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2011

Film poster for Deaf Jam, film by Judy Lieff Judy Lieff
Dance
Director, producer
Deaf Jam
A Film By Judy Lieff
Made-By-Hand, LLC and the Independent Television Service (ITVS), 2011
PBS Independent Lens (U.S. broadcast premiere): Nov. 3, 2011
PBS interview with Judy Lieff

Film poster for Inside the Perfect Circle: The Odyssey of Joel Thome Joel Thome
Music
Inside the Perfect Circle: The Odyssey of Joel Thome
A documentary by Chris Pepino
True Form Pictures, 2011
Winner, Audience Award, 2011 DocMiami International Film Festival (nominated for Most Inspirational Documentary Award); Official selection: 2011 New Jersey Film Festival (premiere): Sept. 2011

Still image from Anne Truitt, Working, a film by Jem Cohen Jem Cohen
Film
Producer, director, cinematographer, editor
Still from Anne Truitt, Working (2009)
Official selection, 2011 Sundance Film Festival (New Frontier Shorts, Jan. 2011); International Film Festival Rotterdam (Jan. 26–Feb. 6, 2011)
jemcohenfilms.com

2010

Blue Valentine movie poster Alex Orlovsky
Film
Co-producer, with Jamie Patricof and Lynette Howell
Blue Valentine (2009)
Directed by Derek Cianfrance
Starring Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams, Mike Vogel, John Doman, and Faith Wladyka
Official selection: 2010 Festival de Cannes (Un Certain Regard) and Sundance Film Festival
The Weinstein Company theatrical release: Dec. 31, 2010

Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns Ina Mayhew
Theatre Design/Technology
Production designer
For Colored Girls (2010)
Directed by Tyler Perry
Based on the Obie Award–winning play by Ntozake Shange
Starring Janet Jackson, Thandie Newton, Whoopi Goldberg, Phylicia Rashad, Anika Noni Rose, Loretta Devine, Kimberly Elise, and Kerry Washington
Lionsgate theatrical release: Nov. 2010

Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns Alan McIntyre Smith
Film
Chief lighting technician
Drunkboat (2010)
Directed and co-written by Bob Meyer
Starring John Malkovich, John Goodman, Dana Delany, Jim Ortlieb and Jacob Zachar
Winner, 2010 NHFF Audience Choice Narrative; Official selection, Chicago International Film Festival (premiere): Oct. 2010
web.mac.com/durmast/

Otis E. movie poster David Wells
Acting
Actor (Mr. Baxter)
Otis E. (2010)
Written and directed by Jeffrey Daniel Phillips
Starring Kevin Durand, Tammy Trull, James Gammon, Marina Sitris, David Diaan, and Peter Stormare
Official selection, Hollywood Film Festival (premiere): Oct. 2010

Afterschool movie Christopher McCann
Acting
Actor (Mr. Ullman)
Afterschool (2008)
Written and directed by Antonio Campos
Starring Ezra Miller, Jeremy Allen White, Michael Stuhlbarg, Addison Timlin, Rosemarie Dewitt, Gary Wilmes, and Christopher McCann
Official selection: 2008 Festival de Cannes (Un Certain Regard), 2008 Berlin, 2008 New York, and 2009 SXSW Film Festivals; Special Jury Prize for Experimental Narrative, 2009 Nashville Film Festival; New York Times Critics’ Pick
IFC Films theatrical release: Oct. 2009 Mpi Home Video release (DVD): Sept. 2010

The Other Guys movie image David Gideon
Acting
Actor (Mayor)
The Other Guys (2010)
Directed and co-written by Adam McKay
Starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg
Columbia Pictures theatrical release: Aug. 2010
www.davidgideon.com

Beautiful Darling movie image Alan McIntyre Smith
Film
Additional cinematography
Beautiful Darling: the Life and Times of Candy Darling, Andy Warhol Superstar (2010)
Written and directed by James Rasin
Golden Hugo for Best Documentary, 2010 Chicago International Film Festival; Official selection, Berlin Film Festival (premiere): Feb. 2010
web.mac.com/durmast/

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2009

The Runaway  movie on DVD Tim McCann
Film
Director
Runaway (2006)
Starring Aaron Stanford, Robin Tunney, Melissa Leo, and Terry Kinney
Official selection: Toronto International and Tribeca Film Festivals; Best Feature Film, Austin Film Festival
E1 Entertainment Distribution release (DVD): Dec. 2009
www.timmccannfilm.com

Das Vaterspiel - Kill Daddy Goodnight movie 2009 Christopher McCann
Acting
Actor (Freund von Mimi)
Das Vaterspiel / Kill Daddy Goodnight (2009)
Directed and co-written by Michael Glawogger
Starring Helmut Köpping, Sabine Timoteo, Ulrich Tukur, and Christian Tramitz
Premiere, Berlin Film Festival: Feb. 2009
Official release date: Nov. 2009

American Violet movie Christopher McCann
Acting
Actor (Joe Fisher)
American Violet (2008)
Directed by Tim Disney
Starring Nichole Beharie, Tim Blake Nelson, Will Patton, Michael OKeefe, and Xzibit, with Charles S. Dutton and Alfre Woodard
New York Times Critics’ Pick; Heartland Truly Moving Picture Award; Audience Award, Best Feature Film, Mill Valley Film Festival
Samuel Goldwyn Films theatrical release: April 2009
Blu-ray and DVD release: Oct. 2009

The New Twenty movie image Alan McIntyre Smith
Film
Additional cinematography
The New Twenty (2008)
Directed and co-written by Chris Mason Johnson
Starring Nicole Bilderback, Colin Fickes, Andrew Wei Lin, Ryan Locke, Karen Olivo, Thomas Sadowski, Bill Sage, and Terry Serpico
Timeout NY Critic’s Pick
Premiere, Focus on Four: New Directors Spotlight series, Outfest (Los Angeles): July 2008
WolfeVideo.com DVD release: July 2009
web.mac.com/durmast/

Miss March movie poster David Wells
Acting
Actor (Principal)
Miss March (2009)
Written and directed by Zach Cregger and Trevor Moore
Starring Zach Cregger, Trevor Moore, Raquel Alessi, Molly Stanton, and Craig Robinson
Fox Searchlight theatrical release: March 2009
20th-Century Fox Home Entertainment Blu-ray and DVD release: July 2009

Whatever Works movie on DVD Santo Loquasto
Theatre Design/Technology
Production designer
Whatever Works (2009)
Written and directed by Woody Allen
Starring Ed Begley, Jr., Patricia Clarkson, Larry David, Conleth Hill, Michael McKean, and Evan Rachel Wood
Official selection–opening night film, Tribeca Film Festival
Sony Pictures Classics theatrical release: June 2009

Out of the Fog movie image Alan McIntyre Smith
Film
Cinematography
Out of the Fog: A Journey of the Mind (2009)
Written and directed by Maya Batash
Starring Maya Batash, Francis Dumaurier, and Robert Farrior
Winner, Best First Film: Thailand, Heart of England, and South Africa International Film Festivals
Premiere, Heart of England Int’l Film Festival: June 2009
web.mac.com/durmast/

Pre movie image Alan McIntyre Smith
Film
Cinematography
Pre “The First Aftermath Comedy” (2009)
Written and directed by Steven Tanenbaum
Starring Kristen Abate, Kevin Breznahan, and Chris Cipriano
Winner, Outstanding Cast Performance, 2009 Action on Film Festival; Official selection: 2009 Filmstock International Film Festival (UK), Indiefest, and Great Lakes Festival
Urban Riff Production release: June 2009
web.mac.com/durmast/

Lonely Joe movie image Alan McIntyre Smith
Film
Cinematography
Lonely Joe (2009)
Written and directed by Michael Coonce
Starring Erica Leerhsen, Peter Speach, and David Fine
Winner, Best New Thriller: 2009 Bare Bones International and Buffalo Niagara Film Festivals
NuFilm Entertainment release (DVD): May 2009
web.mac.com/durmast/

The Poker Club movie on DVD Tim McCann
Film
Director
The Poker Club (2008)
Starring Johnathon Schaech, Johnny Messner, Loren Dean, Judy Reyes, Lori Heuring, and Michael Risley
SONY Screen Gems release (DVD): April 2009
www.timmccannfilm.com

A Year with Take Dance movie poster Jill Echo
Acting
Cast member (TAKE Dance assistant director)
A Year With TAKE Dance: A Film by Damian Eckstein (2009)
Featuring Takehiro “TAKE” Ueyama, Jill Echo, and the TAKE Dance Company Winner, Best Dance Documentary, 2009 New York International Independent Film Festival; Official selection: 23rd International Singapore Film Festival, European 2009 Punch Festival, 2009 Columbia County Film Festival
Theatrical premiere (NYC): March 2009

Evening's Civil Twlight in Empires of Tin movie on DVD Jem Cohen
Film
Co-producer, director, camera, editor
Evening’s Civil Twlight in Empires of Tin (2008)
16mm and dv footage, 100 min.
Premiere, Vienna International Film Festival: Oct. 2008
Constellation and Vienna Int’l Film Festival release (DVD): Jan. 2009
www.jemcohenfilms.com

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2008

An Emergent Second Life on Paper Tiger TV Jason Pine
Media, Society, and the Arts
Script/content director, host
An Emergent Second Life (2008)
Directed by Bianca Ahmadi
Produced in collaboration with Paper Tiger Television
Air date, Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN) and Brooklyn Community (BCAT): Dec. 2008

Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary Iris Cahn and Deanna Kamiel
Film
Co-producer, editor; Co-producer
Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary (2008)
Directed by Heath Eiden
Featuring Howard Dean, Al Franken, Michael Moore, Ted Kennedy, Walter Mondale, Hillary Clinton, Alexandra Pelosi, and many others
First screening, Vermont International Film Festival: Oct. 2008

Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns Ina Mayhew
Theatre Design/Technology
Production designer
Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns (2008)
Directed by Tyler Perry
Starring Angela Bassett, Jenifer Lewis, David Mann, and Tyler Perry
Lionsgate theatrical release: March 2008
Lionsgate Home Entertainment release (DVD): July 2008

Pistol Whipped movie image J.D. Zeik
Film and Dramatic Writing
Screenwriter, associate producer
Pistol Whipped (2008)
Directed by Roel Reiné
Starring Steven Seagal, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Lance Henriksen, Arthur J. Nascarella, and Blanchard Ryan
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment release (DVD): March 2008

The Ex: Building a Broken Mousetrap movie on DVD Jem Cohen
Film
Co-producer, director, camera, editor
Building a Broken Mousetrap: The Ex in New York (2006)
16mm and dv footage; made in collaboration with Matt Boyd
Touch & Go Records release (DVD): Jan. 2008
www.jemcohenfilms.com
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Updated Dec. 2, 2011