Anna Dudley - Director
Anna Dudley completed her degree at the North Carolina School of the Arts School of Filmmaking. Her student film, SPECIAL DAY, won the Showtime Black Filmmaker's Showcase 2001; a Juror's Choice Award at the Convergence 2001 Film/Video/Animation Festival; and the best short short at the Edgeworks 2000 film festival. Dudley recieved a $30,000 grant from Showtime to be used toward the production of a short film, JACOB'S SOUND, that she recently filmed in North Carolina using several of her former classmates as crew. The film will have its world premiere on Showtime. Dudley is from Columbus, GA and currently lives in Los Angeles.

Shannon Rippy - Producer
Shannon is based in Wilmington, NC. She began as a production coordinator and this is her first producing effort. She is well known in Wilmington and was able to assemble a professional crew from the Wilmington area. She has produced for the History Channel and numerous commercials.

B. Francis Cole - Director of Photography
Born and raised in Syracuse, NY, Bruce began expressing himself through the user of spray paint and abandonded building. By age eleven, he had a strong sense of color and composition from his dynamic graffiti art. After moving to North Carolina, he began taking visual art classes, and once he was exposed to the variety of media for creative artists, he knew that something greater was in the store for him. Living a double life as a student activist and visual artist, Bruce decided to study film at the North Carolina School of Arts School of Filmmaking in the hopes of reaching a wider audience. He has worked as an electrician, gaffer and Director of Photography on numerous commercials and music videos, several of wich are currently airing on MTV and BET.

Rich Dietl - Editor
Rich Dietl is from Orange County, CA. Rich has edited for the HBO Original Series "The Mind of the Married Man". He has edited several independent short films. Rich currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter.

Amanda Giddens - Production Designer
Amanda Giddens was the first graduate in production design from the North Carolina School of the Arts School for Filmmaking. As part of her senior thesis project she interned in the art department of WB's "Dawson's Creek". She worked in the art department of the feature film "Herman USA" and was the assistant set designer on the the motion picture "Black Knight", starring Martin Lawrence, which was filmed in Wilmington, N.C. She works in Wilmington, N.C.

Atli Orvarsson - Music Composer
Atli is a native of Iceland. Atli is a graduate of the North Carolina School of the Arts School of Film Making. Currently he is a componser and orchestator for Mike Post Productions. Led by longtime composer Mike Post, the company produces background music or scores for "NYPD Blue", "Law & Order" and other shows. He scores for television, but also scores independent films.

Anna Dudley knew that making a film costs a lot of money, so she decided to shoot in Wilmington, NC. Wilmington is home to the WB show "Dawson's Creek" and films such as "Black Knight" and "Domestic Disturbance" have been shot there. Anna found a producer in Wilmington and got to work. Her producer procured a stage and office space at EUE/Scneegems Studios, LTD and called all of her contacts. Soon a full crew was hired. People came from Winston-Salem, NC and as far as Nashville, TN to help Anna make JACOB'S SOUND. The crew worked on a volunteer basis for the love of filmmaking. JACOB'S SOUND was shot on 35mm film with Panavision cameras and lenses. 100 extras showed up for the pivotal circus scene. Volunteers taught the leads sign language so the film would be realisic. Volunteers provided housing for Anna and her Director of Photography, B. Francis Cole. The city of Wilmington was a great support for JACOB'S SOUND.

Andre Bellamy
Diane Bellamy
Larry Bellamy
Vihren Dimitov
Hillery Conroy
David Walker Johnson
David Handley
The Handley Family
Steven G Tyler
Jubilee Park
Dock Street Florists
Gerald Waller
Carl Rudisill
Northstar
Maggie Gilmore
Scott Stephens
Susan Klos
Bigtime Picture Company
Robert Hackney
Chris Baird
Steve Edwards
Lee J. Eisenberg
Kris Skie
Kevin Garnett
Tara Miele
Carolyn Dudley
James Dudley
Bradley Leatherwood
Sonja Woody
Sarah Woody
Pearlena Igbokwe
Dominique Telson
University of North Carolina, Wilmington
All of the Background Artists

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