Cast & Crew
SHAWNA MCCORMACK - Producer /Screenwriter
Ms. McCormack is an independent producer and writer. Her screenplay Finding Fate, is currently in pre-production with Jack Conroy slated to direct. From 1998-2004 she was President of Trinity Entertainment, a talent management and production company. In 1997 she wrote, produced and co-directed the documentary film Mogul Dynasty -- Throne or Coffin, shot on location in India. Ms. McCormack is also a co-founder of Right Down Broadway Productions, and served as Executive Producer for the off-Broadway production of A Late Supper. In addition, she is a co-creator of the television comedy treatment Are You With Me? which was produced as an industry presentation at The Complex in Hollywood March 2005. Her next screenplay, The Boy, is in a treatment stage.
Prior to writing and producing, Ms. McCormack was a casting director for five years and worked on features with Nancy Klopper (Dolores Claiborne), Pamela Basker (Naked Gun 3) and Susan Glicksman (Mafia Princess).
JACK CONROY - Director & Cinematographer
World renowned cinematographer, Jack Conroy has photographed over 15 pictures in the last 20 years. He is best known for his stunning cinematography on the Oscar nominated film, My Left Foot. Other select credits include: The Field, Broken Harvest, Jackson, Silent Tongue. The Playboys, Homeward Bound 2, The Hunted, Tick Tock.
CARLO FORNERINO – Composer
Since attending the prestigious Berklee College of Music Carlo has accrued extensive insight into the power inherent in many diverse music styles, from the organic sounds of world music to Electronica, travelling the corners of the planet soaking up musical expressions and the traditions of music systems and temperaments. Carlo's work is featured in documentaries, TV and commercials that includes a roster of agencies and record labels like Discovery Channel Pictures, Warner Brothers Records, Tokyo One TV, Kree8 Productions and his participation in a new feature film in production called SUPERHEROES by acclaimed writer/director Alan Brown. Carlo's work and background, makes his music so interesting and unique. - www.amoebios.com
J. PATRICK DUFFNER - Editor
One of Ireland's foremost editors, Patrick has worked with some of the top Directors in the industry and has over 20 years of experience. Select credits; My Left Foot, Michael Collins, The Nephew, Broken Harvest, The Field, The Disappearance of Finbar, Eat the Peach, Danny Boy.
PATRICK BERGIN
Patrick Bergin is a versatile actor who made his feature-film debut in 1988 with THE COURIER; that year he also won acclaim for his role as an IRA informer in the TV movie “Act of Betrayal”. His success with the latter film lead director Bob Rafelson to cast him as Sir Richard Burton in his epic MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON (1990). While in Britain, Bergin typically played heroes, but in Hollywood he is usually cast as a villainous lowlife. He was particularly nasty as the obsessed, abusive husband in SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY (1991). Some of his latest roles have been in FAR SIDE OF JERICHO (2005) JOHNNY WAS (2005), ELLA ENCHANTED (2004), GAS STATIONS JESUS (2001), DEVIL’S PREY (2001) and THE FOLLOWER (2000).
AMY REDFORD
Upcoming films include “Fantasy Land” with Michael Madsen. Recently She co-starred in the film, “When I find the Ocean” with Diane Ladd. Other films include “This Revolution” with Rosario Dawson, directed by Stephen Marshall, “Cry Funny Happy”, directed by Sam Neave, and “Last man running”, directed by Damon Santostefano; “Maid In Manhattan” directed by Wayne Wang; “Strike the Tent” (a period civil war piece), And “The Music Inside” (based on a true story of a halfway house for mentally ill patients in Montana).
Theatre experience includes: The Golden Ladder, The Messenger, Touch My Face , Stuck, Who Will Carry the Word , Hello and Goodbye , The Shape of things. Regional Includes: The Shape of Things (Canadian Premier at Cand Stage), Collected Stories, and Hello and Goodbye . Amy will appear in Daisy Foote’s BHUTAN, directed by Evan Yanoulis at New York Stage and Film and then once again off-Broadway at the Cherry Lane (NYC) in the fall
TV credits include: “Law and Order: Criminal Intent”, "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit”, "The Soprano's", "Sex and the City ", “Dellaventura” and "Wonderland".Amy is currently Producing a TV series based on the Aperture foundation. She will be directing her first feature called “The Guitar” in August. Amy is a founding partner of Co-Op Productions. She has also recently joined the Board of the Grand Canyon Trust, and is on the Board of the National Academy of Arts and Sciences: Young Media Professionals. Amy did her Postgraduate at LAMDA, and studied at ACT, Circle Rep, CU, and got her BA from SFSU.
JAMIE HARRIS
Select Filmography: Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, The New World, I Believe in America, Flannel Pajamas, Fast Food, Fast Women, The Lost Son, In the Name of the Father. TV credits include, The Lost Battalion, Highlander, La Femme Nikita. Recently Jamie was nominated Best Actor for his work in the world premiere of Dael Orlandersmith’s Raw Boys at The Wilma Theater.
JOHN KEATING
John received a Best Actor nod for his work the recent world premiere of Dael Orlandersmith’s Raw Boys at The Wilma Theater. Other select theatre credits include: Juno And The Paycock (Roundabout Theatre), Three Sisters and the world premiere of A Mother (American Conservatory Theatre), The School For Scandal and The Tempest (McCarter Theatre Center), Under Milkwood (Hartford Stage), Streets of New York (Westport Playhouse), The Cat And The Moon and the premiere of Belize (both at La Mama ETC) and nine productions with the Irish Repertory Theatre Off-Broadway (including A Life and Pigtown). John’s film credits include: George, The Street and The Sensitive Guy . His numerous audio book narrations include the National Book Award winner Three Junes.