Doug Wolens - Producer, Director, Editor

Doug has been making films since 1995. He produces, directs and edits his films and successfully self-distributed his two feature documentaries to over 100 theatres throughout the US. Doug's filmography includes Butterfly (2000), broadcast nationally on P.O.V., PBS's non-fiction showcase; Weed (1996) showcased at the International Documentary Film Festival, Amsterdam and the short films Happy Loving Couples (1993), selected for Sundance Film Festival, Reversal (1994), and In Frame (1995), which screened at film festivals around the world. Doug also teaches filmmaking at San Francisco State University's Multimedia Studies Program.

Zachary Bennett - Associate Producer

Zachary has over 15 years of experience in digital video and media with a strong emphasis on editing.  He edited the acclaimed series Spain on the Road Again for PBS with Mario Batali and Gwyneth Paltrow. Zack has been instrumental in creating and enhancing video blogs, web series, and specials for clients ranging from The New Yorker, Vogue, IVillage, OnNetworks, MSN, Guideposts, Weight Watchers, Barefoot Books, and break.com.

Mark Woloschuk - Director of Photography

Mark is a freelance general specialist in video production living and working in San Francisco. Mark shoots, edits and creates motion graphics for a wide variety of corporate, nonprofit and independent clients. Mark's work has appeared on Japanese televisions, international conferences and even the giant screens of Times Square.

In 2002, Mark completed post-production on American Dream 2.0 a feature documentary for which he was also the Director of Photography. American Dream 2.0 explores issues of displacement that occurred in the San Francisco Bay Area during the internet boom.

Little Fluffy Clouds - Animation

Little Fluffy Clouds (Jerry van de Beek and Betsy de Fries) specializes in high-end motion graphics and digital animation of all flavors bringing an imaginative edge to every production. Jerry and Betsy like to experiment with different styles and looks ensuring that they are always at the forefront of new technologies. Staying hands-on, by working in 2D, 3D and live-action they mix up the usual to come up with the unusual.

Christpher Lancaster - Original Score

Chrizzy is a composer and performing artist living in New York. His live and recorded music is created by the processing of acoustic cello sound through real-time samplers, audio effects and filtering. He composes predominately for Theater, Dance (including Bill T Jones) . His compositions have been performed at U.C. Irvine; U.C.L.A.; U.C. Berkeley; the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.; the Biennale De La Danse, in Lyon; Bellevue Teatret; Kanon Hallen in Copenhagen; the Kaleidoscope Festival and Sergio Porto in Rio de Janeiro; Dance Theater Workshop; Symphony Space; the 42nd Street Duke; the New Victory Theater; Tisch School of the Arts at NYU; the Joyce and Joyce Soho, in New York; and the American Dance Festival at Duke University. Currently Mr. Lancaster is working on commissions from, Staccato Movimento, Palindrome Inter.media, Colleen Thomas, Sean Curran, and making videos for You Tube.

Featuring:

 

Ray Kurzweil
Leon Panetta
Richard Clarke

Bill McKibben

David Chalmers
Wolf Singer

Christine Peterson
Christof Koch

Alison Gopnik
Peter Norvig
Ben Goertzel
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Aubrey DeGrey
Barney Pell
Ralph Merkle
Brad Templeton
Paul Saffo
Cynthia Braezael
Marshal Brain
Jonas Lamis

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