Crew

    MANUELA ROSSI, Writer/Producer/Director
Born and raised in beautiful Monza, Italy, in 2007 Manuela graduates from the prestigious Universita' Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, and then studies Screenwriting at the European Institute of Design in Rome. In 2008 she moves to Los Angeles where two years later earns her MFA in Filmmaking at the New York Film Academy.
Manuela then collaborates with the International Sales Department at Hyde Park Entertainment (Blue Valentine, Machete, Shopgirl) where she gains experience in film markets worldwide. Her last short film LARS premieres at the 2011 Milan International Film Festival where it wins the Audience Award for Best International Short Film; LARS also wins the Silver Medal at the Elgin Short Film Festival, and is one of the five finalists at the 2012 Beloit International Film Festival. Furthermore, it's part of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival's Short Film Corner and Waterfront Film Festival.
In 2012 Manuela moves to London to continue her filmmaking career.

     ADAM PERLY, Producer
Adam earned a Bachelors in English from Northern Illinois University, where he worked for the award-winning Northern Star newspaper as Photo Editor and wrote and directed his first short. In 2010 he earned his MFA in Filmmaking from the New York Film Academy, Los Angeles, and is a recipient of the Brett Ratner Scholarship Grant for continuing education. He is currently producing "Fourth Quarter Blues," the feature debut from Joshua Hargrave, directing the documentary "Jon Against The Machine" about a struggling LA-based rapper, and creating content at a tech startup in Santa Monica, CA.

     JOHN FROST, Cinematographer
John Frost is a sought-after cinematographer based out of L.A. with plenty of prestigious projects in his repertoire. His resume spans feature films, commercials and music videos. His most recent achievements include the main title sequence of the Hollywood blockbuster "Your Highness" and the DP on the upcoming feature film "Point O Seven".

     RAINER STANDKE, Editor
Editor Rainer Standke lives in Los Angeles and has been around the block a couple of times. Rainer edited seven of Werner Herzog’s documentaries, such as “Death For Five Voices”, “Lessons of Darkness” and “Little Dieter Needs to Fly”, winner of the International Documentary Association award for Feature Documentary and nominated for a Primetime Emmy. He was also assistant editor on “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” and “Journey to the Center of the Earth”.

     TOM HOGAN, Composer
Thomas Hogan has been a musician for his whole life, but only began composing and producing scores for films in 2007. His work has been featured in shorts as well as in the features “Sister of Night” and “Forge”, which was nominated for Best Original Score at the 2010 L.A. Reel Film Fest where it received the Best Feature Honorable Mention. Tom has produced music for commercials, non-profit groups and musical artists nationwide. His style encompasses many genres and styles, perfectly suited to the extremes of cinema. He continues working in the Washington, DC Metro area and his work can be found at Progress Notes.

     JOSHUA HARGRAVE, Production Designer
Joshua W. Hargrave is a freelance Production Designer/Art Director and graduate of Full Sail University as well as a contributing member of Artists Anonymous in Los Angeles, California. His first feature film directorial debut "Forth Quarter Blues" is currently in pre-production.

     LOREN WHITE, Colorist
Loren White is an international colorist with bases in LA, Istanbul and India where he works on foreign language films and commercial campaigns.
Recent work includes Bollywood blockbuster "Badrinath", Warner Brothers series "Aim High", "Little Rock" (Gotham, Independent Spirit Award) and commercials for Ford, Mattel and Turkcell.