A raw and intimate look into what it means to be a family navigating the waters of mental illness. Our fractured family of GOOD SIDE OF BAD seeks to find stillness, peace, and comfort in a chaotic world.
"I strongly believe that to have true empathy and compassion for another person, you must learn to see yourself in that person."
Alethea Root is an award-winning producer and director. She produced the Emmy®-winning short film A LOVE STORY. Her feature film directorial debut, PART TIME FABULOUS (streaming on Amazon), won eight film festival awards including two Audience Choice awards, the Film4Change award, and the Exploring Humanity award.
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The first feature Jules wrote, produced, and acted in, PART TIME FABULOUS (streaming on Amazon), won numerous awards including two Best Actress awards for her performance, two Audience Choice awards, the Film4Change award, and the Exploring Humanity award. She can be seen in projects ranging from David Fincher's ZODIAC to S.W.A.T on CBS to the award-winning comedy FOR MURIAL with Mindy Sterling.
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Connie Jo is an actress and Emmy® Nominated Producer based in Los Angeles with considerable experience in theatre, television and film. She is a co-founder of the Coven Film Festival, devoted to films by emerging women and non-binary filmmakers. Her short film 'Bourn Kind: The Tiny Kindness Project' had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival.
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Jenny Napier has over 15 years of producing experience — features, commercials, and docs all over the map. After graduating from San Francisco State with a film degree, she started her career at Sony Pictures Animation and later moved into film development at Eleven Eleven Films and Hollywood Gang Productions (300, THE DEPARTED).
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Katie Von Till holds the distinction of being the 4th official voice of Disney's SNOW WHITE since 1937. She voices the princess for toys, video games, theme parks, and animated programs. She currently recurs as Kimberly the newscaster on YOUNG SHELDON, with TV appearances on NCIS, THE MIDDLE, COMMUNITY, and HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER.
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Ciera Danielle is an award-winning actress, screenwriter, and filmmaker. Her screenwriting and directorial debut, the feature film DAISY'S, streams on Amazon and won her Best Screenplay and Best Actress awards.
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Mark David is an award-winning American Director, Cinematographer, and Producer. A member of the DGA, ICG, and PGA, he has directed nine feature films and shot over 35 features as a cinematographer.
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Edgar Burcksen, ACE, NCE, was the visual effects editor for THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER and DIE HARD 2. His collaboration with George Lucas on the YOUNG INDIANA JONES pilot earned him an Emmy® for best editing. He also edited 500 NATIONS, the CBS miniseries hosted by Kevin Costner.
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Lexi Simonsen is an actress, writer, and content creator. She graduated from Hussian College Los Angeles with a BFA in Acting for Film and Television. She can be seen in the Netflix action film THE 2ND with Ryan Phillippe, and films YEAR OF THE FOX and ADDY DADDY. Her TV credits include THE RESIDENT on FOX and S.W.A.T on CBS.
IMDb ↗Jules was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming and raised in Oakland, California. She earned a Best Actress Scholarship at CU Boulder. She co-wrote, produced and stars in PART TIME FABULOUS, which won numerous festival awards.
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Tess Harper was nominated for the Golden Globe® for Best Supporting Actress for her first film role in TENDER MERCIES, and for the Academy Award® for Best Supporting Actress in CRIMES OF THE HEART. Her films include FLASHPOINT, ISHTAR, FAR NORTH, and NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN — for which she won a Screen Actors Guild Award®. She had a recurring role on the first three seasons of BREAKING BAD.
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Alex Quijano can currently be seen as Mike, Ricky's father, on ABC's HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL. Other TV credits include recurring roles on FRESH OFF THE BOAT and ONE DAY AT A TIME, plus arcs and guest roles on Netflix's 13 REASONS WHY, LUCIFER, THE FOSTERS, TRAINING DAY, and AQUARIUS.
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Myles Grier is an American actor & filmmaker of Nigerian descent based in Los Angeles. Guest TV credits include FOX's LETHAL WEAPON, NBC's GAME OF SILENCE, and Freeform's THE FOSTERS. He has also produced alongside Oscar-nominated producer Lee Daniels.
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