After being betrayed by his most loyal servant, The Master trains another one to avenge his betrayal and to reclaim the title of the nefarious Iron Jaw.

This is an action short film made to entertain the audience and is backed by a compelling story that will keep you on the edge of your seat! The goal is to create an emotionally-evoking film that’s entertaining and complex!

DIRECTOR - Suraj Savkoor

Suraj Savkoor is an Emmy-award winning filmmaker hailing from Bengaluru, India. His career took off in Vancouver, BC where he went to film school before moving to Atlanta, GA, that he now calls home. He is a writer, director, producer, editor, camera operator, wardrobe criticizer, crafty eater, nap taker, troublemaker, and many more. He loves Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Comedies but his eye for dramatic stories that matter is what he takes pride in. He champions diversity, inclusion, and giving a voice to the underrepresented. When he's not spending sleepless nights working on his next project, he enjoys the company of his animal companions (humans too), watching football (if you call it soccer he’ll scold you, no jokes), playing video games and cooking great food (but mostly just eating it).

Executive Producer - Tony Rodgers

Executive Producer - Jake Kopronica

STUNTS

Stephanie Baur and Team

We are joined by Sarah Irwin, Sam Tidwell, Bader Kharbat and Justin Ford along with Stephanie Baur, our extraordinary stunt coordinator!

Anoop Surya as Nik

Anoop Surya is an actor from India, based in Atlanta, GA. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Theater from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). He is a SAG-Eligible actor who has specialized in stage combat, and certified by the Society of American Fight Directors in unarmed, knife, small sword, single sword, sword and shield, broadsword, rapier and dagger and quarterstaff stage combat. His recent credits include appearances in TV shows,  Cobra Kai, Atlanta, Interview with the Vampire; film work includes, Fool's Gold and Hindsight Services. Commercial credits include works for Chase Bank, Starbucks, Harrah's Casino, McKinsey Consulting, Redstone Gateway Developers, and others.

Stephanie Baur as Claire

Stephanie Baur grew up in St. Cloud, Florida. She loved spending her time exploring the woods, fishing, playing sports, writing, and making short films with her brother, Austin. Stephanie attended the University of Central Florida where she got her BA in English Creative Writing and Minor in Cinema Studies. During her time at UCF, Stephanie trained Brazilian jiu-jitsu and worked in the central Florida theme parks as an actor and stunt performer. She currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia where she works as a stunt woman in film and television on projects such as Dungeons and Dragons, Fear Street, Stargirl, and Black Lightning. When not working, Stephanie continues to train Brazilian jiu-jitsu, cooks, and plays Dungeons and Dragons.

Jahi Trotter as The Master

Jahi Minkah Trotter was born in Atlanta, GA, and moved to Alabama when he was six years old. He developed a love for filmmaking while receiving his bachelor’s degree in Social Science. Jahi decided to continue his quest for filmmaking at Savannah College Of Art and Design in Atlanta, GA. During his final two years at SCAD, Jahi was encouraged by his professors to go into acting while continuing to work behind the camera as well. This was a crucial time for Jahi. He lost his father in 2019 a month before taking an elective acting class that led him into acting. He lost his mother in 2021 and continues to act and create films, including his thesis film “The Last Job”, in which he acted and starred in. Jahi graduated with a Master’s in Film and Television from SCAD in June 2022.

Now, Jahi is still working on creating new films and acting. He is currently signed to Carol Shaginaw Talent Agency in Buford, GA.

As a contributor you’ll be helping us make ends meet as far as the production goes. Every donation helps in allocating the funds towards safety, craft services needs, and meeting the rates of performers and crew. Please refer to the breakdown below for an outline of our budget allocation.

Our main challenge is to ensure stunt performer safety and account for that expenditure. This is a stunt heavy short film and is incomplete without the hard work of our stunt performers. So we value their safety!

This will be a SAG-AFTRA Short Project Agreement (Pending Approval) so we need to make sure all performers are safe and taken care of during production.

Our costumes and props need to be accurate to the DOJO and the story, in order to maintain a consistent plotline.

Any help in promoting this production and the film is appreciated! Please share this Indiegogo page to people! Please also share our page/posts on Instagram - @ironjaw_film and on Facebook, Iron Jaw. 

Gray Coat Productions 

The production company behind this film is none other than Gray Coat Productions!

Gray Coat Productions is a company built on the idea of a great story's duty to its audience; which is to excite and build a better understanding of ourselves and the world around us! At Gray Coat Productions, our motto is, "If we can do better, we should and we will!"