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JD Moores, Founder

I was born in Winter Park, Florida, in May of 1979 with Larsen's Syndrome. I believe that being one of the blessed few to survive some of the more severe characteristics of the rare congenital condition and grow into functional adulthood gave me two definining characteristics: The trach tube in my neck, for which I am often remembered and, more importantly, a need to make life mean something through personal accomplishment. Yet to say that physical difficulties in childhood pushed me towards more artistic or "cerebral" interests is not only cliche'd, it's simplistic and inaccurate. Were I able, I would have loved to have played and enjoyed recreational sports. Being at least ambulatory, with all my limbs working, I did take up tetherball [and got pretty good at it, if I may say so ;)] and was even able to learn how to swim before tracheal stenosis made that impossible in my early twenties. The truth is that I believe I would have been on at least a version of the path I'm on with or without Larsen's Syndrome. I have intelligent, educated parents and a mother from whom I believe I inherited a knack for communication, particularly through writing in the English language, and as a small child witnessed not only an appreciation of, but also skill in music, painting and other art forms in both sides of my family. Although nobody else in my family has my passion for it, to my knowledge, I don't see my love and pursuit of filmmaking as surprising or unique for someone. One of my closest cousins always loved movies when we were growing up - arguably more than I did at the time - and, as I found out recently, we're both distant kin to the late actress Lana Turner (also from Hohenwald, TN, my mother's birthplace).

The downside, though, has been that with the physical limitations that I do have, even with a degree in Communications, I couldn't work my way up and have had to look for ways to create and open my own door into the industry, which is why I created Woodlane Enterprises in 2006. Through my company, I intend not only to raise money and produce my own motion pictures, but also promote my home region, the South, through movies in a way that, unlike with most Hollywood interpretations, doesn't restrict the region and its residents to being either endearing, yet ignorant hicks or malicious and bigoted religious zealots. Hollywood may be in California and Motown in Detroit, but it was the South that gave America it's indigenous art forms of jazz and blues and Woodlane's own home of Jacksonville, Florida, was a preferred location for silent filmmaking in the silent film days of Charlie Chaplin and D.w. Griffith before cultural tension and other factors drove the industry westward.

Many are trying to bring the industry back, but only the creation of work for filmmakers and film technicians on the part of producers and filmmakers in the region will ensure long-term growth and prosperity. By supporting Woodlane Enterprises, either by buying its DVD's, CD's and books, or perhaps investing, you're not just helping my cohorts and I make our movies, but also to set a precedent and an example for many equally-talented and highly-qualified individuals that only need the encouragement and the opportunities that will come from our success to get the resources and the confidence to join us in redefining the South on film and maybe even, with all due respect, giving Hollywood a run for its money.

Nicolas Delgado-Castro, Producer

Nicolas Delgado-Castro was born in Manhattan, New York and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He studied at the University of Puerto Rico and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in pre-Legal studies with a minor in Drama and Psychology. Although he is the son of prominent lawyer Nicolas Delgado Figueroa, Delgado-Castro chose a different path and received an Associate of Computer Science degree graduating Magna Cum Laude with a minor in Accounting and Finance.

Nicolas' passion has always been the arts. He has been involved in several major motion pictures and theatrical plays over the years in Jacksonville; Chicago, Illinois; and Tallahassee, Florida. His 20+ year career in acting, stunt performance and choreography and award-winning screenwriting is an invaluable asset to Woodlane and will enrich everything it does with the unique blend of creativity and humanity that Nicolas brings not only to his work, but to his work ethic, his life and his relationships, public and private.

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