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Eugene Byrd's career began as a child actor on SESAME STREET. He has now appeared in over a dozen feature films with leads in such memorable productions as ANACONDAS, 8 MILE (starring Eminem) and DEAD MAN (starring Johnny Depp). He has also had major roles in LIFT (Sundance winner), TWISTED, and SLEEPERS (with Brad Pitt and Kevin Bacon). He also appeared in guest star and leading roles on televisions shows such as CROSSING JORDAN, THIRD WATCH, NYPD BLUE, LAW & ORDER, THE COSBY SHOW and BEVERLY HILLS, 90210. He has leading roles in the upcoming releases LIGHT AND THE SUFFERER (with Paul Dano), and ONE POINT O (with Jeremy Sisto, Sundance 2004). A native of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Ali Larter began modeling at age 13 and traveled the world before moving to Los Angeles to study acting. Her first professional acting job was a role on the television series CHICAGO SONS (1997). She has since played major roles in such films as A LOT LIKE LOVE, LEGALLY BLONDE, FINAL DESTINATION 1 & II (leading role), JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK (with Ben Affleck and Will Ferrell), AMERICAN OUTLAWS (with Colin Farrell), HOUSE ON THE HAUNTED HILL (starring Geoffrey Rush) and VARSITY BLUES (with Jon Voight). She has also appeared in television shows such as DAWSON'S CREEK, JUST SHOOT ME, and CHICAGO HOPE. Melissa Leo is known most recently for her role opposite Benicio Del Toro in 21 GRAMS. Other recent work includes HIDE AND SEEK with Robert De Niro and THE THREE BURIALS OF MELQUIADES ESTRADA with Tommy Lee Jones. Among her over twenty-five feature film credits are also THE BALLAD OF LITTLE JO starring Ian McKellan and Heather Graham, and the Henry Jaglom film ALWAYS. She was also a lead in the hit television show HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREETS from 1993 to 1997. William Sadler began his acting career in New York theater, appearing in more than 75 productions in just 12 years. Most recently he starred in JULIUS CEASAR opposite Denzel Washington. He is best remembered for his film roles in DIE HARD 2, THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, and THE GREEN MILE. He is also a television star, appearing in such sitcoms as ROSEANNE and MURPHY BROWN, and such movies-of-the weeks as GIDEON OLIVER and CHARLIE AND THE GREAT BALLOON CHASE. Glenn Fitzgerald is considered one of the premiere Off-Broadway and indie film actors in New York City. He has had lead roles in films such as David O. Russell's FLIRTING WITH DISASTER (with Ben Stiller, Alan Alda, Patricia Arquette, Lily Tomlin, and George Segal), Ang Lee's THE ICE STORM (starring Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver), IGBY GOES DOWN (starring Susan Sarandon, Kieran Culkin, Claire Daines and Bill Pullman), and many others. Stefan was born in Boston, spent his childhood in Sussex, England and his adolescent years in Detroit and New York. In 1994 he graduated from Wesleyan University, with degrees in political theory and theater. Following a year and a half in Germany - where he studied as a Fulbright Scholar and worked as a journalist - he returned to New York and began working as a free-lance actor, writer and producer at several production companies. In 1997 Stefan and two partners founded Cicala Filmworks. Over the years he has written, directed and produced documentaries, TV commercials and promotional videos for clients such as the Guggenheim Museum, The New York Yankees, and the New York City Department of Education. CONFESS marks his narrative debut as a writer/director. Stefan is currently in post-production on the one-hour documentary CONTESTED STREETS, which looks at what New York can learn from London, Paris and Copenhagen in terms of how it organizes its streets and public spaces. Additionally, he has narrative films in development with Lago Film in Berlin, Poppoli Pictures in Iceland, and Bumbershoot Productions in the USA. Recent awards include: the Best Screenwriter Award at the Hamptons Int'l Film Festival, the Grand Prize in Digital Filmmaking from Panasonic & Apple, the New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in Screenwriting, and selection to attend the Talent Campus for emerging filmmakers at the Berlin International Film Festival. Odell works as a producer and screenwriter of narrative films, as well as a producer and director of documentary works. He is currently head of development for Panamax Films, which produces Spanish language films for the US Latino market. He is also a partner in Centrifugal Films, which produced the movie CONFESS. He was an associate producer on the film CORN, and the Spanish-Colombian co-production PERDER ES CUESTION DE METODO. As a screenwriter during his twenties, he created and wrote more than 300 hours of Spanish-language narrative television while living in Colombia, South America. Odell also co-wrote the feature film GOLPE DE ESTADIO, which was nominated for Spain's Academy Award, the Goya, in 1999, and was Colombia's nomination to the Oscar in 2000. Odell graduated from Columbia University's MFA program in film. He has taught film production and screenwriting at Columbia University and the New School and has given seminars in film in the US, Central and South America and Spain. Upon graduating New York University's film program, Stern cut his teeth as a Line Producer and Post-Production Supervisor on children's and educational television -- Afterschool Specials, a series of HBO films, and a series for the Children's Television Workshop. His first foray into feature films was as Line Producer of DAYTRIPPERS. Produced at the impossibly low budget of $75,000, DAYTRIPPERS went on to international acclaim after its success at the Cannes Film Festival. Its one-of-a-kind cast showcased Stanley Tucci, Cambell Scott, Leiv Schreiver, Hope Davis, Parker Posey, Anne Meara, and Marcia Gay Harden. He returned to television as Supervising Producer of two period "dramedy" series for American Movie Classics. The first, REMEMBER WENN, ran for four seasons and garnered the Monitor Award. The next, THE ROYALE was nominated for an Emmy Award. Following, he was Producer of a third AMC sitcom, THE PARAMOUR (starring Kristin Chenoweth), set in Hollywood in the 1950's. In the past five years, Stern was Producer of four feature films. The suspense-thriller OXYGEN, starring Academy Award winner Adrien Brody (THE PIANIST) and Maura Tierney, was an international financial success. This was followed by the psychological-thriller MEXICO CITY (starring Stacy Edwards & Robert Patrick), which was released by Miramax/Dimension. More recently, Stern was Producer of SCOTLAND, PA, a comedy version of "MacBeth" set in a 1970's fast-food restaurant. Starring Christopher Walken, Maura Tierney, James LeGros, and Andy Dick, it premiered at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival and was released theatrically by Lot 47 Films in 2002. The film was recently brought out on home video, very successfully, as the flagship release for Sundance. As a screenwriter, Stern has written two screenplays for Academy Award nominated director Juan Jose Campanella and has a background as a script reader for Warner Bros., amongst others, and as a development executive for Turtleback Productions. He just wrapped production on the indie feature DIGGERS (starring Lauren Ambrose, Paul Rudd, Ron Eldard, and Josh Hamilton) for HDNet Films. Stern was also a Producer of HBO's film of THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES (with Eve Ensler) and numerous television commercials. In addition, he works regularly as a segment producer and assistant director for documentary programming for MTV, Showtime, and other cable channels. Stern's television programs have been nominated for Emmy and CableAce Awards, while Stern himself has been nominated for an Emmy and was awarded the Humanitas Prize. Coming soon... Leland Krane is a career film professional whose father, a photojournalist, introduced him to photography as a child. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Skidmore College with a degree in creative writing. It is his combined background in writing and photography that motivates a career as a cinematographer - telling stories with pictures. Leland has occupied virtually every technical position in the film making process. He spent several years as a Gaffer working on music videos, commercials, film and television projects. Working with directors such as Marcus Nispel, Tony Kaye and Rob Coen, and DPs like Dan Shulman and Jamie Rosenberg, he received a unique education in the film industry that prepared him for his role as cinematographer. In addition to his work as a professional cinematographer, Leland as also taught courses in Cinematography at Columbia University, New York University, and The New School for Social Research. |
