DIRECTOR
ISAAC SOLOTAROFF
ISAAC SOLOTAROFF’S OTHER DOCUMENTARIES INCLUDE
WHAM! BAM! ISLAM!, WHICH OPENED THE 2011-2012 SEASON OF PBS'S DOCUMENTARY SERIES INDEPENDENT LENS AND HE PRODUCED
BALLPLAYER: PELOTERO WHICH WAS RELEASED IN THEATRICALLY IN 10 CITIES IN 2012 AND ACQUIRED BY HBO LATINO.
HIS OTHER DIRECTING CREDITS INCLUDE VISIONING TIBET, LOS ROMEROS (NOMINATED FOR AN EMMY IN 2001), AND BELIEF AMENDED, FAITH REVEALED (CHOSEN AS ONE OF THE OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY SHORTS OF 1999 BY THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURES, ARTS AND SCIENCES.)
DIRECTOR
JESSE HANDSHER
JESSE HANDSHER IS PRINCIPAL OWNER OF BYWATER FILMS WWW.BYWATERFILMS.COM AND PRODUCES DOCUMENTARY AND NARRATIVE FILMS, ALONG WITH BRAND AND PRODUCT FOCUSED COMMERCIALS. HIS DOCUMENTARY CREDITS INCLUDE THE CURRENT PRODUCTION OF A FILM ABOUT THE NFL AND THE CONCUSSION EPIDEMIC, A FILM ABOUT A JUVENILE SERVING A LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE SENTENCE IN MICHIGAN, A FILM ABOUT TRAPPIST MONKS AND THEIR CONNECTION TO BELGIAN BEER BREWING, BYWATER FILMS' COMMERCIAL CLIENTS INCLUDE METHOD HOME, DIY NETWORK, HGTV, CALIX, METASWITCH, TURTLE CONSERVANCY, SAN FRANCISCO FILM SOCIETY, OCHO CANDY, MOBLI AND COMMUNE HOTEL GROUP.
PRODUCER / CONSULTANT
JENNIFER SMITH
JENNIFER SMITH IS THE DIRECTOR OF PLAYER PROGRAMS AT P.A.S.T AND AN AWARD WINNING TELEVISION PRODUCER, ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY VETERAN. CONSIDERED ONE OF THE LEADING EXPERTS AND ADVOCATES FOR FORMER NFL PLAYERS FOCUSING ON POST-CAREER MEDICAL ISSUES SUCH AS BRAIN TRAUMA, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, ADDICTION AND CHRONIC PAIN. SHE CO-FOUNDED THE GROUNDBREAKING GRIDIRON GREATS RETIRED PLAYERS ORGANIZATION WITH NFL LEGENDS JERRY KRAMER AND MIKE DITKA. SMITH HAS A SUCCESSFUL 20 YEAR CAREER AS AN ON-AIR TELEVISION AND RADIO TALENT, DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE AND PRODUCER FOR TELEVISION AND FILM WITH CAREER HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDING THE AWARD WINNING SERIES YOUTHQUAKE SERIES FOR USA NETWORK, DOCUMENTARY AND SERIES FOR DISCOVERY CHANNEL FOR KIDS, ESPN, FOX SPORTS, NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE AND MANY OTHERS.