Dark Matter 86  |  Team

Dennis Hill

Dennis Hill made his debut on the critically acclaimed HBO series, "The Wire" as Rookie Detective Christeson. Since then he has starred in such highly-syndicated shows as "House of Lies", "Cold Case", "Hawthorne", "Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns", "Lie to Me", "The Eleventh Hour", FX's "American Horror Story", and many more. Recently Dennis has enjoyed playing Larus on "The Record Keeper", a steampunk version of Ellen G. Whites' "The Great Controversy".

 

Dennis lives in Los Angeles with his wife Kathy and their dog Dutch, dedicated to supporting innovative storytelling.

 

 

Leslie Foster

Leslie Foster is an award-winning filmmaker with over 20 film credits to his name; including camera work on the 2006 Crystal Heart award winning feature Secret of the Cave. He served as line producer on the 2009 Crystal Heart award-winning short film Marbles with Thoreau and holds a B.S. in Film Production (Bachelor of Science) and a B.A. in International Studies with an emphasis in German. He also received the DSH German language certificate from Friedensau University in Germany. Leslie’s passion for under-represented communities, activism and his love for literature and philosophy inform his screenwriting. He has worked for over seven years in the film industry, including a year spent working in London as a producer, director, and cinematographer for tedMEDIA Productions. Having grown up all around the world, he thinks of himself as an urban nomad and fantasizes about joining a roving band of vagabond artists.

 

 

Rajeev Sigamoney

Rajeev Sigamoney began his storytelling career writing, directing and producing theater in the Maryland area. Like all good Indian boys, he holds an Engineering degree from Johns Hopkins University, as well as a Masters in Management. After breaking his mother’s heart and moving to California, he trained in the UCLA Film and Media Studies Program and Act One: Writing for Hollywood. Rajeev then began a partnership with Dan Ewald, together they wrote and produced numerous pilots featuring talented actors such as: Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer and Emmy-winners Kathy Griffin, Wanda Sykes and Melissa McCarthy. Completing projects and deals with companies that include Disney, Paramount, Fuse, CurrentTV, and Endemol. During this time, Rajeev wrote and independently produced the web series "Jesus People" which ended up being seen by a million youtube viewers and spawned the feature, "Jesus People: The Movie." The film was a big hit on the festival circuit, playing everywhere from New York City to Los Angeles. Recently, he also co-wrote and created the 11-episode steampunk webseries “The Record Keeper” available online. Rajeev currently serves as the Film Program Coordinator at Pacific Union College, where he teaches the next generation of filmmakers the importance of story.

 

Carrick Bartle

Screenwriter