Addison Henderson
President/Founder
Addison Henderson has a background in acting and filmmaking. He began formal training as an actor at HB Studios in New York City, where he studied with world renowned instructors Edward Morehouse, Austin Pendleton and Eleanor Harris and appeared in various onstage productions. As a director, Addison has directed both for the stage and film. Since founding Knuckle City Films in early 2005 Addison has written, produced and directed a total of 6 films; 2 feature documentaries and 4 short films, several of which he starred in. Most notably on stage he directed "Blood Knot", a two man play about South African Brothers. For film, Addison directed and produced his first documentary "The Harvest of a Continent", in Ghana, West Africa which prepared him to direct "The Forgotten City". Since completing "The Forgotten City" Henderson has completed several short films and collaborated with various artists on other projects
Korey Green
Co-Owner
Korey Green was born and raised in Buffalo, NY. After graduating with honors he attended Alfred state college where he pursued his degree in effective writing. Thereafter green partnered with Addison Henderson to ignite filming company knuckle city films, an independent filming company with offices in New York and L.A. In 2005 green co directed and written his first project an awarding winning documentary entitled "The Forgotten City". Since his early achievements with the documentary green has produced and directed innumerable projects ranging from feature films, reality TV, television commercials, music video's and short films including best comedy "BAD FISH" which is an uproariously funny mockumentary about the underground world of gold fish eating. The latest documentary entitled "The Experience" in which green co-stared and an executive producer. The film allowed him to voyage to West Africa and journey throughout Ghanain the understanding of identity, where he learned core-shaking essentials about his heritage that would amend Green forever.
Green's passion for film making will challenge him to exploit his various talents in a way we have yet to distinguish in his latest feature drama entitled "Closeout" When a terrified family man on the verge of losing everything is blackmailed by a relentless bill collector and debt becomes deadly.
For a closer look on Green's projects visit Knucklecityfilms.com and ArtvoiceTV.com (Knuckle City Channel). Green also teamed up with ArtVoice which is a trendy newspaper based in Buffalo, NY to head the Knuckle City Channel which is on the new wave of Internet TV.
Quin Walters
Producer/Writer
Quin Walters graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a Bachelor's degree in Theater. She marked her stage debut at the age of eight performing in dance recitals and church skits. Quin began to cultivate her flair for acting in high school, where she performed in numerous plays and by senior year she wrote, produced, directed, scored, and starred in a one act play entitled Second Chance.
While in college, Quin continued to grow as a theatrical actress performing in plays such as: Awake and Sing, The Vagina Monologues, The Courage of Mandy Kate Brown as Mandy Kate Brown and many more. As a final project, Quin would cast, direct, and score a short film for directing class. This would prove great practice for her future in filmmaking.
Barber Shop 2 granted Quin her first featured role in a major motion picture, and immediately following she landed a supporting role along side Austin Pendelton and Lance Reddick as Annette, in the feature film Bad City a.k.a. Dirty Work. Quin can also be seen in Roll Bounce, Family Values, Pain is Love, April Fools, Heat & Hostility and The Intruders and a host of independent films.
Quin resides in Los Angeles and her recent film works include: State of Play, Silent Night and Benevolence, a short film that she co-wrote, executive produced and starred in.
As a producer/writer with Knuckle City Films LLC, Quin Walters in currently developing a sketch comedy show set to go into production early 2010.
Oz Habte
Producer/Writer
Oz's creative passion began in writing poetry. The young Harlem Renaissance decedent found a passion in photography and film. While working as a freelance artist in Chicago he attended the University of Illinois at Chicago where he received a BS in Economics. Next he moved to New York and enrolled in film school at the NY Film Academy where he received a diploma in Digital Filmmaking.
After completing his degrees he wrote, directed, produced, starred in, and edited multiple student films in NYC. From there he returned to Chicago to work with Visions Photography as the manager of video and film operations. His work then lead him to Los Angeles where he now resides and has become apart of the Knuckle City Films family as a writer and producer.
"My passion is in documentary filmmaking and writing poetry of life. My goals in life include educating the youths of the world who have a passion for art and a drive to uplift themselves from their broken communities. As a teenager I was inspired by my mother who was a painter and from there I found the work of Gordon Parks which lead to my foot prints in the world of art. Gordon and I have similar backgrounds which intensified my affliction to the creative art of writing, photography, & filmmaking."
Melvin "Dino" Williams
Producer
Melvin Williams an experienced vibrant film Producer brings his creativity, skill and knowledge of filmmaking on set, but also his untamed witty personality, which makes him a key asset to have on major productions.
Williams began his film career with a powerful soul-stirring documentary "The Forgotten City" which went on to win awards at film festivals all over the United States, thus proven himself to be a positive feature in the industry. Williams produced quality pieces that range from reality shows, music videos, short films, documentaries and even commercials.
Not a stranger to camera work from all different aspects including behind the camera and in front of it Williams has brief roles in many of the products that he produced from being the narrator in "Bad fish" a short comedy (won best comedy BNFF) to being the victim in his latest production "In the Trap" A series of evasion and mystery which is in talks with some television networks . Always moving forward and looking for the next big thing Melvin has begun writing short stories and stage plays and currently working, on "Can I Live" A powerful piece that examines the world of a 16 year old male whom is born with H.I.V. Williams has a strong team behind him with his childhood friends Korey Green , Durand McCloud and Addison Henderson in which the four operate independent projects for A film company called Knuckle City Films who's model is to only put out quality projects. Williams aspiration is to leave a body of work that would always be remembered and extend his producing career to new heights in Hollywood, CA.