Short Flim THE EXPOSED to Begin Production

Florida trained actress and now Los Angeles resident Joanna Theobalds returns to her Palm Beach County roots this summer in preparation for shooting her film, The Exposed. William Butland, who co-wrote the script with Theobalds based on her short play of the same name, will direct the film. A dark thriller, The Exposed reveals the long hidden secrets of one family and provides a window into how choices made affect not only the individual but everyone in their lives. Main character, Catherine, and her two sons are on the run, desperate to escape a manipulative family determined to take control in the aftermath of a loved one's suicide. To complicate matters further, events from Catherine's past unexpectedly become her present, forcing her to face a truth she thought she had hidden even from herself. Both controversial and informative in subject matter, The Exposed is sure to keep the audience talking long after the screen goes to black.

Co-starring in The Exposed is Theobalds and Palm Beach County resident Suzanne Niedland. Theobalds and Niedland met at the Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre (BRIFT), where they were both students in Burt Reynolds' Master Acting class. Theobalds has been a stage and film actor for over 20 years.Niedland is both a filmmaker and an actor with over 20 years of experience.Butland, the director, has won awards for his short films and is currently in post-production for his latest feature film, All That You Can't Leave Behind. He attended both the University of South Florida's film program and The New York Film Academy.

Theobalds plans to enter the film in numerous film festivals and submit to Sundance Channel for broadcast.