FILMMAKER BIOGRAPHIES

John Pirozzi - Producer/Director/Cinematographer

As Producer/Director/Cinematographer, John recently made the documentary SLEEPWALKING THROUGH THE MEKONG, about the LA band Dengue Fever's first trip to Cambodia playing 60’s Cambodian Rock and Roll. He has also directed numerous music videos for bands such as Calexico, Queens of the Stone Age and Vic Chesnutt.

As Cinematographer John has shot documentaries including Z CHANNEL: A MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION, BLING: A PLANET ROCK, SPEED RACER: WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF VIC CHESNUTT, TOO TOUGH TO DIE: A TRIBUTE TO JOHNNY RAMONE and the end sequence for LEONARD COHEN: I’M YOUR MAN.

John's Cinematography credits also include the feature films BROKEN ENGLISH, 2nd unit on CITY OF GHOSTS and the distinctive time-lapse photography in BOYS DON’T CRY.

Andrew Pope - Producer

Before returning to New York to set up Primitive Nerd Productions, Andrew Pope spent five years in Cambodia, where as part of Fit Media he made dozens of social issue documentary shorts for clients such as United Nations Development Project (UNDP) and the International Organization on Migration (IOM). In addition to DON’T THINK I’VE FORGOTTEN, Andrew is producing a feature film he co-wrote about the American DIY indie/punk movement of the 1980s entitled LOSERS TAKE ALL, which begins shooting in Summer 2009.

Bradley Bessire - Producer

Bradley Bessire has been traveling to and living in Cambodia for the past 10 years. He lived in Cambodia from 2001 to 2004 where he developed several successful human rights projects and produced a film about the Cambodian elections. He has secured the blessings and help of the King Father of Cambodia, His Royal Highness Norodom Sihanouk, an avid filmmaker (pictured here).

Jonathan Del Gatto - Producer/Editor

Jonathan Del Gatto brings 18 years of international, award-winning editing experience, including the Sundance Short Filmmaking Award, a Cannes Golden Palm Nomination, seven London International Advertising Awards, the AICP Editing Award, and seven inclusions into MOMA's permanent film/TV collection. He has just finished producing and editing TOO TOUGH TO DIE, a documentary on The Ramones by director Mandy Stein. He has edited 1000's of commercials and a plethora of highly profiled music videos for artists such as Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Puff Daddy, and Badly Drawn Boy.

Daniel Littlewood - Editor

Daniel spent from 2002 to 2006 living and working on documentaries in Cambodia as editor at FIT Media. Clients included international organizations such as UNDP, The Asia Foundation, and CARE. Since returning to the US, he has edited videos for the Human Rights Campaign, Build Cambodia, and StoryCorps, a national oral-history project with whom he traveled the United States, collecting stories.

Linda Saphan - Archival and Historical Research

Linda Saphan was born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in 1975 and survived the Khmer Rouge regime. Linda graduated from University of Paris in 2007 with a PhD in Social Anthropology. The artist is newly based in New York City and is working on drawings and paintings for upcoming shows. Two pieces from are now at the Singapore Art Museum. The artist's work has been included in several collective exhibitions throughout Cambodia, France, Myanmar and USA.