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ANDREW EDISON
DIRECTOR/WRITER/PRODUCER
Andrew is a Brooklyn-based indie filmmaker and the creative mind behind Kevin Smith's BINDLESTIFFS, winner of the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the Slamdance Film Festival. BINDLESTIFFS is distributed under Smith's Smodcast Pictures label across major streaming platforms. Edison's recent short films are currently screening at festivals internationally. The Huffington Post praised his work as having "the kind of devotion to craft that is missing from most indie cinema, and far too many Hollywood pictures."
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SHARAD KANT PATEL
CO-DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Sharad Kant Patel, a current fellow in the American Film Institute Conservatory, blends the energies of illustrating & composing music into filmmaking. He has collaborated with painters and sculptors on art films installed and exhibited at various institutions including Asia Society New York ("Lotus") and MASS MoCA ("Throw Them ‘Bows"). His short films have screened and been awarded at festivals including SXSW (Snail). His work in supporting creative roles for filmmakers have screened at Austin Film Festival ("Acid Test'), and Slamdance ('Bindlestiffs'). He has written, directed, and edited an awarded micro budget feature, "Somebody’s Darling" that screened at genre festivals and received independent distribution.
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ANGELA HERR
CO-DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Angela is a queer, non-binary cinematographer who has shot and directed commercials for major brands such as Neutrogena, Whataburger, and HEB. They have lensed multiple award-winning narrative short films and features, as well as the latest season of the Eric Andre Show.
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SANDRA V BAPTISTA
ACTOR/PRODUCER
Sandra recently discovered a passion for vaudeville clowning while performing at Brooklyn Art Haus’s Tuesday night variety show, "Fantastic Future Funhaus." As a dancer, she has performed internationally from MoMA to the Europe Machine Festival in Vienna and beyond. In her experimental dance and performance approach, she draws heavily from postmodern dance and contact improvisation. She plans for a return to vaudeville clowning, and her clown name is Polly Puddles.
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MORGAN HAHN
PRODUCER
Morgan is a film and theater producer based in New York City. He received his creative education at North Carolina School of the Arts and LAMDA. Hahn has produced several of Edison’s films including the award-winning ‘Bindlestiffs’ and ‘Birdie’. Hahn was also a part of the key creative team that produced the U.S. premiere of ‘Decky Does a Bronco’ off-broadway. A jack of all trades, Hahn wrote the screenplay for the dark thriller, ‘Ritual’ and has performed in such productions as The Public Theater’s ‘Julius Caesar’ at Shakespeare in the Park.
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ANDY SCHIRRMEISTER
ACTOR/PRODUCER
Andy is an LA based stage and screen actor. Andy has trained and performed at Alice Carter Studios, Hollywood Fringe, and as a graduate of Groundlings Advanced Improv Track. Among his many appearances on stage, Andy has most recently been seen as “Sage” in the premiere of Harrison Harvey’s JACK CRADDOCK IS HAVING A PARTY at Moving Arts Theatre in LA. StageSceneLA called his performance “a trippy dippy delight.”
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SARAH HILL
ACTOR/PRODUCER
Sarah is Houston-born and raised. She studied Accounting at Fordham University and graduated with her MBA from Chicago Booth. Amidst currently working at Google and taking care of her dog, Sarah has performed in multiple short narratives, live performances, and art venues around the country. In addition to crunching all the numbers for Technoburger, she also portrays the role of Rose in the film.