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cast & crew
Evan Meszaros
Joe Ryan
Vanessa Daniels
Monica Knight
Ray Wasik
Amanda Knox
Mike Budinger
Nick Esposito
Jarred Alterman
Keith Croket
Ronni Thomas
Tim Cronin
 
Evan Meszaros

Evan Meszaros

Writer / Director


Evan Meszaros has been in the Film and Television industry for over 10 years in nearly all levels of production, including Location Sound and Cinematography, and has worked beside some of the most important figures of the Independent film community.

Recently, he was commissioned by Trojan Condoms to create three spots for their provacative new "Evolve One / Evolve All" campaign.

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Joe Ryan

Joe Ryan

“John”


Joe Ryan is one of those great Hollywood stories.
After completing the New York film Academy’s acting program with only a few short works to his credit, his job as a Professional Trainer became a career, and his acting fell by the wayside. After a fruitless search by the production staff of WINDCROFT to find the right leading man, they stumbled upon Joe by mere chance. After one audition, his natural talent and expert subtlety won over the production team and he was cast on the spot. The result is a breakthrough performance that will surely set his acting career into orbit.

In early 20o8, Joe wrapped another feature film where he played opposite Kristen Dalton (The Departed).

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Vanessa Daniels

Vanessa Daniels

“Diane”


Vanessa Daniels (Diane)- Film credits include Windcroft, The Sandpiper, Pet the Goat, Breaking Balls, Law and Order (NBC), Last Breath (OLN), Trackers (Oxygen), Boiling Point (MTV), The Difference (Nickelodeon), and several commercials and print. Theatrical credits include The Lion in Winter (IRT), Grease (European Tour), and The Fall (Looking Glass Theater). She studied acting at New York University and holds a BFA in Drama and Political Science.

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  Monica Knight
Monica Knight

“Mindy”


Recent film credits include THE ROADHOUSE with Vinny Vella (Casino, The Sopranos), A DANGEROUS PLACE starring Kristen Dalton (The Departed, The Dead Zone), and THE BURNT HOUSE by Adam Ahlbrandt (Sight). Television – SENSING MURDER (The Discovery Channel), THE P.A. (FUSE). New York Theatre – SNAPSHOTS (The Producer's Club), MEN (Manhattan Repertory Theatre). Print, commercial and modeling clients include Dasani, Yahoo!, and Calvin Klein. Monica has studied at Circle in the Square Theatre on Broadway and holds a B.A. in Music.

Her most recent film, ABBEY CANCELLED, is an Official Selection of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.

For more information, visit:
www.MONICAKNIGHT.com

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Ray Wasik
Ray Wasik

“Murray”


Film credits include: SWOON (Dir.Tom Kalin’s take on the Leopold and Loeb case), ROCKAWAY (Dir. Mark Street, premiered at Tribeca Film Festival 2005, “a sweet and powerful look into the future of narrative cinema”), THE EYES OF VAN GOGH (Dir. Alexander Barnett, centers on Van Gogh’s year at the St. Remy asylum) Theatrical: Lenny Bruce, Charles Chaplin and Rooster and Bishop in Slawomir Mrozek’s SERENADE AND PHILOSOPHER FOX (New York Innovative Theatre Award 2005 for Outstanding Production of a Play). Television: Promo Spots for The Sopranos, Gangland Graveyards on PBS, role of Hit Man. Maury Show (Peeping Tom). Contact at 646-683-2673

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Amanda Knox
Amanda Knox

“Sandra”


Amanda Knox (Amanda Renee Knox) grew up in Houston, TX moved to the east coast and studied, on scholarship at the William Esper Studio and at the Barrow Group. Film credits include: Demon Resurrection and The Bedford Asylum. She has appeared in Inside Man, Gracie, Music and Lyrics and Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Part 2. She has also appeared in such television shows as The Sopranos, New Amsterdam and Six Degrees. Her Off Broadway credits include The Tempest with Emmy Award Winning Joan Darling and Actor’s Studio West Founder Kerry Shear, Dolphin Up A Tree at the Daryl Roth Theatre and notable Off Off Broadway credits are Dark of the Moon, which was considered for a 2007 NY Innovative Award and Taming of the Shrew.

contact information:
Cyrena Esposito
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Mike Budinger
Mike Budinger

Co-writer / Producer


Michael Budinger grew up in Pelham, New York. He met Geoff Moesher, animator, Jarred Alterman, director of photography, and Evan Meszaros, the writer and director of Windcroft, during the shooting of a film called Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV in 1999. They have all worked together in different capacities since then. Michael was an acting major at New York University, but decided to move to the production side of filmmaking.

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Nick Esposito
Nick Esposito

Producer


Nick Esposito is a Producer in Philadelphia for Backseat Conceptions, a new-media company that specializes in viral marketing. He is the co-inventor of the Gray Kangaroo Personal Liquor Filter and the creator of the game shows: Win Andy Straub's Liquor and Strip for Pain.
In 2003 he won the Golden Knot Of Excellence, a fictitious award.

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Jarred Alterman
Jarred Alterman

Director of Photography


Jarred Alterman is a New York Filmmaker with an award winning film currently on Sundance Channel, Mott Music.

He works as Director of Photography with avant-garde dance choreographer, Merce Cunningham and underground video artist Charles Atlas.

His company FlyAwayFilms NYC produces commercials, music videos, and documentaries. He is currently working on a documentary series about emerging artists across America.

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A.R. Brook Lynn
A.R. Brook Lynn

Production Designer


Alex Brook Lynn makes her living as a production designer and art director. Recently, she has worked on several feature films, including El Camino, Day Zero, and Superheroes. She has written and directed three short films and the feature documentary, “Up at Lou’s Fish.”

She has also worked as a staff photographer and junior photo editor at the New York Sun, and as a contributing writer and photographer for the New York Press. She is a founding editor of NewPartisan.com, a Journal For The Radical Center.

www.alexbrooklynn.com
www.upatlousfish.com
www. newpartisan.com/arbrooklynn

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Keith Croket
Keith Croket

Editor



Keith Croket (editor) has worked on feature film for over a dozen years. He has worked with such directors as Nora Ephron, Stanley Tucci, and Mira Nair. In the last year, he has cut three features.

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Ronni Thomas
Ronni Thomas

Composer


Ronni Thomas, born and raised in brooklyn in the mid 70s, began his film career producing DVDs for legendary horror icons Troma Films. Breaking away from the 'B' world - he ventured into documentary filmmaking and co-produced the now legendary Ramones doc - Hey is Dee Dee Home and Produced Psychobilly: A cancer on rock and roll.

After a long enough stint as a pornographer, he returned to his first love of writing music. In 2004, he supplied the music for the Hamptons Film Festival under famed commercial filmmaker Bob Giraldi. Since then, he has scored dozens of TV Commercials and Short Films. In Addition to film and music, Ronni also writes for the British film magazine ‘Raindance.’

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Tim Cronin
Tim Cronin

Fight Choreographer / Stunt Coordinator


Tim Cronin is a St. Louis born, Fight Choreographer, Swordsmen, and Stunt Coordinator. He has worked on numerous independent and professional film sets, including working under Lloyd Kaufman of Troma Studios and Charles Atlas, an acclaimed video artist and director in New York.

Tim’s background consists of 12 years of mixed martial arts, diversified weapons and firearm training. Look out for Tim’s action packed scenes from Troma’s newest movie Poultrygeist: Night of the chicken dead.

www.poultrygeist.com
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