All In Films is an American independent movie production company founded by director, producer and award-winning acting coach Michelle Danner. it is a full-service film & entertainment studio based in Santa Monica, California, with a mission to craft quality content across all media, at budgets that remain strictly in tune with current market conditions and to distribute these products in a manner that brings the largest return to its investors, while reaching an extensive international audience.

Michelle Danner is a film and stage director, an author, and a world-renowned  acting coach. She teaches the Golden Box Acting workshops in South America,  Europe, Toronto, Vancouver, Dubai, New York, Sydney and Australia.

It was her father, Alexander Valdez, who opened the very first William Morris  Agency in Paris, France, that instilled a strong passion and work ethic that has  stayed with her throughout her life.

Michelle has taught acting for the last 30 years and has worked with many

A-List Actors privately and on set including: Chris Rock, Gerard Butler, Seth MacFarlane, Penelope Cruz, Melanie Brown, Jamie Lynn Sigler, Verne Troyer, Grant Bowler, Kate Del Castillo, Michael Pena, Isla Fisher, Common, Jennifer Grant, Salma Hayek, Chris Martin, Brian McKnight, James Franco, Marcia Cross, Christian Slater, Catherine Bell, Zooey Deschanel, Gabrielle Union, Justin Chatwin, Jennifer Coolidge, Justine Wadell, Rob Estes, Rick Fox, Henry Cavill, Michelle Rodriguez, Seychelle Gabriel,Rita Ora and many others.

Voted favorite acting coach by Backstage readers. She was brought in for her  expert coaching on the WB show The Starlet and was featured with Andy  Richter on The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien.

Michelle trained extensively in Paris and New York with Stella Adler and Uta  Hagen.  She was the Managing Director of the Larry Moss Studio since its  inception in Los Angeles for 20 years.

Alexandra is Co-Founder and Vice President of the independent film production company ALL IN FILMS.

Born in Paris, Alexandra moved to the US at the age of 11. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Columbia University with a degree in Political Science. Upon graduation, Alexandra spent several years working in television, first at CNN then MSNBC. Alexandra has been producing plays and films since 2005.

In 2006, she produced her first feature film, How to go Out on a Date in Queens-which was nominated and won four L.A. Film Awards. It starred Jason Alexander, Esai Morales, Ron Perlman, Kimberly Williams, Rob Estes and Alison Eastwood.

In 2011 Alexandra produced the feature film Hello Herman starring Norman Reedus (AMC’s The Walking Dead), Martha Higareda, and Garrett Backstrom. The film premiered at the Hollywood Film Festival to a sold out audience and had its international premiere at the Monaco Charity Film Festival where it won the award for social relevance. It opened theatrically nationwide and was distributed by Warner Brothers.

Her third film, The Bandit Hound, a family comedy starring Catherine Bell, Lou Ferigno, Judd Nelson, Paul Sorvino, and Verne Troyer, was released in 2016.

In 2019 Alexandra finished producing a supernatural thriller, Bad Impulse, with a wonderful cast including Paul Sorvino, Sonya Walger, Grant Bowler and Dan Lauria.

In 2020 she produced The Runner, a psychological thriller has won multiple awards.

Alexandra also produced “Thank Q – A world Music Tribute to the Humanitarian Works of Quincy Jones” and the award-winning musical “Black Cat Cabaret” which also ran for a year in Los Angeles.

In 2020 The Runner, an action-thriller, is starring Cameron Douglas was filmed and was released by Saban Films in 2022. The Runner premiered at the Cinequest Film Festival in March 2021 and screened at the Houston WorldFest as well as Internationally at the Ischia Global Film Festival, winning Best Independent Feature Film as well as best Cinematography at the Toronto Independent Film Festival and Best Director at the Vancouver Film Festival, Paris Play Festival, Milan Gold Award and L’age d’Or International Arthouse Film Festival.

Her latest Film, Miranda’s Victim, was filmed in 2022 and will premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in early 2023 starring Abigail Breslin, Ryan Phillippe, Luke Wilson, Emily VanCamp, Mireille Enos, Josh Bowman, Andy Garcia and Donald Sutherland. It’s a riveting true story of the creation of the Miranda Rights told from the perspective of the victim.

She is in development for her next projects Starstruck, a modern Romantic Comedy, The Italians a family comedy and The Uninvited, a true story about life and fame.

Valerie Debler is a corporate attorney with 30 years of experience in finance, real estate and entertainment law (Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal (1992-1997), Nomura Securities (1997) and Fried Frank Shriver and Harris (1998-2000 and 2007-2009). She holds a B.A. from New York University and graduated Cum Laude from Fordham University School of Law.

Valerie Debler is also a producer and a writer. She produced Miranda’s Victim in 2022, starring Abigail Breslin, Ryan Phillippe, Luke Wilson, Andy Garcia and Donald Sutherland. The film will premier as the opening night film at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Valerie also produced the feature Film “The Runner” (Saban Films and Archstone Distributions – 2022), starring Cameron Douglas, Edouard Philipponnat and Elisabeth Rohm, with producer Bill Kenwright Films. The film premiered at Cinequest Film Festival and garnished several nominations and awards at over 30 prestigious film festivals, including Winner of Best Feature at Los Angeles Film Awards, Worldfest Houston, Milan Gold Awards, Filmhaus Berlin Film Festival, New York Movie Awards, New York International Film Awards, and Cinequest, winner for Best Cinematography at the Toronto Independent Festival of CIFT and Best Director at the Catalina Film Festival, Montreal Independent Film Festival and Vancouver Independent Film Festival.

Valerie also produced the feature film “Bad Impulse” (Gravitas – Archstone Distributions 2020), starring Grant Bowler, Sonya Walger, James Landry Hebert and Paul Sorvino, winner of Best Feature Film at the London Independent Film Awards and Best Narrative Award at Culver City Film Festival. She served as Executive Producer for the feature films “The Bandit Hound” (Alchemy 2016), starring Lou Ferrigno and Judd Nelson and for the feature film “Hello Herman” (Warner Bros. 2013), starring Norman Reedus.

She has consulted as story consultant and collaborated as a writer on various projects, including “The Bandit Hound,” “The Will To …” and the documentary short “Sigueme.” She is in pre-production for the feature film “Starstruck,” a romantic comedy with an original twist on astrology to commence principal photography in late 2023. In collaboration with Tracy Lindsey Melchior, she is writing the screenplay for the feature film “Kissing Frogs” based on the life story of Ms. Melchior. She is currently in development for The Italians, and The Uninvited, both slated for production in 2023.

Valerie studied film at the School of Visual Arts and acting at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting and at the Warren Robertson Theater Workshop in New York City. She was selected to participate in the Summer Director Festival at the American Theater of Actors in New York City where she directed several original works.

Director: Music Video, Money (What’s It Gonna Do For Me), “Award of Merit” Best Shorts Competition 2021, Indie feature, Extra Innings, “Best Feature” Manhattan Film Festival and Jersey Shore Film Festival 2019. Indie short film; Back To The Wall, Barcelona Planet Film Festival winner “Best Gaudi Man Film maker”. Theatre: Stopping By Ensemble Studio Theatre LA, The House Of Yes, Chip Chop and It Must Be Him Edgemar Center for the Arts, CA, Lost In Yonkers and Almost, Maine Steel River Playhouse PA, Almost, Maine the Gasworks Theatre Melbourne AU, The Dreamer Examines His Pillow The Complex Los Angeles and the workshop productions of Fifth of July, The Laramie Project, and A Lie of the Mind for the T. Schreiber Studio in NY.

Producer and featured actor in: Miranda’s Victim 2023, Bad Impulse “Best Feature” Golden State Film Fest, International Film Fest Manhattan, London Independent Film Awards 2021, The Runner “Best Feature” New York Movie Awards, London Independent Film Fest, New York International Film Awards, Ferrara Film Fest Italy, releasing 2022, The Bandit Hound, Hello Herman Hollywood Film Festival 2012, Monaco Film Festival 2013 “Award for Social Relevance” and How to Go Out on a Date in Queens “Best Supporting Actor” LA Indie Awards 2006. He produced the short film Dos Corazones “Audience Favorite” Malibu Film Festival. In LA he produced Four-Thought and The Rose Tattoo at the Hudson Theatre, and the workshop production of How to Go Out on a Date in Queens directed by Larry Moss.

• TBA, Daisy, short film. Position: Production Assistant. Directed by SCA graduate Jelena Nik and written by Nik and Daniella Sina. Assisted in filming at Edgemar Center for the Arts and Rae’s Restaurant, USC School of Cinematic Arts, Los Angeles, California.
• October 2021, Jack-O’s Media Archive “2-for 1 Bags of Candy, Offer Valid Until 10/31/98”, digital video, 3 minutes. Position: Writer/Director/Editor/Actor. The first episode of a found footage analog horror web series revealing the horrific truth behind the impossible events that occurred in the town of Haldenbrook on Halloween night in 1998. Independent project.
• August 2021, Death May Die, digital video, 5 minutes. Position: Writer/Director/Editor/ Songwriter. In this Lovecraftian horror film noir, a hard-boiled private investigator becomes entangled in an occult conspiracy after being visited by an old flame and receiving an idol in the likeness of a creature from his nightmares. Independent project.
• March 2021, The Runner, feature film, 1 hour 42 minutes. Position: Music Supervisor/Co-producer/Actor. After being busted for drug possession, Aiden, a troubled teenager is forced by the cops to go undercover and risk his life to bring down a dangerous drug kingpin. Acted in a featured role and served as music supervisor and co-producer during pre-production and post-production, All in Films, Santa Monica, California. Winner of 18 awards out of 43 nominations at film festivals worldwide.
• December 2020, Bad Impulse, feature film, 1 hour 39 minutes. Position: Actor. In the aftermath of a traumatic event, a suburban husband and father buys a cutting edge home security system, only to find that it slowly destroys that which he most wants to protect. Acted in a supporting role, Gravitas and Archstone Distributions, Los Angeles, California. Winner of 5 awards out of 6 nominations at film festivals worldwide.
• November 2019, The Death of an Author, digital video, 2 minutes. Position: Writer/ Director/Editor/Actor. The author of a successful series of mystery novels contemplates killing off his beloved main character in his latest and final book. Independent project.
• August 2019, Rivals, digital video, 9 minutes. Position: Writer/Director/Editor. Two celestial beings attempt to break their reincarnation cycle in which they are forced to duel one another in each lifetime. Created as part of a filmmaking summer camp in which I interned as head counselor and organizer for 32 students from Hong Kong, Edgemar Center for the Arts, Santa Monica, California.

• July 2019, Dock 24, digital video, 8 minutes. Position: Writer/Director/Editor. A docking officer aboard the Antares Space Station must make a choice when the Starship Oberon requests permission to come aboard. Independent project. “Best Student Short Film” at the Boston International Kids Film Festival. Nominated for “Best Screenplay” and “Best Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy” at the All American High School Film Festival. Officially Selected by the Cinema at the Edge Film Festival and the Golden State Film Festival.
• April 2019, Crime That Pays, digital video, 11 minutes. Position: Writer/Director/ Producer/Editor/Cinematographer/actor. In this pastiche of comic books and superhero movies, a criminal mastermind convinces a distraught vigilante and a team of supervillains to join him in breaking out of jail and going on a crime spree while their neighborhood superhero is out of town. Created for junior-year Script, Pitch, and Produce elective final project, Wildwood School, Los Angeles, California. Officially Selected by the All American High School Film Festival.
• April 2019, Zombie Apocalypse 4, digital video, 12 minutes. Position: Cinematographer. A mockumentary following the lives of various crew members on the set of a low-budget horror movie. Created for junior-year Script, Pitch, and Produce elective final project by my fellow student and friend Asher Kaplan, Wildwood School, Los Angeles, California.
• April 2018, Moving Pictures, digital video, 5 minutes. Position: Writer/Director/Editor/ actor. The story of a teenager trying to work up the courage to ask his crush to the movies is told through seven different cinematic genres. Created for sophomore-year Introduction to Motion Picture elective final project, Wildwood School, Los Angeles, California.
• March 2018, Hell is a Waiting Room, digital video, 10 minutes. Position: Co-writer/ Producer/Director/Editor/Actor. A man arrives in a waiting room in Purgatory after his death where he is forced to wait until he’s been sentenced to Heaven or Hell. Independent project. “Best Screenplay” at the Wildwood School Film and Media Arts Festival.
• November 2017, Locked, digital video, 3 minutes. Position: Co-writer/Co-director/Editor. A student comes across a strange key with the number 73 written on it that transports him to a locked room he can’t escape. Created for sophomore-year Introduction to Motion Picture elective object short project, Wildwood School, Los Angeles, California.
• September 2017, The Breakfast Club: A Horror Parody, digital video, 4 minutes. Position: Co-writer/Co-director/editor/Actor. A parody of the film The Breakfast Club by John Hughes in which the five main characters are terrorized by a serial killer. Created for sophomore-year Introduction to Motion Picture elective parody project, Wildwood School, Los Angeles, California.
• April 2017, Conspiracists, digital video, 15 minutes. Position: Co-writer/Director/Editor/ actor. Three young, amateur internet conspiracy theorists stage an excursion to Area 51 to prove the existence of the Illuminati through one of their theories, and in the process, uncover classified government documents, awaken a cryogenically frozen alien hybrid, and attract the attention of a government agent. Independent project.
• April 2016, The Bandit Hound, feature film, 1 hour 27 minutes. Position: Actor. A lovable dog named Bandit starts stealing cash to help his adopted family, he unwittingly sets them on a collision course with his dangerous ex-partner. Acted in a leading role, Alchemy, Los Angeles, California.
• October 2012, Hello Herman, feature film, 1 hour 30 minutes. Position: Actor. A journalist interviews a sixteen year old boy, who is in police custody after he shot and killed 42 people at his high school. Acted in a featured role, Warner Bros. and Gravitas, Los Angeles, California.

“The Runner is a refreshing and honest tale, with Edouard Phillipponnat’s incredible turn as Aiden taking center stage.”

 – Josh At The Movies

“Röhm is excellent, delivering a harrowing performance”

 – Eoghan Lyng, DMovies

“Michelle Danner cuts straight to the heart of its audience, forcing them to question their values.”

 – Eoghan Lyng, DMovies

“Danner never pulls any punches.”

 – Betty Jo Tucker, RealTalk Movie Reviews

“As director and producer, Danner excels in combining perilous social issues with eye-popping entertainment.”