Corporate
Officers:
Alexander
Emmert - President and Creative Director
Mr. Emmert’s family has lived in the Philadelphia area since 1730,
when John Philip Emmert jumped off of the ship ‘Alexander and Anne’,
which docked in the River Wards’ harbor carrying many immigrants
from England, Ireland, Germany and France. Born in London while his parents
were living overseas, Mr. Emmert then returned to the area as a young
man. A short music career preceded his academic exploits at the University
of Oregon and Harvard, after which he began a lucrative tenure as an Executive
Recruiter in New York until one of his early loves in life, performing,
drew him away from the corporate world.
Notable stage roles have included Nick in "A Thousand Clowns", Prince
John in "Lion in Winter", Robert di Boudricourt in G.B. Shaw's "Saint
Joan", Count Dracula in Steven Dietz's "Dracula", Jon Becker in Rupert
Holmes "Accomplice" and Alexandre Coignard in the World Premiere of Robert
Blumenfeld's "The Count of Sainte-Helene" at the John Houseman Theatre
Center. He last appeared on the New York stage Off-Broadway as anchorman
R. "Buzz", Frayes in the World Premiere of "The Killer News" at the Abingdon
Theater on 42nd Street. Mr. Emmert has appeared in numerous television
projects, including "Forensic Files", "Special Forces", "Law and Order",
"Oz", "Sex and the City", "Hack" and "Cold Case". His film credits include
"Home", "A Trail of Dead", "25th Hour", "Grace and the Storm", "The Day
After Tomorrow" and "National Treasure".
Mr. Emmert
served as Program Director for Encore Entertainment"s Creative Theatre
Group for the Mid Atlantic Region"s Film and Theatre Camps in 2003
prior to incorporating Invictus Films.
Naomi-Adellina
Witz - Production
Manager
Naomi-Adellina
Witz was born in New York City and then raised in the countryside of Eastern
Pennsylvania. Her father works in commercial radio, and her mother has
worked on the set of “As the World Turns”. It is no surprise
that after graduating high school Miss Witz went to Denison University
for a B.A. in Media Technology.
After graduating Miss Witz received her first taste of on-set production as the script supervisor for the “2003 US Poker Championship”. She has pursued a career in freelance production ever since and has worked on a diverse range of creative and commercial projects, specializing in production management and coordination. Some of Miss Witz’s credits include script supervisor on “The Bikini Bandits Save X-Mas”, key set PA on “White Men Can’t Rap”, script supervisor for Banfield’s in-store videos, PA for AIG spots, graphics producer at Innomations for the Discovery Channel series “Dr. G Medical Examiner”, and production coordinator for Namm Brigade's “Poppin’” video.
Miss Witz’s
other pursuits include showcasing her singing/songwriting talents with
various bands, modeling, and drinking good beer.
PRINCIPAL CREW
Mark
Doyle – Director of Photography
Mr. Doyle is a graduate of Temple University, and has been involved in the school’s community as a student teacher, technical development guru and maker of merriment. He breathes film, drinks music and devours art. Currently he is working on development of an animated feature-film while serving as an indispensible part of the “Judas Kiss” team.
MilkBoy
Recordings (Tommy
Joyner and Jamie Lokoff) – Original Score, Composition
and Post Production Sound Engineering
Located in Ardmore, PA, MilkBoy has earned a reputation for providing the kind of service that takes you back to the days of old, when quality goods were sold for a fair price and milk was delivered to your door step. MilkBoy is a multi-room facility that houses some truly high-tech gear in a down-to-earth homey atmosphere. "I love the vibe here" people commonly say, after they flop into one of the over-stuffed chairs in our lounge. MilkBoy believes in the philosophy that 'comfort breeds creativity.' If music production is your game, then our spacious A Room is where you want to be. Your film, television and radio work will come together in our classy, living room-like B Room. MilkBoy was voted "Philly's best studio" in the Philadelphia City Paper's Reader's Choice Award for the year 2003.
Melody
Moher - Aesthetic Designer
Miss Moher has loved the world entertainment since childhood, participating in everything from runway modeling to acting. She was accepted to School of the Arts in West Palm Beach where she received training in dance, voice, movement, acting, costume, makeup and set design. She then began work as a professional makeup artist on “Titanic” and several other Off-Broadway productions, and later for Clear Channel’s “FrightNights” as the top hair and makeup artist.
Also an image consultant for many successful bands, Miss Moher is also an artistic consultant in FLM, a production company based in Florida in which she was an active partner before joining the “Judas Kiss” crew with Invictus Films.
Jeff
Cohn - Web and Graphic Design, Marketing, & Still Photography
Mr. Cohn
started his career in the world of music, touring the United States in
2003 with the Industrial Rock outfit KMFDM. He currently runs two companies;
Iconmakerdesign.com and X-pose.net, the former being his 'bread and butter'
web design, graphic design and marketing , while X-pose features both
artistic and commercial photography. "The Judas Kiss" was his
first expience in the world of cinema and he learned a lot every day on
the set, eventually recieving the honory title of Associate Producer.
Always very 'hands on' and involved in his projects, Jeff's passion for
his work shows with every new quest he conquers.
Click
for an interview with Jeff in Jive Magazine