Amber and Gabe

The stories of White Knuckles and what evolved into Heart of Now, were conceived of together, having a relationship like two sisters. Not only were there shared themes, but certain characters would overlap both stories – specifically, the characters of Amber and Gabe. 

So more than a year before Heart of Now went into preproduction, I was casting the two leads so that they could make their debut in White Knuckles. This is how we met Marion Kerr and Kelly McCracken. On their last day of shooting at the Encino location, I gathered them into a room and asked them to join me in continuing the story of these two characters in a film of their own. Thankfully, they accepted. 

Zak Forsman
producer