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The Platform Group with Wall is the Way: Works

is excited to be producing

 The Red Lotus

a new film by

Shara Ashley Zeiger

Directed & Edited by Jessica Alexandra Green 

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Executive Producers

Shara Ashley Zeiger,  Paula Rossman

 

Producers

Shara Ashley Zeiger, Michael J. Rissi, Jennifer Rissi, Jai Krishna Ponnappan, Paula Rossman, Jessica Alexandra Green

 

Associate Producers

Dawn Young, Jennifer Plotzke, Jared Prudoff-Smith, Walker Hare, Jen Lyon, Dani Baum

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Two sisters go away for a weekend to strengthen their relationship and uncover a secret that will bind them for life. Set in a not too distant dystopian future, The Red Lotus is a tale of strength, women's rights, sisterhood, and the human spirit.

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Cast

(in order of appearance)

Jennifer Plotzke- Michelle

 Shara Ashley Zeiger- Debbie

Walker Hare- Agent Fairfax

Jared Prudoff-Smith- Adam

Paula Rossman- Oreila Crispin

Dani Baum- Agent Brown

Jen Lyon- Dr. Becker

 

Crew  

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Mike Magilnick- Director of Photography

Scott Aviles- Assistant Director

Jack Bradley- Sound

David Sikora- Gaffer

William Battle-Production Assistant

Jonathan Wetjen- Production Assistant, Photography & Graphic Design

Adrian Bosi- Sound Editor

Leeran Z. Raphaely- Composer

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Right now we are in the  festival circuit on the short and

Shara is working on the feature and cultivating the team to birth it. 

 

Festivals:

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NY Shorts International Film Festival 5/18

New Hope Film Festival  7/18

Barcelona Planet Film Festival 7/18

VOB Film Festival 9/18

Golden Door International Film Festival  9/18

Awareness Festival 10/18

Amsterdam Lift-Off Film Festival 10/18

Rome Prisma Awards 10/18

Mindfield Film Festival (NM) 10/18

DUMBO Film Festival 11/18

Borrego Springs Film Festival 1/19

Hang onto Your Shorts 5/5/19

Bechdel Film Festival 5/29/19-6/2/19

Lanett City Film Festival 8/17/19

Oil Valley Film Festival 9/9/19

 

Thank you to all of our Kickstarter Backers who are helping bring The Red Lotus to Festivals everywhere! 

Lisa Brown, Leah Matusow, Savion Smith, Dawn Young, Kendra Augustin, Emily, Stephanie J. Ferreria, Susan Nueffler, Jasmine Pritchard, Elisabeth Ness, Christina Eckroth Conlan, Sharona Wachs, Benjamin Abraham, Joanie Anderson, Yuko Kudo, Jennifer Townsend, Kersi Asare, Mark McGregor Wright, Margot Steinberg, Rona Leondard Ginsberg, Karen Beck, Josh Hemphill, Rachel Ross Hevesi, Kathryn Shasha, Gladys Perez-Mojica, Mary McGloin, Madeline McCray, Fern Lim, Helene Galek, Crystal Scott, Amanda Levy, Richard Melena, Chris Harcum, Jack Hrkach, Antonica James, ChiChi Anyanwu, Vince Benvenuto, Laura Frenzer, Brian Distance, Erin Cronican, Celia Pilkington, Max Zener, Sara Mahoney, Leila Kishbaugh, Joanne Schwartzberg, Nate Carter, Diana Suko, Hyten Davidson, Michelle, Mary Matoula Webb, Brian O’Connor, Dana D’Ascoli, Willie Baronet, Anneta Myroni, Virgina Gregory, Jonathan Pete Dorton, Steve Lichtenstein, Clyde Baldo, Maleni Chaitoo, Melissa Patterson, Tom Block, Larry Rosen, Jennifer Jiles, Lennyn Garcia, Craig Fogel, Mitch Miner, Rob Bradford, Page Anderson, Julia Botero, Dave Bobb, Naomi Warner, Jenny Marie Hinton, Kato McNickle, Alexis Degan, Stephnie Weppler, Daniela Dakich, Doris and Mark Witternberg, Khalid Rivera, Barbara Ann Michael, Melanie O’Brien, Kisha Barr, Stephanie Gould, Jai Krisha Ponnappan, Steve Ling, Michaela Grant, Charley Stewart, Amanda Leigh Damron, Ken Perlstein, Miguel Garzon Martinez, Annette Guarrasi, Dianne Rothenberg, Steven St. Pierre, Kayla Conroy, James Utz, Ray Crisara, Jake King, Jim O’Hare, Sabrina Cataudella, Malini Singh McDonald, Renee, Shauna Pinkett, Phillip Ward, Red Rachel, Harry Chambarry, Michael Rissi, Jennifer Rissi, Lydia Fiore, Kristin Samuelson, Jonathan Wetjen, Nathalie Frederick Berman, Allyson Morgan, Rosalind Matzner, Norman Outlaw, Jan Lauren Greenfield, Pooja Hedge, Michael Piper-Younie, Rose Maloney, Luke Winter, Adam Zeiger, Nyle Lynn Maritch, Sydney Rossman-Reich, Jim Kobak, Natalie Roy, Bethany Nicole Taylor, Heather Polley, Russell Ruffles Kohlmann, Michael Huntsman, Matthew Rini, Carol Hachey Todd, Jack Marchetti, Leah Wittenberg, Drew and Sharyn Matusow, Tom and Sue Wetjen, Eve Austin, Amanda Brooke Lerner, Nicole Descosteaux, Jacqueline and Marvin Zeiger, Steve O’Brien, Tanja Lynch, Jennifer Nettingham, Cortney Gift, Amanda B. Goodman, Melissa Cantwell, Carol Ann Iadamarco Bell, Shawn Lustig, Sandra Tauro, Danielle Vaughn, Andrew Platner, Pamela Morgan, Lourdes Sabio, Linda Visser, C Hope Belmont, Ruba Mansouri, Marsha and Marv Epstein, Jackson Mercado, Coco Kanakis & Eric Wittenberg, Jill Liberman, Ashley Voroba, Joe Lacerda, Melené Sosi, Kelly Turner, Laura Penalo, David Horton, Leslie Nemet. Courtney Robertson, Ashlan Frances, Devi Morgan, Ewa Koszowska.

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