CORE TEAM
ART JONES - WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
Art heads Great Jones Productions in New York, and as director/producer, fuses filmmaking with community-building to spark social action. His narrative films, "Dodgeball," "Going Nomad" and "Lustre" have played on HBO, PBS and in theaters, parking lots and bare-bulb basements across America. His documentary, "The Blood in this Town" traveled to all 50 states, sharing revitalization know-how with struggling small towns and cities. Art graduated from Brown, lives in Brooklyn and serves as Adjunct Professor of Film at Hunter College. He’s been nominated for Film Independent's John Cassavetes Award and does all stunts without a net.
JOE FOLEY - DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Joe Foley has been working in film for two decades and has shot 15 features. Filmmaking has taken him all over the world from Morocco, Helsinki, Singapore, Cambodia, and Bali to Paris and South Pasadena. Even though he has shot music videos in Ghana, television in Seoul and corporate videos in Shanghai, he found no location as exotic or as captivating as Cuba. The colors and designs there are magical and the people are incredibly warm and inviting. Working with the international team on “Forbidden Cuba” was a dream come true (if your idea of a dream is to shoot for 19 days straight and eat grilled lobster every other night). It was an amazing experience that continues to give, as the producing team works to craft a final dynamic film.
PASCAL AKESSON - EDITOR
Pascal is an award-winning editor based in NYC.
Women War & Peace, produced by Abigail Disney, Pamela Hogan and Gini Reticker won The Overseas Press Club Award. Fire in the Blood, the internationally acclaimed documentary opened at Sundance, and won many international awards. Easy Riders | Raging Bulls, showed at Berlin, Slamdance and Cannes. Four documentaries for PBS, American Masters and Wide Angle each won the Cine Golden Eagle. Most recently Olympic Pride | American Prejudice, qualified for the '17 Oscar run.
Pascal has taught film at Rutgers, and guest lectured at Pratt and The City University of New York. Recently he was invited to present studio lectures at Festival Images in Vevey, Switzerland.
THE CREW
Writer / Producer / Director Art Jones
Director of Photography Joe Foley
Editor Pascal Akesson
Sound John Steadwell
Original Music Jim Papoulis
Additional Photography Benjamin S. Wolf, Evan Fairbanks
Sound Re-recording Mixer Chad Birmingham
Production Coordinators Frank Young, John Bonafede, Elvis Maynard
Production Company Great Jones Productions
THE SUPPORTER WALL OF HONOR
Organizations
Ben & Jerry's Foundation • VELCO • Green Mountain Power • The Mountain Times • Rutland Regional Medical Center • Hickok & Boardman • Ryan, Smith & Carbine • Best Western, Rutland, VT • TheSkiDiva.com, Ludlow, VT • Tolo, Inc., Smithville, MO • Whitney’s Castleton Crackers
Individuals
Sandra & Grant Adams, Rutland, VT • Robert J. Amelang, Rutland, VT • Laurence Anderson, Rutland, VT • Jennifer & Fred Bagley, Mendon, VT • Charles Baker, Rutland, VT • Terese Black, Rutland, VT • Hope & Mark Blucher, Danby, VT • Brandon Boyd, Louisville, KY • Anne Brookie-Sanders, Carmel, IN • Susan Candon, Rutland, VT • Seth Coombs, North Chittenden, VT • B.J. Costello, Albany, NY • Steve & Jane Costello, Rutland, VT • Joanne Deluca, Pleasantville, NY • Kristina DiPalo, Basking Ridge, NJ • John Doré, San Diego, CA • Paul & Ingrid Gallo, Rutland, VT • Rafael Garcia, New Fairfield, CT • Joe & Barbara Giancola, Rutland, VT • Matthew Gordon, Dallas, TX • Thomas Hall, New Providence, NJ • Tom & Tricia Huebner, Rutland, VT • Edward Hurley, Essex Junction, VT • Christina Huth, Rutland, VT • Haruo Iguchi, Kyoto, Japan • Lindsey Johnson-Suddarth, Cincinnati, OH • Alex & Robyn Kelly, Westfield, NJ • Tara Kelly, Middletown Springs, VT • Abby Kirk, Rutland, VT • William Klayer, New York, NY • Ron Lazzaro, Mendon, VT • Matthys Levy, Burlington, VT • Anne Lezak, Mendon, VT • Mayor Christopher Louras, Rutland, VT • Bette S. Mac, Rutland, VT • Patricia Masuy, North Chittenden, VT • John & Dorothy Mitchell, Worcester, VT • Mark Montgomery, Rutland, VT • Thomas O’Brien, Castleton, VT • Charles P. Pace, North Chittenden, VT • James Paison & Joan Gamble, Rutland, VT • Katherine Pingree, Rutland, VT • Bob Rogan, Washington, DC • Ray Russo, Westfield, NJ • David Schaefer, Burlington, VT • Christopher Scherer, Rutland, VT • Ross Schifo, Pittsford, VT • Andreas Schneider, Wanaque, NJ • Jeffrey Siegel, Port Washington, NY • B. Philip Smith, Fair Haven, VT • Elise Stone, New York, NY • Petrina Teriele, Castleton, VT • Mark Triller, Rutland, VT • Kathleen Upton, Wallingford, VT • John & Paula Valente, Rutland, VT • Susheela Varky, Richmond, VA • Enrico Veltri, Princeton, NJ • U.S. Representative Peter Welch (D-VT), Hartland, VT • Dorothy Williams, Santa Monica, CA • Janet Williamson, Rutland, VT • Andrew & Christine Wood, Millburn, NJ• Robert H. Young, Proctor, VT