What is Yellow Hill Investments LLC?

Yellow Hill Investments LLC is a production company formed by International film star, Bai Ling, and Milwaukee filmmakers Ross Bigley and Glen Popple.

This production entity was formed for the sole purpose of producing films and content based on the Yellow Hill concept. Yellow Hill was created in the late 90's as a feature film by Ross Bigley and later pitched to Bai Ling in 2010 while she worked on Ross' film, Petty Cash. Bai Ling loved the character of the Stranger and jumped at the chance to portray a strong Asian female on screen. From there Bai and Ross teamed with fellow collaborator Glen Popple to form this company. The characters, concepts and ideas of all things Yellow Hill is what this company is about. The first production is an introductory teaser that establishes Bai Ling's character, and is based on a small flashback from the feature script that involves her character's father. This teaser is a co-partnership with the Chicago based Stormynight. Yellow Hill's next project will be the feature film, Yellow Hill that is already in pre-production. Ross is already researching a potential follow up to the feature film which further explores the Stranger's world, and haves her interacting in more situations taking place in the 1860's like the Civil war and slavery.

Meet Stormynight

Stormynight is a Chicago based multimedia company that partnered with Yellow Hill Investments LLC to produce the teaser, Yellow Hill:The Stranger's Tale.

Stormynight is headed up by Actress/Producer Cyn Dulay and Producer Robert L. Parsons II. They are currently in production on Donna Ray, the feature film Stork and an upcoming feature shooting this Summer.

Cast List: Bai Ling

International film star, Bai Ling is The Stranger. A twist on the archetypal western loner whose settles scores. A woman with a tragic past and that past takes center stage in Yellow Hill: The Stranger's Tale.

Bai Ling also serves as Producer and will supply music to the production. Her most notable films are, Red Corner, Anna & The King, The Crow, Crank 2 & Dumplings. The former she won Best Actress at the Chinese Oscars.

Cast List: Tom Reed

Tom Reed is Taggart, the ruthless saloon owner that also controls the town of Rock Ridge.

Tom Reed's previous credits include: John Water's Cry Baby & The Lady of Menagerie, he's currently starring as MacBeth in Milwaukee.

Cast List: Dan Katula

Dan Katula plays the sloppy and evil Dutch Dalton. A man that would rather go on a shooting spree than take his weekly bath. The Stranger has multiple run ins with him, and he never comes out the winner.

Dan Katula is a much in demand stage/film actor in the Milwaukee area, his previous credits include: Missed Connections, Petty Cash, Doris Gives Good Therapy and Bring Me The Head of Harry Jones.

Cast List: Joshua Parkes

Joshua Parkes is Ennis, the coward. It doesn't end pretty for him.

Joshua Parkes is film and stage actor in the Milwaukee area, his previous credits include: Petty Cash and Telepathic Virgins from Mars.

Cast List: Brian Roloff

Brian Roloff is Burton, an evil twisted man. He takes pleasure in the violence he hands out.

Brian Roloff is a highly respected stage actor in the Milwaukee area.

Cast List: Gregg Wright

Gregg Wright plays Silas, a cowpoke that quickly gets on the wrong of The Stranger.

Gregg does his own stunt in the project and did all the special effects as well. His previous credits include: Satanic Panic & Stork.

Cast List: Robert L. Parsons II

Robert L. Parsons II plays Jacob, a desperado who has a fatal run in with Bai Ling's The Stranger.

Yellow Hill: The Stranger's Tale is his first role.

Synopsis and cast list for Yellow Hill: The Stranger's Tale

Yellow Hill: The Stranger's Tale is a teaser that takes place a year before the feature film, in a different town with a new plot taken from a flashback moment in the feature film.

Plot: The Stranger (Bai Ling) is walking through the Badlands on a mission, but is briefly stopped by the dirty stinking cowpoke, Dutch Dalton (Dan Katula). He's looking to ambush her and take anything of worth from her, but she outsmarts him and leaves him wounded. From there she makes it to the small town of Rock Ridge, run by the hard fisted saloon owner Taggart (Tom Reed). Once The Stranger steps foot in the saloon and begins asking questions about her father she encounters violence, and silence, that is until Mei (Cyn Dulay) a Chinese saloon girl steps forward with ansers to the mystery. And what the Stranger learns shakes her to her very core, but Taggart will do anything to keep those secrets quiet. Plus Dutch returns looking for payback. 
 
Yellow Hill: The Stranger's Tale is a story of regret, lost time with a parent that's served up with a healthy dose of action and revenge

Yellow Hill Invesments LLC is partnering with Stormynight to produce a teaser that will serve as a prequel to the feature. This brief teaser will be a new story that can also function as a stand alone piece. It takes a small moment from the feature with the Stranger and her father and expands upon it. The Executive Producers are Cyn Dulay, Robert L. Parsons II, Ross Bigley & Glen Popple. The Producers are Bai Ling, Glen Popple, Ross Bigley, Cyn Dulay, Robert L Parsons II, Mikko Tervenon and William Kale. Associate Producers: Cheryl Roloff, Felix Bofil, Joshua Parkes and Bruce Speilbauer

The confirmed cast:
The Stranger- Bai Ling (Red Corner, Anna & The King, Crank 2, Petty Cash)
Mei- Cyn Dulay (Petty Cash, Holiday Baggage, Not Another B Movie)
Taggart- Tom Reed (John Water's Cry Baby, The Lady of Menagerie)
Dutch Dalton- Dan Katula (Petty Cash, Missed Connections)
Ennis- Joshua Parkes (Petty Cash)
Silas- Gregg Wright (Satanic Panic, Stork)
Jack- John Walski (Slacktime, Resseville, Public Enemies)
The Stranger's Father- Theophilus Jamal (Prison Break, Black Butterfly, John Woo's Stranglehold) Lyle the bartender- Bruce Spielbauer (Amatuer Monster Movie, Body in a Dumpster, Dust)
Saloon Girl- Cheryl Roloff (The Bananas, Bring Me The Head of Harry Jones)
Burton- Brian Roloff
Jacob- Robert L. Parsons II
Brothel Owner- Vito Valenti (Petty Cash, No Touchie Touchie)

Crew:
Ross Bigley: Director
Krisinte Kruse; Unit Production Manager
Gregg Wright: Special Effects
Jenni Schenk: Make up/hair
Glen Popple: Sound/Grip
Dru Montaque: Director of Photography
Phil Koch: 1st AD/Second Unit/Stills
John Walski: Stunt coordinator Felix Bofil:
Assistant to Bai Ling Carolyn Brady:
P.A./Stills Spirit Thomas: Assistant to Cyn Dulay
Tom Muschitz: Music/Sound mix
Bai Ling: Additional Music

Character List for Yellow Hill feature film

The Stranger (Bai Ling)
No Name
Jackson
Mayor Carson
Venus (Cyn Dulay)
Stonewall
Arch Stanton
Bill Carson
Clyde Travis
Lefty (Robert WC Kennedy)
Lee Sau Yin (Elvis Thao)
Li Lian Ji
Bo Cunningham
Jesse Orr
Frank
Cleb
Lucas Carson (Patrick Hayle)
Beuregard Carson (Nathaniel Ross)
McBain (Dan Katula)
Lester Himes (Jousha Parkes)
The Bartender
The Widow (Mary Morales)
Annie (Naomi Leonard)
Henry Bonner (James Gallagher)
Curtis
Will
Vince
Stan
Lan Luong
Lan Luong's wife
No Name's son (Nate Irish)
Son's wife (Stacey Meyer)
Ching Lan
The Undertaker
The Brothel Owner
The Stranger's Father(Theophilus Jamal)
The Conductor
Rich Fat Man
Plus Extras: 20 Chinese settlers, 10 Cowboys and 4 Whores

The synopsis for the Yellow Hill feature film

Bai Ling as the Stranger.

The 1860's. A time when people of all stripes came to America. The land of dreams. The land of promise. These were people looking for prosperity. What they found was hardship.

In a dying gold town called Holsum a community of Chinese immigrants is being brutalized, beaten, whipped and even murdered. Corrupt Mayor Carson and his gang of vicious lackeys, led by ruthless psychopath Jackson, is trying to drive them out but they refuse to leave. Enter The Stranger: A beautiful Chinese woman who has suppressed a great deal pain from her past. Sold into prostitution when her father needed money she meets a mysterious companion that shows her kindness, then showed her love. Until the day he left her. So The Stranger rises up against her sadistic owner, killing him and fleeing. She now wanders the American frontier, cut off emotionally from everyone.

The Stranger arrives in Holsum by train, just passing through. The locals don’t know what to make of her: She dresses like a man, might be local Indian, but all the locals know is that they don’t like her much. She comes upon the saloon, wanting nothing more than a room and a bottle. But she catches the attention of Stonewall and members of Jackson’s men who follow her to her room. That was their first mistake.

She easily lays waste to two of them and Stonewall high-tails it straight to Jackson, informing him and Mayor Carson of this new threat to their plans. That night The Stranger visits the Chinese Settlers who’ve made their home on a small stretch of land next to Holsum, referred to in a demeaning way as Yellow Hill. She sees the injustice brought upon her people and the ice surrounding her heart begins to thaw. It’s at this point that the mysterious companion from her youth reenters her life. The question is will he fight along side her, or against her. Jackson sends his best men to rid himself of The Stranger once and for all. They confront her in her room but even with odds of five-to-one they’re still no match for her skills. After Jackson’s men fail spectacularly The Stranger uncovers the reasons for the horrors inflicted upon the Chinese settlers. They’ve found that there is still gold in Holsum and have concealed it from Mayor Carson. The settlers are melting the gold into woks and other cooking utensils, hiding it in plain sight. Jackson stages one last deadly raid upon the immigrants. Men die, Yellow Hill burns and The Stranger is wounded and captured. All of which leads to the final confrontation between The Stranger and Jackson. Who will be left standing and who leaves town, boots first?

Yellow Hill is a fast paced, sexy western with iconic characters and loaded with plenty of action. This is a story of greed, where people survive by any means necessary. An homage to the films of Sergio Leone, but with a modern twist.

Yellow Hill is being produced by Bai Ling, Ross Bigley & Glen Popple.
All materials script/photos are owned and copyrighted by Yellow Hill Investments LLC
Script by Ross Bigley
All characters created by Ross Bigley

Cast List: Vito Valenti

Vito Valenti plays an important person from the Stranger's past. In a scene that Bai Ling wrote for Yellow Hill: The Stranger's Tale.

Vito Valenti worked on previous Dirty Job Film productions such as Petty Cash, and the award winning No Toucie Touchie.

Cast List: Cheryl Roloff

Cheryl Roloff plays a saloon gal with bad taste in men. Cheryl also serves as an Associate Producer due to her fundraising efforts and being a huge help during production.

Cheryl Roloff is a much in demand actress in the Midwest area, appearing in television commercials (Walgreens, Fleet Farm & John Zarzynski Law Firm) to her stage work in Milwaukee. She's also a member of Third Choice Ensemble with Ross Bigley and Glen Popple.

Crew List: Felix Bofil

Felix Bofil was Bai Ling's Assistant and driver for Dirty Job Film's Petty Cash, he returned to those duties on Yellow Hill: The Stranger's Tale in which he also served as Associate Producer.

Crew List: Phil Koch

Phil Koch was the 1st A.D., Second Unit Photography and Stills Photographer. He also supplied much of the gear used in the production.

Phil is also an award winning filmmaker and photographer, plus has been a festival director for Firestarter films.

Cast List: John Walski

John Walski first worked with Dirty Job films on Slacktime in the late 90's. He plays Jack, a down right bastard of a person who takes joy in hurting others.

His other credits include: Public Enemies, Bunny, & Tour DeForce

Cast List: Theophilus Jamal

Theophilus Jamal is The Stranger's Father in "Yellow Hill: The Stranger's Tale". A proud family man that had to make a difficult choice.

His other credits include: Prison Break, John Woo's Stranglehold and Smashed.