Philagape Productions

Wow, I apologize for doing an absolutely horrible job at keeping this site updated. Between all of the film projects and semester long odyssey of student teaching, I’ve really fallen behind on this.

The biggest news as of late is that, in addition to producing a new feature length film this summer entitled, appropriately enough, “The Last Summer” (with KeyLight Films, I have also taken over as operations manager and creative director of NumaNetwork.com, which is a dream come true. Be sure to check back on that site frequently for the latest comedy videos on the web from a variety of different production companies…

Also, be sure to follow our fan pages on facebook, both for “Philagape Productions” and “Numa Network”

Check back soon for more updates!

The site isn’t finished yet! As you can see….we’re running behind schedule. But keep checking back. We ought to have something up by March 2009.

In the meantime, visit www.youtube.com/ebchrispy

This webpage is currently under construction. We will launch in December 2008. In the meantime, check out our videos here:

Philagape Productions on YouTube

Send any questions/comments/concerns to ebchrispy@gmail.com

Thanks!!

Chris Pierdomenico
Writer/Director/Producer
Philagape Productions

Portrayed by:
Will Ball

Appears in:
Christian (2004)
Killinger: The Life of an RA (2008)
Christian 2 (2011)

Wayne Powers was born at in Chester, Pennsylvania in 1986, and has lived in Aston, PA for nearly his entire life. 

Wayne befriended his long time friend, Adam Hess, while he was in middle school. The two had Catholic backgrounds and both realized that they had strong faith in God, so they got involved with a Catholic Youth Group in a nearby church. By the time high school rolled around, Adam had given up his Catholic beliefs in favor of more protestant beliefs. Wayne held onto his Catholic beliefs until he graduated from Sun Valley High School, which Adam criticized and judged frequently, as seen in Christian. 

In Christian, Wayne’s day opens with his parents fighting and eventually deciding to divorce. Afterwards, he goes to school with Adam. Despite being judged by him, Wayne served as a voice of reason and source of spiritual counsel for Adam Hess. Having just learned of Jess Peterson’s loss of innocence over the weekend, Wayne helped Adam through a very difficult time, and in the end, managed to knock some sense into him. 

During the course of the day, it is alluded to that Wayne is somewhat friends with Mitch, Nate, and Mike Volpe, as he gives them advice during lunch time. 

After high school, Wayne gave up his Catholic beliefs and adopted a more protestant, fundamental Christian belief system. He joined Adam’s church, and the two became youth leaders for young teenagers. They also went to the Philadelphia Biblical Institute for college, and in addition to their work as youth leaders, they became Christian motivational speakers that toured the country, making appearances at large Christian festivals such as Purple Door and Creation. Since high school, Adam and Wayne’s friendship has become stronger than ever.

Wayne makes a brief appearance in Killinger: The Life of an RA, when Mitch, Nate and Volpeman contact him to bail them out of trouble in New Jersey. It is at this point that the audience finds out that Wayne is actually engaged and getting ready to get married, a plot line that will be further explored in Christian 2. 

Shane Daniels began working with Philagape Productions when he inquired about working on the crew for Opaque, back when it was still known as “Still Fighting It.” Shane showed up to the auditions not expecting to play a large role in the movie, but wound up impressing us so much that we gave him the lead role of Jay Benton for the film.

Shane is a 2005 graduate of West Chester University, majoring in Communications. He is currently the technician at the Digital Media Center at WCU.

Philagape Feature Films:
Opaque – Jay Benton

Will Ball has been involved with Philagape Productions since its first production in 2004, Christian, in which he played Wayne Powers, Adam Hess’s best friend and “voice of reason.”

Right as Christian was wrapping in May/June 2004, Will starred in a music video produced by Philagape that featured Yellowcard’s song Ocean Avenue. He appeared alongside Liz Finnegan.

In 2006, Will starred as the title character in the short film Al’s World. Later that year, he made a brief cameo in Opaque as Officer Scott, a police officer in one of Jay Benton’s flashbacks.

Will Ball graduated from Sun Valley High School, the main setting of Christian, in 2005. He is currently studying film at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Will Ball Filmography

Philagape Feature Films:
Killinger: The Life of an RA (2008) – (in-production) – unconfirmed
Opaque (2006) – Officer Scott
Christian (2004) - Wayne Powers

Philagape Short Films:
Al’s World (2006)

Philagape Music Videos:
Ocean Avenue (2004)

Directed by
Chris Pierdomenico

Written by
Chris Pierdomenico
Hannah Sherrill

Plot Summary: TBA

CAST

Mitch – Mitch Donaberger
Nate – Nate Walsh
Volpeman – Mike Volpe
Anita Parker – Liz Finnegan
Staci – Hannah Sherrill
Lawrence Silk – Arie Mangrum

(list to be updated as more actors are cast) 

Directed by
Chris Pierdomenico

Written by
Chris Pierdomenico (screenplay)
Vy Cu (characters and story)
Jen Krantz (characters and story)
Amy Larson (characters and story)
Chris Pierdomenico (characters and story)
J.W. (characters and story)

Plot Summary: Being raised in an interracial family their whole lives, and spending most of their time hanging out with Sun Valley High School nerds Mitch and Nate (Mitch Donaberger and Nate Walsh), step-siblings Kiera (Vy Cu) and Randy Morris (Doug Rowell) never experienced racism in their small town of Aston, PA. However, when Randy goes to college and meets his roommate, Jay Benton (Shane Daniels), the two begin to discover prejudice for the first time.

As Jay begins to fall for Kiera, tension builds as Jay’s cousin, a gang leader named Hayden (Arie Mangrum) tries to take control of Jay’s family (Darlene and Donnie Thomas). He will go to all measures to uphold his family’s honor and stop Jay’s relationship, by any means necessary.

CAST

Jay Benton – Shane Daniels
Kiera Morris – Vy Cu
Randy Morris – Doug Rowell
Hayden Benton/Jason Benton Sr. – Arie Mangrum
Mitch – Mitch Donaberger
Nate – Nate Walsh
Rick Benton – Donnie Thomas
Denise Benton – Darlene Thomas
Matt – Bryan Trout
Romano (Hayden’s Groupie) – Chris Murphy
Pratt (Hayden’s Groupie) – Lamar Smith
Mr. Morris – Rick Thomas
Mrs. Morris – Gwen Cu
Desk Clerk – Jackie Chilcote
Halo Fanatic – Mike Stavola
Voice of Little Jay – Alex Beswick
Dr. Carrero – Laura Beswick
Hector Carrero – Dave Pierdomenico
Dr. Dennis Phelps – Bob Becker
Confused Student #1 – Jim Brennan
Confused Student #2 – Adam Sibley
Anita Parker – Liz Finnegan
Volpeman – Mike Volpe
Peter the Movie Snob – Matt Kelly
Sam the Movie Enthusiast/Alejandro – Chris Pierdomenico
Elena – Melissa Perez
Beth/Officer Scott/Party Member – Julie Murphy
Officer Smith – Will Ball
Vietnamese Clerk – Harold Archer
Vietnamese Clerk’s Son – Derrick Archer
Voice of Becky (Kiera’s Roommate) – Sarah Dennis

Name: Mike Volpe/Volpeman
Location: Aston, PA
Appearances:
Christian (2004)
Opaque (2006), Virginity Not Guaranteed (2008), Killinger: The Life of an RA (2008) 

Created/Developed by: Mitch Donaberger, Brian Gorman, Jim Hoeffer, Chris Pierdomenico, Mike Volpe

Mike Volpe, otherwise known as Volpeman, is a character that has appeared in both feature-length movies that take place within the “Sun Valley Universe.” He first appeared in “Christian” as Mitch and Nate’s lovable loser lackey who followed them around the halls of Sun Valley High School. After an accident in the lunchroom and some time in the nurse’s office, Mike begins to discover that he has a special super power: the power to be instantly better than any person. Mitch and Nate begin to abuse this power, taking revenge on all those in the school that tortured them due to their nerd status. Later, Dash Lightning dupes Mitch and Nate into letting him use Volpeman’s powers for his own means. 

After Christian, Volpeman disappeared for a while but made a quick cameo in Opaque, hanging out at Randy and Kiera’s house along with Mitch and Nate. By this time, he’s wearing a cape. 

Volpeman’s only relationship has been an unseen girl named Staci, In both Christian and Opaque, Mitch and Nate ridicule Volpeman for his Internet girlfriend. 

Volpeman will make another cameo appearance in the short film sequel to Christian, Virginity Not Guaranteed. He will be featured more prominently in the upcoming feature-length movie, Killinger: The Life of an RA. In this film, he has gone on to college with Mitch and Nate to live with them in the dorms. This film will also finally introduce his girlfriend, Staci. 

Directed by
Chris Pierdomenico

Written by
Chris Pierdomenico (story and screenplay)
Mitch Donaberger (”The Volpeman Chronicles” concept & characters)
Brian Gorman (”The Volpeman Chronicles” concept & characters)
Jim Hoeffer (”The Volpeman Chronicles” concept & characters)
Chris Pierdomenico (”The Volpeman Chronicles” concept & characters)
Mike Volpe (”The Volpeman Chronicles” concept & characters)

Plot Summary: Christian chronicles a day in the life of Adam Hess (Bryan Trout), an overzealous but devout Christian who is a senior at Sun Valley High School. When he finds out that one of his best friends, the free-spirited Jess Peterson (Julie Murphy), experienced her own rite of passage over the weekend with her boyfriend Nick Connor (Mike DeMaio), he throws a fit, spending the entire school day complaining to his other best friend, Wayne Powers (Will Ball). As this is going on, down-on-their-luck nerds Mitch (Mitch Donaberger), Nate, (Nate Walsh) and Mike Volpe (Mike Volpe) must contend with their own issues of social hierarchy as they are enlisted and manipulated by Dash Lightning (Dan Brechbiel), the most popular guy in school. 

The story behind the story: 

Cast:

Adam Hess – Bryan Trout (as Brian Trout)
Wayne Powers – Will Ball (as Willie Ball)
Jess Peterson – Julie Murphy
Nate – Nate Walsh
Mitch – Mitch Donaberger
Mike/Volpeman – Mike Volpe
Nick Connor – Mike DeMaio
Dash Lightning – Dan Brechbiel
Anita Parker – Liz Finnegan
Bre – Marcy Pasciolla
Lance Quinn – Rob Micun
Jabbering Jock – John Ellis
Mrs. Hess – Diane Trout
Chad Powers – Vincent James
Olivia Powers – Joann Pierdomenico
Computer Teacher – Mike Hudecheck
English Teacher – Cynthia Crothers-Hyatt
Math Teacher – Jacci Strehlau
Lunchroom Monitor – Michelle Raucci
Nurse – Nancy Urda
Police Officer – John Hearty
Paramedic – John Kennedy
Brian Berryman – Brian Berryman
Computer Student – Ken Clark
Lightning Fan #1 – Nick DiDonato
Lightning Fan #2 – Brian Criscolo
Student/Party Member – David Pierdomenico
Student/Party Member – Shannon Murphy
Student/Party Member – Pat “Shaggy” Scanlon
Party Member – Laura Baldwin
Party Member – Diana Saenz
Party Member – Matt Kelly
Student – Jess Lindberg
Homeowner – Chris Pierdomenico

Crew:

Music Supervisor -
Matt Kelly

Director of Photography -
Laura Baldwin

Camera Operators - 
Laura Baldwin
David Blisard
Chris Pierdomenico

Assistant Director - 
David Blisard

Written, Directed and Produced by -
Chris Pierdomenico