Cassandra Anies was associate producer, also production managing, for the feature-length documentary 'Losing Patients' (2007), as well as a forthcoming companion feature documentary about Americans without health insurance (2008). She was trained as a producer at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. While in school, she received "Best Documentary" for her short 'Growing Up With Demons' and "Best Film" for her untitled experimental self-portrait. Over the last four years, she has overseen one facet or another of production on over a dozen productions, a number of them union (SAG). Cassandra was producer of the MTV2-affiliate television series '360 Degrees' (2001-02) and a production coordinator for the independent narrative feature film 'The Confessional' (2006). Anies also has extensive experience in producing national television spots, including national TV campaigns for the Black Expo's 2000 and 2001 Summer Celebrations, the largest culture event in the nation, and in 2003 for the Libertarian Party, the number three political party in the United States. Recently, she was hand-picked by Cleo-nominated (8 times!) producer Deborah McDonald to be 1st assistant director for the new Miller Genuine Draft commercial. Anies began her career as a journalist, seeing her first full-page article, "Japanese Detainees in America", published in Indianapolis's only major newspaper, 'The Star', in 1994.

John Duffy co-produced, also directing photography, on the feature-length documentary '9/11 Press For Truth' (2006). John attended the prestigious Columbia College film school in Chicago where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Film & Video. Among his non-film credits, he is the owner and operator of the third largest skateboard company in Chicagoland. Duffy started Brunette Skateboards when he was only eighteen years old and quickly built it into a major contender in the skateboard world. His short movies have been honored at such film showcases as the Columbia Shorts Forum, and another received the UIUC Film Festival award for best acting. As an improv personality, he has begun working with the famous Second City in Chicago.

Adam Dobocz was the sound supervisor for one of television's most innovative and popular reality shows, MTV's 'Laguna Beach' (2004), and it's spin-off 'The Hills (2006)', as well as the forthcoming VH1 reality series 'The Rock Life' and Fox TV comedy 'Anchorwoman'. He was assistant camera for NBC TV's daytime reality show 'Starting Over' (2003), the MTV reality comedy 'Wanna Come In?' (2004), and Fox TV's reality spoof 'My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss' (2004). His collaborations as a writer and producer with Chicago director / writer John Duffy on short films and feature scripts have garnered some critical attention and an underground following. Adam has also worked in various capacities with productions by Discovery Channel, Nick at Nite, and Paramount Pictures.

Jason Klamm was associate producer of the feature-length documentary '9/11 Press for Truth' (2006). He recently completed associate producing the feature-length documentary 'Losing Patients'. The movie also showcased his improv acting in a hilarious, crowd-pleasing, Michael Moore-style stunt sequence in which he was trained by a real pharmaceutical sales rep and sent into doctors' offices with an undercover camera, hocking a cure-all pill called Cashenin XR. Jason began acting at the age of twelve and by fourteen had his own junior improv troupe in Upstate New York. He studied film under Paul M. Jensen in New York and later earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film & Video at Columbia College's film school in Chicago. He has made appearances in several of Hollywood's top films and television shows, including Martin Scorsese's 'The Aviator', NBC TV's 'Las Vegas', and Fox TV's 'Alias'. In 2005, his short mockumentary 'Dinosaurs: They Certainly Were Big', which he hosted, directed, and wrote, was picked up by Frontier Airlines for their in-flight entertainment. The resulting 'New York Times' interview helped get his online series 'InformNation' accepted to Comedy Express TV’s coming cable lineup. Most recently, the pilot episode to a comedy mock-reality series starring, written, and produced by Jason entitled 'Looking Forward: The Jason Klamm Story' was a finalist in the 2007 FX channel's "Create Your Own Pilot" contest and among the final four finalist in Comedy Central's "Test Pilots" contest.

Ray Nowosielski was the director, co-writer, and co-producer of the feature-length documentary '9/11 Press For Truth' (2006). He recently completed producing / writing the feature-length documentary 'Losing Patients' (2007) and the forthcoming companion feature documentary about Americans without health insurance (2008). Ray received a BFA from Chicago’s Columbia College film school. His short movies have received numerous honors, including the Prelude Creative Excellence Award in 1999. For four years, Nowosielski was the producer of the MTV2-affiliate television series 360 Degrees (1997-01). He produced a number of national television campaigns, including TV spots for the Black Expo's 2000 and 2001 "Summer Celebration", the largest culture event in the nation, and The Libertarian Party, the number three political party in the United States, in 2003. Fueled creatively by his dedication to various political and social issues, Ray ran for Indiana State House, District 40, in 2002 and 2004. He was one of Banded Artists' original co-founders in 2001.

Ryan Penington was producer, director, and writer of the gritty feature-length crime drama 'Foolproof Plan' (2001), shot on Super 16mm. The film was chosen to kick-off the first annual Indianapolis Underground Film Festival. Film critic Bonnie Britton raved that is was "one of the best efforts" that she had seen in the area. Recently, Ryan directed the feature-length documentary 'Losing Patients' (2007) and the forthcoming companion feature documentary about Americans without health insurance (2008). Ryan attended the prestigious Vancouver Film School where he concentrated in directing, writing, camera, and editing. He was the editor of the documentary short 'That's What They Look Like', winner of Vancouver's 2000 Tele-Cine Award. In 2001, Penington co-founded the Film Commune, a collective of five indie filmmakers which soon inked a thirteen episode deal to produce the arts reality television series 'IndyScene TV' (2002-03) for ABC affilliate WRTV. The Commune was specifically singled-out in 2004 by MovieMaker Magazine as the reason Indianapolis received an honorable mention on their "Top Ten Cities For Independent Film" list. Penington's documentary 'Courage to Choose' (2005), about the dangers of under-age drinking, currently plays in over 500 middle schools.

Erik Potter was computer animator for the feature-length documentary '9/11 Press For Truth' (2006), creating the stunning "wall of TVs" animations that have been highlighted by several critics, as well as web designer for the movie's Official Web Site. Recently, he completed his work as computer animator and additional editor on the feature-length documentary 'Losing Patients' (2007) and the forthcoming companion feature documentary about Americans without health insurance (2008). From 1999-2001, Erik was a computer animator for the MTV2-affiliate television series '360 Degrees'. He uses software including Maya and Lightwave for his computer animation work and the program Shake for his movie compositing and digital effects. Potter has produced computer animations for national television spots, including the Black Expo's 2000 and 2001 "Summer Celebration", the largest culture event in the nation, and The Libertarian Party, the number three political party in the United States, in 2003. He was one of Banded Artists' original co-founders in 2001.

Jon Roberts was lead computer animator of the MTV2-affiliate television series '360 Degrees' (1998-2001) and additional computer animator on the feature-length documentary '9/11 Press For Truth', as well as webmaster of the movie's official web site. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Computer Art at Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia and his Maya Character Animation Certification from Alias. Jon uses software including Maya, Lightwave, Houdini, Renderman, and XSI for his computer animation work and the programs Shake, Flint, Flame, and Nuke for his movie compositing and digital effects. He has produced computer animations for national television spots, including the Black Expo's 2000 and 2001 "Summer Celebration", the largest culture event in the nation, and original industrial animations for such major organizations as the U.S. Department of Energy and Centex Homes. Roberts was one of Banded Artists' original co-founders in 2001.

Damian Salimeno was camera operator and additional editor for the feature-length documentary 'Losing Patients' (2007), as well as a forthcoming companion feature documentary about Americans without health insurance (2008). He was trained as a director / writer at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. While in school, he received "Best Documentary" for his short 'Growing Up With Demons'. He has written a number of feature narrative screenplays which he is currently developing.

Matt Saxe was associate producer of the feature-length documentary '9/11 Press for Truth' (2006). He was producer of the comedy mock-reality television series ‘Looking Forward: The Jason Klamm Story’ pilot episode, a finalist in the 2007 FX channel's "Create Your Own Pilot" contest and among the final four finalist in Comedy Central's 2007 "Test Pilots" contest. His online series 'InformNation' (2006) was recently accepted to Comedy Express TV’s coming cable lineup. As artistic director of Los Angeles-based Shadow Horse Productions, Matt produced the west-coast premiere of Matthew Maguire's ‘Phaedra,’ which won a Back Stage West 2004 Garland Award Honorable Mention for Best Adaptation / Translation. At Sacred Fools Theatre, he was associate producer of ‘Cirque Picnique’ with Theatre Movement Bazaar, which was nominated for three 'LA Weekly' Theatre Awards and was selected for the Piccolo/Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC. In 2005, Saxe produced the night of 'Hustles' as part of ‘Hurdles, Hustles, and Hassles: A Festival of One-Act Plays’ for L.A.'s Blue Sphere Alliance. As an actor, he has appeared in the Jerry Bruckheimer production 'Pearl Harbor' (2001) and Universal Pictures' 'American Wedding' (2003) and 'Jarhead' (2005), as well as CBS TV's soap opera 'The Bold and the Beautiful' (2005), among many others. He was selected for the Back Stage West “Stage Spot” for his performance in the award-winning 'Phaedra'. Among the honored plays he has acted in are 'Dubya 2000', an 'LA Weekly' "Pick of the Week", and 'The Caliban', named ReviewPlays.com's “Top 5 of 2001” and honorably mentioned for Best Ensemble by the BSW Garland Awards. He is represented by the Beverly Hills agency Brass Artists and Associates.

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