“One squaw was wounded and a fellow took a hatchet to finish her, and he cut one arm off,
and held the other with one hand and dashed the hatchet through her brain.”
-Silas Soule
The executive team
donald l. vasicek, writer, director and producer
Award-winning writer/filmmaker Donald L. Vasicek studied producing, directing and line producing at the Hollywood Film Institute under the acclaimed Dov Simens and at Robert Redford’s Sundance Institute. He studied screenwriting at The Complete Screenplay, Inc., with Sally Merlin (“White Squall”, "Short Circuit"), daughter of the famed Hollywood Merlin family of screenwriters and writers, as his mentor.
Don has taught, mentored, and is a script consultant for over 400 writers, directors, producers, actors and production companies.
Don has also acted in 20th Century Fox’s “Die Hard With a Vengeance”, NBC’s Mystery of “Flight 1501″, ABC’s “Father Dowling” starring Thomas Bosley, and Red-Handed Production’s “Summer Reunion”.
These activities have resulted in Don’s involvement in over 100 movies during the past 23 years, from major studios to independent films including, MGMs $56 million “Warriors of Virtue”, Paramount Classics “Racing Lucifer”, American Pictures “The Lost Heart” and “Born To Kill” starring the Charles Bronson of Korea, Bobby Kim, and his internationally-known director/brother, Richard, Incline Productions, Inc.’s “Born To Win”, Olympus Films+, LLC’s “Haunted World” with Emmy-nominated PBS Producer Alison Hill, and Olympus Films+, LLCs “Faces,” “Oh, The Places You Can Go” and the award-winning “The Sand Creek Massacre” documentary film, which was recently cataloged into Smithsonian Institute Libraries.
He also has written and published over 500 books, short stories and articles. His books include “How To Write, Sell, And Get Your Screenplays Produced” and “The Write Focus.” Don is working on a book and a film about Ambassador Chris Stevens/Benghazi, with Mr. Stevens’s former fiancé.
Don has been a guest screenwriting and filmmaking columnist for Hollywood Lit. Sales, Moondance International Film Festivals e-zine, Screenwriters Forum, Screenplace, Screenplayers.Net, Screenwriters.Net, Screenwriters Utopia, Spraka & Kinsla (Swedish), “Inkwell Watch”, and “Ink On the Brain.” Writing recognition includes Houston’s WorldFest International Film Festival, Chesterfield’s Writers Film Project, Writers Digest, The Sundance Institute, The Writer’s Network, and the Rocky Mountain Writer’s Guild, Inc.
He is presently is raising money for “Ghosts of Sand Creek,” a mini-series/documentary.
Don is on the board of directors of the American Indian Genocide Museum in Houston. He is the founder and owner of Olympus Films+, LLC, a global writing and filmmaking company and a screenwriting volunteer on AllExperts.com and Kasamba.com.
Don has taught, mentored, and is a script consultant for over 400 writers, directors, producers, actors and production companies.
Don has also acted in 20th Century Fox’s “Die Hard With a Vengeance”, NBC’s Mystery of “Flight 1501″, ABC’s “Father Dowling” starring Thomas Bosley, and Red-Handed Production’s “Summer Reunion”.
These activities have resulted in Don’s involvement in over 100 movies during the past 23 years, from major studios to independent films including, MGMs $56 million “Warriors of Virtue”, Paramount Classics “Racing Lucifer”, American Pictures “The Lost Heart” and “Born To Kill” starring the Charles Bronson of Korea, Bobby Kim, and his internationally-known director/brother, Richard, Incline Productions, Inc.’s “Born To Win”, Olympus Films+, LLC’s “Haunted World” with Emmy-nominated PBS Producer Alison Hill, and Olympus Films+, LLCs “Faces,” “Oh, The Places You Can Go” and the award-winning “The Sand Creek Massacre” documentary film, which was recently cataloged into Smithsonian Institute Libraries.
He also has written and published over 500 books, short stories and articles. His books include “How To Write, Sell, And Get Your Screenplays Produced” and “The Write Focus.” Don is working on a book and a film about Ambassador Chris Stevens/Benghazi, with Mr. Stevens’s former fiancé.
Don has been a guest screenwriting and filmmaking columnist for Hollywood Lit. Sales, Moondance International Film Festivals e-zine, Screenwriters Forum, Screenplace, Screenplayers.Net, Screenwriters.Net, Screenwriters Utopia, Spraka & Kinsla (Swedish), “Inkwell Watch”, and “Ink On the Brain.” Writing recognition includes Houston’s WorldFest International Film Festival, Chesterfield’s Writers Film Project, Writers Digest, The Sundance Institute, The Writer’s Network, and the Rocky Mountain Writer’s Guild, Inc.
He is presently is raising money for “Ghosts of Sand Creek,” a mini-series/documentary.
Don is on the board of directors of the American Indian Genocide Museum in Houston. He is the founder and owner of Olympus Films+, LLC, a global writing and filmmaking company and a screenwriting volunteer on AllExperts.com and Kasamba.com.
marcinho savant, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/creative consultant
Marcinho Savant is the CEO/Executive Producer of Iron Violet Productions™ and it's Iron Violet Films™, and Iron Violet Stage™ units. Marcinho brings nearly thirty years of experience as an actor, singer, playwright, and director of stage, film, and television productions.
His film credits include: "Lean on Me" and "The Perils of PK". His stage performances include: Beadle Bamford in "Sweeney Todd", Little Moe in "Five Guys Named Moe" (NJ Premiere), The Fairy Godshark in "Flamingo Follies, and the Pacific-Northwest tour of "Ain't Misbehavin'".
Marcinho’s directorial credits also include productions of "West Side Story", "Crosses to Bear", and "Godspell". He has also served as conductor and vocal coach of "A Chorus Line" and served as the founding Artistic Director of The Key West International Jazz Festival.
Mr. Savant is currently producing, or developing, the feature film "The Captain", "Finding the Sweet Spot"; the documentaries: "Kuchus United", and "Recover"; the stage play “Crosses to Bear”, and others. He is also Executive Producer of the upcoming Broadway Musical, "Stormy".
Marcinho’s education includes being a Diplomate of The Akademie Mozarteum (Salzburg) and training at: Salzburg College, Salzburger Musikschulwerke, Akademie Royal de Musique (Brussels), University of Miami School of Music (FL) , Westminster Choir College, Wesleyan University's: Center for Film Studies, and Princeton University. IMDb Profile | Linkedin
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