Apricott Productions
The Team
Scott Vandiver
With over 30+ years of experience in the entertainment business, Scott recently directed family feature, R.A.D.A.R.: The Adventures of the Bionic Dog starring Dean Cain, released by Lionsgate Films. Scott made his directorial debut with the web-series thriller Knawbone Creek which was recently accepted into the film festival Dances With Films LA 2024 in the web series/tv pilot category. Throughout his tenure Scott has produced many features including My Brother the Pig, starring Scarlett Johansson, Eva Mendez; The Gold Retrievers - Steve Guttenberg and Billy Zane; and creature features for the SyFy Channel including Sabretooth starring Josh Holloway; Beneath Loch Ness – Patrick Bergin, and Alien Express with Lou Diamond Phillips.
April Smallwood
After a successful run in New York, April decided to move to Los Angeles and pursue film and television. During her short time in LA she has been contracted to write several screenplays for various independent producers, including the Lifetime Network movie of the week For Love or Murder and the Lionsgate/Grindstone family film R.A.D.A.R.: The Adventures of the Bionic Dog featuring special guest star Dean Cain. Her ongoing short-series Knawbone Creek highlights April’s ability to traverse a variety of genres, having been well received by audiences, and was recently accepted into the film festival Dances With Films LA 2024 in the web series/tv pilot category
RECENT PRODUCTIONS
Thiller - Episodic 8x12
A man's suburban life is turned upside down by a tragic event. While attempting to mitigate the damage, He crosses paths with a malevolent stranger who takes sadistic delight in making his bad situation worse. Much, much worse.
A villainous mad scientist and his goofy sidekick have created a bionic dog with which they plan to discover buried pirate treasure. However, when the dog runs off and befriends a 11 year old boy and his friend, the bad guys find that they're no match for two kids and a dog.
Family - Feature - 82mins
COMING SOON!
In the frozen tundra of the arctic circle, a team of scientist must use all the wits and skills to defeat a mutant polar bear born from the fallout of a secret government experiment gone horribly wrong.
