On Nov. 11 the Capitol Theatre in Rome, New York, hosted the premiere of “Slade Collins In and Out of Time,” a production of Mad Angel Films, an independent film company based in Utica, New York. In the title role of Slade Collins is 2008 Oswego State graduate Ryan Santiago.

The movie follows the adventures of relic hunter Slade  Collins sometime after the events of the first film in the series, “Slade Collins and the Tree of Life.”

This time around, Slade learns that time travel is possible and must go back to 1940s Nazi-Germany to track down his father Rick Collins (Alexander Eller) to save the woman he loves. He meets up with his father after being captured by the Germans, who bring Slade to their leader, who turns out to be the Nazi General, Baldric (Nikolai Truskalo), the man responsible for Slade’s need to go back in time.

Along with his longtime partner Jennifer (Rebecca C. Kasek), Slade sets off on his journey. While in the past, he learns that Baldric wants to use time travel to change the tide of the war. With the help of his father, Jennifer and a U.S. Army unit led by Capt. James T. Morris (Wayne W. Johnson) they set off to prevent Baldric from completing his plan.

Fans of movies like the Indiana Jones and Laura Croft series, will enjoy “Slade Collins In and Out of Time.” There is a great mix of action and adventure, with just the right amount of humor on the side.

Mad Angel Films is one of many independent film companies in the central New York area and “Slade Collins In and Out of Time,” is the 14th movie they have made. Everyone involved with the company shows what happens when a group of people are brought together by their common goal of making movies and telling great stories.

Santiago got involved with Mad Angel Films by chance when a friend posted on Facebook that they were going to be playing a zombie in a film called “Half Dead.” Santiago thought it would be cool to play a zombie and contacted writer and director Matt Peters, who invited him to the cast read and was eventually given a speaking role.

“They taught me things I never even realized went into this profession,” Santiago said. “Techniques on learning lines, techniques on showing emotion. As well as the kinds of things that happen on the business side of acting.”

Santiago is very grateful for the lessons he learned from his professors at Oswego State. He has advice for future graduates

“Just go out there and do things, look for audition notices,” Santiago said. “Offer your help with a film or with a stage production, you know meet people and just keep on doing it. Just don’t be discouraged, you know a lot of people get turned down, but just keep on coming back and as long as you keep on putting the work in people are going to accept you.”

Mad Angel Films has a busy future they currently have two films “Romeo 3000” and “Barely Coping” in post-production. They are in pre-production on “Radiant Dark,” which will be a collaborative effort with several other Central New York independent film companies.

In addition to those projects, they have promised that the Slade Collins character will return in “Slade Collins and the Fate of Two Worlds.”