On the Altar of Fire
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On the Altar of Fire is a domestic psychodrama film about the landscape of the mind. It’s an intimate, introspective, anxiety-ridden, existential epic of the ordinary following the psychological disintegration of a family. After an innocuous event sets off a chain of misinterpreted slights, anger and anxiety brew toward an escalation of subterranean aggression as each of the three family members collapse into their own mental breakdowns that tear the family apart from within.
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BIOS:
JASON MANN – writer / director / producer
Jason Mann is an award-winning American filmmaker known for directing and co-writing the HBO feature film The Leisure Class produced by Matt Damon & Ben Affleck, along with Peter & Bobby Farrelly, in association with Miramax, Pearl Street Films, and Duly Noted. He is one of Francis Ford Coppola’s American Zoetrope honorees for their 2022 Screenplay Competition for one of his upcoming films. He was the winner of HBO’s Project Greenlight, an 8-episode docu-series following the making of a feature film, which won a Primetime Emmy. His short film shot in England, Delicacy, premiered at the Telluride, Tribeca, and Austin film festivals. Mann received an M.F.A. in Film Directing from Columbia University in New York, as well as a Bachelor’s Degree in Film Production from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He is also an accomplished cinematographer and editor. He was the cinematographer for the Slovenian political thriller feature film Vsi proti vsem. He was the editor for the National Board of Review award winning short A Mighty Nice Man, adapted from the Patricia Highsmith story, and the feature documentary Radical Wolfe based on the Michael Lewis (The Big Short, Moneyball) article in Vanity Fair “How Tom Wolfe Became Tom Wolfe,” featuring narration by Jon Hamm, named by Variety as one of the Best Documentaries of 2023, now on Netflix. While at Columbia University, he taught undergraduate 1960-1990 International Film History classes as teaching assistant to world renowned film historian and emeritus head programmer for the New York Film Festival, Richard Peña. While at LMU, he was an assistant teacher for courses on directing actors, led by veteran actor/director Barry Primus, who is known for his work with Martin Scorsese and the Actors Studio. More recently, Mann has taught filmmaking courses for summer programs at the University of Dubrovnik in Croatia and lectured on cinematic visual language in San Francisco at SF Salon. He is currently a live performer at San Francisco’s Endgames Theater with Friday and Saturday night shows Your F***ed Up Relationship, Dr. Mind Bender, and Turn It Up, as well as with Drunk Theater. As an actor, he can be seen in Barbara Vekaric’s feature film Aleksi, shot in Croatia, which premiered at South by Southwest in the United States and was released on Amazon Prime. As a musician and songwriter, he performed in groups such as What Life Makes Us and Anti45. He is a member of the Directors Guild of America and the Writers Guild of America. His upcoming films have yet to be publicly announced.
SARA HAMILTON – Executive Producer
Sara Hamilton is a development executive, producer and consultant with 25+ years of experience in film and media, marketing and branding, strategy and business development. She has developed and produced international marketing communication campaigns, corporate and commercial video productions, and narrative and documentary series and features, including the award-winning “TIME ZERO: The Last Year of Polaroid Film”, which is in international distribution and on major streaming platforms.
In addition to developing and producing films and series, Sara consults with independent filmmakers, studios, businesses, film commissions, organizations and non-profits to create meaningful and successful partnerships. She is the Chief Strategy Officer and an Executive Producer for independent production company Riveting River Entertainment; an Executive Producer and consultant with the global entertainment financial and packaging firm Filmojy; and the Head of Partnerships and Development for Catalyst Story Institute.
Sara is a dedicated advocate for the production industry, serving on the Boards of FilmNorth, the Minnesota Film Alliance and EntertainMint.
TYLER PAYNE – Producer
Tyler Payne, a Los Angeles native, has produced TV pilots and sizzle reels that were pitched and sold to major studios and production companies (ABC, Pluto TV, CW Network), music videos for some of the biggest artists in the world (Travis Scott, Halsey), and award winning documentaries (The Other Black Guy Running, KO High). In 2012, he built Down Sound Studios, a 5000 square foot, state of the art production and post production facility in Glendale, CA. He attended Chapman University, where he received a BFA in Film Production. Upon graduating, he was recruited by Roundabout Entertainment, where he worked as a sound mixer for internationally distributed television shows including So You Think You Can Dance, Super Nanny, Fashion House, and Wicked Wicked Games. He is now heading creative development for Steak & Rosé Films and working as a feature film producer on projects including ROXY, The Lookout, Wallpaper, and Everland. His latest production with Steak & Rosé is Perfect starring Julia Fox and Asheley Moore.
DOUGLAS RIGGS – Executive Producer
Douglas Riggs Production Company Steak & Rosé has just produced the Julia Fox and Ashely Moore film Perfect. Over the last decade living and working in the heart of Hollywood, Douglas has produced nearly 100 stand-alone pieces of branded content (Major Lazer, Taemin, Vogue), surpassing 1 billion views online, as well as nationally televised commercials (Brewers Association “Seek the Seal”, ServPro). He has won international awards in the interactive AR/VR space for client RedBull and delved into the fine-art world, producing globally recognized works of photographic art hand in hand with artists (David Yarrow Photography). Burros premiered at Tribeca as the 9th narrative short film from Douglas (I Was There Too dir. Joey Izzo, Short of the Week), with three more due out later this year, including the narrative film debut of directing powerhouse Cliqua. Hailing from San Francisco, producer Douglas Riggs attended the prestigious film school at Chapman University in Orange County.
MICHEL DIERICKX – Cinematographer
Dierickx and Mann have collaborated on Delicacy and a short film written by the Farrelly Brothers (There’s Something About Mary, Dumb & Dumber). Dierickx is a Belgian cinematographer lauded worldwide for his award winning commercial productions all over Europe, Asia, and the Middle-East. His most recent feature films have been shot in the Emirati Desert and Istanbul. His still photography has been featured in fashion magazines in the US and UK.