CAST & CREW
JODY McVEIGH-SCHULTZ WRITER/DIRECTOR
Jody grew up near Philadelphia and attended USC for film production. In the past, he has worked in film and TV as an editor on everything from social justice documentaries to horror films. Recent credits include: Comedy Central’s Drunk History, Netflix's Big Mouth, Last Chance U and Exhibit A, and HBO's forthcoming McMillions. Echo Lake is his directorial debut, shot on trails he hiked as a child.
SAM ZVIBLEMAN WILL BAXTER
Sam is an award-winning writer and director from St. Louis, MO. Since graduating from USC film school, Sam has made several films which have screened in festivals across the country, including The Sound & The Shadow, a feature he co-wrote and co-produced. Most recently he directed the first season of Seeso's comedy hit Take My Wife. Echo Lake marks Sam’s acting debut.
ANDY RYDZEWSKI DP/PRODUCER
Andy is a cinematographer based in Los Angeles, but can usually be found taking off for some other place. Most recently he shot feature The Wine of Summer in Barcelona, worked on Alexander Payne's The Descendants in Hawaii and has been DP on TV series Beats per Mnet and The Walsh Bros. Great and Secret Comedy Show for Comedy Central.
CHRISTINE WEATHERUP ERIN
Christine most recently starred in the indie romantic comedy Bread and Butter, named "Best Feature" at the Big Apple Film Festival and screening at Cleveland and Phoenix. She has also appeared extensively in TV including CSI: Cyber, Grey's Anatomy and General Hospital and has produced a number
of projects including the award winning
webseries Squaresville.
JOSEPH MINADEO COMPOSER
Joe is an award-winning composer whose most recent credits include documentaries One Day on Earth and Blood Brother, which won the Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. He also heads label and music production company PatternBased and where he curates, records and collaborates under various pseudonyms.
JILLIAN LEIGH CHRISTIE
An indie film darling, Leigh has had critically acclaimed performances in the award winning flicks City Baby, A Big Love Story and The Badger Game, winning a "Best Supporting Actress" award and rave reviews along the way. Leigh also starred in a run of The Pride at the Sherry Theater in Los Angeles and wrote and directed hit play Pie which had a fantastic run at The Robert Moss Theater in NYC. This spring her newest play, Hooked, will go up as part of The Los Angeles Theater Festival.
ELAINE CAREY & LILLIAN KINGERY
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Elie’s credits include The Sound and The Shadow and A Leading Man, TV series: The Onion News Network and Michael and Michael Have Issues, as well as web series: Squaresville and Racquetball with Kevin Nealon. She also performs in music duo Telecaves.
Lillian’s credits include Captain America: The Winter Soldier, TV series The Newsroom and Face Off as well as web series L7sville.
CHRIS MOLLICA LUKE
Chris is an ambitious multi-hyphenate. In addition to Echo Lake, he can be seen in the upcoming films Boned, The Wedding Invitation and The Mix, the
first feature by Chris’s In the Garage Productions. He multi-hyphenated the crap out of that film. Chris has also appeared in commercials, TV and various sized mobile devices, and is represented by DPN Talent and Liberation Management.
KEVIN ROSEN-QUAN PRODUCTION SOUND/AD
A native of Los Angeles, Kevin went to USC for Cinema and has done production and post sound for a wide variety of films since. His credits include films The Sound & the Shadow, Bio-Dead, 5 Pilgrims, The Night Crew, House Harker, and most recently SXSW premiering Night Owls. He also produced short Stranger’s Kiss and web series Mountain Man. When not on set, Kevin DJs around Los Angeles.
DON YANAN ROGER
Don is a film and TV veteran whose many credits most recently include films The Muppets, White Knuckles and A Better Place. He’s also appeared in TV series Cold Case, Sponge Bob Square Pants, and Masked Rider. He portrays William Randolph Hearst in the IMAX film "Hearst Castle: Building the Dream" at the National Geographic Theatre at Hearst Castle.