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Christine DeMaio
Joseph B. Michael
Haim Silberstein
Gilbert John Echternkamp
Erin Ross
Captain Haim Silberstein directed a missile ship the same way he directed Israeli TV, with versatility and flexibility. His work includes the animated satire Kipodim and the prime-time comedy, Miller. He brought military rigor to the American Film Institute, where his thesis, King's Echo, reached the nationwide #2 iPod download. He has stopped demanding that the crew salute when he enters the room, but still likes to be called "Sir."
After a high-brow lit degree at Columbia University, Joe moved to San Francisco to produce shorts and features. Back in his hometown of Brooklyn, he founded the Williamsburg Writer's Collective, while managing real estate assets. Sick of the vibrancy and excitement of NY, Joe moved to LA and got his MFA in producing at the American Film Institute, where he completed his thesis script, The Letters of South Brooklyn and his thesis film, King's Echo.
Christine was raised in NY, where she picked up the bad habits necessary to write Vice 101. After founding and acquiring funding for the Williamburg Writer's Collective, she attended USC's Film program. Her thesis script, House of Leaves, won the Chesterfield Fellowship, and her next script, Blue Valley, was a Sundance Lab finalist. She makes a spaghetti sauce that'll knock your socks off and is usually in bed by 10pm.
G.J. Echternkamp is a filmmaker and actor from Los Angeles. His documentary Frank & Cindy, about his hilariously dysfunctional parents, has been featured on Showtime's This American Life television series, as well as film festivals all around the world. He is also notorious for his devastating dance moves and encyclopedic knowledge of rare teas.
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Erin Ross is an actress from Salt Lake City, Utah. After studying Broadcast Journalism at USC, she was delighted to work with both Haim and Joe on their thesis film, King's Echo. Other credits include King of Queens, Back to You, Life, MadTV and Will & Grace. But let's face it... it was Vice101 that taught her everything she knows today.