Marcos Esteves as "Eric"
Marcos Esteves is an incredibly talented actor, writer, musician and father.In Lucidity is Marcos' second collaboration with director Kays Al-Atrakchi after starring in the award-winning short film Appntmnt.Marcos' next role is in the film 'How to Start a War' where he plays an Italian/American from the heart of Boston who accidentally stirs the wrong 'hornets nest,' setting the lives of his family and friends on an irreversible path.
Larry Cedar as "Dr. Eeden"
Larry Cedar’s recent feature films include Midnight Son, 0000, The Binding, Sparks, The Midnighters, Would You Rather, The Crazies, Hollywoodland, Alyce Kills, Towelhead, Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, Feds, and a starring role in the upcoming Native American fantasy, and She Sings to the Stars, currently making the film festival rounds. Larry recurred for three years as thief and opium addict Leon Stalworth in HBO’s acclaimed western series Deadwood and starred for six years in the PBS series, Square One TV. He more recently guest starred in the penultimate episode of Mad Men, in Grey’s Anatomy, and Community.
Will Bowles as "Keith"
Will Bowles is an actor/writer in Los Angeles. He’s a founding member of the comedy group THEM, a co-creator of Geek & Sundry’s Written By A Kid and most recently a producer of funny videos at delolo.com. His film and television credits include such projects as Showtime's The Underground and the feature film Virgins. He's a big believer in the transformative power of lucid dreaming and wishes he could do it more often.
Stephen Hues as "Darkness"
Stephen hues is a truly multi-talented artistic chameleon. Not only did he provide the other-worldly performance as the nightmare creature 'Darkness' of In Lucidity, but Stephen he also directs, choreographs, designs costumes and is currently creating new characters for the 2016 summer tour with Stilt Circus. Stephen is also wrapping up his second show for the current season of the Los Angeles Opera where he performs as the Stilt Walker and Crazy Clown in Pagliacci and one of Monostatos Cronies in The Magic Flute.
Kays Al-Atrakchi - Director
Born and Raised in Florence, Italy, and from middle-Eastern descent; Los Angeles-based director Kays Al-Atrakchi embodies the very definition of multi-cultural.Kays' road to directing and writing has been anything but traditional as his career for the past twenty years was focused on music scoring. Despite this unconventional route to directing and writing, Kays benefitted from the unique experience of working with a number of acclaimed directors and learning from their methodology and approach to problem-solving.
Richard J. Dubin - Producer
Richard is a 12 year old kid stuck in the body of an adult, which means that he always approaches his work with a sense of wonder and whimsy--a rarity in such a cynical industry. Richard wrote his first film, produced and directed it early in his career, then started producing for other filmmakers. As a proud member of the DIrectors Guild of America, Richard has won a multitude of awards for both producing and directing.
Christian Janns - Cinematographer
Christian Janss is an independent DP with a background in lighting. Beginning his career in Philadelphia and studying Cinematography at NYU, Christian cut his teeth on student films, indie shorts and features. Branching out into commercial work, he learned to shoot with speed and efficiency, while not compromising the final product. He recently graduated from the American Film Institute in the Cinematography concentration. Of the many skills and insights he gained at AFI, the most important is an understanding that the role of the Cinematographer is one of many on a production and should not interfere with the actors' or directors' craft, but instead elevate them through true collaboration.
