Author: Jocelyn Sevier

With credits spanning period filmmaking, independent cinema, and music productions, the Mexican creative brings a storyteller’s perspective to the Art Department. A film’s setting can tell us who a character is before we know their name. The furniture they live with, the objects they reach for, and the spaces they move through all shape how we understand them. That connection between environment and character drives the work of Angelica Figueroa, a Los Angeles–based Art Department professional whose experience includes production design, art direction, set dressing, and prop supervision. Originally from Morelos, Mexico, Figueroa has pursued a filmmaking career that combines…

The Beast Inside is not your typical exorcism-based thriller. While it’s not nearly “The Exorcist”, the UNCORK’D Entertainment film directed by Jim Towns, starring Sadie Katz (Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort, Scorned), Vernon Wells (Commando, Mad Max), and Laurene Landon(Maniac Cop, Agramon’s Gate) has its gripping moments and does have an under-lining message. The movie was co-written by Katz and Towns, produced by Katz with a soundtrack by renowned composer Randy Edelman (My Cousin Vinny, Last of the Mohicans). The film shadows Anne, portrayed by Katz, a mom who is possessed by a family inherited demonic force after the death of her own mother played by Landon. She seeks the…