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Sep122013

Posted in F4YL Cast

Jarita Givens

Jarita Givens has played in various short film roles throughout her career.  Her first background role in a major featured film was for HBO’s Hemingway and Gellhorn (2012), portraying a nurse in a scene with Academy Award® winner Nicole Kidman.

Jarita has worked with one studios on several other projects, including the short films In the End and Close Your Eyes.  Close Your Eyes was a made as a part of the 2013 Sacramento 48 Hour Film Festival and is currently being reworked into it’s final form.  In the End is presently in post-production and is slated to be finished by the end of the year, when it will then be entered into various film festivals.

Fight 4 Your Life marks Jarita’s first prime role in a feature film, for which she plays Fleet’s loving mother.  She is extremely excited about F4YL and has been noted several times saying:

 

“This is going to be a really good movie.  I just know it!“

 

You’re enthusiasm and dedication towards the project is very much appreciated Jarita.  Thanks for being a part of it, as well as so many other of our films!

 

– The one studios crew

 

Sep152013

Posted in F4YL Cast

Lorenzo ‘Hitman’ Thornton

Born and raised in California, Robert Lorenzo Thornton has been doing standup comedy for about 22 years now, and is one of the best-undiscovered talents in the business.  Born in Northern California and raised by a single mom, he was exposed to music, pro-wrestling, 80’s & 90’s genre of entertainment, with a special interest in martial arts, dancing and theater.

Performing has been in his blood since the day he was born, from school plays, talent shows, to dancing on a local television teen dance show in Sacramento.  His first stand up performance wasn’t even in a comedy club; it was in Northern California Junior High and High Schools.  Starting at the age of 18 with a local chapter in Sacramento called Friday Night Live, which promoted awareness to teens against doing drugs, drinking and driving.

After several years of this, developing his act, he ventured to comedy clubs.  His raw-dawg, in your face, take no prisoners style makes you sit up and take notice.  At the same time being very multi-dimensional, it is hard to put him in a category.  He delivers an unpredictable performance.  You will never see him coming that is why he is the . . .HITMAN.

Lorenzo became a part of Fight 4 Your Life by way of working on a past project with director of photography Jeremy Guinn, producer Alonzo Chism and director Bryan Bachar.

 

“Lorenzo was originally scheduled to play a different role in F4YL.  But when we needed him to take on the much larger role of the eccentric Dark Oaks gang leader Black Leavz, he rose to the challenge, demonstrating with badass-ness his professionalism, experience and skill.  A previous part he played in a short we did earlier this year kind of fell into his lap by peculiar circumstance as well.  I’m beginning to think the heavens are at work here.  It’s funny how things work out.”                  

– Bryan Bachar / Director of F4YL

 

We are truly thankful to have the Hitman.  He is a vital part of Fight 4 Your Life!  For more on Lorenzo, check out his site here.

 

– The one studios crew