LAHS 2003 graduate Jonathon Ebanks, the owner of Invisible Hand Entertainment, LLC. Courtesy photo
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
It was during the pandemic in 2020 that Jonathon Ebanks got an idea for a business. With everyone homebound, he said he wanted to help companies with their online presence. As a result, Invisible Hand Entertainment, LLC was born.
Although the business was created in 2020, it stagnated for a few years due to Ebanks working at Los Alamos National Laboratory’s IT department. This year, however, he decided to start the digital media company up again.
Things have kicked off on a strong note. Ebanks’ company has produced and filmed a movie and designed several businesses’ websites. That is just a sample of Invisible Hand’s services. Ebanks said he offers audio media, video production, graphic design and photography.
Residents may have seen his work; Ebanks said he created a website for another new business, Desert Bloom Café as well as Cadence, LLC, which is a laboratory contractor.
He added he hopes the community will soon be able to see his company’s film, “Jemez: A Murder Mystery” at SALA Event Center. The goal, Ebanks said, is to premiere the film as part of Halloweekend’s Trick or Treat MainStreet.
The film, which he penned with Rodger Anya, was shot last year and depicts six friends going on a camping trip in the Jemez Mountains during which tensions and jealousies rise, leading to someone getting murdered. During the premiere, Ebanks said the plan is to hold a raffle in which people guess who the killer is.
He intends to make the film into a series with the next installment focusing on the murder investigation.
Besides SALA, Ebanks said the film will be available on Youtube and on his website, www.invisiblehandent.com/.
Despite some unexpected events such as the featured actress and co-director in the film, Justina Medina, breaking her foot while shooting the movie, Ebanks said it was a great experience. They even wrote her broken foot into the script.
“We kind of felt we had the resources and the talent to go forward with it,” he said, adding, “It was a lot of fun. We just had to pivot and move on from the challenges. We learned a lot from it.”
Medina agreed.
“It was a fun learning experience,” she said. “It was nice how everyone stepped in … we all took on multiple parts … and all the curve balls just brought the film together.”
Ebanks credits the community for helping his business have a success story.
“The community has been awesome,” he said. “The Small Business Development Center has been amazing…”
He gave a shout out to Small Business Development Center Director Janice Kirsh, who he said is wonderful to work with.
Ebanks added he appreciates being a part of the local business community, noting that he wanted to make sure his company was registered in Los Alamos County. As a 2003 graduate of Los Alamos High School, he has strong roots in Los Alamos.
Medina said she vouches for Ebank’s company. In addition to acting and directing, she runs her own business, which hosts group painting classes called Just Paint. Its website, https://www.justart505.com/, was designed by Ebanks.
Looking to the future, Ebanks said he hopes to expand on his film production services and there are high hopes for “Jemez: A Murder Mystery”. Medina said it would be great if a major streaming service picked up the movie.
Ebanks agreed.
“That would be the ultimate goal and very exciting,” he said.
For more information about Invisible Hand, visit https://www.invisiblehandent.com/ or email invisiblehandent@gmail.com.
A scene from Invisible Hand Entertainment’s film, ‘Jemez: A Murder Mystery’. Courtesy photo