PRESS KIT

Log Line:

Haunted by inner demons, Rose escapes into the wild, only to find they’ve grown much louder.

Synopsis: 

Rose is good. She’s on her bike in the infinite fresh air picking berries to make her grandmother’s rough berry pie. She feels a pull. Hears a voice. Is it her own? An echo? As she hunts for berries she finds herself the prey of these living woods. 

KEY INFORMATION

Title of Film: Lorelei
Country of Production: United States
Date of Completion: August 2023
Shooting Format: Blackmagic 6K Pro, BRAW, 6144x3456
Screening Format: DCP and H.264 Available
Ratio: Standard 2.35
Duration: 18 min 18 Sec
Genre: Fantasy/Horror
Language: English

Directors notes:

“In directing this film I became particularly interested in the idea of resistance. I have been witness to the monsters that haunt others even when they remain invisible to their prey. We see what we choose, and generally speaking we like looking at pretty things. The longer we resist our state of existence in any given time, the longer we remain there. It is only when we look our ugly in the eye with love and empathy that we can move forward.”
- Jaime Nebeker 

Crew and Cast

Camera and Sound Team:

Cody Gittings - Camera Operator
Lila Streicher - Assistant Camera/Swing
Meghan Underwood - Boom/Mix
Sean Mcnearney - Boom/Mix
Amber Ellis - Scenic Design and Build

Jaime Nebeker
Director/Puppeteer/Lorelei

Primarily an actor, Jaime is also a director, puppeteer, puppet maker, and movement/fight director. After receiving her BA in Theatre Arts from Boise State, Jaime spent the next ten years building a new company, HomeGrown Theatre, alongside Artistic Director Chad Ethan Shohet. HGT was monumental in her growth as a multi-faceted artist. It was the job where she learned to wear the many hats she does. At HGT failure wasn’t feared and risk was celebrated. Aside from the dozens of times she’s performed with HomeGrown, she has been on stage with Alley Repertory Theater, Boise Contemporary Theatre, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, and Great Lakes Theater. Directing credits include: Afflicted: Daughters of Salem (BSU), How to Hide Your Monster and Lungs, co-directed with Dakotah Brown (HGT). Jaime is committed to making art that creates an opportunity for people to grow closer to themselves, to question their beliefs, maybe shift their perspectives and increase their empathy, making this world a better place. 

Chaz Gentry
DP/Writer/Producer

Chaz Gentry received his BA in Communication from Boise State University, and has been working in the state of Idaho as a light designer for film and video since 2005. Deploying in 2010 to Iraq with the Idaho National Guard, he was able to take the skills he retained as a veteran and created Strangecraft Grip/Electric, a truck that supplies lighting needs to local and surrounding Idaho film and theatre community. Chaz’s mission is to assist others thrive and grow within our state of Idaho, and influence the public throughout using the power of light and shadow.

He has been a gaffer for notable film projects such as Rory Pilgrim's, The Undercurrent, which won the Prix de Rome in 2019. Which was presented at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.  Matthew Wade's feature film, A Black Rift Begins to Yawn, which was shown at Slamdance Film Festival in 2021.  As a theatrical lighting designer, he has been involved in many projects that have graced the Boise community, with companies such as, Boise Contemporary Theater, Lauren Edson Dance (LED), Boise Philharmonic, Homegrown Theatre, Opera Idaho, Alley Rep Theatre, and Red Light Variety Show.

Tiara Thompson
Writer/Rose

As with many creatives, including the incredibly talented folks on the Lorelei team, Tiara contains multitudes and their creative journey has been delightfully varied. As a multi-hypentate artist, educator, and advocate, Tiara is trained as an actor and has performed primarily in plays but also in film, digital media, staged readings, historical projects, devised pieces, fundraisers - you name it. In the realm of theater, Tiara has also been a director, dialect coach, dresser, ASM, props assistant, house manager… the list goes on.

While Tiara’s writing journey began long ago in secret and primarily remains a solo endeavor in creative nonfiction, this is Tiara’s first film co-writing adventure. A proud first-generation graduate, Tiara holds a BA in English and in Theatre Arts (Boise State) and an MFA in Theatre, Film, and Television (UCLA).

Tiara is in the passionate pursuit of holistic living, contemplative practice, and cultivation of compassionate community. Tiara loves to sing and dance… but her true calling is that of a cat whisperer.

JEESSICA NEBEKER
Art department/Puppet design

By the light of day Jessica is a registered nurse and caregiver, but by night her patients are more likely to be made of wood, foam, and paper. As a puppet maker and designer it brings her joy to breathe life into every character she builds. Jessica loves puppets and masks of all shapes, sizes, and composition. She has been fortunate to build masks and puppets for HomeGrown Theatre, Boise Contemporary Theater, and Alley Repertory Theater

DWAYNE BLACKALLER
Script consultation/Puppeteer/
Thicket

Dwayne has worked as a professional actor, teacher, director and play deviser since 1995. He is the co-creator of the devised pieces The Physics of Regret, Destinopolis, and The Acheri, and the author of the plays re/fraction, The Science of Fiction, Air Heart, and Orofino. He is the co-writer of The Uncanny Valley, Narwhal! Unicorn Of The Sea, A Nighttime Survival Guide, and Rabbit/Moon, with Matthew Cameron Clark, and Maggie Lumiere and The Ghost Train, with Tracy Sunderland. He has a passion for teaching young performers and has worked as an acting teacher for The Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Eagle Performing Arts Center, College of Idaho, and the Ohio State University. He was also a puppeteer, sword fighter, and stilt-walker in Las Vegas. Dwayne has trained with Anne Bogart’s SITI Company in New York, and specializes in teaching Viewpoints and Suzuki training for actors. He worked for nearly a decade as the Associate Artistic Director at Boise Contemporary Theater, and had some delightful moments as a puppeteer with HomeGrown Theatre. Dwayne earned his MFA in acting at the Ohio State University with a focus on movement and devising new work. He is currently studying to become a professional airline pilot and writing his first novel, West of Never.

LEAH REYNOLDS
Puppeteer/Hair/Make-up/Special F/X

Leah is propelled by a passion for puppetry, painting, and poetry and excels at projects that encompass the three. The majority of her puppetry work has been in collaboration with HomeGrown Theatre, where she scrapped together methods of building puppets in unconventional ways and learned by errors and experiments how puppets can elevate a story. 

SASHA ALLEN-GRIEVE
Puppeteer

Sasha is a Boise native who absolutely loves this community of artists and creators. After graduating from Boise State University, they worked locally for a few years before earning a Master of Arts from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in England. Sasha is now back in Boise, and couldn't be happier working with the local artists they treasure to create meaningful stories and support marginalized voices. Lorelei is Sasha's second film project, and they were thrilled to lend their puppetry skills to help breathe life into this incredible story lurking in the common heart. Other favorite projects include The Bacchae, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Royale, and an untitled devised work blending mythology, biography, and oranges.

MIKE WARD
Musical Score

Mike studied music at The College of Idaho. He plays guitar and saxophone pretty well, and about 15 other instruments poorly. He has played with a ton of bands around Boise, and currently plays sax with his jazz trio, Kitchen Syncopation along with his lovely wife Lauryn Medeiros and frequent composing partner, Anthony Parry. Mike's true musical love is composing. He has written music for several theater productions, films and other media in about every genre and ensemble imaginable

JACOB KINCH
Sound Design

Jacob Kinch is a sound designer who works on various mediums. You can here his work in film, music, video games and hardware. He owns Sky Melt Sound focusing on specialty custom recording, mixing, and design. In his free time, he seeks out interesting and odd sounding devices to record and plays guitar.

Brie Katz
Assistant Director

Brie is based in Boise, Idaho, and is a relative new-comer to the world of visual art. Bringing 20+ years of operations and team-building experience in higher education athletics and start-up spaces, Brie’s film credits include co-producing the ‘The Good Boots”, a work-in-progress short that premiered at the 2023 Sun Valley Film Festival, executive producing “Nice Guy”, a Lily Yasuda short, and serving as First AD for Chaz Gentry’s 2023 short, “Lorelei”.  Additionally, Brie is Creative Director for Exposed, an ongoing photography project in partnership with Lila Streicher that highlights women who are empowered by their experience with breast cancer. 

Brie is eternally grateful to Chaz Gentry and his talented team for their support and collaboration in all things art, and for bringing to life the fantastical brain-child that is Lorelei.