By Mark Ambrogi
As if juggling her roles as actor and producer wasn’t tough enough, Moli Hall has been working alongside her father and fellow producer, Dan T. Hall, on a new movie.
“Being both an actor and a producer on a project is extremely demanding,” Moli said. “As a producer, I have to nitpick all the details of the film including the acting, which proves to be difficult as I have to try to be impartial with myself, the director/writer, my dad and my co-stars who have become great friends of mine. Learning to be unbiased with my own acting has been extremely beneficial in my growth as an actor. I’ve learned so much about acting due to being a producer and honestly critiquing my performance.”
Moli, a 22-year-old former Carmel resident who is now pursing acting/modeling in Atlanta, is one of the stars of “Scaler, Dark Spirit.” The premiere will be held at 7:30 p.m. June 18 in the IMAX Theatre at the Indiana State Museum.
“My dad and I are extremely close, but also we are both extremely stubborn,” Moli said. “Occasionally we would adamantly disagree on a line or scene and I’ve had to learn how to let it go and trust his vision, as ‘Scaler’ really is his brainchild.”
Dan, who said he received great creative input from Moli and other actors, said it was loosely based on a paranormal event he was helping film.
“At the end, I included some footage from the actual event that kind of spawned all this,” Dan said.
Dan, who lives in Broad Ripple, had been filming a documentary on paranormal investigation in a St. Joseph’s, Mo., house a few years ago.
A non-practicing Catholic priest had purchased the house.
“He had started to remodel and something (paranormal) was released,” Dan said. “He thought he could control it and I believe it was controlling him.”
The cast of “Scaler” also includes Fishers resident Dija Henry and her daughter Selah.
“It was an amazing experience as always when working with Dan and the rest of the cast,” Dija said.
