James Mannan 

Jim is the Founder, Proprietor of and Executive Producer for Liberty or Death Productions.  He wrote, produced, directed, and was the videographer for the LOD feature To Haunt You and the LOD short films Wannabe and The Burial.  He also wrote the story and is co-writing the script for the upcoming feature Amy Unleashed, which he will also direct.  His LOD credits also include directing the documentary Among the Insane:  Inside the Asylum House and co-directing the short Hallow's Dance for the 2008 Indianapolis 48 Hour Film Project.

 

Jim has his B.A. in Communications and Theatre from Indiana University/Purdue University at Indianapolis and also studied fine art at the University of Cincinnati.  He has over 20 years experience in local and professional theatre, both in acting/directing and technical theatre, particularly scenery construction. Theatres he has worked with professionally  include the Indiana Repertory Theatre, I.U.P.U.I. University Theatre, Indianapolis Civic Theatre, Shawnee Theatre of Greene County, Vincennes University Summer Theatre and the Warren Performing Arts Center.  He was among the founders of the Metropolitan Repertory Company, which staged productions at the Metropolitan Center  1993-95. His many acting credits include ...And a Nightingale Sang (for which he received a nomination for the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship), Beyond the Horizon, Rope (IUPUI),  The Foreigner (Buck Creek Players), Play It Again, Sam (Metropolitan Repertory Co), and Shadowlands (Edyvean Repertory Theatre).   In recent years he served as scenic designer for Young Actors Theatre of Indianapolis, Inc.. Directing credits for the theatre include Strange Snow, Wrestlers (IUPUI University Theatre), Women Behind Bars, Pvt. Wars (Way Off Broadway Productions), Beyond Therapy, Strange Snow, and Emily (Metropolitan Repertory Co.) 

Film credits away from LOD include creating makeup and effects for the Cinephreak Pictures shorts Shade of Gray and Foxxy Madonna vs The Black Death (both 2006),  Karmic Courage Productions' Loss (also 2006), and Finn Productions' Obsidian Nights (slated for fall 2008.)  Most recently he has worked on compositing and sound editing for Pink and Blue Films' W the Movie and was one of the cinematographers for the Indy Film Co-op's Blood Moon (both to be released in 2008.)  

* Theatre Resume

* Still Photography at Flickr.com

Model Mayhem Photographer Link

* One Model Place Entry

* IMDb Entry

 

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