HILLSIDE PICTURES

INDIA WILKINS

Director Of Productions

An Atlanta native, India Wilkins plays a valuable part of Hillside Pictures bringing great knowledge with her many roles.  As a event planner she brings organization to her role as script supervisor overseeing the continuity of the production.  When needed she also steps into the role of producer coordinating various aspects of film and stage production.  India's passion really shines bright when she is in full character cooking and entertaining, hence her role as Craft Services.  She enjoys preparing meals for the cast and crew while on set,  The opportunity to prepare various recipes while adding a special touch to the presentation brings her joy.  Her commitment to this role is easy breezy as it represents the appreciation our team, the A-Team, has for its cast of actors and each other.

RODNEY L. JOHNSON

Creative Director

Rodney L. Johnson born and raised in Atlanta, GA was bitten by the acting bug many years ago.  He has since been involved in countless performances, stage plays, films, and appearances.  Having worn the many hats such as writer, creative director, stage manager, assistant director, and director just to name a few, he finds pleasure in being able to depict the lives of others.  To his credit, He is a 2019 Metropolitan Atlanta Theater nominee for the Major Supporting Male Actor Award as well as Live Arts Theatre 2018 Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role Winner for his portrayal of Fred Disalvo in Topher Payne's "Evelyn In Purgatory" Directed by Becca Parker, Broadway World Atlanta Awards 2019
Best Play nomination for his role as Sam in "Blues For An Alabama Sky" written by Pearl Cleage, directed by D. Norris.  In 2020 Rodney had the privilege of being a Metropolitan Atlanta Theater judge for the 2020 season and elected to the Board Of Directors at The Live Arts Theatre. In 2021 he performed Sea Wall by Simon Stephens at the Georgia Theater Conference where he won Best Performance and Best Performer which allowed him to represent Georgia in 2022 at the Southeastern Theater Conference where he again won Best Performance and Best Performer both under the direction of Becca Parker. In 2022 he was made a Pro Company Member at Live Arts Theatre.  Rodney believes acting gives him the opportunity to entertain and educate individuals about situations, causes, and events that involves our lives, and communities.

SCHANIQUA ASH

Director Of Productions

Schaniqua Ash was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana.  She graduated from The University Of Louisiana At Lafayette with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Accounting and a MBA from The University of Phoenix Schaniqua decided to relocate to Atlanta, Georgia where she began working in the film industry.  Through her mentorship with veteran Producer Eric Canada she has worked on projects featuring the talents of Angie Stone, Maya Table, and Stic from Dead Prez.  In 2015, she produced her first web series entitled "The Indie Girls Project" featuring up & coming and prominent female filmakers in Atlanta.  She partnered with Hillside Pictures to Co-Produce the feature film "Nocturnal" starring Travis Cure from Tyler Perry's "The Oval".  She also served as Executive Producer on the current film "The Elder Heist".  Schaniqua has a gift for organization, punctually, and a keen eye for talent.

KERVIN JAMES

Director Of Photography

Kervin James is a Musician/Editor/Screenwriter with over 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry.  He began his career as talent doing commercials and PSA's for the NBC affiliate in Southwest Florida.  It was there he learned how commercials were shot and edited in addition to honing his skills as a music producer by also providing the background music for several commercials aired on their network.  He would go on to win a Silver Addy Award for Excellence in Broadcasting.  Kervin then made the transition into the music industry where he would work with multi-platinum artist 69 Boyz, and Dis & Dat as a videographer/photographer on tour capturing footage for the pump Dat Bass documentary.  His talents have also taken him into audio production working with Thrill the Player from 69 Boyz, Jacki-O, Smiles and Southstar, Juvenile, One Chance, Rico Love, Three the God Way, BBJ, Demetrus, and many others.  As a camera operator and editor with Behind the Mic (Magazine Style Red Carpet Show) Kervin has covered events such as Trumpet Awards, Steve Harvey's Neighborhood Awards, Essence Festival, etc.  He adds to his credit numerous  amounts of short films, television program broadcasting on Comcast Cable, and Web programming.  As a writer Kervin has trained with some of the most learned professionals in the industry in Hollywood including Lamont Ferell (Moesha, House Of Payne, Girlfriends) Linda Seager (Making a Good Script Great), Christopher Volger (The Writer's Journey), Pamela Jaye Smith to name a few.  With his faith in God, experience, and education Kervin is destined to achieve all that he desires in the Entertainment Business.