A Small Act
one small act can change the world
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JENNIFER ARNOLD (Director/Producer) graduated from UCLA and University of Nairobi with a B.A. in African History and returned to UCLA for a MFA in Film. Her award-winning film, MAID OF HONOR screened at Sundance before airing on HBO/Cinemax and Film 4. Jennifer returned to Sundance with her internet series, "The Mullet Chronicles," which was developed into the documentary, AMERICAN MULLET, released by Palm Pictures and Lionsgate. Jennifer also co-directed a documentary for Ethan Coen and wrote a motorcross script, SPEEDWAY, which was selected for Berlin Talent Campus’ script clinic, IFP's No Borders and FIND’s Directors Lab / Fast Track Program.
PATTI LEE (Producer/DP) is a Cinematographer and Los Angeles native. After earning a Bachelors Degree at UCLA's Film School, Patti began her career in the Set Lighting Department on movies, commercials and television shows. Patti's cinematography credits include "Somebodies" (BET), "The Bernie Mac Show" (FOX), "Starting Under" (Warner Brothers) and BUNNY, which was nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards. Patti has also shot several documentary projects, among them Sundance Channel's series "Big Ideas for a Small Planet" and AMERICAN MULLET.
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CARL PFIRMAN (Editor) received his MFA from the UCLA School of Film and Television where his thesis film, THE CONFESSION, won a Student Academy Award. His other film, BOY NEXT DOOR screened at over 70 international film festivals and aired on the Sundance Channel, Northwest Airlines, HBO, Showtime, and Channel 4 (UK). His editorial credits include: the feature LUCKY MILES, nominated for an IF Award (Australia); THE HANGED MAN, and ZONA ROSA, a feature documentary released by Jour de Fete Films. His commercial work has been honored with a CLIO award and a GOLD PENCIL from the New York One Show.
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JOAN HUANG (Executive Producer) and her company CHERRY SKY FILMS have produced several critically acclaimed independent films and documentaries including: Better Luck Tomorrow which was acquired by MTV Films at its 2002 Sundance debut; In the Realms of the Unreal, a documentary feature directed by Academy Award winner Jessica Yu, which was short-listed for an Academy Award in 2004; as well as the feature doc To you Sweetheart Aloha and Jessica Yu’s narrative project Ping Pong Playa.
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JEFFREY SOROS (Producer) graduated from Vassar College with a BA in Drama. After a brief stint as an actor, he worked in development for companies such as Lightyear Entertainment and Laurel Productions and producers such as Philip Hobel and Ira Deutchman. Mr. Soros founded Considered Entertainment in 2008. This documentary is the company's inaugural production. Mr. Soros is also President of the board of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles and serves on the boards of the Creative Capital Foundation, Screenwriter's Colony, and the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans.
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MICHELLE KARUME (Post Production Translator) a native Kenyan, was born and raised in the capital city, Nairobi. Michelle received her BA in Psychology and Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy. Michelle's passion is collaborative care, working with families to promote health and facilitate positive change.
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RUSSELL SHEAFFER (Assistant Editor) received his B.A. in Film and Media Studies from UC Irvine where his writing won the Tonelli Prize for Film Theory.  Currently a Master's Candidate in Cinema Studies at NYU, Russell is pursuing a mix of film practice and theory, focusing on the ways in which representation through film influences our understanding of gender.  His credits include numerous student films as well as the trailer for THE HANGED MAN and a series of music videos sanctioned by national recording artists THE BRAVERY.
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MARCUS LINDGREN (Production Translator - Sweden), a native of Stockholm, Sweden, spent a year studying Film Production in Santa Barbara, California. Marcus has since returned to Stockholm, where he's continuing his film studies. His ambiion is to become a successful producer in the US, and he'll do whatever it takes to get there.
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TYLER HUBBY (Editor) has edited more than 30 documentaries. Most notable among them are Welcome to Death Row, the Sundance award-winning THE DEVIL AND DANIEL JOHNSTON and DOUBLE TAKE, by Belgian filmmaker Johan Grimonprez. He also edited the gothic horror short USHER, by cult director Curtis Harrington, about whom he also co-directed a short documentary. He is a graduate of the San Francisco Art Institute where he studied with George Kuchar and Ernie Gehr. His subversive and irreverent short films, featured in the book Cinema Contra Cinema by British author Jack Sargeant, have screened internationally.