- THE LEDGE - - CREDITS & SYNOPSIS - ABOUT THE CAST AND CREW -
PRESENTS " THE LEDGE " WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY MATTHEW CHAPMAN FESTIVALS 2011 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 100 MINUTES / ENGLISH / USA / 1.78 / COLOR / NOT RATED ABOUT THE CAST AND CREW MATTHEW CHAPMAN , WRITER/DIRECTOR Writer-Director Matthew Chapman is the critically acclaimed author of two non-fiction books, Trials of the Monkey - An Accidental Memoir and 40 Days and 40 Nights. Critics and newspapers from Christopher Hitchens to The Wall Street Journal have praised his books as brilliant, highly personal accounts of the battle between faith and reason. His screenplay credits include Consenting Adults directed by Alan J. Pakula, Color of Night, directed by Richard Rush, and Runaway Jury, directed by Gary Fleder. He is grateful to have been given the opportunity with The Ledge to marry his love of the thriller to his fascination with religious extremism. CHARLIE HUNNAM , “GAVIN” With his irresistible charm and versatility, Hunnam has captured the attention of audiences and critics in both the United Kingdom and Hollywood. Charlie Hunnam plays “Jackson ‘Jax’ Teller, SAMCRO’s Vice-President on FX’s SONS OF ANARCHY. Jax is the son of John Teller, founder of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club. This life is all he has ever known. Jax is a paradox on two wheels – intelligent, sensitive, and reflective – yet quick tempered and dangerously reactive. Hunnam most recently starred in Matthew Chapman’s The Ledge alongside Liv Tyler, Patrick Wilson, and Terrence Howard. This film is set to be released next year. Before that, Hunnam appeared with Elijah Wood in the independent film Green Street Hooligans about the violent world of soccer hooliganism. He then starred opposite Clive Owen in Alfonso Curaon’s apocalyptic drama Children of Men. Hunnam made his big screen debut in the Paramount thriller Abandon and continued to gain attention for his performance in the title role of the big screen adaptation of Charles Dickens’ novel Nicholas Nickelby, which received a Golden Globe® nomination for Best Picture. He next appeared as “Bosie” in the Miramax feature Cold Mountain for director Anthony Minghella based on the bestselling novel by Charles Frazier. On the small screen, Hunnam received audience and critical acclaim for his role in the hit British drama, Queer as Folk. In this show about two gay friends, Hunnam played the role of “Nathan,” a 15-year-old on the lookout for older men. Hunnam also played the same role in the follow-up television mini-series, Queer As Folk 2. He also starred in the critically acclaimed FOX series Undeclared for Judd Apatow, playing the suave theatre major from Britain who enlightened his roommate to women. Other feature credits include Peter Hewitt’s Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? for USA Films. In addition to his acting talents, Hunnam completed his first screenplay entitled VLAD. This project is set up at Summit Entertainment with Eric Feig and Plan B producing, and Anthony Mandler set to direct. NATHAN BARR , COMPOSER Nathan Barr is a unique breed of composer. In addition to writing his scores, he also performs all of the instruments heard in many of his compositions. Skilled in many styles and genres ranging from orchestral to rock, Barr is known for his collection and inclusion of rare and unusual instruments from around the world, such as human bone trumpets from Tibet, dismantled pianos, a rare glass armonica and gourd cellos, among many others. Barr has scored more than 25 feature films, including Warner Bros’ theatrical remake of the southern comedy series The Dukes of Hazzard, the unconventional Broken Lizard comedies Beerfest and Club Dread, New Regency's hit supernatural thriller Shutter, Lions Gate’s horrifying thriller Hostel and Hostel 2 directed by Eli Roth, and Universal Pictures’ critically acclaimed documentary Beyond the Mat, and the SXSW acclaimed documentary Hood to Coast. Barr’s most ambitious solo project to date has been scoring and performing all episodes of Alan Ball’s award winning HBO series True Blood. Barr recently finished the score to Matthew Chapman’s The Ledge, which will be competing at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Nathan began studying music in Tokyo, Japan at the age of four. He grew up surrounded by eclectic music ranging from Kabuki Theater to the sounds of his mother performing on the koto and piano, and his father playing the banjo, guitar, and shakuhachi. His interest in the art form was further influenced by extensive travels around the world, where he experienced music ranging from Bali's Kecak Orchestras to China's Beijing Opera. Barr went on to study at Skidmore College, and toured Italy and Switzerland with the Juilliard Cello Ensemble in the summer of 1993. In 1996, Barr moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career composing for film. Shortly thereafter, he joined Media Ventures (now Remote Control Productions) and worked as assistant to world-renowned composer Hans Zimmer on films such as As Good As It Gets (1997) and The Prince of Egypt (1998). After just eight months, Barr landed an agent and his first solo feature film (Lions Gate's romantic comedy Too Smooth), prompting him to set out on his own. © 2011 The Independent Film Channel LLC. All rights reserved.