To Serve and Protect

To Serve and Protect

Luther wants to become a cop to change the system from within. On his last day as a security guard, though, he finds himself pepper sprayed and in jail, relying on a network of friends — on the force and off — to bail him out. His unrelenting optimism is constantly put to the test, whether by his anti-establishment, anti-authority, and anti-everyone-who-disagrees-with-him best friend or by the moral dilemmas Luther faces during police training. Luther is resolved to making the world a better place, and he stays true to his principles, down to the bitter end. “To Serve and Protect” is a socio-political satire inspired by true events and dedicated to highlighting the dark absurdity of a divisive and deeply flawed system of justice.

CREW –

Writer/Director: Kenneth Vatan-Woodall
Writer/Producer: Sheila Vatan-Woodall
Producer: Alison Wunderland
Production Coordinator: KC Bui
Sound: Mark Kirchner
Stunt Coordinator: Jay Kwon
Stunts: Jerry Quill
Craft Services: Marlyn Woodall
PA: Angela Wang
MakeUp, SFX MUA:  Christine Jackson
Sound Design: Justin Van Hout

CAST –

Luther Washington – Tony Bartele
Jesus Pineda – Jay Rivas
Office Jim Williams – Ryan Shoos
Sergeant Davis – Charley Rossman

(Luther’s daughter) Ryleigh Legget – Amaya Washington

Officer Wright – Oliver Georgiou
Robber (Rob Burton) – James Scheuller

Police Academy Extra Taylor – Fuentes
Police Academy Extra – Jeff Sanders
Police Academy Extra – Jerid Johnson
Police Academy Extra – Michelle Tedesco
Police Academy Extra – Noah Sharpe
Police Academy Extra – Edgar Mota
Police Academy Extra – Sterling Pope

Interrogated Woman (Lucinda Perez) – Brianna Vigil
Latino Police Lineup (Jorge Munoz) – Ruben Perez
Caucasian Police Lineup (Suspect) – Ellis Miller
Caucasian Police Lineup (Suspect) – Brendan McGuire
Caucasian Police Lineup (Suspect) – Pierce Wallace
Amaya Washington (Luther’s daughter)  – Paul Krueger

Person crossing street #1 (Mother) – Jeannette Gragg
Person Crossing Street #2 (Daughter) – Zoey Gragg
School Extra #1 (Lily Wang) – Xiaowan Jin (Wanwan)

School Extra #3 (Student) – Cassandra Valdivia
Twin School Extra #4 (Student) – Elissa Valdivia
Twin School Extra #5 (Student) – Demetrius Farley

Teenager #1 (Derrick Johnson) – Nasir Jones
Teenager #2 (Marissa Lopez) – Karina Montenegro
Cashier – Trish Walters

Elderly Lady (Evelyn Mason) – Juliana Belchem
Little Boy (Johnny Welters) – Deven Walters-Houston
Shopping Extra – Tavia Crigler
Shopping Extra (Jessica Marley) – Cathy Town
Shopping Extra (Melissa Avery) – Jennie Ekpa
Shopping Extra (Ida Mercer) – Gidget Ridgell
Shopping Extra (Ruby Burris) – Susan Galaviz
Shopping Extra (Willa Maynard) – Rachel Flores