Firecircle Films Bios

Ms. Jacobson has completed two other features "My Mother's Early Lovers", adapted from an autobiographical memoir by Vermont writer Sybil Smith, and "Nothing Like Dreaming", which recently opened at The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and was released theatrically. The Boston Globe raved, "You come out of "Nothing Like Dreaming" wanting to hear...a lot more from Nora Jacobson."

Ms. Jacobson grew up in Vermont and Paris, France. She holds a M.F.A. from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a B.A. from Dartmouth College. She has received a Guggenheim Fellowship, a National Endowment of the Arts Media Fellowship, and an LEF Foundation grant for her work. The script for her next feature "The Hanji Box" was a finalist for the Emerging Narrative Award at the Independent Feature Market in 2006.

PRODUCER: AMY LO

Ms. Lo has worked in development and production on a range of projects including studio blockbusters, independent feature films, documentaries and television. She recently produced "Planet B-Boy," which premiered in competition at the Tribeca Film Festival and will be released theatrically in 2008.

As Head of Development for NY and London-based InFilm Productions, Ms. Lo associate produced the UK film "On a Clear Day," starring Peter Mullan and Brenda Blethyn, which was acquired by Universal Studios/Focus Features after premiering as opening night film at the Sundance Film Festival.

Previous production credits include "Inside Man,"directed by Spike Lee; Steven Spielberg's "Munich"; "El Cantante," starring Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony; JJ Abrams's ABC series "Six Degrees"; Sony Pictures' "Made of Honor"; and the Fox TV series "New Amsterdam". Ms. Lo's work as a writer has aired on MTV Networks and PBS/Foreign Policy Association. Ms. Lo is a graduate of Stanford University, with a dual degree in Economics and International Relations.

CO-PRODUCER: JANE APPLEGATE

In 2004, she supervised production of five Discovery Health Channel documentaries, co-writing and producing one special on the history of blood. Applegate, a former reporter and producer for CNN, CNBC, Twentieth Television and Bloomberg TV, has also produced industrials for GM, Sprint, MasterCard and other corporate clients. She is a former syndicated columnist for the Los Angeles Times and author of four books on entrepreneurship. View Jane's Reel here.

PRODUCTION DESIGNER: KEUN HYUN CHO

eun Hyun Cho is an award-winning production designer and painter who lives in Seoul. In 2006, he was named "Best Production Designer," by the Korean Film Critic Association and at the Korean Film Awards. He's won numerous production design awards in Korea, including the Blue Dragon Film Award for best production design in 2006.

His credits include, "The Duelist,", 2005; "Heaven's Soldiers,", 2005, "The Little Mermaid,", 2004, "Tale of Two Sisters,", 2002, "Bus Stop,", 2001.
He graduated with a degree in fine arts from Seoul National Univeristy and studied painting at Pratt Institute in New York City.

ORIGINAL ARTWORK: BONG-SUN MOON

Bong-Sun Moon is a South Korean painter whose delicate, elusive and entrancing paintings combine ancient Asian techniques with a thoroughly modern sensibility. In addition to supplying original art work for the film, he will actually "be" our painter's hand, creating a painting for our heroine, Hannah, during the course of the film.

Bong-Sun Moon was educated at the prestigous Hongik University. He has participated in numerous group expositions all over the world and has a solo exhibition currently in Seoul at Hakgojae Gallery, and an upcoming solo exhibition in Milan, Italy, later in the year.

CO-PRODUCER FIRE CIRCLE FILMS LLC: SUZANNE DUDLEY SCHON

After graduating with a B.S. degree in psychology from Duke University, Suzanne Schon began her career in the arts as an actress. She studied with Shakespeare and Company in Lenox, Massachussetts (and in New York City), and then Roy London, Ken Lerner, and Ivana Chubbuck in Los Angeles. She has appeared in dozens of theatre productions in the Midwest, New York, and Los Angeles.

In addition, Schon worked in casting for several years with Reuben Cannon and Associates, Divisek Casting, and Barbara Lauren Casting. Projects included casting episodic television shows, film, and tv commercials for the US and Spanish-speaking markets.

Her production company, High Lake Productions, is currently working on a documentary due to be completed by the summer of 2007.

TRAILER EDITOR: JON BASKIN

Jon Baskin's recent work can be seen on HBO and The Sundance
Channel. He co-edited "The Lady In Question Is Charles Busch" (The Tribeca Film Festival, The Sundance Channel) a documentary about the Tony-nominated playwrite, screenwriter and drag star. His work for HBO has earned him Emmy, Monitor, Promax and New York Festival Awards.

He edited "The Wire: It's All Connected," a one-hour special about the making of the critically acclaimed HBO series (Silver World Medal at The New York Festival). His previous work has shown on networks such as NBC (Saturday Night Live), ABC (20/20), USA and ESPN.

He directed, produced and edited the documentary "Beef," (official selection at The Maryland Film Festival and Directors' View Film Festival) about four female slam poets. He also directed, produced and edited the documentary "I am Not A Juvenile Delinquent," about a group of incarcerated teenage girls (official selection at Girl Fest Hawaii). Jon Baskin's web site is www.beefthemovie.com

WEB DESIGNER: JOHN LEHET

John Lehet has been a webmaster/designer since 1995 and a photographer since 1978. He splits his work time between web development and fine photography. Examples of his work can be found at www.lehet.com.

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