T.J. Hall
Hooded Man / Bobbie
Bio
T.J. Hall leads the cast as the hooded man. His other credits include Chasing Summer (2026) and Trivia Night Mysteries: A Question of Murder.
Specialist
He’s on your trail.
A short film by Jeffrey N Albert/Action · Thriller · 18 min
Free screening
Kansas City · Wed, Nov 18 · AMC Prairiefire 17
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The film
Specialist
A man is stalked by an unknown assailant who may be more than he appears.
SPECIALIST is an 18-minute action thriller written and directed by Jeffrey N Albert, shot on location across the Kansas City and Tulsa metro areas. It comes from World of Kohr and FTC Media Enterprises, the team behind Black Zone.
The short is also a proof of concept. It introduces the world and the man at the center of Failure to Comply, a feature film inspired by the life of Bobbie Lee Irvin Jr. — Muscogee citizen, U.S. Marine, and 26-year Kansas City police officer.
- Running time
- 18 minutes
- Genre
- Action / Thriller
- Written & directed by
- Jeffrey N Albert
- Produced by
- Andrea Fantauzzi
- Filmed in
- Kansas City, MO · Tulsa, OK
- Status
- Festival run, 2027
From the film
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Cast & crew
The people behind it
Samuel P. Espinoza
Victor
Bio
Samuel P. Espinoza also served as an associate producer on Specialist. His credits include Propeller: One-Way Night Coach (2026), Chasing Summer (2026) and The Night Is Young (2025).
Delno Ebie
Boss
Bio
A Native American–Sicilian actor known for quiet intensity and physical presence, Delno Ebie is often cast as stoic protectors and morally complex villains across neo-Westerns, crime dramas and true-story portrayals. Credits include Sod and Stubble.
Terrance Charles
Butch
Bio
Terrance Charles is from Norman, Oklahoma, and studied Broadcast Electronic Media at the University of Oklahoma. A former athlete and model, he booked his first role at his first audition. Credits include Tulsa King.
Talee Redcorn
Lightfoot
Bio
Talee Redcorn appeared in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) and Little House on the Prairie (2026).
Michael Rowe
Joe
Bio
Michael Rowe is a Native American actor born and raised in Oklahoma. He got his start on Reservation Dogs and is an avid archer and equestrian.
Bryson Yaites
Young Bobbie
Jude Atencio
Shawn
Bio
Jude Atencio’s credits include Ethan Coen’s Honey Don’t! (2025) and My Gift to You.
Cheyenne Chancellor
Loren
Bio
Born in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Cheyenne Chancellor’s credits include Spoken Gospel (2019).
Craig Benton
Lieutenant
Bio
Craig Benton’s credits include The Lawnmower Man (1992), Suspension (2008) and Black Zone (2025).
Filmmakers
Jeffrey N Albert
Writer · Director · Producer
Bio
An author, screenwriter, producer and director for World of Kohr, Jeff grew up in Kansas City and started making films at ten on Super 8. After studying literature and photography at the University of Central Missouri, he ran an award-winning photography studio and was a published author by 22. He has written a twelve-book fantasy series, worked out of Sunset Gower Studios in Hollywood, and wrote and directed the sci-fi action feature Black Zone. On Specialist he also shot and edited.
Andrea Fantauzzi
Producer · Casting · Editor
Bio
Raised in Kansas City, Andrea is an actor, director, writer and producer, and the founder of Fanta-Zee, LLC. A graduate of The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts and The Second City, she made her directorial debut with Letters from a Father, which premiered at the Kansas International Film Festival in 2017, and went on to produce and star in Black Zone.
Bobbie L. Irvin Jr.
Executive Producer
Bio
Born and raised in Kansas City, Bobbie served four years in the U.S. Marine Corps, then 26 years with the Kansas City police — as a patrolman, crisis intervention team member, hostage negotiator, undercover narcotics officer and field training officer. He founded the Kids and Cops Adventure Club, a mentoring program that introduces inner-city youth to the outdoors, and wrote the autobiography Failure to Comply (2020), the basis for the feature.
Lucas Cohen
Director of Photography
Bio
Lucas Falco Cohen is a Kansas City–based cinematographer with five Emmy Awards, working across narrative film, documentary and commercial projects, and a champion of Missouri’s new film tax incentives.
Full cast & crew
Cast
- T.J. Hall
- Hooded Man / Bobbie
- Samuel P. Espinoza
- Victor
- Delno Ebie
- Boss
- Terrance Charles
- Butch
- Bryson Yaites
- Young Bobbie
- Talee Redcorn
- Lightfoot
- Jude Atencio
- Shawn
- Michael Rowe
- Joe
- Cheyenne Chancellor
- Loren
- Jeanne Averill
- Lisa
- Craig Benton
- Lieutenant
- Christopher Preyer
- Thug 1
- Coleman Riley Taylor
- Thug 2
- Noah Bryan
- Thug 3
- John Whittamore
- Thug 4
- Levi De Valle
- Thug 5
- Bobbie L. Irvin Jr.
- Drill Sergeant
- Tori Tarr
- Female 1
- Cheyenne Shepherd
- Female 2
- Brian Zeeff
- Arresting Officer 1
- David Laird
- Arresting Officer 2
- Trail Howard White
- SWAT Team
- Alex Kaljumaa
- SWAT Team
- Devin Eckardt
- SWAT Team
- Nicholas Urbanowicz
- Server
- Gideon Madison
- Male (voice)
Crew
- Written & directed by
- Jeffrey N Albert
- Produced by
- Jeffrey N Albert, Andrea Fantauzzi
- Executive producers
- Bobbie L. Irvin Jr., Keith Gines
- Co-producer
- Albert F. Williamson III
- Associate producers
- Samuel P. Espinoza, Daniel Fikru, Dave Free, Brian Zeeff
- Directors of photography
- Jeffrey N Albert, Lucas Cohen
- Editors
- Jeffrey N Albert, Andrea Fantauzzi
- Music
- Franko Coleman
- Casting
- Andrea Fantauzzi
- Stunt coordinator
- Coleman Riley Taylor
- Assistant stunt coordinator · armorer
- Davis DeRock
- Fight choreographer
- Alex Kaljumaa
- Stunt performers
- Noah Bryan, Levi De Valle, Christopher Preyer, John Whittamore, Cory R German, Jason NeSmith
- Lead sound
- Tim Boggs
- Boom operator · sound mixer
- Bobbie L. Irvin Jr.
- Re-recording mixer
- Jeffrey N Albert
- “B” camera operator · gaffer
- Benjamin Burton
- First assistant camera
- Brittany Laney, Joey Moreno (KC); Blake Schlesinger (OK)
- Still photographer
- Wendell Simmons
- Drone operator
- Albert F. Williamson III
- Hair & makeup
- Nichole Hobbs (KC); Toni Marlo, Giovanna Walls (OK)
- Wardrobe
- Andrea Fantauzzi
- Catering · craft service
- Daniel Fikru, Brigette Nelson
- Executive assistant
- Cheyenne Shepherd
- Production assistants
- Gabrielle Mathews, Devon Moyer, Kennedy Tolar, Terrace Wyatt Jr.
- Horse wrangler
- Amy Thrower
- Special thanks
- Matthew R. Anderson, Tammy Anderson, Chris Davis, Heather Davis, Amy Thrower, Josh Thrower, Amy Weber
See it on the big screen
Screenings
The full film isn’t online yet while it plays festivals. Catch it at an event below, or bring it to your city.
18Nov 2026
Kansas City
AMC Prairiefire 17 · 5724 W 136th St, Overland Park, KS
Free screenings at 6:10 PM & 6:50 PM · Doors 5:30 PM
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Festival run · 2027
SPECIALIST has been submitted to festivals taking place throughout 2027. Selections and laurels will be posted here as they’re announced — join the list to hear first.
Host a screening
Festivals, theaters, schools, community groups, private events — tell us what you have in mind and we’ll be in touch to talk details.
The feature film
Failure to Comply
In times of peril, draw power from your roots.
- Action · Drama
- Inspired by true events
- In development
SPECIALIST is the proof of concept for Failure to Comply, a feature adapted from the autobiography of Bobbie Lee Irvin Jr.
Raised in the inner city, Bobbie and his brother Chad spend their summers on a Native American reservation — away from an abusive father and streets where violence and crime are daily facts of life. There, Bobbie learns to channel his rage and gains the survival skills of his ancestors. He serves in the Armed Forces, then joins the police force to help clean up his hometown. When Chad is murdered by a rival gang, Bobbie calls on his ancestral heritage for the strength to bring righteous justice to everyone involved.
Based on the life of a Muscogee citizen, the project aims to give the Creek people a real stake in their own Hollywood production — and to help launch a film commission, incentives and future productions owned and operated by Muscogee citizens.
Screenplay — official selections
Feature production team
- Jeffrey N AlbertDirector · Black Zone, Olympus Reign
- Andrea FantauzziProducer · Black Zone, Adira
- Matthew R AndersonSecond unit director · Fast & Furious 9, Reacher, Venom
- Edward “Eddie” ConnaSupervising producer · The Mentalist, 24, Firefly, NCIS
- Jonathan HallDirector of photography · Avatar, Larry Crowne, Ava
- Alex NobleSpecial FX makeup · Captain Marvel, Fear the Walking Dead
- Joe OrdazStunt coordinator · Venom, Bright, Mayans M.C.
- Kevin KutchaverVisual effects · The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow
- Tim Boggs, Sanaa Kelly & Clayton Weber4× Emmy-nominated sound team · Fargo, Riverdale, Star Trek: Discovery
Help bring it to the big screen
The script is complete and the team is in place. We’re talking with investors and partners now — a business plan with financial and legal detail is available on request.
Press & media
Press kit
Approved for promotional use. For interviews or more material, email press@specialistshortfilm.com.
Get in touch
Contact
Press, festival programmers, distributors, investors — or just to say you saw the film. Messages go straight to the producers.
Or email info@specialistshortfilm.com. Screening inquiries: screenings@specialistshortfilm.com.
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