Ricardo Franco Marín
Ricardo Franco Marín is a Mexican born Director and animation student at Tecnologico de Monterrey. Ricardo always had a passion for stories and since he was a child he dreamt of the opportunity of becoming a film director. To tell interesting stories for a living. That's why in 2019 he moved to Vancouver to pursue his career as a filmmaker, studying film production at Vancouver Film school. Graduating in December 2020 but not before writing and directing Adamant.
With Adamant, a superhero drama, Ricardo debuts his first short film in hopes of exploring the relationship between parenthood and being a superhero.
Now Ricardo is set to release a small animated short film titled Blow by Blow. A short about what drives people to keep moving forward.
Kyle Wilson
Bio Coming Soon!
Carol Dantas
Carol is a young, Brazilian professional actress. She's specialized in movies and productions such as the pilot episode of Singularity, some of St. Jude Filmes as Say it or (The Words of a Little Girl) and Neon Killer. Also more recently the short movie: RePlay.
Currently Carol recently graduated from the Film Production program at the Vancouver Film School, specializing in the fields of Production Design and Cinematography.
Now, back in Brazil she aspires to continue working in the industry as Actress but also enter the Art Department working mainly on feature films and TV series.
Marco Zodio
Marco Zodio is an Italian born filmmaker. Soon after high school he decided to leave his home country to start traveling. He has worked and studied abroad for the past nine years.
Through his travels around North America, Mexico, Asia and Oceania, he has discovered cultures and met incredible people from all over the world. As a result he has enriched his vision of the worlds society. From 2015 to 2017 he lived in Queenstown, New Zealand, where he discovered his passion for film making, inspired by the incredible landscape of the country.
In 2018 he got accepted at Vancouver Film School to start his studies on Film Production, His specializations included Producing and Post-Production.
He is passionate about documentaries, which drives him to pursue small projects about social and environmental topics. His most recent work can be found on his YouTube and Vimeo profiles. Marco's international experiences have given him a unique way to see the world, revealing exceptional results through the lens of his camera. He showcases, fearlessly, current problems and wonders of the planet Earth.
Sharmaine Flores
Sharmaine Flores is a film maker who was born and raised in Vancouver B.C. Since she was a child, she was always fascinated at people and their motives behind their actions. For her, those thoughts were always stemmed by film. After studying Psychology in college, the idea of translating these thoughts to a creative outlet is what made her decide to leap into film.
She soon attended Vancouver Film School in 2019, where she specialized in Post-Production and Directing. This lead her to becoming a 1st Assistant Director plus allowed her the opportunity to write and direct numerous short films. After graduating in Dec. 2020, she hopes to continue writing and directing.
Cory Rokes
Hailing from Michigan in the United States, Cory's back ground is in business management and marketing. While living in Washington D.C. in 2015; he joined the ska-punk band, Thirteen Towers, as the trumpet player. During this time he created and directed video content for the band and it was there he found his passion for film making.
In 2019 he moved to Vancouver B.C. to study at the Vancouver Film School, specializing in Directing and Producing. His goal was to find a way to dive head-first into the film industry and begin a career.
While in school he produced a host of short films including Adamant. He hopes to start a career producing feature films, television series, and OTT/Video-on-Demand content. He also hopes to break into directing more.
Full Adamant Crew
Directed by - RICARDO FRANCO MARIN
Produced by - CORY ROKES
Associate Producer - DYLAN WARNER
Story by - RICARDO FRANCO MARIN
Screenplay by:
RICARDO FRANCO MARIN
SERGIO GONZALES
Script Supervisor - GRAHAM MAREK STEPNIEWSKI
1st Assistant Director - SHARMAINE FLORES
2nd Assistant Director - KALVIN MOSES
Director of Photography - KYLE WILSON
Camera Operator - MEGAN MELVILLE
1st Assistant Camera - NELDA MARCELA ALMAGUER
2nd Assistant Camera - ABRIL ARNAUDA APPEL
Gaffer - JORGE PREISSER ROMERO
King Grip - ALECK CAMPBELL
Dolly/Jib Operator - YIWEN AN
Grip & Electric Best Boy - JP BETANCURTH
Behind-the-Scenes Photographers:
CORY ROKES
JP BETANCURTH
KALVIN MOSES
Production Designer - CAROL DANTAS
Costumes & Wardrobe - CAROL DANTAS
Art Director - AYA KAMEDA
Set Decorator & Props Master - AYA KAMEDA
Art Assistant - ABRIL ARNAUDA APPEL
Key Hair & Make-Up Artist - NAKESHA CHONG
Assistant Hair & Make-Up Artist - MARIA VERVENA
Production Sound Mixers:
JOSEF FLORIS
DEVIN BARIL
ERICA KIM
Production Boom Operators:
DEVIN BARIL
JOHN ZHONG
Edited by - MARCO ZODIO
Post Supervisor - CORY ROKES
DIT/Assistant Editor - ANDRES GARZA ESCOBAR
Colourist - ANDRES GARZA ESCOBAR
Visual Effects Supervisor - RICARDO FRANCO MARIN
Visual Effects Artists
KATRINA ROMANOWICZ
MARCO ZODIO
Sound Design - JOSH DESJARDINS
Foley Recordist - KYLE CASHEN
Foley Artist - DEVIN BARIL
Foley Editor - KYLE CASHEN
ADR Recordist - DEVIN BARIL
Dialogue Mixer - DEVIN BARIL
Sound Effects Editor - GIANCARLO GRANATA
Re-Recording Mixer - DAN MURRAY
Composer - JOSH DESJARDINS
Music Editor - JOSH DESJARDINS
Stunt Coordinator - MATT MYLREA
Stunt Assistant - IAN ROZYLO
Term Project Assistants & COVID Safety Officers
JOHN FLEMING
GABRIEL NUNES
DANI JIJON
Craft Services provided by:
FAIR FARE CATERING
*Special Thanks*
SUSHANT DESAI
JOY JIANG
&
To all VFS staff, students, and friends who helped
this film along the way.