After graduating from Ohio University’s professional acting training MFA program in the late 1990’s, Jason began his professional acting career on the stages in and around Chicago, IL.  After performing with Chicago theater companies such as the Goodman, Victory Gardens Theatre, Lookingglass, Northlight, MPAACT and Court theaters, Jason decided to move west to continue his career.  Upon arrival, Jason immediately began booking roles on various television shows and continues to perform in the vibrant greater Los Angeles theater community.  Jason made his NYC stage debut with the Classical Theatre of Harlem in their 2014 production of Romeo & Juliet (Lord Capulet) and followed it up with their 2016 production of Macbeth (Macduff).  A personal highlight of Jason’s stage career is world premiering the role of Malcolm X in Kemp Power’s play One Night in Miami in 2013 in Los Angeles and its subsequent productions in Denver in 2015 and Miami in 2018; all three productions directed by Carl Cofield.

Jason is a founding member of LA’s theatre arts collective Lower Depth Theatre, is a board member at the Classical Theatre of Harlem and is Co-CEO of the Lagralane Group, a EGOT worthy film finance as well as development company he co-founded alongside his wife, Yvonne Huff Lee, in 2015.  Jason recently wrote, co-directed, starred in and produced the short film LIFELINE and is at work developing it into a feature length screenplay and Lagralane has several projects - in both the documentary and narrative spaces- in various stages of development.  Jason, his wife and their three children currently reside in Studio City, CA.

Yvonne (she/hers) is an actor of Black and Filipina descent. She is inspired by the female experience and seeks to elevate both female-driven narratives and women’s perspectives. Fearless in her pursuit of authentic and original works, she is passionate about the power of storytelling to both entertain and foment social change. On stage, she was most recently seen in SAFE HARBOR written by Tira Palmquist with Lower Depth Theatre, where she is an artistic associate and founding member.  She was also in Lower Depth's critically acclaimed BR’ER COTTON by Tearrance Arvelle Chisolm.  For this role, she was nominated for 2019 NAACP Best Actress (Intimate Theatre). Recently, she acted in and executive produced the indie film Givers of Death, written and directed by Addison Henderson, distributed by Buffalo 8.  She also starred alongside Harry Dean Stanton in his career final film LUCKY, distributed by Magnolia Pictures. Other film and television credits include BEYOND THE PRETTY DOOR, BARRY MUNDAY, PARENTHOOD, NCIS: LOS ANGELES, POPCORN among others.  Yvonne serves on the board of Array Alliance and Lower Depth Theatre and is co-founder of the Lagralane Group with her husband, Jason Delane Lee.  

Mother + Storyteller + Artivist

After graduating from Hampton University, Leah moved to Los Angeles from Miami, Florida to pursue a career in entertainment as a professional dancer. Dancing led Leah into acting where she provided the voice of Cleo in Discovery’s Tutenstein and was a familiar face in commercials and on the CBS Saturday morning television series, Dance Revolution. Being on set got Leah interested in the production side of the industry. She wrote and produced several plays and eventually wrote and directed her first film, an award-winning short, titled The Boots. The Boots has aired on network television nationwide and was most recently showcased on AspireTV. Last summer, Leah produced and acted in her first feature length film, G.O.D. (Givers of Death), which won the Best Screenplay award at the 24th Annual American Black Film Festival.  She just wrapped post-production on the short film, Lifeline, which she co-directed with The Lagralane Group co-founder, Jason Delane Lee. Most recently, Leah co-wrote a feature mystery thriller, Blythe, and directed two episodes of the web series, No Pressure After High School.

Outside of her creative work, Leah is an Adjunct Professor at Southwestern Law School and an active, proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She is also a full-time Supervising Attorney at Children’s Law Center of Los Angeles (CLC), the largest non-profit firm in the nation representing abused and neglected children.

Matthew is the COO of The Lagralane Group. Along with acting as COO, Matthew has garnered individual credits on Lagralane titles, acting as executive producer on THE BLOOD IS AT THE DOORSTEP (SXSW 2017); THE BODY REMEMBERS WHEN THE WORLD BROKE OPEN (Berlin 2019); and as associate producer on Harry Dean Stanton’s last film LUCKY (SXSW 2017). Under the Lagralane company credit, Matthew also co-executive produced the 2018 Academy Award winning documentary ICARUS (Sundance 2017). Alongside his film credits, his penchant for creative storytelling has led to a lifelong involvement in the arts. Matthew serves on the board of Los Angeles-based Lower Depth Theatre.

Addison Henderson is an award-winning director, writer, actor and founder of Night Owl Republic production company. Henderson started formal acting and directing training at HB Studios in NYC in 2001. After relocating to Los Angeles in 2003, Henderson continued to hone his acting skills and studied with noted acting coach, Tom Todoroff. A year later, he interned at Eriq LaSalle's Humble Journey Films where he was able expand his creativity as an artist.

In 2005, Henderson formed his own production company, Night Owl Republic Films. It was then that he stepped behind the camera to direct his first film, A Step Away from A Note, in which he played the lead role. He went on to co-direct the documentary, The Forgotten City, a soul-binding film that chronicled the murder of his best friend. The film found a home on Free Speech TV. In 2008, Henderson directed The Experience, an inspirational documentary about finding identity. The film, shot in Ghana, West Africa, was distributed on The Africa Channel.

Henderson has since directed and starred in several short films, stage plays, web-series, music videos and commercials. He has also built a creative partnership with Chadwick Boseman, having worked with him on numerous films, including 21 Bridges, and the hugely successful, Black Panther. Most recently, Henderson wrote, directed and starred in feature film G.O.D. And, teamed up with the Oscar-winning Lagralane Group to produce the film. From script to screen, G.O.D. was a nine-month process.

Sam Rosenthal is an award winning cinematographer and filmmaker with over 15 years of experience working in Film and Televsion. 

His work has taken him around the world and ranges from documenting circus performers trekking through Nepal, being locked in one of Louisiana’s high security prisons, to following the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti. His work has been seen on networks such as  VICE, Discovery, National Geographic, Animal Planet, MTV, and CBS.

Sam has also been the cinematographer on over 20 narrative films  and he has won awards in response to his efforts in lighting, camerawork, and ability to use a positive and productive work ethic in some of the most challenging scenarios. 

Christy Carew is a Canadian-American composer of music for film, TV, advertising, multi-media and the concert world. She considers herself first and foremost a storyteller, and feels honored to collaborate with directors on pieces of art that impact, uplift, transport and comfort those who experience them. Her score for the romantic sci-fi short Virtually was nominated by the Tenerife International Film Music Festival (FIMUCITÉ) for the 2019 Fimucinema Award for Best Original Score (Short Film). Christy’s work on Virtually also was honored with the award for Best Score - Short Film at Filmquest, and received the 2019 Certificate of Achievement: Honorable Mention for Best Original Score at the Independent Shorts Awards.  She is also an award winner at the Indie X Film Festival (Shadow of the Mandalorian) and recently won Best Score at the 2021 Artemis Women in Action Film Festival (Boy Eats Girl.) Christy also composed the music for the acclaimed SyFy-acquired docuseries Looking for Leia, telling the stories of women in the Star Wars fandom. She is an alumna of the prestigious Sundance Institute Film Music and Sound Design Lab at Skywalker Sound (2018) and the renowned ASCAP Film Scoring Workshop (2019).

Amanda P.H. Bennett (formerly Amanda Peach Hughes) began her sound design education and career back in the Fall of 2013 at Savannah College of Art and Design. Since then, she has sound supervised, edited and designed as well as composed music on over 50 independent projects, several of which have been selected for film festivals and have won awards throughout the globe, including Animato 2017, San Diego Comic Con International Film Festival, Austin Spotlight Film Festival, BFI Flare Festival, NYC Independent Film Festival, Atlanta Horror Film Festival, and Telluride Film Festival.

She has led the sound design for shorts that have been developed for organizations, such as Shriners Hospital for Children, and was the sound designer and composer for shorts that have appeared on ShortsHD. She has also created the sound design for several animated TED-Ed videos for their youtube channel in collaboration with cAMP Studio and its founder, Salil Bhayani.

She currently resides in Los Angeles as a freelance sound designer and composer for animated and live-action films. She also works on location as the sound mixer and/or boom operator for film productions, whether short or feature length.

Her excitement in her work is inspired by the impact films and productions can have on people's lives and how they can be used as a tool to inspire hope and life through them.

"Let's create stories together."

Rob Szobski is a Photographer, Digital Artist and Filmmaker from Buffalo NY who does a variety of work including short films, music videos and 3D printing.

This modern day renaissance man has always been interested in science fiction and magical realms, but has realized that those areas only reflect the hidden truths and secrets that surround us every single day.

Clients include Benny the Butcher, Night Owl Republic Films, The Lagralane Group, Rite Aid and The Speed Channel.