Seth Gilliam
Jensen Myers
Jonathan Tiomkin (OLY)
Jodi Levitan
Tracy Nichole Cring
Steven Saul
Dr. Peter Harmer
Diane Franklin
Lauren Scruggs (OLY)
Jon Russell Cring
Serge Timacheff
Jeff Bukantz
Cast & Crew
Bringing Finding Distance to life and the screen.
Cast
Seth Gilliam (Nate McKenna): The Walking Dead, The Wire, Teen Wolf
Diane Franklin (Dr. Pitcoff): The Last American Virgin, Better Off Dead, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
Introducing Jensen Myers as Alex McKenna
Crew
Jon Russel Cring: Producer, Director — ExtraOrdinary Film Project; 20 award-winning features, five docs, and over 200 million views
Tracy Nichole Cring: Cinematographer, Editor — Award-winning professional with 20 years’ experience in filmmaking
Jodi Levitan: Producer, Screenwriter — Award-winning screenplay writer recognized at the Austin Film Festival, Emerging Screenwriters Shoot Your Sizzle Competition, and named best female writer at the Chicago Script Awards
Steven Saul: Producer — Producer, The Lesson Plan; screenwriter; associate casting director
Samtubia and Samgoma Edwards: Visual Effects — Awarded the LucasFilm Filmmaker Select Award for TK-436- A Stormtrooper Story
Jonathan Tiomkin (OLY): Fencing Choreographer — Team USA Olympic athlete (Athens 2004) with numerous U.S. and international medals
Lauren Scruggs (OLY): Fencing Consultant — Team USA Olympic silver and gold medalist (Paris 2024)
Serge Timacheff: Associate Producer/Photographer — Olympic/international fencing & celebrity photographer, journalist/author
Dr. Peter Harmer: Sports Medicine Advisor — created the Sports Medicine program for USA Fencing and served as its Chief Medical Officer for 13 years and a member of the FIE Medical Commission from 2000-2016
Jeff Bukantz: Fencing Advisor — USA Fencing Olympic Team Captain; former FIE Rules Commission member; former President of Maccabi USA
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This project is more than a movie. It’s a chance to bring the intensity, discipline, and heart of fencing to a wider audience in an authentic and powerful way.
-- Jodi Levitan, Finding Distance Screenwriter