iFilmGroup and m & s Marshall Productions are happy to announce their cast for their upcoming film called Social Disobedience. Filming of the entire film will take place through social distance with scenes being filmed throughout Ontario and the United States, with smartphones, tablets, and Wi-Fi devices.
“The concept of this film excites me. As we are all relating right now to dealing with a virus and having to stay at home and or isolate” says award-winning film director Matthew Marshall who is the film’s writer and director.
Short List of Actors:
Olivia Jackson will be taking over a previously cast role in Social Disobedience. She originally had a small part in the film in a scene in the role of Abigail McDonald. That role will now be expanded to tie into that original appearance and now take over the role that had been previously cast. Her character of Abigail is away at a private school due to some mistakes she has made. Now with the virus, she is forced to stay at the private school because her parents are more worried she might bring the virus home than being worried about bringing her home from school. Now she is stuck in her dorm under the strict rules of the school and forced to ride out the pandemic.
Social Disobedience is the first time that Olivia has worked with the team on a film. The entire production team looks forward to her shining in this role.
Mary Ellen Herder has been added to the ‘Social Disobedience’ team. She will play Ms. Anna McGlaughlin, a private school teacher at Laidlaw Academy. Mary Ellen is the owner of ‘Take A Bow Productions’ in Chatham. She was worked with the Production Team on two previous films. She was Ms L. Mahaffy, chair of the school Board in “Malicious Attack” and Dr. Fairbanks in “Blue Love”. The production team is excited to have Mary Ellen be part of this newest production
Reshma Rajan will be joining the “Social Disobedience” cast. Reshma will bring her acting experience and knowledge from the medical field to play the role of nurse Mia Kaur, who is at the local hospital facing the pandemic head on.
Jensen Fraser has been added to the “Social Disobedience” team. She will have a duel role within the production. She will be both in front of the camera and behind. Jensen will play the role of Jessa in the film as well as be the fight choreographer. Jensen comes to the team with experience on screen and on stage. She is also had extensive training through the Fanshawe Theatre Arts Program.
Atarah Soekhradj has been added to the “Social Disobedience” cast. Atarah will play the role of Ilana an exchange student trapped during the pandemic.
Brie Bennett will be playing the role of "Bailey" in “Social Disobedience”. Brie is studying Theatre at York University. She has played a number of leading and supporting roles in various films and Theatre Productions.
Jordyn Taylor has been selected and cast to be a part of “Social Disobedience”. London Actress Jordyn Taylor will play the role of Danica, Eden’s best friend.
Jordyn is an award-winning actor that has credits to her name in both stage and film. Jordyn has worked with the iFilmGroup and m & s Marshall Production teams on three films. She was Brooke Armstrong in “Not Ready”, Brynne Jameson in “Malicious Attack” and Correctional Officer T. Walker in “Blue Love”. The production team is excited to have Jordyn be part of the production and see what she brings to the role of Danica.
Max Steinberg has been cast in “Social Disobedience”.
London Actor Max Steinberg will play the character Greyson who likes to cause trouble for both Eden and Danica. Max is an award-winning actor that has credits to his name in both stage and film. He brings his vast acting experience of working on over 25 film projects to this new film. Max has also had his own TV show on Rogers Television in which he was not only the host, but also was a writer and the director of some of the episodes. Max is no stranger to the iFilmGroup and m & s Marshall Production teams. He has had smaller character roles in “Malicious Attack” and “Blue Love”. Both of which are in post-production. Most recently Max worked with the team and played the role of Michael, one of the main characters in the film “Not Ready”.
Ashleigh Morrison was selected for a role in Social Disobedience. Ashleigh will be playing the lead role of Eden Patterson. Newmarket, Ontario Actress Ashleigh Morrison will lead the cast as Eden. The pandemic has gotten to her and she doesn’t want to play by the rules.
Ashleigh comes to the production with credits in a number of Films and TV shows. Including a number of leading roles in features and short films. Select credits included; "The Daughter Of Babel", Salvage, Detainee X, Goldfish and her TV series on Rogers Television with Ashleigh's Kidz Korner and Kidz Korner. She has received awards for her acting and hosting talents. This is Ashleigh’s first production with iFilmGroup.
Jessica Ladd will be playing the role of Dove Linney. Jessica has been a part of many theatre productions in London, Ontario. She has also been a part of previous films (Not Ready & Blue Love) with iFilmGroup and m & s Marshall Productions.
Jessica Lynn Windibank has a part in Social Disobedience. She will be playing the role of Bridget. Jessica Windibank has been a part of two previous films with iFilmGroup and m & s Marshall Production's (Not Ready & Blue Love).
Mariah Butt to the cast of “Social Disobedience”. She will be playing the role of "Zahra" in the film. Mariah previously played the role of Sara in the 90 minute film “A Witches’ Ball”. She also was a person attending a funeral in the short film “Falling For You”. Most recently Mariah has work with the iFilmGroup and m & s Marshall Productions as nurse, Ava Hussein in the film “Not Ready”.
Lauren Fraumeni will be playing the role of "Blair" in this film. “Social Disobedience” will be Lauren’s first film role with iFilmGroup and m & s Marshall Productions.
Violet Goens will be playing the role of "Sophia", a essential retail frontline worker who is dealing with the public during the pandemic.
George Crosby will be playing the role of Ethan in the film. George has worked with the iFilmGroup team in the past. His roles include a small role in “Blue Love” and most notably as young Richard Pratt in "Not Ready".
Shelby Simpson will be playing the role of Madison in the film. She has worked with m & s Marshall Production and iFilmGroup on three previous films. She played Cassandra Campbell in "Not Ready", Zoe Carwin in "Malicious Attack and two smaller roles in "Blue Love".
Additional casting for other roles is on-going.
What Marshall likes about this film is going inside the characters to see the struggles they are having with dealing with a virus that has changed their lives. How isolation is affecting them on emotional and mental levels and how each character has a different response and is pushed to the point of social disobedience. Marshall feels that each person cast so far will bring to life the characters he has created in very interesting ways.
m & s Marshall Productions and iFilmGroup are very excited to work with the talent selected and look forward to filming Social Disobedience in the upcoming months.
For Social Disobedience filming information and updates, please follow iFilmGroup at https://www.ifilmgroup.org or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/ifilmgroup
For more information or media inquiries, please contact Matthew Marshall of m & s Marshall Productions and iFilmGroup.
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12752650/
Award-winning Actors include:
Max Steinberg
Jordyn Taylor
Ashleigh Morrison
