Bradley Hawkins is a retired high school Film Studies, Acting, and Humanities teacher, turned award-winning film director. His comedy short film, ROLLER COASTER () has already won 18 awards, including three for Direction. Hawkins is now in post-production on his second comedy short FILLING IN (), which stars veteran NFL football player, Jared Odrick, of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Hawkins and his 26 y/o daughter, actor/producer, Sarah Hawkins (the star of ROLLER COASTER) have teamed up to create their own film production company, Dadley Productions, which is now in development on two feature films as their next projects.
Filling In
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Film
(Short and Comedy)
Director A gentle giant of a man who is down on his luck considers a risky and covert career path that involves innocent children. To help him learn the ropes, a grizzled vet in the field takes him under his wing.
Unusual Suspects
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Television
(Documentary and Crime)
Actor Just when you thought you knew who did it, a tip comes in that changes the direction of the case and shifts suspicion.
Lobster Cage
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Film
(Short and Thriller)
Actor A death row inmate being served his last meal attempts to make a personal breakthrough with the rookie prison guard assigned to carry out his execution.
Roller Coaster
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Film
(Short and Comedy)
Director A young actress encounters "Murphy's law" while on the way to a potentially career-making audition.
Penumbra
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Film
(Drama)
Actor The story of two addicts: a sober cop and a cocaine-loving artist, whose past history and addictions cause their lives to intersect. A tragic event will set both of them on a path that will challenge everything that they know and love.
Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall
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Television
(Documentary and Crime)
Actor In each one-hour episode, Tamron Hall is joined by a core team of correspondents with extensive knowledge of law enforcement and a passion for storytelling. Series goes beyond the headlines to explore not only what happened, but why it happened, and how it was investigated. Written by ID
Murder Book
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Television
(Documentary and Crime)
Actor Police detectives attempt to solve murder cases.
The Golden Bullet
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Film
(Short, Drama and Western)
Actor A father tells his dying son one last bed time story.
Starry Eyes
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Film
(Drama, Fantasy and Horror)
Actor In Hollywood, the Big Taters'waitress Sarah Walker is an ambitious aspiring actress that suffers from hair pulling disorder. Sarah does not respect her boss Carl or her job since she believes she will be a great actress and this job is temporary only to pay her bills. She shares an apartment with her roommate Tracy that frequently discloses her secrets to their selfish friends Erin that likes to humiliate Sarah and steal her roles; Danny, who is an aspiring director that likes Sarah; Poe and Ashley that are indifferent to her. When Sarah is invited to an audition of the film The Silver Screen from the company Astraeus Pictures, their auditioners do not show any reaction to her performance. When Sarah leaves the audition, she goes to the toilet room and has an attack, pulling her hair and crying. Immediately after, the casting director invites her to return to the room and repeat what she did in the bathroom for her assistant and she. Sarah is invited again to an audition with the ... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Big Ups: Justice
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Film
(Short and Music)
Actor A journalist attempts to uncover the story behind a slimy businessman's questionable activities.
Palace
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Film
(Short, Drama, Family and History)
Actor A struggling theater owner and his granddaughter face the potential extinction of their fifty year-old magical movie palace as a corporate young executive and his company threatens to demolish it.
The Last Man in Europe
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Film
(Short, Horror and Thriller)
Actor Lt. Andrew Smithwick and George Hawkins were two British soldiers who survived the outbreak. Living comfortably in the motorpool in which they were orginally stationed, they discover a radio message from a German in Arnhem, requesting help. Having not heard any other human contact for months, the men set off on a rescue mission. Written by Daniel J Mooney
Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards - Best Dramedy (ROLLER COASTER)
(2016)
Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards - Best Dramedy (ROLLER COASTER)
(2016)
International Independent Film Awards - Short Film and Direction (ROLLER COASTER)
(2016)
Philadelphia Independent Film Festival - Best Local Short (ROLLER COASTER)
(2016)
Columbia Festival of the Arts Film Festival - Best of the Fest, Best Director (ROLLER COASTER)
(2016)
Snake Alley Festival of Film - Best Dramedy (ROLLER COASTER)
(2016)
IndieFEST - Award of Merit for DIRECTION for ROLLER COASTER
(2015)
IndieFEST - Award of Merit for Short Film for ROLLER COASTER
(2015)