Liam O’Connor-Genereaux
Director, Writer, Editor
Homeland: The Green Hills of Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom
In the Wizard Of Oz the Tin Woodman is extra sensitive, since he knows he has no heart. Liam, by the same token, knows he has no concept of reality, and is therefore extra attuned to the hiccups and crazy twists that real life keeps spitting out. He has wandered across 20+ countries and still hasn’t found the haybale that messed up his hair. Butterfly Queen is Liam’s second feature film.
Clay Neuger
Producer
Homeland: The Bucolic South Shore of Massachusetts.
Clay is excited by collaboration and passionate about every aspect that goes into the film-making process. He also happens to love a fine cup coffee and a good challenge.
Kade Pintado
Plays Casey in Butterfly Queen
Homeland: The Nonstop Swamps of Southern Louisiana
Kade has been film acting on and off for the past decade or so. While at Emerson, they met Liam, who brought them on for the ride of their life in by playing Izzy in Zephyr. The Butterfly Queen is special to Kade in so many ways. This production has been a beacon and a friend for Kade during the pandemic and Kade’s process of coming out publicly as nonbinary. This is the first production they’ve been in since coming out, and they are so grateful to get to bring a character like Casey to life.
For Kade, performing has always been a freeing and healing practice. Now, while still pursuing acting, Kade is also building a career in therapeutic work. They currently do recreational therapy at a memory care center. Kade loves living in a little Boston gayborhood with their cat named Normal, working professionally at leisure activities with people much older than themself, while rediscovering their voice “post”-pandemic and post-transition.
Despoina
Plays Ash in The Butterfly Queen
Despoina is an interdisciplinary artist, word smith, and performer. Despoina is a nomad currently based in NYC but hailing from various parts of the Southeast US. The Butterfly Queen is Despoina’s feature film debut and Despoina is delighted at the chance to help paint the colors of this magical world for you
Sophia Anthony
Plays Robin in The Butterfly Queen
Homeland: The Rustic River City of Richmond, Virginia.
Sophia ardently decided to dive headfirst into the world of film after studying acting and directing for 10 years. She spends her days traveling between coffee shops, collecting moments that she spins into poems and scripts. Sophia believes there is absolutely nothing stronger than the power of human connection and is beyond excited to be a part of the magic that is Butterfly Queen.
Abby Pearl
Lead Artist
Homeland: The Quaint Suburbs of Lake Champlain.
Abby was formed out of molten ink at the center of a chrysanthemum. Since shedding her tattoo’d petals she has built comic books, designed murals, illustrated video games, and captured the purest essence of a human tooth. Abby is excited to be the hands that bring the art of The Butterfly Queen to life. www.abbypearl.com
Seana Testa
Producer/Art Director
Homeland: The Place Where The Stalactite and The Stalagmite Meet
Seana believes, against all odds, that people can be understood. In addition, she likes pinning things to the ceiling, testing professional aircraft, and dancing all the time. She brings her knowledge of systems, flows, and weapons-grade multi-colored pens to the task of managing the humans of The Butterfly Queen.
Halina Vercessi
Head of Costuming and Hair/Makeup
Homeland: The historic village of Williston, Vermont.
Halina grew up performing, directing, and writing in theatre. She is excited to dip her toes into the world of film and be a part of the The Butterfly Queen team.
Morgan Radocy
Costume Designer
Homeland: The Brick Bastions of Connecticut
Back and gother than ever, Morgan returns to her role as head costume designer on her second film with Liam. She brings to the table a newly acquired BA in Costume Design and decades of experience as a writer, vocalist, and contrarian. Her work aims to unites the aesthetic of dark elegance with the personality of a magpie looking for a bottle cap.
Katelyn Paddock
2020 Marketing for The Butterfly Queen
Homeland: The deepest, darkest reaches of Connecticut.
Katelyn’s first words were “per my last email.” She stage manages, acts, baristas, and buys more notebooks than she can find purpose for. You see, it was such a nice color, and you can never have too many, right? She is thrilled to be involved in The Butterfly Queen (it’s the first film she’s ever worked on) with such a driven and talented band of artists!
Saskia Martinez
Scenic Designer
Homeland: Storrs, CT
Saskia (she/her) is a recent graduate of Boston University’s BFA Scene Design program, hailing from Storrs, Connecticut. She’s bringing her passion for storytelling and love of creating art in an ensemble from the world of theatre to Butterfly Junction! She’s worked as a production/scenic designer, scenic painter, prop master, concept artist, etc. on films, plays, operas, musicals, and a podcast! See her work at saskiamartinez.com
Whittaker Ingbretson
Director Of Photography
Homeland: The Rugged Slopes of The White Mountains
Whittaker snaps his finger and the sun adjusts its color temperature. Whittaker sets a tripod and houses shuffle to open the frame. Whittaker chooses a lens and the air itself moves aside to give him a clear shot. Whittaker takes on a project and that project looks good. His work has won awards region wide. www.chariotarts.com
Dimitrios Kapoukranidis
Composer
Homeland: Northeast Kingdom of Vermont
A classically trained composer by night and mental health clinician by day, Dimitrios loves the collaborative creative process and is excited to be working on The Butterfly Queen, as scoring storytelling media is one of his musical passions. He’s a born and raised New-Englander with the slang and flannel collection to show for it, and can often be found in his studio clutching a mug full of tea, analyzing modern musical harmony for “fun”.
Cas Pryer
Production Sound Mixer
Homeland: Bradford, Vermont
Cas is a community-oriented filmmaker (and sometimes soundie) drawn to the absurd, the human, and the magic in-between. Since graduating from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts in Production and Screenwriting, she has worked on numerous shorts and two features. “Pam,” which she both costume and production designed, is currently featured on Omeleto with over 65,000 views. Her costume debut — the short “Heaven,” has garnered awards for Best Art Direction and Best Animated Short from the AI International Film Festival. In her (little) spare time she writes, and recently attended the Stowe Story Labs, where her horror feature script Amorphous was a selected project and top ten finalist for the Tangerine Entertainment Fellowship. These days she works on an HBO sitcom under costume designer Trayce Gigi Field, whose recent work includes A League of Their Own and Rian Johnson’s Pokerface. She hails from Vermont (and holds the opportunity to work with fellow Vermont filmmakers near and dear to her heart).
Alex Escaja
Representation/Story Advisor
Homeland: The Scenic Suburbs of South Burlington, Vermont
Alex has represented many things and many people, including his fellow LGBTQ youth on the boards of local and national organizations, and an onion for Halloween in third grade. Majoring in both film and gender studies, he is excited to offer his experience and passion for restoring social inequities and inclusive storytelling to the Butterfly Queen team. He believes film has the power to work social justice magic, and he can't wait to see it come to life!
Natalie Nicholallenson
Assistant Costumer
Homeland: The Clogged Suburbs of Massachusetts
Natalie has been acting, playing, and dressing up since before she can remember, and she has no plans to stop now. She loves making her own life difficult by tackling costuming projects she probably shouldn’t, yelling at her carnivorous sewing machine when it eats her fabric, and wondering why she does this to herself — not that any of that would ever stop her from doing it all over again the next time a project caught her eye. If she had to describe herself with one meme, it would be the dog in the burning house saying “This is fine”. This is her second feature film working with Liam.
Megan Sermonis
Mask Maker/Prop Assistant
Homeland: The Depths of the Finger Lakes
A year and a half ago, Megan tripped into the world of prop making by crocheting with plastic bags in the UVM theater. In the time since, she has made psychedelic rat heads, fake cakes, Shakespearean manuscripts and a dog puppet for the stage. The Butterfly Queen is Megan’s first time making props that will be seen closer than six feet away. As a life long crafter, she is excited to stretch her technical skills and still can’t believe this is the magical world she gets to work in.