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Trailer - Hide Your Love Away

When a bullied, abandoned, autistic teen threatens suicide, his group home manager, an autism dad, must throw him a lifeline or sink in the storm.

  • Edwin Williams, Trailer Editor
    Director
    Edwin L. Williams II started his acting and filmmaking career in 2014. He has an Associate in Acting Performance degree from KD Conservatory in Dallas and has appeared in feature films, TV commercials and short films. He has produced short films and web series through his company Digital ELW Productions. 
  • Dan E. Burns
    Writer
    Dan E. Burns has been writing, producing, and directing documentary, educational, dramatic, and promotional films for over 50 years. While in school, he wrote and produced "A Time to Mend," a documentary about disabled children. He then wrote and produced the Eastman Kodak Company annual newsreel. Funded by Canada Council for the Arts, he wrote directed, and produced "Survival in the City" and "A Place in the Country," films about urban migration showcased on CBC. Dan is an advocate for his son with autism, Ben. He co-founded a ranch for teens and young adults with autism in Austin, and  wrote Dispatches from the Front, serially published in 2016, based on that experience. In 2020-21, with co-writer Shiitake Mama, Dan wrote and produced a short dramatic film, “Hide Your Love Away,” based on his experience working with teens and young adults on the autism spectrum. His production company, Appleseed Ventures, are considering producing a six-episode web series to include “Hide Your Love Away.”
  • Shiitake Mama
    Writer
    Co-writer Shiitake Mama, formerly Sandra Dutreau Perky Williams, PhD, has garnered national and international recognition for her essays, poems, scripts, and educational materials and films. A theatre professional for over 30 years and a theatre Artist in Residence, she has directed, taught, and developed scripts and improvised productions for university and community theatres. Her work in public schools focuses on at-risk kids, using improv and theatre games. She has collaborated with co-writer Dan Burns on numerous autism-related projects, including Saving Ben, A Father’s Story of Autism. www.shiitakemama.com
  • Linda K. Leonard
    Producer
    Linda K. Leonard has been a professional Director/Actor for more than 40 years in every medium of the Arts. Film, Theatre, Commercial and Industrial and Musical Theatre. She has received  Critics Forum Awards, Leon Rabin Awards, Critics Choice Awards and many others, Linda is a member of Actors Equity, SAG/AFTRA, Women in Film and WAPN and is dedicated to the process of creativity and empowerment and healing. She is honored to bring our story to the screen.
  • Bill Jenkins
    Key Cast
    "Josh"
    On stage, Bill Jenkins (Josh) has been a member of Actors’ Equity for 37 years. He is also active in film, TV, commercials & voice dubbing for Japanese Anime. He has played opposite Diane Keaton, Josh Brolin & was directed by Oliver Stone. He has portrayed three American Presidents, received two Critics’ Forum Awards, a Theatre Three Patrons’ Favorite Award & is deeply grateful for his beloved ‘partner in crime’, Linda Kay Leonard.
  • Hunter Douglas
    Key Cast
    "Zero"
    is a graduate of Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy and a current BFA Acting major at Oklahoma City University. Regional DFW credits include roles such as Will in American Idiot (Junior Players), Sky in Mamma Mia! (NTPA Repertory Theatre), Tarrrant Actors Regional Theatre)
  • Bryan Douglas
    Key Cast
    "Buck"
    Bryan Douglas is a DFW area actor and theatre technical designer. Graduated from Park University in 1998. Apprenticed as an actor with Vassar College NY Stage & Film’s apprentice program. Represented by Grit Talent.
  • Edwin L. Williams II
    Editor (HYLA Trailer)
    Edwin L. Williams II started his acting and filmmaking career in 2014. He has an Associate in Acting Performance degree from KD Conservatory in Dallas and has appeared in feature films, TV commercials and short films. He has produced short films and web series through his company Digital ELW Productions. 
  • Project Type:
    Other
  • Genres:
    Drama; trailer
  • Runtime:
    46 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 1, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    150 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director - Edwin Williams, Trailer Editor