Synopsis
Malaya Montoya, torn from her family as a child, becomes a solitary prisoner of a totalitarian regime – The Triumphant American Empire (T.A.E.), lead by Imperial Chief Executive William Poole. In order to control the masses The T.A.E. televises The Last Prisoner Show - a sadistic game show with life and death consequences in which prisoners are sentenced to participate.
Blood thirsty and maniacal former prisoner, Erin Guidry, is the host of “The Last Prisoner Show.” Erin keeps the ratings high and the masses and William Poole satisfied and entertained. A cruel and enigmatic Guard, whose silence masks his dark intentions, referees the Games.
During the Games Malaya suffers unrelenting physical and mental torture at the hands of this fascistic regime. In a last defiant act of free will, she unintentionally sparks a revolution.
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A solitary female prisoner of a totalitarian regime becomes the symbol of free will stolen from the masses and unintentionally sparks a revolution.
A NEW WEB SERIES from SFCC
Malaya Montoya:
Erin Guidry:
Imperial Chief Executive William Poole:
The Guard:
Destiny:
I.C.E. William Poole rules the Triumphant American Empire with the savvy of the snake oil salesman his great-great grandfather was. Using the wealth within which he was born, Poole created a vast and powerful network of businesses which came to dominate the financial, security, entertainment and food industries. Fashioning himself champion of the common man, he convinced enough of a frightened population to entrust him with the executive powers to restore the country to a mythical magnificence. Using trumped-up accusations, he imprisons his enemies and further humiliates them by forcing participation in The Last Prisoner Show.
Malaya is known as Prisoner Omega 800-24, the last prisoner of the Omega Prison surviving The Last Prisoner Show. Malaya came from a family of strong values, education, and art - including ballet. Her parents revolted the new government and their rules, their home was raided, and all were taken away. Young Malaya was taken to an orphanage, which eventually lead her to the Omega Prison, where she battles for her life.
The grim, enigmatic facilitator and referee of the life or death contests on The Last Prisoner Show. The Guard will kill without mercy or prolong a prisoner's suffering in order to generate increased ratings for the show. But The Guard is also a prisoner of his own circumstances. If his personal ratings slip, his life is also forfeit. ?
The host of The Last Prisoner Show - one of the most recognized personalities in the Triumphant American Empire. Erin is, herself, a former prisoner and Champion survivor of the Last Prisoner Show. She is an extremely high functioning sociopath who completely lacks empathy for everyone she encounters and will do anything to maintain her hard won status.
A nine-year-old girl living in a controlled and conformed Empire is forced to learn how to push back her expression. Taken from her performing parents as a toddler, she is assigned to an evil and twisted maniac. Erin Guidry, a sociopath who survived the brutal games and is now your host on The Last Prisoner Show. Omega 800-24 peaks an interest on her and of the world before the new government took over when she chooses freedom on her own terms instead of a death sentence.
Santa Fe Community College is possibly the best film school you’ve NEVER heard of. We at SFCC strive to allow students to create and tell stories that come from unheard and underrepresented voices. At SFCC students have access to state-of-the-art equipment; both in production and post-production, and our faculty are still working filmmakers, bringing up-to-date info and experience to the classroom.
As part of Film Crew 3, these student filmmakers conceived, developed, wrote, produced and directed this very challenging and dramatic series
Santa Fe Community College’s Film Department is proud to announce the production of “THE LAST PRISONER.” This four part dystopian science fiction web series is the creation of our capstone production class, Film Crew 3.
Film Crew 3 is the most challenging class most of our students have ever taken. This class combines both their vast life experiences as well as their academic knowledge. The instructors try to keep Film Crew 3 as close to industry demands as possible—this class is not for the faint of heart.
BIOGRAPHIES
Beth E. Hansen, a producer, writer, and director residing in northern New Mexico. Beth’s expertise comes with a range of education, experiences, and skills which includes holding a Bachelors of Arts in Sociology from University of Massachusetts in Amherst and a Masters of Education in Educational Technology from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona. Throughout those years and currently, she teaches American Sign Language, in-person and online classes at various colleges. Her video work within classes lead her to taking her first film class at Santa Fe Community College; Video Productions I, mainly to improve filming and editing. Within that class she took a bold step and produced, wrote and directed a 3-minute short film project, “Date Out Loud”. It was one of the selected films for the SFCC Film Showcase that semester, a great achievement! Since then, Beth has been working on various shorts and film projects. She also dived into film studies and will receive her film degree in Film Productions this spring. She looks forward to producing inspirational and mind-blowing films that will captivate the audience. When Beth isn’t working, she enjoys spending time with her awesome husband, sweet dog, and cuddly cats, collecting crystals, making art, and stargazing.
Beth Hansen
J. Howard Shannon is an author, filmmaker, actor and retired US Army Infantry officer with over 25 years in the military. He served two combat tours in Afghanistan - the first in 2005 with 3rd Group Special Forces and again in 2008 with the New York Army National Guard. He holds a Bachelors degree from Cornell University and a Masters in Urban Planning from The State University of New York At Buffalo. Shannon is currently enrolled in Santa Fe Community College’s Film Program. He calls Santa Fe, New Mexico home where he volunteers as an Assistant Instructor with Horses For Heroes – Cowboy Up!, a wellness and skill-set restructuring program for Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans. He is also the author of the short stories "The Jump," "Red Flowers," "The Dirge," "Brought Low," and “The Road of My Desire or How the Way Forward Never Is.” He recently completed a novel, “The Prince of Flowers,” which is set in Afghanistan and challenges the conventional notions of modern combat and its impact on those involved.
Susana Dominguez
John J. Wolbers
Susana was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico in the winter of the year 1996. Being the youngest of three kids, she was the only girl with two older brothers. Being born in the United States the opportunities and struggles of her family made their life interesting. She attended schools in the Santa Fe area where she got good grades and made a lot of friends. She learned how to play piano, sing and dance. It was here where she met some of the best people, people that changed her life. It was also in high school where she became so intrigued with film that she started studying Film production at the Santa Fe Community College. Once she graduated high school she knew she wanted to further her education in that field as much as possible. Now she is working on scripts, directing episodes and gaining experience on the set on her upcoming web series The Last Prisoner. She hopes to pursue her interests and go on to bigger and better things
once she graduates with a degree in Film and Video Production.
John J Wolbers was born and raised in San Pedro, California. After earning a BA in History at the University of California, Santa Cruz, he moved to San Francisco and then Oakland where he worked building and remodeling homes. He has lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico for over twenty years where he works in the arts. John is a part-time student in film at Santa Fe Community College. He paints, sculpts and hikes when he is not herding cats.
J. Howard Shannon
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