Every street tells a story.
1.8 million kids are homeless in America.
Director / Writer / Editor / Producer
Founder of An 11:11 Experience, Michael has always committed himself to creating exciting material that can reach beyond the scope of traditional entertainment, challenge an audience’s beliefs, and motivate a movement for positive change.
Most recent film credits include writing and directing the feature documentary, American Street Kid as well as the short films Radford Rd., Deliver Us, Spare Some Change and Someplace In Between - an Official Selection in the LA Shorts Film Festival.
Michelle Kaufer
Producer
MICHELLE KAUFER (Producer), formed An 11:11 Experience with business partner, Michael Leoni with the mission of producing media to create positive social change. Their first production was The Playground, a Rock Music-infused piece inspired by the lives of homeless kids, which debuted at the Hudson Mainstage Theatre and The Deaf West Theatre in Los Angeles. Backstage West called The Playground “a wake up call for all of us!”Most recent stage credits include L.A.’s smash hit play, ELEVATOR. Running for almost a year, ELEVATOR got rave reviews, sold-out crowds and it garnered the esteemed L.A. Times’ Best Bet and Critics’ Pick. ELEVATOR earned 11 nominations including Best New Work from Broadway World and won for Best Director and Best Acting in an Ensemble Cast from StageSceneLA. ELEVATOR is currently being financed for an Off-Broadway run. (http://www.elevatortheplay.com)
Erica Katzin
Producer / Editor
ERICA KATZIN - (Producer) grew up a Los Angeles native. She spent her formative years studying theater and majored in Theater Arts and History at Whittier College. She wrote and produced four short films including Signed, Souled & Delivered.
Erica was introduced to An 11:11 Experience when she auditioned for the role of Sera, a drug addicted prostitute, in the stage version of The Playground, a Rock-Drama inspired by the lives of teenage runaways and homeless kids. Directed by Michael Leoni, Erica immediately connected to the content of the piece and was captivated by the kid’s stories.
Jon Pavlovsky
Producer
Bio coming soon....
Abigail Elliott
Co-Producer & Director of Photography
ABIGAIL ELLIOTT, (Co-Producer & Cinematographer) was born in Southern California,ventured east to New York City where she studied at the T. Schreiber Studio under her mentor Betty Buckley discovering her ability to direct. Elliott directed four plays in her first year in the prestigious black-box theatre at the George Street Playhouse to sold-out houses in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Schoen Smith
Co-Producer
Schoen Smith is a producer and VP of Development for Venture Hill Entertainment, LLC a company that invests in theatre, film, and music properties. Venture Hill collaborates with professional visionaries to produce artistic and socially expressive opportunities for creatives and audiences alike.
Credits include Tony-Nominated Of Mice and Men starring James Franco and Chris O'Dowd, Evita starring Ricky Martin, Driving Miss Daisy starring James Earl Jones and Vanessa Redgrave in London’s West End, and the National U.S. Tour of Matilda the Musical.
Joseph Hendrickson
Director of Photography
JOSEPH HENDRICKSON (Director of Photography) received his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Acting for the Theatre from Seattle’s Cornish College of the Arts. When not studying Shakespeare and appearing in numerous plays, he would experiment with 35mm photography and create film shorts for the Seattle Public Access Channel’s program, “The Sherm Show,” which he also originated and performed in. Initially, photography and cinematography had otherwise been a hobby for Joseph since he picked-up his first Pentax K1000 at age fifteen.
Rebecca Black
Associate Producer
REBECCA BLACK, (Associate Producer) is a New York-based producer dedicated to developing new work through collaboration that energizes audiences to create social change. She is also interested in advancing projects that deal with human relationships and how our current society molds those relationships for better or for worse.