Erik Dettle / Director of Photography

Erik Dettle is a freelance cinematographer and independent filmmaker. He is a graduate of Pratt Institute with a BFA in Cinematography and Art History. His experience is in shooting narrative films, television programs and documentaries. Dettle's work has been featured by international directors and television networks such as Nickelodeon, Bravo, Speed, Travel and History.  His life long interest in artistic and cultural exploration has driven him to develop Monumental-Motion Pictures, LLC a production company which specializes in creating architectural films and cultural documentaries.

Chet Williamson / Author of Some Jobs Are Simple

Chet Williamson is the author of over twenty books, the latest of which is The Story of Noichi the Blind.

Chet’s first play, a psychological thriller entitled Revenant, was recently produced, and he has just finished a stage adaptation of The Story of Noichi the Blind.

His books have been translated and published in many languages and countries, including France, Germany, Russia, Italy, and Japan, as well as British editions of several of his novels.

Over a hundred of his short stories have appeared in such magazines as The New Yorker, Playboy, Esquire, and many other magazines and anthologies.  Figures in Rain, a collection of his short stories, received the International Horror Guild Award for Outstanding Collection. He has twice been a final nominee for the World Fantasy Award, the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Award, and a six-time nominee for the Horror Writers Association's Stoker Award.  His work has also been adapted for film, television, radio, and recorded books. 

Stephen Ward / Sound Editor & Sound Designer

Stephen Ward is a musician, and audio engineer who teaches music technology in the Music Industry + Technology program at Mercy College (White Plains, NY).  As a freelance engineer and studio consultant, he has worked with a wide range of recording artists such as Grandmaster Flash, Jose Feliciano, and Mike Mainieri, as well as for corporate clients including NPR, PBS, 8118 Music, Eve Nelson and Juno Online Systems.  He regularly performs as a keyboardist and vocalist with The Beeps.

Brian Ish / Actor

Brian Ish,  a native of California, left behind a successful corporate career in his early 30's to pursue his dream of acting professionally.  He studied his craft at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the T. Schreiber Studio, and over the past 4 years has appeared in over 50 projects, including 8 feature films, 25 short films, a slew of commercials, industrials and more. 

Molly Ryman / Actress

Originally from the mid-west, Molly Ryman moved to New York City to peruse her passion for independent film.   Over the last few years, she has worked on a number of projects like Should Heaven Fall, Lowenstein’s a Terrorist, A Horse with No Name as well as the London thriller RedBlack.

Most recently, Molly starred in Around by Wandering/Cut Productions and in the feature NY Lately by Kitchen Table Films.  She has handful of completed projects including Duck Hunt, On Parole, starring TJ Miller (Cloverfield) and soon to be completed projects to watch for like Seasons, Blurry Beating and 59th & 2nd.

Molly has studied at the Stella Adler Studio and the Terry Schreiber Studio, but her most intense work came from the Peter Kelley Acting Studio where she worked with Peter and a small group of actors dissecting scenes and learning about the intimacy of the camera.