity to elevate any project that he is involved with. A Swiss army knife of any production, Jake is also a voice actor and musician. When Jake is not creating custom film gear set ups, he creates custom guitars for his ever-growing collection. 

Zoe’s love of Horror Films as a child in the 1980’s and documentary filmmaking background by trade prompted her in 2001 to launch Frankly Zoe Productions. Her production company directs narrative shorts, television commercials, music videos, and feature length movies. Her first non-documentary feature length film, 'Devil's Grove' had its premiere at the New York City Horror Film Festival and won Best Special Effects at the Fright Night Film Festival. Zoe began her community outreach with a Frankly Film Fest in 2005. Intended to be a one-off film festival at its inception, she held two for the Youth Summer Movie Project. In 2015, Un-Con, the Unconventional Convention, invited the F3: Frankly Film Fest to be part of their convention. As of 2023, F3: Frankly Film Fest became a stand-alone festival. 

In September of 2020, Zoe accepted a position as the Executive Director of the HorrorHound Film Festival. HorrorHound was established in 2005 in Sharonville, Ohio and is an Internationally recognized semiannual convention and film festival. It is one of the largest genre specific conventions and film festivals in the US and takes place annually in March and September. As City Producer of the Cincinnati  48 hour film project R. Zoe Judd continues her work in film, directing, executive producing, and producing features and shorts while providing support to a new generation of Horror Movie Mavericks!

Founder and President of Black Cincinnati Film Collective (BC3) in 2017 and former City Producer for the Cincinnati 48 Hour Film Project, Producer Editor and Film production powerhouse Vernard Fields brings over 2 decades of media experience to Ohio. Vernard seeks to tell the stories that haven’t been told by giving people their voice through light and sound. He brings those visually stunning stories to life with carful editing and distribution at Green Apple Entertainment.

 Producer & Actor Thomas received his passion with films from the Marine Corps. His first film, First To Fight, shot at Camp Pendleton, and hewas an extra. After many films, large and small, he had more of a passion working behind the scenes in designing and building sets, doing anything from boom operator, lighting, and location scouting. He is an active producer in Ohio for over 2 decades.

William started his journey in this industry in late 2011, doing modeling & runway shows; eventually landing his first acting gig as lead in a Samuel Adams commercial entry in early 2013. From there he did some background work in a Hallmark feature film in Lebanon OH late 2013, which then blossomed into many stand-in roles for actors like John Travolta, Bruce Willis, Chris Meloni, Nic Cage, Mark Ruffalo, etc. Will has done some local and regional commercials, and acted in several short films for the various local film festivals and a few locally-produced feature films. Will has also co-hosted many modeling workshops, and has traveled from NY, Chicago, LA, ATL, Dallas, Tenn, Vegas, Florida etc for photoshoots, commercials, runway, and workshops. He also has a large network of 'gig workers' as Brand Ambassadors and has plans for future apps to help coordinate work in this industry.

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