Voyage Media September Spotlight

We’re excited to share some highlights with you and continue fostering an environment where great stories come to life.

Thank you for being part of our journey!

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Congratulations to Voyage Clients Becoming Originals!
RISE AND SHINE
We’re proud to share that the theatrical motion picture RISE AND SHINE has completed post production and has been submitted to Sundance!

The film stars Rachel Bay Jones (the triple threat Emmy/Tony/Grammy-winning actor of DEAR EVAN HANDSON and YOUNG SHELDON), Danny Burstein (TOKYO VICE, JULIA) and introduces Ana Sharp, a young actor with cerebral palsy playing the lead role of Terri.

Voyage produced the film alongside the non-profit Just Like You Films and Low Road Films. The film is directed by Laura Somers (RICH KIDS). The movie is based on a book, the screenplay written through Voyage, and a Voyage podcast episode.
DARBY THE HORSE
Hats off to a Voyage client, Margaret Combs, whose project ‘Darby the Horse’ is now a Voyage Original. Margaret first approached Voyage with her original book and was paired with producer Chris Leitch and writer Jonathan Rosenthal.

Together, the team crafted a poignant Family Drama Series, inspired by Margaret’s book, about a father and son, both veterans dealing with PTSD and addiction, as they seek recovery and healing through horse training on a Texas ranch. Their powerful story comes to life in a teleplay script and a series bible that Chris Leitch is now set to shop.
FI THE WINNING FORMULA
A shout-out is in order for Maxine Kakouris, a Voyage client whose pitch, F1 THE WINNING FORMULA, is currently being shopped by the producer Jason Cheyney.

A competition reality show set in the world of F1 racing, where amateur drives train with professionals and compete to win.
Maxine developed her idea for an unscripted reality show in collaboration with Jason through our Development Custom program. Together, they crafted a compelling sizzle reel and treatment that Voyage is thrilled to bring to the market.
Shout out to our Voyage Clients and their new Podcasts!
SANCTUARY
Congrats to our Voyage Head Of Podcasts Dan Benamor who has produced a #1 Fiction podcasts, Sanctuary!

Starring Lily Rabe (American Horror Story). A woman wakes up on a future terraformed Mars, only to discover her husband has become the dictator of Mars, and the only way she can secure a free and peaceful future for the planet is to kill him.
LOVE, MURDER, FLORIDA
Jane Lynch stars in this crime and dark comedy podcast, reminiscent of Better Call Saul or How Stella Got Her Groove Back… with murder.

Two rival bus service operators have a business feud that turns personal, and then turns deadly, after one of them takes a trip to Florida, and engages in a passionate affair with a mysterious stranger.
Featured Producers!
Koji Steven Sakai
Koji Steven Sakai
Previous Projects:
SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET, BONEYARD, DAMAGED

What I’m Looking For:
HORROR, and any project with DIVERSE content in the FEATURE FILM, SCRIPTED TV/MINISERIES and PODCAST formats.

Koji has written 12 feature films that have been produced and served as a producer on nine features. He has also produced a one-hour comedy special, DWAYNE PERKINS: TAKE NOTE, that premiered on Netflix and a comedy television series, COMEDY INVASIAN, that premiered on Hulu and Peacock. Koji was on the writing team for a Japanese television series slated for Disney+/Hulu in 2024.

His most recent productions include, SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET (staring Cuba Gooding Jr and Terrance Howard, Shudder), BONEYARD (staring Mel Gibson and 50 Cent), and DAMAGED (staring Samuel Jackson).
Koji’s Bio
Juan Manuel Borbolla
Previous Projects:
BANDIDOS, TANGOS, TEQUILAS & SOME LIES, YOU’VE GOT THIS

What I’m Looking For:
COMEDY, ROMCOM, DRAMA, TRUE CRIME AND BIOPICS in FEATURES AND TV SERIES.

Juan spent the last year producing three TV series and two features; CADA MINUTO CUENTA (2024) the highestmbudgeted TV series in Latam for Prime Video about the 1985 terrifying mexican earthquake, JUMP START MY HEART (2024) a Romcom about a new love for a widower, also for Prime video and 90 MINUTES (2024) about street soccer for Telemundo and the features; NOCHE DE BODAS (2024) for Videocine and VIX and LOVE ME IN THE FUTURE (2024) for Prime Video.

In 2022 he developed BANDIDOS (2024) for Netflix.
Juan’s Bio

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