Synopsis: A desperate young man uses a message in a bottle as
his final attempt to find his soul mate.

Ilja Sarro (Director, Producer, Editor, Cinematographer)
Rey Hernandez (Director, Producer, Editor, Special FX Artist)

Web address: www.bigbuckproductions.com

Title of movie: “SOULMATE”
Length: 8 Minutes
Format: Mini DV
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Color or B/W: Color
Sound: Dolby Stereo
Country: USA
Year: 2005


Credits: Written, Directed, Produced and Edited: Ilja Sarro, Rey Hernandez
Male Lead: Allen Leung
Female Lead: Paulette Herring
Director of Photography: Ilja Sarro
Special FX: Rey Hernandez
Music: Jessi Ashman, Bob Raitz, DeWayne Austin


Director’s bios:

Ilja Sarro (Director)
Born and raised in Germany, Ilja has always enjoyed capturing life
through the viewfinder of a camera. His passion for camerawork continued
after he moved to California four years ago and he soon connected with
the independent movie world in the San Francisco Bay Area. In recent
years, Ilja directed and recorded on DV a number of music videos and
independent shorts. He also worked on the feature “Alice in Storageland”.
Among his favorite recent projects are recording and editing stage
performances such as the play “ROPE” and a multi-cast cabaret style
production. Ilja is currently writing a script for a vampire short subject movie.

Rey Hernandez (Director)
Rey Hernandez is a versatile artist who has explored many outlets for
his creativity including, illustration, sculpture, photography,
animation, as well as film making. While studying fine art Rey Hernandez, began
his ventures into the animation world. Studying 2D and 3D animation Rey
developed his interest in story telling for films. With so many ideas
and such a wide range of skills, Rey has plans on heading his own
production company where he can fully develop his visions.


Actor’s bios:

Allen Leung (Male Lead)
Allen was born in Hong Kong and grew up in San Francisco. His film
career included a principal role in “Elwin” at CCAC and continued with
roles in “Cooking with Jesus” and “In The Shadow”. He will also be featured
in the upcoming major feature “Rent”. Besides acting, Allen is also an
aspiring screenwriter and is currently working on a script about our
innermost thoughts.

Paulette Herring (Female Lead)
Paulette is a longtime Berkeley resident who loves, loves Film. Some of
her favorite roles on stage have been Reba in “You Can’t Take it With
You” and Ronette in “Little Shop of Horrors”. She can also be seen in
the films “George of the Jungle” and “Little City”.