GHOST KINGDOM
A psychic reality where what-if projections of lost or wished for persons reside.​
- Betty Jean Lifton
MYTH
OF THE ​
GHOST KINGDOM
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PRODUCTION​
VALAKYRIE PRESENTS
A LIFEBLOOD MEDIA PRODUCTION
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CAST
Ingrid Alli, Lanaya Van Driesen, Breanne Stone,Hamilton Sage, Jenny Christensen, Maya Rios, Charlie Kennedy, David Blake, Tricia Haw, Desiree Daniels, Karla Brown, Katrinah Caroll Lewis, Arywn Van Driesen, Emily Strother, Toney Cobb, Malcom Simmons, Dee-d Miller, Foree Shalom , Christine Wells , Patricia Alli , DL Hopkins, Tatjana Shields
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CREW​
Writer/Director : Jason Mulls
Producer: Patricia Alli
Executive Producer: David Walton
Director of Photography : Jim Stramel
Composer: Scott W. Gordon
Make Up & Hair : Ja'tia Gregory
Special Effects Supervisor : Eric Kilanski
Sound Design & Re-recording Mix : Matthew Marzola
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by Jason Mullis
US, 2024, 80 min, color
SYNOPSIS
While preparing her deceased mother’s home for sale, Abbie uncovers a shocking secret: she was adopted at birth. This revelation shatters her world and ignites an urgent desire to uncover her true origins.
With the help of her Aunt Tracy, Abbie begins a search to find her birth parents​ that redefines her understanding of family and identity.
SYNOPSIS
While preparing her deceased mother’s home for sale, Abbie uncovers a shocking secret: she was adopted at birth. This revelation shatters her world and ignites an urgent desire to uncover her true origins.
With the help of her Aunt Tracy, Abbie begins a search to find her birth parents​ that redefines her understanding of family and identity.
The Story of Late
Discovery Adoption
Can you imagine finding out you are not who you thought you were? That the most basic things about you and your family were not as you’d been told, not true? A myth. A lie. Your whole life a lie. Imagine learning that you were switched at birth and you should have grown up with your real parents — not the ones who raised you.
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- Mirah Riben
DIRECTOR'S STATMENT
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Like many screenplays, Myth of the Ghost Kingdom began as an accident. For several months I had been researching potential ideas for a screenplay when I stumbled upon an essay written by a late discovery adoptee. Their story was deeply personal, filled with moments of intense vulnerability and some of the most universal themes at play - identity, loss, and family.
The journey of discovering one's true identity is a deeply personal and transformative experience. Myth of the Ghost Kingdom is an attempt to authentically explore the poignant and tumultuous path of late adoption discovery. Abbie's story is not just about uncovering secrets but about the profound quest for belonging, identity, and the enduring quest for self-understanding.
INGRID ALLI
Ingrid Alli earned a degree in the performing arts from Point Park University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After college, she went on to work professionally in regional theaters in Virginia. She then turned her attention to acting for film and television, eventually moving to Atlanta, Georgia. She has booked several small featured roles on television shows including American Experience, Banshee and Swagger. Myth of the Ghost Kingdom marks her debut as a lead actor in a feature film.
KATRINAH CAROL LEWIS
Katrinah is multifaceted theatre artist with 19 years of professional experience as an artistic director, actor, singer, director, historical interpreter, educator and administrator. In addition to extensive work in theatre on and off stage.
PATRICIA ALLI
Patricia has performed as a lead and supporting actress in numerous professional theatre productions in Richmond and Norfolk Va. including Firehouse Theatre, Wells Theatre and Richmond Shakespeare Theatre. Her film credits include the short film Kissing Frogs and Ahoy.
HAMILTON SAGE
Hamilton Sage is best known for his work in feature films such as Second Samuel (lead) and Through The Glass Darkly (supporting). For his role as B Flatt in Second Samuel, he won awards for Best Acting (ensemble) at Southeast Regional Film Festival and Best Debut Performance at Las Vegas Movie Awards. He has over a decade of experience as a self-published spoken word poet, competing and coaching in multiple National Poetry Slams. When he is not acting, he can be found teaching his course "Slam Jam Poets" in various schools, helping to empower his students through the power of creative storytelling.
DESIRÉE DABNEY
Desirèe Dabney is a professional actor, singer, director, and teacher in Richmond, VA. She has recently been seen in a National Commercial for Google, Times Square Angel at Richmond Triangle Players, Warm (Ensemble) a Firehouse Theatre production, Quill Theatre Taming of the Shrew (Hortensio), University Of Richmond Caroline or Change (Caroline), Quill Theatre Red Velvet (Connie) and Virginia Repertory Production of Pinkalicious(Dr. Wink) and more. Desirèe received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from Shenandoah Conservatory in 2014. She has been in over 100 productions including commercials, films, TV Shows (Apple Tv and CBS) musicals and plays.
TONEY Q. COBB
Toney Q. Cobb is an over 30-year veteran actor, director, producer of theatre, film and TV. Feature films include "Cold War (1996), "Troop 491: The Adventure of the Muddy Lions (2012)", "Black Wall Street (2014)", and "Finding Boaz (2018)". He most recently played Lead roles in the short films "Of Sound Mind and Body (2021)", "Compassionate Release (2021)", "Still Fighting (2021)", and "Disposable (2023)".
TRICIA HAWN
Tricia Hawn is a Richmond VA actor. After raising her 2 children she began dedicating more time to professional acting on both stage and in front of the camera. She can be seen on several featured films and shorts as well as Hulu’s award winning limited series “Dopesick” opposite Michael Keaton. Tricia continues to develop her craft by studying with LA actor Jeff Seymour and Richmond’s Elizabeth Byland.
LANAYA VAN DRIESEN
Katrinah is multifaceted theatre artist with 19 years of professional experience as an artistic director, actor, singer, director, historical interpreter, educator and administrator. In addition to extensive work in theatre on and off stage.
ARYWN VAN DRIESEN
Patricia has performed as a lead and supporting actress in numerous professional theatre productions in Richmond and Norfolk Va. including Firehouse Theatre, Wells Theatre and Richmond Shakespeare Theatre. Her film credits include the short film Kissing Frogs and Ahoy.
Dorothy “Dee D.” Miller
Dee D.’s most recent works include a multitude of film/TV and voiceover projects including The United States Army Women’s Museum representing Ms. Dovey Roundtree; four full musicals including Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad with The Virginia Repertory Theate, A Christmas Memory with the Illuminated Stage Theatre Company, and All Shook Up with the Lee Playhouse, Heritage Ensemble Theatre’s productions of Wine in in the Wilderness, The Dream Seller, and Steal Away. Along with a host of other projects in stage, film and television.
dl HOPKINS
dl Hopkins is a fixture in the Virginia theatre community. Onstage, he is an award-winning actor, veteran poet, and former Artistic Director of the African American Repertory Theatre of Virginia. He has appeared on film, including in HBO’s “Loving.” He has also appeared on television in many different roles, including in HBO’s “The Wire” and the Fox series “Legends & Lies” as Bass Reeves, The Real Lone Ranger.
TATJANA SHIELDS
"Tatjana Shields, known by her peers for her commanding presence and dry-wit, marks Myth of the Ghost Kingdom as her second appearance in a feature film. A graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, Shields has appeared frequently on the Richmond, Va theater stages. Recently she was nominated for Richmond Theater Circle Critic Award for Best Supporting Performance (Play) for her role of Fuschia in How to Bruise Gracefully by Brittany Fisher.