Cheramie is ecstatic to collaborate with such a talented group of filmmakers. She has a MFA in Directing from the University of Houston School of Theatre and Dance, and a BFA in Acting from the University of Louisiana - Lafayette.

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Cheramie is production manager for The Landing Theatre, a Houston-based performance group.  She can be seen in the Landing’s upcoming production, Gambrels of the Sky, in August. 

She has acted and directed and produced theatre around the country, but Crossing Darkness is her first foray into filmmaking. 

Producer/Actress

Clinton Hopper is a Houston-based educator and artist. His love of all things space is only out matched by his drive to tell compelling stories.

He serves in the administration of a high school not far from NASA’s Johnson Space Center, while also working as a theatrical director, writer and designer.

Clinton conceived of the original idea for Crossing Darkness, then had the foresight to involve his much more talented wife, Cheramie, as well as the genius Meek brothers. 

Writer/Director/Producer

Thomas has always had a love of film, especially sci-fi. After graduading from the UT  with a B.S. in Television and Film production in 2011, he returned home to Houston where he started working at The Production Companies, Inc. (TPC) in early 2012.

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Among many other projects at TPC, Thomas has held a writer/director role on the nationally broadcast Stop The Threat, since Season 2 in 2012, producing, writing, and directing (and shooting and editing) the dramatized reenactment segment of the show. Stop The Threat just wrapped post production on its 8th season and has won a People's Telly Award for every season so far. 

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Thomas also volunteeres to direct and stage manage some of the productions at Clear Creek Community Theatre (CCCT) with favorites being No Sex Please, We're British (director), The Tempest (Stage Manager), A Flea in Her Ear (Stage manager), A Christmas Carol (director), and Kiss Me Kate (Stage manager) 

In the spare time away from TPC and CCCT, Thomas has also been writing, producing and directing some of his own original work along with some other writers, and currently has two short films in post production. 

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Follow Thomas on Twitter and Instagram: @tomameek

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Writer/Director/Producer/DoP

Robert has always loved theatre, film, and space, and this project lets him combine all three of those. 

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He has completed his training as a BFA Acting Major at The University of Houston School of Theatre and Dance. He has since continued working in Houston and is very excited to be a part of a project that really showcases the talent that his home city has.

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His directing credits include: A Midsummer Night's Dream at The University of Houston SoTD, The Haunting of Hill House at Clear Creek Community Theatre, William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark,  Shakespeare's The Tempest (CCCT) and Assistant Directed Ho Ho Humbug at Stark Naked Theatre Company.

He has also been in charge of a Youth Theatre Program during the summer for the past four years at Clear Creek Community Theatre.

He was last on stage as Snug and Cobweb in A Midsummer Night's Dream at Stark Naked Theatre Co., Philly in Playboy of The Western World, Charles and Corin in As You Like It, Father in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (UH) and Jan Warwick in The Unexpected Guest.

He is currently directing a modern adaptation of Romeo and Juliet.

Writer/Director/Producer/Actor

José has been pursuing a Film and TV Production career since age 13. He has gone from taping his sister's high school drill team performances during halftime of football games to filming NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly's first steps on American Soil after his return from the 1 Year Mission in space.

Currently working as an Editor/Videographer in the TV Operations department at NASA's Johnson Space Center, José is involved in the production of many of the live events that take place on site as well as the ones happening 250 miles above our heads.

When not at work, José remains committed to being involved in as many independent and freelance productions as possible, in the hope of joining the ranks of the next great class of filmmakers.

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Follow José on Twitter: @Jose_Plus

YouTube: http://bit.ly/1S6CFFa

2nd Unit/BTS Director

Jonathan has always had a love for film, and began editing as soon as he had his first computer at age 15. He has an AA in Fine Arts and is working towards a media production degree at the University of Houston.

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Jonathan currently works as an administrator for the Honors Program at San Jacinto Community College, located near NASA. On the weekends he can be seen working for the security department at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. During his internship at 14 Pews, an art house located in the Houston Heights, he worked on post production for a couple of upcoming local documentaries.

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Much of his free time is spent working on personal projects that include music production, photography, creatimg travelogues, and working freelance gigs.

Check out more about Jonathan: 
YouTube: http://goo.gl/pn77qU
Flickr: https://goo.gl/Ar6fET

Assistant Camera/ Assistant Editor