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No Mutual Friends
(Coming in 2010)


Jonathan is throwing a birthday party for his neurotic friend, Nina. The guest list includes a pair of brothers who think they are models, a filmmaker with a teenage entourage, a social anxiety sufferer, a street-smart guy from Los Angeles, and Taylor, a mystery guest who Jonathan has only ever spoken to online. The night grows dangerous as the guests learn of Taylor's taste for fire, vintage items, and certain other party guests.


Screenings: WORLD PREMIERE TO BE HELD JUNE 12, 2010


CAST: Chris Adams (Sportsfan), Ronald Coats* (Herman), Brady Crane* (Drake) Ashton Foster (Nina), Lee Gresham (James), Joie Hauschild (Zoe), Kurt Hauschild (Burt), Jeffrey Johnson (Jonathan), Stephen Kernion* (Taylor), Lacie Laurendine (Girl #3), Mika Noel Perault* (Girl #2), Jourdan Puyau* (Cameron), Eryn Short* (Girl #4), Danielle Smith (Girl #1), Adrienne Thornton (Mandi), Travis H.Williams* (Stewart)


PARTY GUESTS: CariAnne Brouillette, Al Brown*, Chuck Davis, Rusty Elkins, Lily Haik, Ryn Jones, Adam Lipscomb, Mary Pittman


PRODUCTION TEAM: Travis H. Williams (Writer/Director), Michael A. Westphal (Cinematography), Christine Brouillette (Production Associate), Lindsey Short (Crew), Jeffrey Francis (Crew)


MUSIC PROVIDED BY: Cohen and the Ghost (http://www.myspace.com/cohenandtheghost)


Hedge Trimmers: Mr. & Mrs. Craig Mallett, CJ's Daiquiris, Robert & Susan Perlis, The Dancers' Workshop, The Beard Family, Stephen Kernion


Dangerous Games
(2008)




A music video based on the ballet THREE VIRGINS AND A DEVIL, where three friends find three different roads that all lead to trouble.




Screenings: Outhouse Film Festival 2009



CAST: Corin Prevot (The Priggish One), Natalie Baily* (The Lustful One), Rachel Lazar* (The Greedy One), Travis H. Williams* (The Devil)



The Movie:

The Lost Island of Laveau
(2007)


When a group of climatology students go in search of some lost equipment, they stumble upon Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau's most deadly secret.


Screenings: Glassell Film Festival 2008, Outhouse Film Festival 2009


CAST: Lindi Rubin (Karen), Preston Lorio (Fishsticks), Brittany Kriger (Melanie), Sam Bryan* (Hayden), Elliot Westphal* (Ricky)


PRODUCTION TEAM: Jason Wood (Director), J. Lamm (Original Score),
Michael A. Westphal (Original Concept, Cinematography, Editing, Associate Producer), Travis H. Williams (Screenplay, Executive Producer)






The Movie:
 

The Lost Island of Laveau from Hedges Pictures on Vimeo.


 

Darth Apprentice
(2004)


Emperor Palpatine is having a contest to find his next apprentice and the competition is drawing to a close...


Best Comedy
Outhouse Film Festival 2005




CAST: Travis Williams* (Lord Palpatrump), David Perlis* (Darth Maul), & Sam Bryan* (Anakin Skywalker), with Rachel Perlis*, Craig Strasen*, Hayley Paige Westphal* & Sarah Boies*

Executive Producer: Rachel Perlis

Darth Apprentice is a not-for-profit fan film being made for private use, and is not intended for sales of any sort. Star Wars is a registered trademark of LucasFilm, LTD.


Petrouchka
(2003)


Petrouchka is a sad-faced clown puppet with a human soul who has grown tired of the routine imposed upon him by the wicked puppeteer.


College of Arts & Sciences Dean's Award
LSU CXC Media Festival 2008

Best Costumes - Outhouse Film Festival 2004


Additional Screenings: Baton Rouge Gallery (February 2005), UNO Film Festival (2007), Deep South Film Festival (2008)

"The actors are quite good for a low budget production." - Jack Orman, Microcinemascene.com

"Although the story is an old one, Williams’ treatment breathes new life into it." - Janet Rudawsky, Baton Rouge Gallery


CAST: Travis H. Williams* (Petrouchka), Alice Williamson (The Ballerina), Sam Bryan (The Moor), Molly Rushing (Vivian), John Noland* (The Puppeteer), Richard Williams (The Father), Lyndsey Short* (The Mother)


Watch The Trailer: www.killerrobots.com/hp/PetTrailer.mov



Ballet For Children - Unauthorized 3
(2001)


A new Killer has emerged to seek revenge on Travis. To save himself and unmask the villain, Travis must expand his knowledge of the movement arts and travel to another dimension - the fascinating world of dance.


Best Comedy - Outhouse Film Festival 2002


Additional Screenings: World Premiere (November 2001)


CAST: Travis H. Williams* (Himself), Elliot Westphal* (Himself), David Perlis* (Mini-Al), Jack Wilson (Uncle Drosselmeyer), Jena Westbrook (Leia), Rye Cooper (Pantomime), Jourdan Puyau (Kyle), Rachel Perlis* (Ashley), Whitney Dufrene (Her Dance World Self), Al Brown* (Himself), June Hedges* (Herself), LeeAnna Rhodes* (Herself), Sarah Boies* (Herself), Andre Chapoy (Narrator)


The Trailer:

It's Just A Little Pizza!
(2001)


Two random screenplays collide in this student film exercise involving two friends, a potential girl friend, a fiendish mother, and a priceless sweater.


CAST: Travis H. Williams* (Nicholas), Gretchen Johnson (Anna), Elliot Westphal* (Artie), Crystal Brown* (The Mother), Terry Byars (Waiter), Jaci Lauve (Waitress)


The Movie:
 

It's Just A Little Pizza! from Hedges Pictures on Vimeo.


 

Ballet For Children - Unauthorized 2
(2000)


Elliot persuades Travis to take a further look at the fascinating world of dance and teaches him the rules of making a sequel - which include a bigger cast, more elaborate dance sequences, and the need for death.



CAST: Travis H. Williams*, Elliot Westphal*, Al Brown*, June Hedges*, David Perlis*, & LeeAnna Rhodes



The Movie:
 

Ballet For Children - Unauthorized 2 from Hedges Pictures on Vimeo.


 

Oklahoma! A State of Confusion!
(2000)


A parody of the Baton Rouge Little Theater's 2000 summer musical, OKLAHOMA!


CAST: Dewayne Queen, Rachel Perlis, Travis H. Williams*, Tugger, Corey Bennett, David Perlis, Nic Achee, Chelsea Gidden, Lindsey Short, Jessica Wilkinson


Highlights From The Movie:
 

Oklahoma! A State of Confusion! (Highlights) from Hedges Pictures on Vimeo.


 

Ballet For Children - Unauthorized
(2000)


Travis, a dance newbie, decides to make an "educational" film to introduce his friends to the many fascinating kinds of dance this world has to offer. If only he knew what he was talking about . . .



CAST
: Travis H. Williams, Al Brown, June Hedges, Elliot Westphal, & Sarah Boies

The Movie:
 

Ballet For Children - Unauthorized from Hedges Pictures on Vimeo.


 
Promo Spot for the Real "Ballet for Children":
   

* Indicates a previous performance with Hedges Pictures.



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