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The Filmmakers
Phil Morrison
Director
Phil Morrison was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1968.
In June of 2004 he directed the feature "Junebug," written by Angus MacLachlan and produced by Epoch Films. It was featured in Dramatic Competition at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, where a Special Jury Prize was awarded to Amy Adams for her performance in the film. In March, 2005, "Junebug" was included in the Film Society of Lincoln Center's and Museum of Modern Art's New Directors/New Films festival. It was the Closing Night Selection of the Critics' Week section of the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. It is to be distributed theatrically by Sony Pictures Classics, opening August 5, 2005.
Previously, Morrison's NYU student film, "Tater Tomater," was featured at the Sundance Film Festival and on American Playhouse. It has been selected for the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
He was Consulting Producer and Director of several episodes of the highly regarded series "Upright Citizens Brigade" for Comedy Central. Other work includes an episode of "The Adventures of Pete and Pete" for Nickelodeon and a long-form Godard homage for X-Girl Clothing.
He has directed many TV commercials. His music videos include clips for Sonic Youth, Yo La Tengo, Superchunk, The Feelies, Lemonheads, Rocket from the Crypt and Juliana Hatfield.
He is currently collaborating with Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon and the artist Tony Oursler on "Perfect Partner," a live music and film project that will debut at the Barbican in London in October, 2005 with a European tour following.
Angus MacLachlan
Writer
Angus MacLachlan graduated from the North Carolina School of the Arts Drama School.
His play THE DEAD EYE BOY was selected as the 2000 Lois and Richard Rosenthal New Play Prize Award Winner and premiered by Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. It was a finalist for the Steinberg New Play Prize, presented by the American Theater Critics Association. His play BRIDGE won the 2000 New Works prize presented by Actor's Theatre of Santa Rosa. In 2001 the Williamstown Theatre Festival nominated Angus for the Kesselring Prize.
THE DEAD EYE BOY, starring Lili Taylor, opened in NY at the Manhattan Class Company in April, 2001. It was nominated for two Drama Desk Awards. In January of 2002 it opened in London at the Hampstead Theatre, starring Olivier Award winner Brendan Coyle. It is being published by Dramatists Play Service.
An 18 minute short film he wrote, TATER TOMATER, was directed by Phil Morrison and aired on American Playhouse, and screened at the '92 Sundance Film Festival. In May of 2001 it was seen at the Museum of Modern Art, in First Run Features "Best of 25 Years" retrospective.
Among the plays he has written are DIVERTIMENTO, which was produced at The Wonderhorse Theatre off-off Broadway, ARIADNE DUVALL, produced at Circle Rep., and BEHOLD, ZEBULON which was selected as Best Play of the Year by Winston-Salem Magazine. He has also written and performed 3 one man shows - BOUND AND GAGGED, BUENA VISTA , and MARGINAL LIVING which was then filmed and shown on NC Public TV and on KTEH San Jose Public TV's "video i" series.
Other plays include TEX'S DREAM, WILLY-NILLY, CATTYCORNERED, and BRIDGE. Among his screenplays are VETVILLE, CRISIS CONTROL, and CIRCUS BIM BAM.
Among his grants have been an Emerging Artist Fellowship from the Winston-Salem Arts Council, a Semans Grant, a N.C. Humanities Council Award, and Appalshop-the Southeast Media Fellowship Award.
STAY was selected for the 2002 A.S.K. Literary Projects' Writers Retreat in Los Angeles.
In 2002 he was commissioned by Woolly Mammoth Theatre in Washington, D.C. The play, 'THE RADIANT ABYSS' premiered at the Kennedy Center in June 2004.
Mindy Goldberg
Producer
Mindy Goldberg began her career in commercial production in 1980 at Adrian Lyne's commercial production company, Jennie & Co. During her nine-year tenure she produced commercials for a group of established English and American directors, including Adrian Lyne, Terry Bedford, Rocky Morton & Annabel Jankel and Bruce Dowad. As executive producer, she doubled the annual billings within 2 years.
In 1989 Goldberg founded Epoch Films conceived to provide opportunities to talented young directors who otherwise would not have access to the commercial mainstream.
In the last 13 years, Epoch has established itself as a leading commercial production company, with a notable directorial roster. Epoch's work strives to make lasting statements that break the standard form and set new styles.
Epoch Films has production offices in New York City, Los Angeles and London.
Mike S. Ryan
Producer
Mike S. Ryan has been working in the New York film industry for 14 years. He has location managed films for ang lee, todd haynes, roland enerich, jim brooks and many others.
He has been producing low budget features for the past two years. He is the producer of the new todd solondz film "palindromes" which premiered at the Venice film festival in 2005
Mike is a graduate of NYU graduate school and has also written/directed and produced his own feature "an empty glass."
Daniel Rappaport
Executive Producer
Daniel Rappaport is a partner at Management 360 and in 1999, produced Mike Judge's Office Space for 20th Century starring Jennifer Aniston and Ron Livingston.
Dany Wolf
Executive Producer
Dany Wolf is an award winning producer who began his career producing commercials and music videos for many of today's top filmmakers. Meeting Gus Van Sant on a commercial shoot in 1996 Wolf went on to produce Van Sant's short film "Ballad of the Skeletons" which featured the poet Allen Ginsberg and premiered at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival.
In 1998 Wolf Executive Produced Van Sant's controversial remake of "Psycho" starring Vince Vaughn and Anne Heche. In the fall of 1999 in conjunction with Forensic Films, Wolf Co-Produced Van Sant's first digital feature "Easter", the first part of Harmony Korine's scripted trilogy "Jokes". In the year 2000 Wolf Executive Produced "Finding Forrester" a literary drama also directed by Van Sant, starring Sean Connery, Rob Brown, F. Murray Abraham and Anna Paquin.
Wolf's work with Van Sant expanded to producing with "Gerry" starring Matt Damon and Casey Affleck. "Gerry" premiered at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival and garnered independent spirit nominations for van sant and cinematographer harris savides.
The experience of making Gerry inspired Van Sant and Wolf to make Elephant (2003), a film that shattered a normal day of high school with a Columbine-like massacre. Wolf again helped Van Sant achieve the goal of a very small shooting crew by handling the multiple roles of Producer, Production Manager and 1st Assistant Director. Shot in Van Sant's home town of Portland with a cast of non-actors Elephant went on to win the Palme d'Or¨ and Best Director award at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.
Wolf recently completed principal photography on Van Sant's new film Last Days starring Michael Pitt. Shot on location in Garrison, New York the film is considered to be the final film in a trilogy that began with Gerry and Elephant. Last Days is currently in post production and is expected to be released in 2005.
A graduate of George Washington University, Wolf also received a Masters Degree from the American Graduate School of International Management.
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