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Spirit Sword Sovereign

2019

Albin Sallansonnet

Executive Producer · Known for Lion Fist, Rise of the Footsoldier: Retribution

Albin Sallansonnet was born on August 30, 1979, in Geneva, Switzerland. He is an independent film producer who has made a significant impact across several genres, including action, martial arts, fantasy, adventure, horror, and science fiction. His work is often driven by a deep sense of nostalgia, with a focus on producing films inspired by classic old-school cinema from the 1960s, 70s, 80s, and 90s. In the action and martial arts genre, Sallansonnet has produced films that pay tribute to the spirit of 1980s and 1990s American action cinema. These include The Last Kumite, a martial arts tournament film in the tradition of Bloodsport and Kickboxer, and Lion Fist, another action-packed martial arts film that captures the spirit and energy of classic 1980s martial arts cinema. His credits also include Black Creek, a martial arts western blending frontier grit with hand-to-hand combat, and Commando Ninja 2: Invasion America, a wild, retro-inspired sequel packed with over-the-top action and nostalgic flair. In the medieval fantasy genre, he has worked on titles such as Mythica: Stormbound, Devil's Knight, and the 80s sword-and-sorcery homages The Slave and the Sorcerer, Grunk the Smasher and the reboot of Deathstalker. He also produced The Reign of Queen Ginnarra, a dark fantasy film with strong gothic and Lovecraftian overtones. In the horror genre, Sallansonnet’s productions span a wide range of subgenres. His credits include Shelby Oaks, a supernatural mystery with psychological elements, and Bakemono, a creature feature rooted in body horror, with a distinctive Japanese atmosphere and sensibility. He also worked with Megan Tremethick on Spoiling You, a psychological horror film that pays homage to the tradition and unsettling atmosphere of Japanese J-Horror. He is also collaborating with the legendary Amicus label on In the Grip of Terror, a gothic horror film that evokes the chilling atmosphere of vintage British horror. Throughout his career, Albin Sallansonnet has established himself as a versatile and passionate producer, committed to creating films that honor the legacy of classic old-school cinema while captivating modern audiences.

Zo Tipp

Zo (pronouns: they, them, theirs) is a San Francisco born, Lenapehoking/NYC based, Jewish Japanese American queer neurodivergent performer. They were a recurring guest star on American Horror Story Season 12: Delicate (FX, Hulu), have appeared on Only Murders in the Building (Hulu, Disney+), Dickinson (Apple TV), and have starred in several independent films, including selections for screenings at Newfest and Outfest. In theater, they've worked on productions at INTAR, Playwright’s Horizons, Pan Asian Rep at Theatre Row, Cherry Lane Theatre, Westchester Broadway Theatre, Access Theatre, Frigid Fest, The American Museum of Natural History, and TheaterWorksUSA, and in workshops at Roundabout Theatre, NYTW, Breaking the Binary, The Playwright’s Realm, New Dramatists, CSC/Oregon Shakes Play On! festival, Rattlestick Theater, Red Bull Theatre, WP Theatre, The Movement Theatre, The Acting Company, The Lark, Faultline Theater, Huntington Theater Company, Playbill.com, and The Actors Fund. Zo has narrated articles for The New Yorker and New York Magazine on Apple News, and has been featured in dramatic podcasts, including Play On!/OSF’s collaboration with Next Chapter Podcasts. Zo has sung at Birdland Theater, in Times Square, at Spectrum NYC, and at the Joventuts Musicals Festival in Barcelona. They have performed operatic roles with Opera on Tap, Dell’Arte Opera, Underworld Productions Opera, Garden State Opera, and Manhattan Opera Studio. Zo has been described as “the biggest badass onstage,” “a gracefully athletic faerie,” and “endearingly twitchy,” portraying characters from Hamlet to Puck, from a frustrated tech genius to a sword-fighting kitsune spirit. Zo studied Meisner for 3 years with Paul Perez, scene study with Larry Singer for about a decade, and Lucid Body with Fay Simpson. With Gwendolyn Schwinke, Zo delved into Feldenkrais for actors, Linklater, and Viewpoints. Zo has taken intensives in Kinetic Awareness with Francis Becker, Peking Opera movement with Liu Mianzong and Zhang Yanhong, about 100 hours of yoga teacher training, has studied fundamentals of ballet, Cunningham, and tap dance, and has learned a variety of stage combat techniques on the job. Zo completed Improv 101, 201, and 301 at the Upright Citizens Brigade NYC Training Center taught by James III and Molly Thomas. Zo earned a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance with Highest Honors from SUNY Binghamton, completed coursework in the Master of Music programs at SUNY Binghamton and Hunter College, and studied classical singing with the legendary Benita Valente, as well as Carol Yahr, Mary Burgess, and Peyton Hibbitt. Zo currently studies with Sarah K Brown, and has coached contemporary and musical theater singing styles with Lilli Wosk. Zo also plays guitar, piano, ukulele, and a little drum and violin. Zo is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner. Zo completed the New York Feldenkrais Method Professional Training Program, directed by David Zemach-Bersin, concurrent with intensive Feldenkrais-based vocal and somatic studies with Maxine Davis. They are a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and Actors Equity.

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

2002

A captured mustang remains determined to return to his herd no matter what.

Fighting Spirit

2000

Makunouchi Ippo is an ordinary high school student in Japan. Since he spends most of his time away from school helping his mother run the family business, he doesn't get to enjoy his younger years like most teenagers. Always a target for bullying at school (the family fishing business grants him a distinct odor), Ippo's life is one of hardship. One of these after-school bullying sessions turns Ippo's life around for the better, as he is saved by a boxer named Takamura. He decides to follow in Takamura's footsteps and train to become a boxer, giving his life direction and purpose. Ippo's path to perfecting his pugilistic prowess is just beginning...

The Good Spirit: Behind the Doors of the Opus Dei

2026

Fourteen men of all ages from eleven different countries recount their personal experiences within Opus Dei. Many of them held leadership positions while others were called to support the institution from the highest levels of their professional careers to expand Opus Dei. Some were sent as teenagers to countries from which they never returned.

A Kindred Spirit

1995

A Kindred Spirit was a television drama series that was broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong from 15 May 1995 to 13 November 1999. It is one of the longest running drama shows in Hong Kong television history. Its exceptional longevity still amazes people in a city where scripted TV drama programs typically only last around 20 episodes. The total number of episodes is 1,128. Each episode airs a few days in each week. The show centres on a family who operates a barbecue pork restaurant in Happy Valley, Hong Kong, and their life.

Christian Ganiere

Christian Ganiere's comedic spirit has entertained his family and friends since he was just a baby. His lively personality and winning smile have been featured in commercials such as Subaru Jr. Driver, Television shows such as Days of Our Lives and About a Boy and films like The Way We Weren't. When Christian isn't acting for the camera, he enjoys the XBOX, swimming, and playing legos with his three older sisters who are also actors. Angelina Ganiere, Brianna Ganiere and Brittany Ganiere. His father is Producer James Ganiere and his mother is Award winning Romance Author Rebekah R. Ganiere.

Love & Other Drugs

2010

Maggie is an alluring free spirit who won't let anyone – or anything – tie her down. But she meets her match in Jamie, whose relentless and nearly infallible charm serves him well with the ladies and the cutthroat world of pharmaceutical sales. Maggie and Jamie's evolving relationship takes them both by surprise, as they find themselves under the influence of the ultimate drug: love.

Evan Nikolas Fields

Evan Nikolas Fields is a rising actor whose work reflects both emotional grounding and adventurous spirit.

Ghost

1990

After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.

The Mask

1994

Timid bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss discovers a magical mask infused with the spirit of the Norse god Loki. Donning it transforms him into an unrestrained, green-faced, cartoon-like wild man. While the mask grants him the confidence to woo a local singer, it also makes him the target of a ruthless mobster.

Ryan Kelley

Cast · Known for Teen Wolf

Ryan Jonathan Kelley (born August 31, 1986) is an American actor known for his Independent Spirit Award winning performance in Mean Creek and his work on the hit television series Smallville. He also starred as Ben Tennyson in Ben 10: Alien Swarm. He had a major supporting role in Stolen Summer, which was the film made during the Project Greenlight documentary series. He has appeared in over 50 commercials since he was 2 years old. Ryan has 14 brothers and sisters; nine are adopted. He is the fifth oldest. He was born and raised in a western suburb of Chicago, Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Kelley had a role in the film Letters from Iwo Jima, and he played the title role in the movie Prayers for Bobby that premiered on Lifetime with Sigourney Weaver.

Sarah J. Bartholomew

Sarah J. Bartholomew is an actress known for Mind Body Spirit (2022), The Chosen (2017) and Life is Strange 2 (2018).

The Rope Curse 4: Kuntilanak

2026

A forbidden exorcism is livestreamed in Indonesia, awakening the legendary female spirit Kuntilanak. What begins as an online spectacle quickly turns deadly. In Taiwan, Mila watches the ritual—and becomes the curse’s first victim. Soon, mysterious deaths and violent possessions follow. When Yulan collapses and is found to have lost part of her soul, it becomes clear that this is not an isolated incident, but a transnational curse. Seeking answers, Mila’s son returns her ashes to Indonesia, hoping to uncover the truth behind her death. Instead, he steps into a nightmare rooted in ancient folklore and unresolved hatred. As supernatural violence escalates, the group realizes that once Kuntilanak is summoned, the curse will not stop—until it claims everything in its path.

The Rope Curse 4: Kuntilanak

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A forbidden exorcism is livestreamed in Indonesia, awakening the legendary female spirit Kuntilanak. What begins as an online spectacle quickly turns deadly. In Taiwan, Mila watches the ritual—and becomes the curse’s first victim. Soon, mysterious deaths and violent possessions follow. When Yulan collapses and is found to have lost part of her soul, it becomes clear that this is not an isolated incident, but a transnational curse. Seeking answers, Mila’s son returns her ashes to Indonesia, hoping to uncover the truth behind her death. Instead, he steps into a nightmare rooted in ancient folklore and unresolved hatred. As supernatural violence escalates, the group realizes that once Kuntilanak is summoned, the curse will not stop—until it claims everything in its path.

Susan Traylor

Cast · Known for Heat

Susan Traylor is an American actress. She was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her performance in Valerie Flake (1999). Traylor's starring role in Valerie Flake also won the inaugural best feature award at The Women's Image Network Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Susan Traylor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Insidious: Chapter 2

2013

The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.

Declan Quinn

Cinematographer · Known for Descendants: The Rise of Red

Declan Quinn (born 1957) is an American cinematographer. He is a three-time winner of the Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography. Description above from the Wikipedia article Declan Quinn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Johnny Bravo

1997

Johnny Bravo tells the story of a biceps-bulging, karate-chopping free spirit who believes he is a gift from God to the women of the earth. Unfortunately for Johnny, everyone else sees him as a narcissistic Mama's boy with big muscles and even bigger hair. In short, he is the quintessential guy who 'just doesn't get it.' No matter what he does, or where he finds himself, he always winds up being his own worst enemy.

Kung Fu Panda 3

2016

While Po and his father are visiting a secret panda village, an evil spirit threatens all of China, forcing Po to form a ragtag army to fight back.

Nat Sanders

Editor · Known for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Nathaniel Sanders (born August 9, 1980) is an American film editor. He is best known for his collaborations with Destin Daniel Cretton and Barry Jenkins. He won Independent Spirit Awards for both Short Term 12 (2013) and Moonlight (2016), as well as being nominated for an Academy Award for the latter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nat Sanders, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Josh Hamilton

Cast · Known for Mayday, The Bourne Identity, The Long Walk

Josh Hamilton (born June 9, 1969) is an American actor. He received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in the indie film Eighth Grade.

Molly Shannon

Cast · Known for Hotel Transylvania

Molly Shannon (born September 16, 1964) is an American actress and comedian. She was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 2001. In 2017, she won the Film Independent Spirit Award for playing Joanne Mulcahey in the Chris Kelly autobiographical film Other People. Shannon appeared in supporting roles in several films, including Happiness (1998), A Night at the Roxbury (1998), Never Been Kissed (1999), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Wet Hot American Summer (2001), Osmosis Jones (2001), My Boss's Daughter (2003), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), More of Me (2007), Evan Almighty (2007) and Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015). She appeared in the animated films Igor (2008) and Hotel Transylvania (2012). On television, Shannon had roles in Enlightened (2013), Divorce (2016–2019), The Other Two (2019-2022), The White Lotus (2021), I Love That for You (2022) and Only Murders in the Building (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Molly Shannon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.