FILMMAKERS

JOSHUA J. SMITH

WRITER / DIRECTOR / PRODUCER

Joshua’s resume includes four short films and one documentary in which he served as writer, producer and director. The films have played in countless film festivals and won two Audience Awards: Austin Film Festival, Hill Country Film Festival. His most recent work includes directing comedy sketches for The Nerdist. He is also an accomplished feature film producer on the following award winning films; Pretty Ugly People starring Melissa McCarthy (The Boss) directed by Tate Taylor (The Help), Kabluey featuring Lisa Kudrow (Friends) and The Garage with Xander Berkley (Taken). He currently resides in Santa Monica, California.

Tim dezarn

PRODUCER

JACOB WHITLEY

PRODUCER



ALLYSSA M. SMITH

EDITOR

Allyssa has numerous editing credits for short films, web series, music videos and commercials by such brands as: Chrysler, Hershey, Pizza Hut just to name a few. She recently served as Online Editor for Adult Swim's TV show, Dream Corp, LLC starring Nicholas Rutherford and Jon Gries.

JOHN DEFARIA

COMPOSER

Whether it be as a composer, guitarist, producer, or performer, John DeFaria is constantly engaged in the art of music making. As a musician, John has recorded on numerous movie scores such as “Holes,” James Camerons’s “Ghosts of the Abyss,” “Uptown Girls;” commercials for Direct TV and Subaru; and television shows for Lifetime, Discovery Channel, Warner Brothers Telepictures and The Oprah Winfrey show. Through his association with composer Dean Grinsfelder, John as been working on the PBS documentary series “Ocean Adventures” with Jean Michelle Cousteau, which was recently nominated for an Emmy award for best Music and Sound Design. John also completed the score for the Warner Brothers movie “Dukes of Hazzard 2 – The Beginning.”