Upcoming Films

HANSEL AND GRETEL IN 3D       (Pre-Production)

Synopsis: “Hansel and Gretel in 3D” is a live action visual FX filled version of the beloved Grimm Brothers’ fairy tale. This famous story is known around the world from Japan to Germany to Australia. Cutting edge special effects and non-stop action usher this timeless tale into the millenium. The story takes place against the backdrop of an enchanted forest in Germany. The film blends the Gothic mystique of witchcraft with fantastical creatures and endearing human characters. “Hansel and Gretel in 3D” will introduce the legendary beings of Teutonic (Germanic) mythology. A collection of German history’s most notorious and intriguing characters will be unveiled to modern movie audiences for the first time.

Genre: 3D/Action Adventure

Director: TBA      Writer: Kira Madallo Sesay

Producers: Scott Gardenhour, Kira Madallo Sesay     Production Companies: The Institute, Kalliope Films    

Key Additions: Creature Designer — Joseph C Pepe (“Avatar”), Casting Director — Karen Lindsay- Stewart (“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”)  

Please click HERE for some of the featured press articles on “Hansel and Gretel in 3D.”

 

VAN GOGH     (Development)

Synopsis: Vincent Van Gogh’s life was a masterpiece painted with the dueling colors of madness versus genius. However, this inner battle gave birth to some of the greatest works of art known to man. The film traces Van Gogh’s journey through the many twists and turns of his tumultuous and exciting life.

Genre: Biopic

Director: TBA           Writer: Kira Madallo Sesay

Producers: Kira Madallo Sesay, TBA       Production Companies: Kalliope Films, TBA

Please click HERE for some of the featured press articles on “Van Gogh.”

 

THESEUS     (Development)

Synopsis: The film catapults the audience into the exciting journey of the young Greek hero Theseus to becoming King of Athens. Along the way, he battles the six vicious monsters on the Isthmus of Corinth, the evil Sorceress Medea, ferocious Twin Sea Centaurs, The Marathonian bull, a blood thirsty Spartan Prince, Minos the cruel tyrant King of Crete, The Fifty Sons Of Pallas and the infamous Minotaur! “Theseus” adheres closely to the original Theseus myth as recorded by Greek historian Plutarch in the year 75 A.C.E.

Genre: Action Adventure

Director: TBA           Writer: Kira Madallo Sesay

Producers: Kira Madallo Sesay        Production Companies: Kalliope Films

TOKYO CHOCOLATE     (Development)

Synopsis: A young American woman named Jade, visits her grandfather’s chocolate shop in “Little Tokyo,” Dusseldorf, Germany. Unbeknownst to her, she has walked right into the middle of an international Japanese crime syndicate. She is quickly swept up into a whirlwind adventure. The stakes are raised, when Jade’s grandfather is kidnapped and taken to Berlin by the Samurai Foxes, a group of deadly female assassins. Ironically, the only person available to help Jade, is not a martial arts expert, but a surfer dude from Los Angeles named Cali.

They have no choice but to travel to Berlin in the company van, which is shaped like a giant chocolate bar. Once there, Jade and Cali find themselves in the midst of four rival gangs; the Russian mafia, a notorious German street gang, the Yakuza crime syndicate and the Samurai Foxes. All of the gangs are after the same thing… “The Claw of the Dragon.” With the time clock ticking, they must unravel the mystery surrounding “The Claw of the Dragon” and find Jade’s grandfather before it is too late. 

Genre: Action, Comedy, Martial Arts

Director: TBA           Writer: Kira Madallo Sesay

    Producers: Kira Madallo Sesay, TBA        Production Companies: Kalliope Films, TBA

 

WRESTLING WITH FAITH     (Post-Production)

Synopsis: The film chronicles “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase’s extraordinary journey from growing up in a wrestling family, to becoming a wrestling superstar and now an ordained Christian minister. “Wrestling With Faith” showcases the highs, the lows and the redemption of his life and career.

Genre: Documentary, Biopic

Director: Gregory Louis Carter           Writer: Gregory Louis Carter

Producers: Kira Madallo Sesay, Gregory Louis Carter       Production Companies: Kalliope Films