"IRONHEART: It Starts With A Spark"
[Fan Film Project]
This short fan-film pulls directly from the pages of Marvel Comics' Invincible Ironman series where Riri Williams, a 15-year-old engineering student who started attending M.I.T. on scholarship, designs and builds a suit of armor similar to that of a famous Avenger!
[Run Time 18mins] |
A NaturNaL Project in association with Lamaguchi Studios
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I think representation is extremely important. I don’t see it as some forced notion of diversity, but rather as an accurate depiction of the world we live in. If you went by what we see with most forms of media, you would think the world was made up of a majority of straight, white, men and that’s just not true. I think characters like Riri help to bring balance to a really unbalanced medium. My hope is that with Riri carrying the mantle of “Iron Man”—or Ironheart—fanboys who may not have ever thought to pick up a book starring a young black woman will perhaps reconsider, and learn that characters that look like them do not need to be the focus for a story to be good or relatable—a truth that those of us who are under-represented have known for a long time.
- Ariell Johnson [Owner of Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse in Philadelphia, PA]
Director/Writer: Nate Lyles
Producers: Nate Lyles, Shani Drake
Starring: Mari Drake, Joelie True, Jason Halverson
1st Assistant Director: Michi Que Doan
1st Assistant Camera: Chester Leung
2nd Assistant Camera: Carl Cobb
MakeUp Artist: Jillyne Renee, Rebekah Schaffner
Sound Recordist/Boom Operator: Alex Gouge-Schajer
Graphic Artist: Marcus Freeman
Set Photographer: Morgan Chan
Producers: Nate Lyles, Shani Drake
Starring: Mari Drake, Joelie True, Jason Halverson
1st Assistant Director: Michi Que Doan
1st Assistant Camera: Chester Leung
2nd Assistant Camera: Carl Cobb
MakeUp Artist: Jillyne Renee, Rebekah Schaffner
Sound Recordist/Boom Operator: Alex Gouge-Schajer
Graphic Artist: Marcus Freeman
Set Photographer: Morgan Chan
Director/Producer - Nate Lyles
Nate Lyles is an American filmmaker known for the independent, live-action webseries, "Batman Beyond: The Series" and the movie adaptation of the book, "The Slut always Rides Shotgun". Practically raised by the stories and lessons in comics books and animation, with great appreciation for the art as well, storytelling became a passion. Nate aims to make a strong name in the comic and sci-fi genre as a great storyteller and Director, may it be adapting tales from well known characters or those of his own creation! Stay tuned for what comes next...!! - www.natelyles.com |
Producer - Shani Drake
Shani Drake is an American actress, singer-songwriter, and filmmaker. Recent roles include playing Alex in the indie horror feature, "Mermaid Down" (2017), Max Gibson in "Batman Beyond: The Series", and Tin in "Boomerhogs" (2017). Shani studied Acting, Writing & Directing for the Camera at Shoreline Community College's Film Program. In March of 2015 she moved from Seattle to Los Angeles to pursue an acting and filmmaking career. "Landline", a surreal short, is her Directorial debut. - shanidrakemusic.wixsite.com/filmmaking |
Mari Drake is an American actress, artist, and amateur coder. When she's not acting, she's busy creating her next painting or learning more about the programming world. Mari will play a girl with special abilities who must save the world in the upcoming Sci-Fi series, "Star Kids". She is very excited to be taking on the role of Riri Williams in "IronHeart: It Starts With a Spark"!
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Jason Halverson is the co-founder of Costumed Characters for Causes in Seattle, Washington with the goal to create a vehicle capable of raising funds and awareness within the community for great charitable organizations that strive to heal our sick children and to do this while dressed in costume as favored characters from comic book lore!
All volunteers (“Volunt-heroes”) are dedicated and talented costumers willing to ply their time, skills, and motivation in a concerted effort to raise awareness and funding that will help children in our community. |
Riri Williams (Ironheart) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She acheived genius-level intellect by the time she was 15 years old. She is also a skilled inventor and engineer. Riri Williams made her first appearance in The Invincible Iron Man Vol. 2 #10 (cover dated May 2016) as part of the All-New, All-Different Marvel and was created by Brian Michael Bendis and designed by Stefano Caselli. Her first appearance was in Invincible Iron Man volume 7 #7, written by Bendis and drawn by Mike Deodato.
"IronHeart: It Starts With A Spark" is a fan-made, non profit, live action, film.
The IronHeart and Riri Williams characters are the intellectual property of Marvel Comics.
The IronHeart and Riri Williams characters are the intellectual property of Marvel Comics.
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