Who We Are

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John began writing poetry as a high school honor student attending Xaverian High School, but always had the intention of pursuing science as his life’s work, which he hoped to begin when he won first place in a science competition for refuting Isaac Newton’s theory of gravity.  He was inspired by the space race of the late 1950’s and 1960’s culminating with the first moon landing in 1969! He attended the New York Polytechnic Institute on a scholarship where he majored in mathematics and physics and taught matrix algebra. His goal became a career in astrophysics.  However, as a young father, he also worked at George Buck Consulting Actuaries and eventually established his own insurance insurance consulting business in 1971.  Today, John is the president and CEO of M3Technology, insurance advisors to national labor organizations and technical systems consultants to several major insurance companies. John wrote the book and screenplay, Genesis Executive Order Number One, now titled Genesis Revisited, two years ago. His hope is that the film will initiate a dialogue, not only among the leaders of the most powerful countries of the world, all of which possess the nuclear arsenals capable of destroying planet earth and everyone in it, but initiating a dialogue among all the members of the species we call the human race. This is John’s message: “We don’t have a choice. The time is now to eliminate nuclear weapons!” It has been 78 years since the bombing of Hiroshima, which is where Genesis Revisited begins. There have been several close calls since then.  As any mathematician will attest, the odds of an Armageddon-scale catastrophe is increasing daily. The global community must respond and not leave our future to the vagaries of fate and politics.  

Nickolas earned his master's degree in Screenwriting at the University of Southern California (USC), and a second master's degree at USC's Rossier School of Education in Counseling Psychology, which he relies on heavily in character development and creating real world relatable scenarios.  He began producing in theatre in 1994 with the production of his play, RALLSTON'S RECESSION, which he refers to as his "master class in the importance of getting it right the first time."  He then wrote and produced a feature film, RETREAT, in 2001 with Director Brad Jacques and won multiple awards for the script and the film.  He has written 52 screenplays, three plays and five novels in his writing career including RETREAT, THE MAGIC BUS, LEVITICUS JUSTICE 

After attending NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Brad Jacques began his career working on such feature films as "MERMAIDS", "HOUSESITTER", "SCHOOL TIES" and “DISTANT JUSTICE”.  Brad later became an Apprentice Editor, working on feature films including “THE NEXT KARATE KID”, "BLOWN AWAY", “TRUE LIES” and Mel Gibson’s  "THE MAN WITHOUT A FACE".  In 1999, Brad moved to LA and worked on dozens of independent films and TV shows. Over the years, Brad has directed several features and short films.  “GENESIS REVISTED” will be his 5th feature film as a Director and Editor.  Brad currently lives in North Hollywood with his wife and two cats.

Deboragh B. Gabler is an experienced Producer with over 60 credits on Feature Films, TV movies and TV series.  She has worked as an Assistant Director, Production Manager, Line Producer, Producer and Executive in Charge of Production.  

As Producer, her projects have garnered many awards, including five Emmy Awards, a George F. Peabody Award, an Epiphany Award, a Lifetime Prism Award, a DGA Award, and many film festival awards.  

An active member of the film community, Deboragh lives with her two teenage sons in Vancouver and Los Angeles

Pat McCorkle, CSA, Rebecca Weiss, CSA, Fiona McIntyre-Sucher, CSA, the McCorkle Casting team continues to strive for inclusivity and social awareness during its 35-year history in casting and is pleased to be part of the “Genesis Revisited” team. Feature films: Over 75 projects: Currently casting 4 films for theatrical release. Previous project highlights: “Premium Rush”, “Ghost Town”, “The Thomas Crown Affair”, “Die Hard with a Vengeance”, etc. Television: Over 60 projects including: “The Amazons”, 3 films for Hallmark, “Twisted”, Humans for “Sesame Street”, “Californication” (Emmy Nomination), “Chappelle’s Show”, “Strangers with Candy etc. Broadway: Over 50 productions including, On the Town, Amazing Grace, End of the Rainbow, A Few Good Men. etc. Off-Broadway: Over 60 productions: Highlights; Tribes, Our Town, Driving Miss Daisy. Regional Theatre: Guthrie, Barrington Stage, City Theatre-Pittsburgh, George Street Playhouse and hundreds more regional theatre productions across the country.