Every generation is confronted by truths that are difficult to face. 

Atlas represents strength, endurance and the willingness to carry burdens that others cannot. Gray represents the complex moral landscape in which truth is rarely absolute. Atlas Gray will confront difficult truths with wisdom, courage and compassion.

Director Bio - Dee McLachlan

Dee, an internationally acclaimed filmmaker, has directed nine feature films spanning action, thriller, comedy, and drama. Her  credits include Scavengers (1986), Born Wild (starring Brooke Shields, Martin Sheen), The Double-O Kid (Cory Haim, Brigitte Nielsen), the road thriller Deadly Chase, and TriStar Pictures' The Second Jungle Book (Roddy McDowall, Billy Campbell).

After immigrating to Australia, she wrote and directed The Jammed. Among other awards it won Best Film, Best Screenplay, and Best Music at the 2007 Inside Film (IF) Awards, and helped ignite national debate on human trafficking. She subsequently directed the political mockumentary 10 Terrorists, the supernatural thriller Out of the Shadows, and the science-fiction feature 2099: The Soldier Protocol (starring David Arquette, Kendal Rae and Jackson Gallagher), plus many television and documentary projects.

Photo - Dee directing Masa Yamaguchi in The Jammed.
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The Team

Andrea Buck

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Andrea has worked with Dee for 30 years, and produced several feature films, DEADLY CHASE, THE DOUBLE-O-KID, 10TERRORISTS, and THE JAMMED. She is to help with getting the film into the world. She is founder of Successful Creative and the Genius Lab.

Jason Byrne

PRODUCER

Jason is a producer of international an award-winning acclaim in feature films, documentaries, and advertising. Some credits as producer include, THE DEBT COLLECTOR, BURNING, SUZI Q, GATWICK--THE CHANCE HOTEL, and BROTHER'S NEST.

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Greg Moore

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER

On THE JAMMED Greg played an integral role in the film's creative success. As Talent Alignment and Coach, he used new techniques in coaching actors through challenging roles. He is back on Hostage to help the cast and creative process.

Grant McLachlan

COMPOSER

Grant won the IF Award in 2007 for Best Music for THE JAMMED. He has had long career in creating music for feature films and documentaries since his first collaboration with Dee, in DEADLY CHASE.

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AI  CREATORS

Clayton Jacobson, of KENNY and BROTHERS NEST fame; founder of Dreamscreen Australia and now the leading AI creation company Gunshy Cowboys, will be creating some of the action and fill-in scenes for the film.
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