PRODUCTION SERVICES
EMAIL: Jharney72@mac.com for consultation & pricing.
LIGHTNING DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT is a Henderson, Nevada based motion picture production company, serving as the production banner for Jason Harney, a Gulf War Veteran and retired Police Sergeant turned Documentary Filmmaker, Producer, Director, Editor, and Writer. The company has produced five feature documentary films - “Wrist Lock: The Martial Arts’ Influence on Police Use of Force” (2022) - “The Making of a Cheer Team” (2021), “Repeat Offender” (2019), “The Wounded Blue” (2019), & “The Basketball Family” (2017) as well as the Six Part Docuseries “Voices of the Blue” (2020) - and continues to focus on developing projects at the feature film level & series level.
NEWS
March, 2023 - We’d like to thank Denise Rosch and News 3 Las Vegas for the outstanding segment they produced on our film “Wrist Lock: The Martial Arts’ Influence on Police Use of Force”, which aired on March 29th, 2023 during the 6pm newscast. The story included interviews with Jon Gentile, Marcus Martin, Maynard Bagang, Anthony Brown, and Producer/Director Jason Harney. Watch the segment here.
January, 2023 - We are proud to announce “Wrist Lock: The Martial Arts’ Influence on Police Use of Force” has won Best Documentary Feature, Best Film Editing, and Best Message at the 2022 Top Indie Film Awards. Thank you for including us amongst the year’s top films!
November, 2022 - We’d like to thank our friend & former colleague Rich Fletcher for having us to screen “Wrist Lock: The Martial Arts’ Influence on Police Use of Force” for his College of Southern Nevada Criminal Justice class. A lot of great questions from these smart young people, who truly care about the future of Policing. A panel comprised of Jason Harney, Jon Gentile, Melissa Wilds, Marcus Martin, & Bob Hindi were on hand for a Q&A after the film.
October, 2022 - Honored to screen “Wrist Lock: The Martial Arts’ Influence on Police Use of Force” at The Wounded Blue’s 2nd Annual Survival Summit in Terre Haute, Indiana. Thank you to Randy Sutton and his team for having us! Wonderful reception from the audience & lively conversation about changing the culture of Law Enforcement. Here with stars, Betsy Brantner Smith & Jon Gentile, as well as the Founder of The Wounded Blue, Randy Sutton.
September, 2022 - Our new feature documentary film “Wrist Lock: The Martial Arts’ Influence on Police Use of Force” is NOW AVAILABLE on Amazon, Apple TV, Google Play, & the Microsoft Store.
August, 2022 - Great time screening “Wrist Lock: The Martial Arts’ Influence on Police Use of Force” at the 26th Annual Covert Ops Training Conference in Las Vegas. Thank you to Gayland Hammack & the Undercover Officers Association for the opportunity to show our film and participate in a lively discussion with the audience after, which included producer/director Jason Harney & two of the stars of the film, Jon Gentile & Mike Bland.
May 2022 - Good times at our friends & family screening of “Wrist Lock: The Martial Arts’ Influence on Police Use of Force” which took place on Friday, May 20th at the West Charleston Library Theater in Las Vegas. Many of the cast were able to attend & met each other for the first time. Thank you to all who attended!
April 2022 - We are proud to present the Official Trailer for our new documentary feature film “Wrist Lock: The Martial Arts’ Influence on Police Use of Force.”
VIDEO PRODUCTION SERVICES
In addition to our feature film work, we have clients in small business, non-profit, and government organizations, who use our services to produce high quality Training Videos, Web Site Videos, and Commercials. We can work with you on a concept for your video and guide you through the entire process including script development, production design, and the message you intend to communicate. For a fraction of the cost of large production companies, we will shoot, edit, and deliver your video on time and to your satisfaction.
We have worked with several businesses and non profits based here in Las Vegas and Henderson, including recent and ongoing projects for SB Live Sports, Siege Security Glass, The Garrett Meriwether Foundation, The Wounded Blue, ASMT Cheer Academy , ASMT Vegas Stars , Security Assessment Group, Lakeshore Golf Club , T.I.P. of Southern Nevada , EX-CON , Lockdown Tactical Systems , Becker Middle School Cheer, and Calvary Chapel Christian School. For your business or non-profit, we can produce a high quality short form documentary, promotional video, commercial, or event video that will help you attract new customers, demonstrate the power of your brand, train your employees, or document a company event.
For a free consultation on your film project, please contact Jason Harney via email at jharney72@mac.com , follow on Twitter @JasonHarney72 , or connect on LinkedIn.