KeJo Productions, LLC today announced completion of production on the feature film, “Sensored,” starring Robert Picardo (Star Trek Voyager, Stargate: Atlantis), with local award winning short film and music video director, Ryan Todd.
“Sensored” captures the steady unraveling of a children’s book author’s twisted, lurid psyche. The film shot in Placer County and the City of Sacramento through February, and is one of several projects that filmmakers Kevin and Jo Haskin have in the works at KeJo Productions.
“This film is a grass-roots effort, and I’m thrilled we are able to make it happen in our own community,” said Jo. Kevin adds, “We’ve shot some award winning short films locally and people got excited about this feature length script I wrote. When Executive Producer Torrey Loomis of Silverado Studios in Folsom got involved, we knew we had a movie. His studio owns two RED ONE cameras, so we simply started scrambling, calling friends and industry contacts to make this happen, and here we are with a project ‘in-the-can’ produced by an amazing local team”
“I’ve been fortunate to get to know Kevin and Jo over the last year. They are both very talented professionals and awesome people.” said Torrey Loomis of Silverado Studios. He added “When they wanted to use our new RED ONE digital cinema camera for ‘Sensored’ I jumped at the chance to get involved. Our new 4k technology paired with KeJo’s brilliant and talented team and inspiring work ethic combined to produce a film that is huge on production value and heavy in screen talent—while keeping the budget down to an unheard-of amount for a 35mm film-grade project.”
“It’s a culmination of wonderful local talent sprinkled with industry professionals and premiere new technology,” adds Eric Mansur, a long-time friend of the Haskins and a producer on the film.
Look for “Sensored” in theatres this Halloween.
“Sensored” Synopsis
Director: Ryan Todd
Writer: Kevin Haskin
Starring: Robert Picardo, Brian Rife, Sarah Knowlton, Michelle Page, David Fine, and Mary Mackey.
Wade (Robert Picardo), a children’s’ book author, struggles with his perception of reality while trying to keep his frayed mind from unraveling. His stability and lucidity are in question as his thoughts are increasingly pummeled by the terror of his murderous fixations. The line between reality and delusion grows steadily uncertain as his fight between good and evil begins to dilute any chance he has at living in the present. In the balance hangs Wade’s only shred of existence, his legacy, and he will stop at nothing to merge it with reality.
About KeJo Productions, LLC:
Sacramento based KeJo Productions is an award winning feature film and commercial production company run by husband and wife team Kevin and Jo Haskin. http://kejopro.com/
About Ryan Todd:
Ryan Todd is an award-winning Director and Editor with a broad spectrum of work spanning from commercials, television, music videos and short films to his credit. He is a founding partner of Three Henchmen Productions, which was founded in 1998. THM Productions has been associated with several award-winning short films that have screened at the Sacramento Film & Music Festival, Seattle International Film Festival and Dam Short Film Festival in Boulder City, Nevada. In 2007, he won best music video (Jury) for the band Young Aundee. In back-to-back years, he won best director for the 10 x 10 Filmmaker Challenge at the Sacramento Film and Music Festival.
About Jo Haskin:
In 2004, Jo decided to start her own production company with her husband, Kevin after ten years as a Sales Representative for Hewlett-Packard. She brings her business, marketing and organizational skills to each new project. She has worked in different capacities on several commercials, television, industrials and feature films for companies such as Intel, Save Mart, Paramount Equity, Fox Atomic and Court T.V. She has had the great opportunity to work directly with Patrick Swayze, Tommy Lee Jones, Cinematographer John A. Alonzo (Harold and Maude, The Bad News Bears, Scarface, Steel Magnolias) and the late director John Frankenheimer (The Manchurian Candidate, Ronin, Reindeer Games) . She has produced two award winning short films and was invited to the prestigious Seattle International Film Festival in 2005. El Dorado County Film Commissioner says of Jo, “…She shows great passion.”
About Kevin Haskin:
Born and raised in the Sacramento area, Kevin graduated in 1994 from Sacramento State University with a degree in Journalism Graphic Design and a Minor in Business Marketing. He spent several years working as a Graphic Designer before accepting a position with Hewlett-Packard in 1997. During his tenure at HP, Kevin needed a creative outlet again. It was at this time that he discovered writing. His love for movies and writing collided and a true passion evolved into screenwriting and directing. Kevin received awards for two of his short films, “A Bullet Over Fives” and “Training Wheels.” “Peanut Butter & Jelly” was accepted into Seattle International Film Festival in 2005. His writing credits include seven feature length screenplays (two of which were optioned), a theatrical play, a sitcom and many, many short form screenplays. He currently has two screenplays in pre-production. His work has been seen in over ten festivals and two films currently have distribution. Samples of his work can be seen at http://kejopro.com/.
About Eric Mansur:
Eric has previously worked for Sony Pictures Entertainment from 1998 to 2002 and at Walt Disney Pictures and Television from 1994 to 1998. He holds a bachelors degree in radio, television and film from California State University, Long Beach. His assistant to film producer credits include Riding in Cars With Boys (2001), Finding Forrester (2000), Center Stage (2000), Hanging Up (2000), Anywhere But Here (1999), Simon Birch (1998), The Object of My Affection (1998), Deep Rising (1998), Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion (1997) and Jerry Maguire (1996).
About Silverado Systems, Inc.
Started in Folsom in 2003 by founder and CEO Torrey Loomis. Recently named #13 in rank as a member of Sacramento Business Journal’s “100 Fastest Growing Companies in Sacramento” for 2007. Silverado is frequently described as an “Apple Store for Professionals.” Silverado is a one-stop-shop for creative professionals–serving filmmakers, editors, graphic designers, artists, directors, and media personnel. Silverado specializes in the high-end of Apple technology and focuses on being “Outfitters to the World’s Foremost Apple Professionals.” With the recent acquisition of new cinema technology from RED Digital, Silverado is on the forefront of 4k digital cinematography and post-production. http://silverado.cc
About RED Digital Cinema Camera Company:
The idea behind the RED camera system was simple: Design and build a high performance digital cinema camera with the quality of 35mm film and convenience of pure digital. RED ONE cameras shoot in a format called 4k—which is the electronic equivalent of cinema’s holy grail—the 35mm film negative. RED delivers unmatched image quality with no recording system limitations. http://www.red.com
