Howard Barish - (Executive Producer)
Howard Barish is an Oscar-nominated and Emmy Award-winning producer, director and distributor based in Los Angeles.
Originally from Toronto, Canada, Barish gained extensive production experience in the thriving Canadian film and television industry as a First Assistant Director on feature films, television mini-series, made-for-television movies, pilots, and nearly 100 episodes of various network television series. After relocating to Los Angeles in the early 90s, he launched Kandoo Films in 1992, a production company that specializes in creating independent feature films, documentaries, and promotional and digital content for television and film.
As founder and president of Kandoo Films, Barish produces thousands of hours of short-form content, network image and branding campaigns, promos, sizzle reels, and long-form programming for clients such as CBS, The CW, FOX, HGTV, Lifetime, E! Entertainment, and Warner Bros., to name a few.
Barish expanded his portfolio to feature films in 2010 when then publicist Ava DuVernay approached him with a low-budget feature film. This was the start of a successful partnership that resulted in several projects and multiple award wins over the past seven years. They began working on I WILL FOLLOW and MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, which went on to win Best Director at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, a Gotham Award, and the 2013 Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award. Barish also served as a producer on the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary VENUS VS. that showcased tennis great Venus Williams, HELLO BEAUTIFUL: INTERLUDES WITH JOHN LEGEND, and FOX’s historic web series, 24Inside.
Barish and DuVernay collaborated on the critically acclaimed 2016 Netflix documentary 13TH that centered on race in the United States criminal justice system. Produced by Barish and DuVernay, 13TH was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2017. The film has garnered multiple awards including four Emmys, a Peabody Award, BAFTA Award, NAACP Image Award, African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) Award, and multiple wins at the first annual Critics' Choice Documentary Awards.
With a focus on developing emerging filmmakers, in 2017, Barish announced his first slate of low-budget features for the Emerging Artist Program, which included BROKEN STAR (Analeigh Tipton, Tyler Labine), SKIN IN THE GAME (Erica Ash), HOSPITALITY (Emmanuelle Chriqui), and BLINDFIRE (Brian Gerahty, Sharon Leal, Bethany Joy Lenz). The following year he expanded Kandoo Films’ services by launching the company’s distribution arm - Kandoo Releasing. Kandoo Releasing ensures that Kandoo’s emerging artist slate, as well as other quality independent films helmed by rising filmmakers, will reach audiences worldwide.
Michael Leoni - (Director/Producer/Writer/Editor)
Originally from New York, Michael Leoni is a Los Angeles based Writer/Director with a passion for both theatre and film. He founded the socially conscious production company, An 11:11 Experience that pushes beyond the scope of traditional entertainment, challenges an audience’s beliefs and motivates a movement for positive change in our society.
Beginning his professional career in Boston, Leoni directed "Jesus Christ Superstar," "Hair," "Falsettos," and wrote and directed, "Wanted," "City of Dreams," and "Omerta."
New York theatre credits include writing and directing "Enigma" and "Deviants;” directing "This Is Our Youth," the Off‐Broadway run of "LOUD," and the New York Fringe Festival run of "Listen, Can you Hear Me Now.”
Los Angeles theatre credits include writing and directing "The Playground," which ran for multiple years and received outstanding reviews; writing and directing the smash-hit play "ELEVATOR," that ran for 10 months and garnered multiple awards including Critics' Pick and Best Bet from the LA Times.
Film credits include writing and directing the short films; "Radford Rd.", "Deliver Us," "Spare Some Change," and "Someplace In Between" (an Official Selection in the 2009 LA Shorts Film Festival).
Leoni is making his feature film directorial debut with the release of American Street Kid on August 21, 2020. A powerful, festival award-winning, documentary that delves deep into the lives of homeless youth and ultimately plays out more like a narrative film about love, friendship, and the triumph of the human spirit.
Michael just completed his second feature film, #WhenTodayEnds, a narrative feature about teen suicide which is expected to be released in October 2020.
His most recent project, Famous, started as a stage play and had a successful 11 month run in Los Angeles. It is currently in post-production as a feature film where it uniquely blends the elements of both theatre and film.
Michael also wrote the book Dare to be Bad, which is available in bookstores and online at Amazon.com.
Currently, he has two films, a TV series and a stage musical in development.
Michelle Kaufer - (Producer)
Michelle has been involved with An 11:11 Experience since its inception and is dedicated to the mission of producing media to create positive social change. Her first production with the team 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!”
Michelle's most recent television and film credits include producing "Wrench Wars" for MavTV, "Turn and Burn" for the Discovery Channel, "Delta Divers" and "Virgin Galactic" for National Geographic, and producing Deliver Us and Radford Rd for An 11:11 Experience. Most recent film credits include producing the award-winning feature documentary American Street Kid, and the feature film #WhenTodayEnds. Michelle is also a co-founder of Spare Some Change, an on-going campaign and social movement to raise awareness for homeless youth (www.sparesomechange.org).
Most recent stage credits include producing 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)
For more information, please contact mkaufer@1111exp.com
Growing up as a Los Angeles native, Erica spent her formative years studying theater and majored in Theater Arts and History at Whittier College where 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. Erica immediately connected to the content of the piece and was captivated by the kid’s stories.Experiencing first hand the passion that An 11:11 Experience brings to a project combined with the dedication to creating meaningful art and media, inspired Erica to join the team.
In 2008 Erica produced Someplace In Between, a short film about 7 strangers who get stuck in an elevator. The film explores the inner workings of peoples' minds and the judgments we all carry with us. Someplace In Between was, most recently, an official selection of the 2009 LA Shorts Film Festival. In early 2009, Erica produced Deliver Us, a psychological thriller about the mysterious death of a complex and confused young woman.
In the summer of 2009 Erica, along with her team at An 11:11 Experience, began shooting a PSA on homeless and street kids in Los Angeles. The project grew into a feature documentary and a movement for social awareness and change. The topic of homeless kids is one that Erica has grown strongly passionate about and she has been humbled and honored to be one of the founding members of Spare Some Change as well as an active producer on the first media project “The American Street Kid”, a documentary on America’s homeless youth.The opportunity Spare Some Change created to meet the kids and hear their stories was invaluable and the most rewarding film experience of her career to date
Erica Katzin - (Producer / Editor)
Jon Pavlovsky (Producer) has spent the majority of his career producing and directing Television commercials for National brands such as Anheuser Bush & McDonalds. After 15 years of successful commercial production, Jon transitioned into developing and producing feature films.
He’s currently in pre-production, jointly with Patriot films on “Pleasure,” a feature film written by Blake Heron (Bourne Identity); and in development with Stealth Media on the action film “Prometheus Unbound” scheduled to be filmed in Italy. Jon’s also partnered with Chris Phillips (Disney, “Kicking it”) developing a new TV series “Outcasts” written by Mitch Gould.
Prior to working in entertainment, Jon spent several years as a child advocate and counselor in group homes and the Department of Children’s Services.
Jon Pavlovsky (Producer)
Mark A. Burley (Executive Producer)
Mark A. Burley is a director and producer known for the TV series GLOW, Orange Is The New Black , Weeds, Murder, She Wrote and Simon & Simon. He has also produced a number of TV movies including Mrs. Santa Claus and Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes . Mark has received four Emmy nominations and a Producers Guild of America award. He directed the series finale of Orange Is The New Black and is currently directing and producing on the final season of GLOW
Sarah Findlay, Executive Producer
Break-through Publicist and Talent Manager, Sarah Findlay has a history of generating massive results for her clients. Before Dawn til Dusk Publicity, Sarah worked with some of the biggest brands in Australia, from prestige car maker Porsche to the global sports brand Under Armour and many other brands in between. She has over 14-years' experience working on an extensive variety of projects and campaigns across Australia, Singapore, and the U.S. Within the U.S experience includes NFL, PGA, feature films, documentaries, NASCAR, charities, red carpets and award shows (Critics Choice Awards, People’s Choice Awards, Billboard Music Awards, and many more). Additionally, she has worked with a variety of lifestyle brands in Australia (*and the U.S) as well as within the tech space, maternity/baby industry (*and Singapore), golf industry, as well as events, celebrity publicity (musicians, actors, TV personalities), and talent management. Sarah has joined the team as publicist and Executive Producer.
Cinematography by
Abigail Jane Elliott
Joseph Hendrickson
Co-Producers
Christine Dickson
Abigail Jane Elliott
Schoen Smith
Max Feldman
Associate Producers
Rebecca Black
Tanje Zammiello
Megan Davis
Edited by
Erica Katzin
Michael Leoni
Consulting Editor
Brian Singbiel
Graphic Editor
Carlos Nestor Ramos
Additional Editing
Farzad Aghili
Joshua Noyes
Additional Consultant
Ron Gordon
Stephanie Hubbard
Co-Executive Producer
Callie Butts
Additional Camera
Blaine Dahle
Edgar Machuca
Production Stills
Jeff Farkash
Spiritual Advisor
Marsie Standish
Theme Music by
Greg Tripi
Music by
Greg Tripi
Conner Youngblood
Jermaine Stegall
Additional Music by
Bombazine Black
Brian Buckley Band
Music Supervision
Michael Leoni
Erica Katzin
Michelle Kaufer
Music Consultant
Keith C. Anderson
Crystal Ortiz
Cynthia Gallindo
Re-Recording Mixer /
Sound Editor
Paul Seradarian
Additional Re-recording Mixer /
Sound Editor
Zeke Richardson
Additional Sound Editors
Peter Cole
Gary Bourgeois
Music Editor /
Sound Design
Marcus Blanchard
Sound Consultant
Matthew Scoggins
Narration Coach
Martha Mayakis
Recording Engineer
Callie Ray
Post Production Sound Stage
provided by
Sony Pictures Studios
Audio Equipment provided by
William K. Baker
Key Production Assistant
Ryan Harper
Production Assistants
Jesse Kade
Justin Maddock
Jeff Winters
E'Tiffany Jones
Nicholas Pumroy
David Johnson
Supervising Digital Colorist
Maxine Gervais
Digital Colorist
Matt McFarland
Digital Colorist Assist
Jeff Pantaleo
Supervising DI Producer
Jamie Watkins
DI Editor
Erik Kaufmann
Motion Graphics Designer /
Opening Credits
Matt Garton
Illustrator - Kids Titles
Tanje Zammiello
Title Graphic
Jake Lloyd
Technical Advisor
Edgar Furse
Post Production Services provided by
Warner Brothers Motion Picture Imaging
Shapeshifter Post
Megalith Media
Legal Counsel
Donaldson & Callif, LLP
End Credits by
Carlos Nestor Ramos
Website Design
Andres Ramirez
Max Feldman