Room 627

Room 627

Executive
Production Team

The filmmakers who made Room 627 — the producers, the cinematographer, the assistant director, and the coach who shaped the performances.

Daniel J Lennox, Director

Daniel J Lennox

Director / Writer / Executive Producer

Dan is a filmmaker, screenwriter, and director with more than 20 years of experience.

His first feature film, Jackson's Run, premiered in 2012 at the CMM Film Festival in New York City, where it won Best Feature and received nine additional nominations, including Best Director and Best Screenplay. The film has since reached audiences in more than 15 countries and surpassed 3 million views worldwide.

Dan has written and directed multiple award-winning short films, and his most recent 2024 short film, The Reckoning, earned more than 14 awards at film festivals in the United States and abroad. He reunites with Robinson again in Room 627.

Chris Robinson, Executive Producer

Chris Robinson

Executive Producer

Chris is an award-winning actor, producer, and screenwriter. He brings decades of experience writing, directing, and performing on stage and screen. He partnered with Daniel Lennox on the Christian feature film Jackson's Run, which has screened in more than 15 countries and reached over 3 million views worldwide. The film has earned multiple awards and continues to reach a global audience.

Chris and Dan also collaborated on the award-winning short film The Reckoning. After more than a decade since his first feature release, Chris reunites with Dan for Room 627. He is a Christian evangelist and artist based in Southern Indiana, known for work grounded in faith, character, and moral consequence.

Dion King, 2nd Assistant Director

Dion King

2nd Assistant Director

Dion is a filmmaker and actor with a growing body of work across narrative film and production. He is best known for writing, directing, and starring in short films including King Uncaged, Silent Knight, and the self-titled Dion King. His work reflects a strong command of storytelling, performance, and on-set discipline.

Dion graduated from Bluegrass Community and Technical College in December 2025 with a degree in filmmaking and a certificate in core filmmaking skills. He earned a place on the President's List for two consecutive years, recognizing both academic focus and consistency.

His production experience includes serving as a boom operator on the short film Queen Warrior, which was shot in Ireland, and completing a two-month internship with Louisville Metro TV, a local government television station in Louisville, Kentucky. Dion brings reliability, curiosity, and a collaborative mindset to every project. He is someone you can trust on set and enjoy working alongside.

J. Penberth Rabold, Unit Production Manager

J. Penberth Rabold

Unit Production Manager

J. Penberth Rabold spent more than 15 years working as a Director, First Assistant Director, and Unit Production Manager on music videos, short films, and features in the greater Los Angeles area. J. Penberth transitioned to focus on his first passion of writing and directing. He developed his first TV series, Ghosts Of War, with Stephen Emery and Solution Entertainment before writing and directing his award-winning short film, Connected, in 2019. Ghosts of War recently received second-rounder recognition in the Austin Film Festival. He followed up Connected by directing a pilot proof-of-concept starring French Stewart titled Almost Super. Now, J. Penberth is developing his feature film, Chasing Sky, with Stephen Emery.

He's directed three music videos for Grammy-winning recording artist Jacob Luttrell. The most recent video release, Way Too Soon, has been accepted to five film festivals alongside Connected. J. Penberth finds himself drawn to stories about the human experience where characters find themselves in situations that require them to discover their own self-empowerment. Stories that create a platform for thought and a catalyst for conversation around the emotions and truths that drive us to survive and seek out the love in life.

Jaymin Kumar, Director of Photography, holding a cinema camera

Jaymin Kumar

Director of Photography

Jaymin is an experienced cinematographer with over eight years of visual storytelling across narrative films, music videos, and shorts. His work spans a diverse range of projects, including The Tasmanian Devil (2021), Crossing the Line (2020), and Moments from Motherhood (2025), demonstrating his versatility and commitment to carefully crafted imagery.

With a background in IT, Jaymin brings a strong technical foundation that allows him to quickly translate a director's creative intent into practical, on-set solutions. His understanding of systems, workflows, and problem-solving enables him to bridge creative vision with execution, adapting tools, cameras, and lighting techniques to serve the story while maintaining efficiency and precision under production constraints.

Jaymin's approach to filmmaking is rooted in realism and emotional authenticity. He prioritizes visual language that serves the story, choosing lighting, composition, and movement that enhance truth and connection rather than create artificial spectacle. Through his work, he aims to bridge the gap between the audience and the on-screen world, making every frame resonate with lived experience.

John Campbell Finnegan, Casting and On-Set Talent Coach

John Campbell Finnegan

Casting / On-Set Talent Coach

John is the Producing Artistic Director of Bunbury Theatre. His stage credits include 1984, as O'Brien, at the Hardin County Schools Performing Arts Center; The Hobbit, as Gandalf, at the Hardin County Schools Performing Arts Center; Dracula, as Renfield, at the Thurber Theatre in Columbus, Ohio; and Children of a Lesser God, as James Leeds, with ACT in Greenfield, Massachusetts.

In addition to his stage work, John played a key role in the feature film Jackson's Run, serving as the on-set acting coach. He worked closely with the cast to shape performances, guide emotional beats, and maintain continuity across scenes. His experience in both theatre leadership and actor development brings a strong performance focus to every project he supports.

Meet the cast