WRITER/DIRECTOR - Franklin Peterson
ORIGINAL STORY - Sandra Tsing Loh
PRODUCERS - Ben Wilkins, Avital Levy, Sho Thyme
CINEMATOGRAPHER - Collin Brink
PRODUCTION DESIGNER - Vineet Dewan
EDITORS - Jay Gammill, Franklin Peterson
ORIGINAL SCORE - Danny Mordujovich
SOUND DESIGNER - Landon Johnson
SOUND MIXER - Gabe Serrano

Franklin Peterson | WRITER/DIRECTOR
Franklin was born and raised in New Orleans by overprotective teacher parents. Somehow they instilled in him the desire to retell incidents from his childhood and through his films, Franklin aims at telling different family stories.

Franklin attended the University of Texas at Austin earning his Bachelor's degrees in Film and Liberal Arts Honors. He has recently completed his M.F.A. in Film Production at USC. Franklin's shorts have screened all over the country at various film festivals. His dark comedy, "Clothes Lined" (2003), was the runner up at the Flicker Film Festival and received an award for best editing at Cinematexas.

Upon coming to USC, Franklin discovered his voice and continues to explore stories anchored around the family. He believes that by carving out the personal and specific in film, perhaps he can touch upon something bigger than himself. Franklin lives in Los Angeles as a freelance editor and is currently in development on a feature about a family dealing with life in post-Katrina New Orleans.

Sandra Tsing Loh | ORIGINAL STORY
Sandra is a writer/performer whose solo shows include "Mother on Fire" (which ran for seven months in Los Angeles), "Sugar Plum Fairy" (the Geffen Playhouse), "I Worry" (Woolly Mammoth Theatre), "Aliens in America" and "Bad Sex With Bud Kemp" (which both premiered off-Broadway at Second Stage).

Loh's books include A Year in Van Nuys, Aliens in America, Depth Takes a Holiday: Essays From Lesser Los Angeles, and a novel, If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home By Now. Her story "My Father's Chinese Wives" received a 1997 Pushcart Prize and was featured in the 1999 Norton Anthology of Short Fiction.

She and her husband Mike Miller composed the music for Jessica Yu's documentary short Breathing Lessons, which won an Oscar in 1998. Her 1989 solo piano CD is Pianovision.

She has been a regular commentator on NPR's "Morning Edition" and on Ira Glass' "This American Life." Currently, KPCC (89.3 FM in Los Angeles) broadcasts her daily segment The Loh Down on Science and her weekly segment The Loh Life. American Public Media's "Marketplace" broadcasts her monthy segment The Loh Down. She is currently a contributing editor for The Atlantic Monthly and was a 2006 finalist for the National Magazine Award.

Ben Wilkins | PRODUCER
Benjamin Wilkins, born in Denver, Colorado, came to the film world via the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts. Prior to Cinema, Benjamin taught English in Japan with the JET program. In 2006 he earned his MFA in film production as well as the Entertainment Partners Producing Award. Benjamin has produced a number of award-winning short films, as well as national and internationally broadcast commercials. He is currently in pre-production on his first feature film: "Devil's Grove."

Avital Levy | PRODUCER
Avital Levy is a recent graduate of the School for Cinematic Arts at USC. She grew up in Israel and Boston and received her undergraduate degree from Vassar College. While at Vassar pursuing a degree in Religion, she worked on the feature documentary, "Trembling Before G-d." Following graduation, she was Associate Producer on TV documentaries for the History Channel and educational videos for various institutions. At USC, she has directed both fiction and non-fiction shorts and has produced a number of graduate thesis films. She directed the 30 minute documentary "Bootyful World," which has appeared in several festivals throughout the United States. Avital is currently developing two feature films and another documentary.

Sho Thyme
| ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
SHO Thyme spent his formative years in Asia. After high school, heattended Wesleyan University where he graduated with a B.A. in Psychology and Film Studies, as well as a Master's Degree in Social Psychology. After five years in New England, SHO moved to Los Angeles to pursue a M.F.A. degree in Film & Television Production at the University of Southern California. In addition to his school work, SHO has produced a number of advanced graduate thesis projects: Coons(2006), Hike Away (2006), Last Exit (2006), Monoboob (2005), The Orchard (2005), My Father's Chinese Wife (2005). SHO aspires to be a director/producer who takes an active role in making films that he is passionate about.

Collin Brink | CINEMATOGRAPHER
In a previous life, Collin worked as a saucier and then a banker, but when he saw "In the Mood for Love," he knew he wanted to make films. In USC's graduate program he found cinematography, and he hasn't looked back. As a director of photography, he strives to collaborate with each crew and to help tell stories that matter. His recent credits include Kabera Kid and The Carpet Kingdom.

Vineet Dewan | PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Vineet graduated from Westminster School in London specializing in Art & Design and Art History and received his undergraduate degree from Yale where he was awarded for his contribution to the Arts. He trained under Production Designer Stephanie Carroll on Mira Nair's production of "Monsoon Wedding" and is currently pursuing his Master's of Fine Arts at the USC School of Cinematic Arts where he has been awarded their top directing and cinematography awards. Vineet has collaborated numerous times with Franklin Peterson, most recently on his short film "Clear Cut, Simple" for which Vineet received the Student DGA Award and Student Emmy.

Jay Gammill | EDITOR
Jay Gammill is a recent graduate of the MFA Production program at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Originally from Shreveport, Louisiana, Jay received his undergraduate degree in Telecommunications from Baylor University , where he is a two-time winner of the Baylor University Black Glasses Film Festival for his short experimental films "Hermosa" and "The Red String." Jay's professional interests range from visual effects and picture editing to working with and directing actors. He recently co-edited the award-winning USC documentary "Back to Life" and is currently finishing his graduate thesis film "AUGUST" while working fulltime in commercial post production.

Landon Johnson | SOUND DESIGNER
One of the founding members of Voltron, Landon is very accustomed to high stress environments. Landon held over a series of odd jobs the next few years, ranging from lead saxophonist for the Raisins to cloud fluffer for the Care Bears. Landon is also fond of breaking conventions, as seen in the above description. In the real world, Landon splits his time between directing and sound. His sound credits include the 30-minute documentary "Ready or Not" and the 30-minute thesis film "My New Job", where he was production sound recordist, editor and mixer. His most recent sound work was on the thesis film "My Father's Chinese Wife" as sound editor.

Danny Mordujovich | ORIGINAL SCORE
Danny Mordujovich has composed the scores to over thirty films, some of which have aired on the Bravo Network, Independent Film Channel, Sundance Channel, and Lifetime. A highlight of these was to compose music for Israel Horovitz's September 11th testimony, Three Weeks After Paradise. In addition, he enjoyed playing the piano along with jazz greats Bennie Maupin, Bob Hurst, and Ralph Penland for his jazz score to a documentary exploring David Milch's creative process on N.Y.P.D. Blue. He feels equally comfortable conducting the orchestra, playing alongside musicians, and producing music in his studio, music Sandbox. Danny received his Bachelor's and Master's degree in Composition from Florida State University and has had his concert music performed by various ensembles including the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Marietta Symphony Orchestra, and the Chipola Regional Symphony Orchestra. He recently composed music for Israel Horovitz's new Off Broadway play, The Secret of Mme. Bonnard's Bath. dannymusicSandbox.com