The shows’ main antagonist, Medley, is an over-the-top, silly sorceress, who cooks up trouble with the help of her 10 year-old mad-scientist assistant, Max. They’re from the planet Vermuchi and are given orders from their zany ruler, Maestro, who appears on their television screen.
The antagonists are constantly after the magic clock to use it for evil purposes while the two friends, and their wombat, work to foil their adversaries again and again. The characters are three-dimensional but exist in a fully animated world: almost like comic book characters come to life. Each week youngsters explore basic learning concepts and learn valuable lessons in friendship.
(This children’s television show has already filmed several episodes and the season will be released once the eighth episode is complete.)
Hopian Slow-moving change in america's heartland
Hopian Documentary
OPIAN - Slow Moving Change in America’s Heartland
In 2018 the city of Waterloo, Iowa, made headlines when it was rated, by a 24/7 Wall Street Report, as the “Worst place in America to be black.” The rating was based on the disparity of income, employment and homeownership between white and black citizens. And it shocked folks to think that a place in the heartland of America, far away from the Jim Crow south, could receive such a ranking. But whether you consider the ranking unfair or not it raises questions of equality that continue to haunt all parts of our nation.
This documentary explores the history of the region, the divide within the community and the hope for change as told by the stories of its people.
(This documentary is nearing completion and should be ready to air in May of 2023)
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Behind the scenes with Cinematographer Paco Rosic and Actress Sydney Burt.
Jon Van Allen Director of Photography and Lighting.
Mikayla Wahl
Mikayla is a theatre artist with a degree in Theatre Performance from the University of Northern Iowa (2020). Her love for performance started in 2nd grade when she won “most enthusiastic” in an impromptu dance-off in the school library. The prize? Two tickets to Shark Tale. The victory was exhilarating. From this moment on, Mikayla always sought out opportunities to perform for and co
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