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 was born and raised on the East Side in Buffalo, NY . Growing up in the inner city of a dying community wasn't easy. In a neighborhood where most people chose the street life, which ultimately would lead to jail time or death, college was almost not an option. After High School, Korey made the decision to continue his education at Alfred State College where he pursued his interest in Creative Writing. "The Forgotten City" is Korey's first project and the concept was birthed out of his experiences living in Buffalo . The film explores Green's talents as not only a writer, but also as a director. Since completing "The Forgotten City" Green has also collaborated with Henderson to write two short films; "Exit 14" and "War at Home". Currently, Green is developing, "The John Walker Story", a short film which he plans to direct.
Marcos de la Torre is a Costa Rican born screenwriter, director, and producer. His interest in film began in his senior year of high school as he worked on two music videos with artist Lil’ Kim and Ice T as a talent coordinator. Soon after, he began working with Take 2 Productions where he became a student of the craft working as an assistant editor, director, and cinematographer.While working with Film Life on the American Black Film Festival, he met Addison Henderson. The duo collaborated on the production of two short films “Under Pressure” and “A Step Away From a Note”. Both projects were written, directed, and produced solely by them.
The most challenging accomplishment of his career came in the four-year process of writing his introductory screenplay “Oh, The Things We Do”. A recollection of experiences from his life that have had relevance to the theme of the screenplay: In this life, one mistake can change the entire direction of one’s destiny.Currently Marcos has a slate of thirteen screenplays along with a number of projects under development including co - Producing Joshua "The Heart of a Warrior."