SEIZE THE NIGHT
CARPE NOCTEM
Over the course of one night, a whirlwind romance between a drug dealer and a mysterious singer takes them on a collision course with a dangerous mind-control drug through the Los Angeles underground scene.
SEIZE THE NIGHT
(Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
All the music by Karel Havlíček from the film is now available on your favorite streaming services.
MEDIA
BEEN TO THE MOVIES
05.15.2022
“It is also rare that I find myself wanting to rewatch a film as soon as it finished, but this is one of those times. I really enjoyed Seize the Night, and the ending really "got" me, which is rare for this old cynic.”
INDIE ACTIVITY
NALUDA MAGAZINE
05.26.2022
“…Blalock’s visual kaleidoscope puts this among the great exemplars of hallucinema.”
FILM THREAT
05.24.2022
“Seize the Night brings a good-spirited budding romance in the wild world of Los Angeles nightlife. Nina Bergman and Pasha Gerard drive the film with their excellent chemistry. Another winner for that rockstar director Gene Blalock!”
WORLD FILM GEEK
03.31.2022
“Overall, 'Seize the Night' is rather incredible given the budget, I would really like to see this film make some sort of indie festival run with the stars on hand taking about it. What else is there to say, buy it! Seize the Night rates a rousing, sharp, yet tender masterpiece a 9 out of 10!!”
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DEADLINE
02.18.2022
Deadline has an exclusive trailer for Seize the Night, a thriller directed by Gene Blalock that Glass House Distribution recently acquired from Seraph Films for release on demand.
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DAILY DEAD
MOVIE VINE
02.15.2022
Nina Bergman And Pasha Gerard In Dark Romantic Film ‘Seize The Night’ By Seraph Films
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3 GEEKS PODCAST
05.01.2021
3 Geeks Podcast talk with director Gene Blalock and writer/actor Pasha Gerard. Today Jason steps away from the conversation, but Max joins Justin to get to know Gene Blalock and Pasha Gerard.
BROADWAY WORLD
05.15.2019
Nina Bergman Joins Cast Of CARPE NOCTEM. Nina Bergman, Trevor Torseth, and Jonathan Erickson Eisley star in Carpe Noctem, an independent dramatic feature film that follows a whirlwind romance through Hollywood's darker passages. This film was crafted by writer Pasha Gerard and director Gene Blalock.
THE CAST
NINA BERGMAN
GG
Nina Bergman is an actress, singer, songwriter, and model.
Pairing her traditional training at NYU Tisch School of the Arts with experience as an amateur boxer, Nina has stunned audiences in studio projects like THE CAR and DOOM, national commercials such as Dos Equis’ Most Interesting Man in the World, and in indie films like CARPE NOCTEM.
She’s been signed to Warner Bros. Records for a six album deal and has starred in music videos like Gnarls Barkley's “Gone Daddy Gone.”
Her role as Wonder Woman achieved viral success and she’s shared the screen in starring roles with talent like John Malkovich, David Arquette, Vivica Fox, and Jesse Metcalfe.
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PASHA GERARD
GB
Full of passion and immensely creative, Pasha is no stranger to the acting and writing game of Hollywood. Pasha offers extensive training and energy to the lead role of GB in Carpe Noctem.
On top of being a seasoned actor, Pasha is a living encyclopedia of the goth culture of Los Angeles. His first concert was seeing The Cure; 'it changed me forever'. With soundtracks of Depeche Mode's "Black Celebration", The Cult's "Love", and The Cure's "Pornography" permanently etched into his brain, Pasha lends an authenticity to the film that’s unparalleled.
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JONATHAN EISLEY
JOHN
Jonathan Erickson Eisley is known for his work on Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018), The Rookie (2018) and Shameless (2011).
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JOHN C. EPPERSON
LEIF
Born in Vallejo California, John is a graduate of American Conservatory Theater's MFA program, as well as Solano College's Actor Training Program. After spending many years doing theater in the San Francisco Bay Area, John began appearing in live action stunt shows. He then traveled to China and performed there for four years as the action hero "McCabe" in the world's largest live action stunt show "Danger Island". In 2011 John returned to the USA, and relocated to Los Angeles to perform in the Water World show at Universal Studios. John works as an actor, stunt performer, and a stunt coordinator.
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TREVOR TORSETH
WINDHAM
Trevor Torseth was born in the hinterland on the border between Ontario and Minnesota a stone's throw into Canada. Adolescence and a bricklayer's frame brought him to football on the Minnesota gridiron. He soon found his sea legs on the stage after being cast as "Archie Lee" in Tennessee Williams' The Long Stay Cut Short. A casting decision that would foretell future success with Williams. After earning a Bachelor's degree from St. Cloud State University in Minnesota he was cast in the Minneapolis production of Tony 'n Tina's Wedding. This success, along with the requisite restlessness born out of a midwestern thespian's existence, brought Torseth to Los Angeles.
In L.A. he bounced around the usual haunts of Hollywood drudgery until his bruising, fearless, and absurdly comic portrayal of "Jake" in Williams' 27 Wagons Full of Cotton. Torseth established his persona as an aching bull of a performer as he devoured every scene in Tennessee's searing one-act. He went onto play heavies in films as well as pointed guest roles on television - most notably as the tortured homeless vet Ron Hacker in the ensemble series LOOK. Trevor Torseth, the actor and the man, is many things: a raging beast, a Viking Lorax, and the owner of every room he's ever been in.
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JUSTIN SANDLER
TIM
Justin Sandler is an actor and producer, known for Welcome to Where You've Always Been (2018), Surfer, Dude (2008) and 17 Again (2009).
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THE FILMMAKERS
GENE BLALOCK |
DIRECTOR
Gene has had an extensive career in the entertainment industry. After performing as the front man for the rock group, The Faded, Gene founded Seraph Films, a production company in Hollywood dedicated to community-focused indie filmmaking. He’s since directed 3 feature films, 19 short films, won dozens of inter-national and domestic awards, and launched multiple web series.
Before forming Seraph Films, Gene founded Seraph Digital, a Chicago-based firm specializing in the production of audio, video, print, and other forms of media.
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DANIEL BUTTON |
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Daniel Button, is a Latin American cinematographer in Los Angeles, California. He moved to California to pursue his dreams of acting in major motion pictures back in 2009.
After getting a taste of what it was like being on set, he knew he had to get on them no matter what. So he picked up a camera in 2012 and hasn’t looked back. He has shot a range of music videos, branded content, all the way to narrative features including his most recent, Carpe Noctem.
Daniel looks forward to keep pushing onward in his filmmaking career.
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JHAN HARP |
PRODUCER
Jhan is the lead producer and head of development at Seraph Films. Jhan wrote and produced Seraph’s first narrative feature, THE NIGHTMARE GALLERY, which acquired multiple distribution offers, including an offer for domestic theatrical distribution.
He also provides high-level script consulting services to very select clientele, including a New York Times bestselling author and A-list actors. Jhan served as the senior development consultant at Screen Craft, a boutique script consultancy, since 2013, and has evaluated 10,000+ scripts and has provided in-depth feedback on myriad client projects.
Jhan utilizes a combination of perspective gained from Hollywood script development and his education in both science and the arts, courtesy of a BS in physics and a BA in theatre, both with magna cum laude honors, from Purdue University.
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PASHA GERARD |
WRITER AND PRODUCER
Full of passion and immensely creative, Pasha is no stranger to the acting and writing game of Hollywood. Pasha offers extensive training and energy to the lead role of GB in Carpe Noctem.
On top of being a seasoned actor, Pasha is a living encyclopedia of the goth culture of Los Angeles. His first concert was seeing The Cure; 'it changed me forever'. With soundtracks of Depeche Mode's "Black Celebration", The Cult's "Love", and The Cure's "Pornography" permanently etched into his brain, Pasha lends an authenticity to the film that’s unparalleled.
PHIL GOLDBERG |
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Lawyer by day, film producer by night, Phil has been Gene’s creative partner for years.
Licensed in California, Florida, and Illinois, Phil primarily practices consumer protection law, trying to help consumers and level the “playing field.” Phil’s consumer rights law firm, based in Tampa, Florida, following in the Seraph tradition, is called Seraph Legal, P.A. In addition, Phil has a boutique law firm in Chicago as a sole practitioner, catering to clients who need assistance with estate planning (wills and trusts), asset protection, business development, and tax planning.
Formerly, Phil was corporate counsel to a multinational LCD monitor and television manufacturer and an alternative-energy firm, after having served as the interim CEO of a business counseling firm. Before this, Phil was a researcher in the Cardiology Department at Chicago’s Children’s Memorial Hospital.
Since co-founding Seraph Films with Gene, Phil has been instrumental in the creation of each Seraph Films project.
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KAREL HAVLICEK |
COMPOSER
Karel Havlíček is a Czech music composer and multi-instrumentalist. Based in Prague and Los Angeles.
In recent years, as a musician and author, Karel has mainly focused on writing music for television series and film. His work has appeared in HBO Europe (tv series Mamon and Therapy) as well as the Czech Television series (Vzteklina - Rabies). He is also the composer of the original soundtrack for the award-winning feature documentary Lion Ark. Over the years, Karel has written music for many foreign and Czech commercials, as well as created sound designs for television news, theatre performances, and charity spots. As a keyboard player, he played in the leading indie band Southpaw, with which they released six albums (2001 - 2009).
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DEBORAH RANKIN |
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Deborah Rankin is a Los Angeles based award winning producer. From a Local Emmy winning On-Air network campaign for KERA in Dallas to Film Festival Laurels for the poignant short Fragile Storm which deals with the extremely difficult subject of Alzheimer’s, Deborah brings to her projects a creative way of thinking about producing and production.
Known for being a very hands-on producer, she has mind-set for creating solutions when others may be intimidated by difficult challenges.
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WENDY SHEPHERD |
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Wendy Shepherd is an entrepreneur and marketing expert who has developed dozens of successful websites over the years. She has a background in digital graphics, website design, online publicity, social media management, marketing, online publishing and more.
She works with well-known entertainment talent and films and has run a number of high-profile marketing campaigns and has been credited as an associate producer in a couple of films.
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CONTACT
All press and media inquiries should be directed to Wendy Shepherd at Studio Matrix.
