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Catherine Craig Writer Director
Catherine Craig Writer Director
Catherine Craig is a highly accomplished, award-winning writer, director, producer, and cinematographer specializing in narrative, experimental, animated, and documentary films. Her feature film OddFX was selected as one of only twelve screenplays from an international pool for the prestigious Writers Lab, sponsored by Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman. Catherine attended the Stowe Narrative Screenwriting Retreat, and OddFX has twice been selected as a finalist for the Sundance Screenwriting Lab.
Catherine founded her own award-winning production company, where she directed and produced films for the tech industry, managing large budgets and leading union crews and guild actors. She made history as the first woman to work as a visual effects animation camerawoman at George Lucas’s Industrial Light & Magic, with her camera work and CGI artistry featured in over thirty major motion pictures.
Her passion for film preservation led her to work as Francis Ford Coppola’s film archivist for over a decade. Catherine studied directing at the American Conservatory Theater and photography, art, and design at the Kodak-influenced Rochester Institute of Technology. She holds a BFA in film from the California College of the Arts and considers her years working with Francis Ford Coppola her graduate degree.
Catherine Craig is a highly accomplished, award-winning writer, director, producer, and cinematographer specializing in narrative, experimental, animated, and documentary films. Her feature film OddFX was selected as one of only twelve screenplays from an international pool for the prestigious Writers Lab, sponsored by Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman. Catherine attended the Stowe Narrative Screenwriting Retreat, and OddFX has twice been selected as a finalist for the Sundance Screenwriting Lab.
Catherine founded her own award-winning production company, where she directed and produced films for the tech industry, managing large budgets and leading union crews and guild actors. She made history as the first woman to work as a visual effects animation camerawoman at George Lucas’s Industrial Light & Magic, with her camera work and CGI artistry featured in over thirty major motion pictures.
Her passion for film preservation led her to work as Francis Ford Coppola’s film archivist for over a decade. Catherine studied directing at the American Conservatory Theater and photography, art, and design at the Kodak-influenced Rochester Institute of Technology. She holds a BFA in film from the California College of the Arts and considers her years working with Francis Ford Coppola her graduate degree.
Anahid Nazarian Executive Producer
Anahid Nazarian Executive Producer
ANAHID NAZARIAN has collaborated with Francis Ford Coppola for over 40 years, during which she worked as an Executive Producer on Megalopolis, Youth Without Youth, Tetro, and Twixt. Her screen credits include One From The Heart, The Outsiders, Rumble Fish, The Cotton Club, Mishima, Peggy Sue Got Married, Gardens of Stone, Tucker, The Godfather Part III, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Jack, The Rainmaker, Youth Without Youth, Tetro and now Megalopolis. Nazarian was also the writer and producer for her independent feature film, Pomegranate, and producer for the film Illusion, starring Kirk Douglas. Nazarian is a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.
ANAHID NAZARIAN has collaborated with Francis Ford Coppola for over 40 years, during which she worked as an Executive Producer on Megalopolis, Youth Without Youth, Tetro, and Twixt. Her screen credits include One From The Heart, The Outsiders, Rumble Fish, The Cotton Club, Mishima, Peggy Sue Got Married, Gardens of Stone, Tucker, The Godfather Part III, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Jack, The Rainmaker, Youth Without Youth, Tetro and now Megalopolis. Nazarian was also the writer and producer for her independent feature film, Pomegranate, and producer for the film Illusion, starring Kirk Douglas. Nazarian is a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.
Leah Meyerhoff Associate Producer
Leah Meyerhoff Associate Producer
LEAH MEYERHOFF (she/they) wrote and directed the the award winning narrative feature film I Believe In Unicorns which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Atlanta Film Festival and awards from Tribeca Film Institute, and the Adrienne Shelly Foundation. Leah’s films have screened in over 200 film festivals and aired on IFC, PBS, LOGO and MTV. Leah is also the founder of FILM FATALES, a non-profit organization which advocates for parity in the film industry and supports a membership community of over a thousand feature film and television directors of all marginalized genders.
LEAH MEYERHOFF (she/they) wrote and directed the the award winning narrative feature film I Believe In Unicorns which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Atlanta Film Festival and awards from Tribeca Film Institute, and the Adrienne Shelly Foundation. Leah’s films have screened in over 200 film festivals and aired on IFC, PBS, LOGO and MTV. Leah is also the founder of FILM FATALES, a non-profit organization which advocates for parity in the film industry and supports a membership community of over a thousand feature film and television directors of all marginalized genders.
John Knoll Visual and Special FX Consultant
John Knoll Visual and Special FX Consultant
Special & visual FX consultant JOHN KNOLL won an Academy Award for Visual Effects for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest and was nominated for five films, Rogue One, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Pirates of The Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. Knoll has over 50 visual effects credits. John and his brother Thomas were the original co-creators of Adobe Photoshop. Knoll is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Special & visual FX consultant JOHN KNOLL won an Academy Award for Visual Effects for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest and was nominated for five films, Rogue One, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Pirates of The Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. Knoll has over 50 visual effects credits. John and his brother Thomas were the original co-creators of Adobe Photoshop. Knoll is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Randy Thom Sound Design Consultant
Randy Thom Sound Design Consultant
RANDY THOM is Skywalker Sound’s Director of Sound Design. Awarded an Academy Award for The Right Stuff and The Incredibles, Randy has been nominated for 15 Oscars, an Emmy, and a Grammy. He has worked on over 175 films with directors such as Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Robert Zemeckis, David Lynch, Guillermo del Toro, Peter Jackson, and Brad Bird and Francis Ford Coppola. Randy was honored with the C.A.S. Career Achievement Award in 2010 and the MPSE Career Achievement Award in 2014. His essay “Designing A Movie For Sound” is used in many universities. Thom is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
RANDY THOM is Skywalker Sound’s Director of Sound Design. Awarded an Academy Award for The Right Stuff and The Incredibles, Randy has been nominated for 15 Oscars, an Emmy, and a Grammy. He has worked on over 175 films with directors such as Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Robert Zemeckis, David Lynch, Guillermo del Toro, Peter Jackson, and Brad Bird and Francis Ford Coppola. Randy was honored with the C.A.S. Career Achievement Award in 2010 and the MPSE Career Achievement Award in 2014. His essay “Designing A Movie For Sound” is used in many universities. Thom is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Dave Carson Visual and Special FX Art Director Consultant
Dave Carson Visual and Special FX Art Director Consultant
DAVE CARSON was the Visual Effects Supervisor for Titanic and Joe Versus the Volcano. He was the Visual Effects Art Director for Willow, Witches of Eastwick, Enemy Mine, Young Sherlock Holmes, The Goonies, Star Trek III: Search for Spock, dragon set designer for Dragonslayer, model maker and storyboard artist on Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back and a key sculptor on Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi. Other credits include Casper, Forrest Gump, Baby’s Day Out, Jurassic Park, Alive, Hook, and Total Recall. Carson is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
DAVE CARSON was the Visual Effects Supervisor for Titanic and Joe Versus the Volcano. He was the Visual Effects Art Director for Willow, Witches of Eastwick, Enemy Mine, Young Sherlock Holmes, The Goonies, Star Trek III: Search for Spock, dragon set designer for Dragonslayer, model maker and storyboard artist on Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back and a key sculptor on Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi. Other credits include Casper, Forrest Gump, Baby’s Day Out, Jurassic Park, Alive, Hook, and Total Recall. Carson is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Peter Daulton Motion Control Consultant
Peter Daulton Motion Control Consultant
PETER DAULTON has over 60 credits as a Visual Effects Camera Operator and CGI Lead Animator. His credits include Return of the Jedi, The Right Stuff, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Ghostbusters II, Back to the Future, Part II, The Hunt for Red October, The Rocketeer, Forrest Gump, Twister, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, The Avengers, Star Trek Into Darkness, Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Daulton is a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.
PETER DAULTON has over 60 credits as a Visual Effects Camera Operator and CGI Lead Animator. His credits include Return of the Jedi, The Right Stuff, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Ghostbusters II, Back to the Future, Part II, The Hunt for Red October, The Rocketeer, Forrest Gump, Twister, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, The Avengers, Star Trek Into Darkness, Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Daulton is a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.
