Olympia Dukakis -- an actress, director, producer, teacher, activist and most recently, author with her best-selling memoir ASK ME AGAIN TOMORROW. She received an Academy Award in the Best Supporting Actress category, the New York Film Critics Award, the Los Angeles Film Critics Award and the Golden Globe Award for her work in the Norman Jewison film MOONSTRUCK.
Haley Joel Osment will soon open for his Broadway debut in “American Buffalo.” One of David Mamet’s signature works, it tells the story of a bungled heist by three low-lifes based out of a Chicago Pawn Shop. Haley also recently completed work on “Montana Amazon,” a dark adventure about three oddballs that is funny, scary, touching … and painful - a film that speaks to the tragedy of the American Family.
Alison Brie was born in Hollywood, CA and grew up in the Los Angeles suburb of South Pasadena. Interested in acting at an early age, she began her career performing in community theatre shows at the Jewish Community Center in Los Feliz. Her very first role was "Toto" in The Wizard of Oz.
D. G. Brock is a filmmaker and writer who lives in the California desert.
P. D. Hughen studied Film Production at the University of Texas at Arlington. His first short-subject as director was shown on “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson” and won first place in it’s category at the Texas Film Festival. He is currently a sought-after Director of Photography, working on such feature films as “X-Men: The Last Stand,” “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” “Austin Powers in Goldmember,” and dozens more. In addition to his career in cinematography, Hughen is a prolific writer and fine artist. His landscapes have been exhibited at several Los Angeles shows. As a writer, he has explored both the screenplay and the novel. His screenplay, “A Bookie’s Tale,” is in development as a feature film with Innervision Pictures. He is currently writing the screenplay adaptation of his novel, “Fortunate Son.”
James Mathers has been the Director of Photography on over thirty feature films and MOWs and has seen six TV series from inception through their first season. He has recently been specializing in shooting "filmstyle" digital and is an expert RED D.P. He is also the president of the "The Digital Cinema Society", a group dedicated to the industry's informed integration of new technology.
Bruce Stubblefield graduated cum Laude from UCLA with a degree in Motion Picture/Television Production in 1977. Since then he has worked in feature film & television production and post-production in Los Angeles, New York, and North Carolina, as well as in Europe and the Middle East. Between 1977 and 1988, He served as Picture Editor on thirteen feature films for various producers including the legendary Roger Corman. Often functioning as Post-Production Supervisor as well as Picture Editor, this experience formed the basis of Stubblefield’s expertise in low-budget film making. Switching to the production side in the late 80’s, he worked on numerous independent films as assistant director, production manager, associate producer and producer. In 1991, after producing “Rock ‘N Roll High School Forever” for Roger Corman, and in response to the arrival of his two sons, Stubblefield switched to the more stable area of sound supervision. As Sound Editor or Supervising Sound Editor, he has worked on dozens of films, including three Academy-Award winners; “Dances with Wolves” (sound), “Speed” (sound editorial), and “U-571” (sound editorial). “Montana Amazon: The Adventures of the Dunderheads” represents his return to feature film producing.
Ms. Bately attended the University of California at Berkeley. She began her design career with Macy’s Department stores in San Francisco becoming their chief private label product designer. Ms. Bately then founded her own design firm in 1985 where she designed and developed merchandise for high-end department store chains including Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdales, and Burdines. Concurrently, she designed costumes and sets for the San Francisco Opera, including their critically acclaimed productions of “La Traviata” and “Nixon in China.” After moving to Los Angeles in 1992, Ms. Bately designed for the Disney television series, “Dream On” and “Harts of the West,” as well as for their feature film “Honey, I Blew Up the Kid.” She went on to supervise special effects miniatures and sets on the 80 million dollar “Dante’s Peak” for Universal Pictures, as well as for Disney’s “Mighty Joe Young.” She also designed and supervised the wedding scenes for “Father of the Bride 2” starring Steve Martin and Diane Keaton. In addition, she has been the production designer for three Jay Leno stage shows in Las Vegas.
Ronnie Yeskel began her career as Casting Director with the TV series “L.A. Law.” She came to prominence in feature film casting with Quentin Tarantino’s “Resevoir Dogs” and “Pulp Fiction.” Since that time she has cast many dozens of films and TV movies, in all budget ranges, for some of Hollywood’s top directors & producers.