It takes a new kind of hero . . . to win a new kind of war.     For more information on this production, contact us at info@nobetterfriendmovie.com.  
 
  PRODUCTION TEAM


Nancy Fulton
Nancy Fulton - Writer/Producer

As producer of the independent feature NO BETTER FRIEND: A Military Ghost Story, Nancy Fulton has more than twenty years experience assembling teams and delivering products on time and under budget.  As an award winning technical writer she created multimedia content for Autodesk and other fortune 500 businesses.  As a developer she worked with programmers, artists, writers, and marketing pros to release a wide variety of products.  In December 2005, Nancy Fulton & co-Producer Susie Shannon (Director of POVERTY MATTERS) worked with cinematographer & US Vet James Metropole to release the grass roots documentary BACK FROM IRAQ: The US Soldier Speaks, and three related one hour documentaries profiling US Soldiers and Marines who have served on the front lines of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

As a descendent of a military tactical analyst and prolific weapons engineer, Nancy has a strong committment to those in military service and a long running interest in the human cost of modern military engagement. 

If prompted, she will tell you that NO BETTER FRIEND is nothing more than a walk on the wild side of tomorrow"s middle east war. 


Chris Ruiz
Chris Ruiz - Producer, Actor

Chris Ruiz, a SAG actor trained by Aaron Speiser and Sally Jackson, has performed lead and starring roles in many stage, film and television productions, including Triple X.

He has had professional instruction by DEA and FBI trainers, and extensive one-on-one urban combat training provided by a USMC Captain who has served in both Iraq and Afghanistan (provided through Solutions Group International, an international leader in training police force and tactical response teams worldwide).

As co-producer for NO BETTER FRIEND, Chris has been pivotal in developing the script and its roles, arranging multiple readings by SAG actors and actively solicting professional advice from working Indie directors. 

He is committed to assembling the closely knit team a character driven screenplay requires in order to perform well at the box office.


Chris Ruiz
Cary Glieberman (DGA) Line Producer

Cary Glieberman, is a member of the Directors Guild of America. He is an effective, thorough motion picture and television Production Manager, Line Producer and Producer. His scope of experience enables him to maximize on-screen production values. Cary’s feature film and television portfolio is produced and enjoyed by national and international audiences alike. He has the leadership skills to achieve creative and financially successful film results. Each year Cary adds additional successfully completed credits to his more than fifty-five theatrical feature films, television series, videos and commercials. All of Mr. Glieberman’s productions are produced on or ahead of schedule and on or under budget. His film credits include but are not limited to: "Fort McCoy," "Supercross," Funny Money," "Return With Honor," "Moola," "The Wraiths Of Roanoke," "Spinal Tap," and "Champions." Some of Cary’s television series include, "Air America," "Born Free," "Mike Hammer," "Mowgli," "High Tide," "I Dare You," "Eden," and "FBI the Untold Stories." For a more complete list of Cary’s film and television credits and his production position on the listed projects, go to Cary Glieberman on IMdb.com.


Judd Nelson
Judd Nelson - Award Winning Actor
Judd Nelson was born in Portland, Maine to Leonard Nelson (attorney) and his wife, Merle Nelson (attorney & state assemblywoman). He subsequently attended St. Paul"s preparatory school in Concord, New Hampshire and then the prestigious Haverford College in Pennsylvania where he majored philosophy and discovered acting.

After graduation, Judd headed for New York City and the Stella Adler Conservatory where he played a wide variety of demanding characters including the "street-smart Eddie Keaton" in Making the Grade (1984) and the stodgy ROTCer, Phil Hicks, in Fandango (1985).

Numerous and diverse starring roles in the brat-pack films followed, including the anti-hero John Bender  in The Breakfast Club (1985) and and the ruthless Alec Newbary in St. Elmo"s Fire (1985).  Judd set the small screen a light again as the sexy, funny Jack Richmond in the Emmy Award winning Suddenly Susan (1996-2000).

Judd Nelson has agreed to play the wry, sexy, insightful and manipulative Major Kern . . . a JAG lawyer at the very heart of a national military crisis.



Keith
Keith Gruchala - DP

Cinematographer Keith Gruchala has shot feature films, commercials and music videos all over the world. These days you"ll find Keith working mainly in Hollywood, though he has lensed projects in Mexico, India, Canada, and all over Europe including the further eastern countries of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Ukraine and Russia. He"s collaborated with companies such as American Zoetrope, been featured in respected trade magazines like American Cinematographer and Kodak"s "In Camera", and worked with nearly every international ad agency from JW Thompson in Kiev to Lintas in Bombay to Leo Burnett in Prague. As a freelancer he has worked with dozens of independent producers around the world and prided himself on being able to work successfully in even the most difficult situations, where the infra-structure for production may leave something to be desired. Two of his latest features will soon be released; "Pomegranates" done in conjunction with American Zoetrope and "Beyond the Soul" which was an unusual collaboration with the Indian director Rajiv Anchal (a former foreign Academy Award contender) which has just won Best Picture at the New York Independent Film and Video Festival. Keith has just finished a feature here in the US entitled "The Bridge to Nowhere" starring Ving Rhames, Bijou Phillips, and Blair Underwood.

Keith
Matt Sigloch - Founder of Sigloch Military & Tactical

SIGLOCH Military & Tactical

Master Sergeant Matt Sigloch, USMC (retired) leads Hollywood"s leading military and tactical team which will provide all military and tactical training, specialty cast, stunt professionals required for NO BETTER FRIEND.
SIGLOCH-MT specializes in ensuring film productions accurately portray military and police professionals in foreign and domestic combat environments. All SIGLOCH-MT employees are ex-military men who have first person experience in urban warzones. Many have experience in special ops and anti-terrorist operations. Matt Sigloch and his team have several hundred commercial film and television credits, incuding recurring roles on Jericho, CSI, NCIS, The Unit, JAG, etc.

www.sigloch-mt.com

  CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
Keith
SGI Photo

SGI Combat Training

Solutions Group International (SGI) provided more than a week of one-on-one training in urban combat operations provided by a USMC Captain with years of experience in forward combat zone operations (Iraq & Afghanistan, etc) to Christopher Ruiz as part of his training for NO BETTER FRIEND: A Military Ghost Story. SGI was created to provide security training and consultation, leading-edge anti-terrorism applications, counter-terrorism, and tactical training, to law enforcement, security, government, military, entertainment, and corporate sectors worldwide.

www.solutionsgroupinternational.com