Brooke is an accomplished filmmaker who has received recognition for her outstanding work. Holding a BA in Moving Image Arts from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, she has established herself as a force to be reckoned with in the industry. With a focus on the horror genre, Brooke has written and directed a portfolio of seven short films, including the highly regarded "Violet Butterfield: Makeup Artist for the Dead."

Brooke's passion for horror storytelling dates back to her childhood, where she would immerse herself in writing captivating tales of terror. It was a lifelong dream of hers to become a filmmaker, but it wasn't until the age of 37 that she finally had the opportunity, support, and self-assurance to direct her first short film. Since then, she has demonstrated her versatility as a filmmaker by taking on various roles in both her own productions and others'.

Beyond her filmmaking endeavors, Brooke has made significant contributions to her community. She took the initiative to establish and independently manage Lafayette, Louisiana's first horror film festival. Moreover, her commitment to inclusivity and promoting diverse voices led her, alongside Wicken Taylor, to assume the co-chair position for the Pride Acadiana: Queer Film Festival, furthering the representation of the LGBTQ+ community in the film industry.

Madeleine is a Louisiana filmmaker and a graduate from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the Moving Image Arts program, where she met director Brooke H. Cellars and DP Levi Porter. The Cramps is the 7th project she has worked on with Brooke and Levi since film school. 
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In 2019, she received Ul Lafayette's Judge Felix J. Voorhies Award for Creative Writing for her short story "Jane." The university's literary journal, The Southwestern Review, subsequently published the piece of fiction in its 2020 edition. 
 

Madeleine is currently ​an Events Coordinator for Warped Witch Film Festival, which will run for its third year in September 2024. 
 

Other credits include Malentina's Llorando en la Disco music video and Monique Morton Derouselle's The Candy Lady. 

Wicken Taylor is an actor-filmmaker based in Southern Louisiana. Her acting film credits include The Way Station, Spooky Crew, Chopped Liver, Caffeinated, Violet Butterfield, and You Might Be the Killer. Taylor grew up with ADHD and anxiety, and she has used her experiences to inform her work. She is committed to telling stories that represent diverse voices and that challenge the status quo.

Wicken is a co-chair of the Pride Acadiana: Queer Film Festival, alongside Brooke Cellars, where she is working to further the representation of the LGBTQ+ community in the film industry. She is passionate about using her platform to create an inclusive world where there is a place for everyone, regardless of their background or identity. 

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Taylor earned both a BS and MBA from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where she now works in the College of the Arts. Taylor shares a hometown in Saskatchewan, Canada with Wade Wilson (of the MCU), but she loves Lafayette and considers it her second home.

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Not only is she 1/4 of the killer production team, but as a talented actress she will be portraying the part of the 'sweet Satanist' Teddy Teaberry.

Michelle Malentina is a film and stage actress, writer, singer and producer from Ponce, Puerto Rico and is based in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Known on the stage by the mononame, Malentina, her music is an amalgam of classic mambo and afro-cuban beats that create a nostalgic sound with a contemporary approach.

She has self produced four music videos and is currently in the process of producing her first full-length album. Her EP, Para Tí, is available to stream on all major platforms and her music videos are available to watch on YouTube.

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Not only is she another 1/4 of the producer party, but she will also be awesomely portraying the 'hot mess fashion queen' Holiday Hitchcocker.

Levi Porter is a New Orleans based cinematographer. He graduated from UL Lafayette with a degree in Moving Image Arts in 2019 and has since shot projects around the U.S. from California to upstate New York, as well as across the globe, even as far reaching as mainland China. 

Having begun his career by filming parkour and skate parts, as well as diving deep into the advanced techniques of utilizing motion picture and photographic film while in college, he has a unique penchant for intentional camera movement and story-motivated shooting format and lighting choices.

Levi believes in authentically telling southern stories, helping to provide opportunities to local filmmakers, and fostering a positive on-set experience for all. For him, nothing beats the joy of helping to bring a vision to life through moving images, alongside friends.

The Cramps will be the 7th project that he’s collaborated on with Warped Witch Cinema. Other works include ‘Lost Bayou,’ ‘Stop and Smoke the Roses,’ ‘Eleven,’ ‘Shapeless,’ and ‘Thank You, Neck.’ 

Always shaken, never stirred, Martini Bear is ready to cut up and have an amazing time!

Martini was born in 2016 as an emcee for burlesque shows and karaoke parties and has turned into a bodacious, beautiful, bearded queen here in Lafayette, LA!

You can catch her performing at Bolt downtown with The Ladies Of Bolt show on Friday nights! She has performed all over Acadiana and other places such as Tulsa, OK, Denton, TX, and New Orleans, LA!

She loves to have a good time and loves top shelf! So get ready for a party with Martini Bear!

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She will be portraying the big boss of the hair salon, Laverne Lancaster. 

Vincent is an actor and producer based in Los Angeles, CA. Vincent has appeared in Lessons in Chemistry (APPLE TV+), The Vince Staples Show (NETFLIX), Claws (TNT), The Inspectors (CBS), Graceland (USA), ‘I Saw The Light’ (starring Tom Hiddleston) and Izzy Lee’s upcoming feature House of Ashes. He has been recognized by the Theatre Tampa Bay awards with the Best Supporting Actor award for ‘Biloxi Blues’ at Stageworks Theatre.

Vincent’s true passion is indie film and film festival goers may have seen him in ‘The Blood of the Dinosaurs’ (Fantastic Fest, Fantasia, Toronto After Dark (won Best International Short), HollyShorts, Florida Film Festival, GenreBlast, FilmQuest, Chattanooga).

He is thrilled to be collaborating with Brooke once again after working with her on ‘Fck’n Nuts’ which has screened at Fantastic Fest, Beyond Fest, Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, New Orleans Film Festival and has gained over 60+ reviews.  

Vincent is wonderfully helping produce to make this film happen and is also lending his talents in acting by portraying the 'cocky eccentric villain' Vinyl Von Cuntley.

Instagram: vincentstalba

P*$$Y D’LISH is a traveling drag artist who works primarily in the Lafayette and New Orleans area. She is Lafayette’s very own punk rock prostitute princess who is out on a mission to prove once and for all that you are not her real father, and you never will be.

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She will be portraying Clytia Blackbush. 

I’ve worked in the film and creative industry for 10 years.

I specialize in FX Makeup, Multi-Media sculpture, and Prop and Puppet Fabrication. I also have experience as a Production Designer and Art Department Head and team member.

My favorite thing to do is to take a conceptual idea (mine or someone else’s!) and bring it to the 3 dimensional world. Currently,

I operate Leaky Roof Studio, a collective along with my 3 partners and co-founders. There is nothing more fun or important to me than surrounding myself with amazing, creative people that I can learn from and share with. 

Christine (she/they) is a New Orleans resident / Lafayette native with a Bachelor’s degree in Music Theory & Composition from UL. She has spent the last ten years composing predominantly pop music, touring her wares across the globe under the artist name “Rareluth”.
 

"Filmmaking is a beautiful culmination of many different forms of art. As artists we are still discovering the lengths of where we can go with this medium. It’s hard to not love film."
 

"The Cramps: A Period Piece" is her 5th  film scoring project with the Warped Witch  team, previously composing for their shorts “Ivy”, “Pumpkyn”, “The Chills Part 2” and "Violet Butterfield: Makeup Artist for the Dead".