The Team
Holly Stadtler — Executive Producer
Holly Stadtler began her career in news and worked for six years for NBC Nightly News in Washington, D.C. as a Unit Manager and Production Manager. She was in the oval office when President Ronald Reagan gave his farewell address to the nation. From NBC she moved to Discovery Channel and in 1996 opened her own production company. She has amassed a body of work which includes production and direction of 13 documentary projects and collaboration on over 100 hours of television and film. She has won numerous awards including a national Emmy nomination, 5 CINE golden eagles, Silver and Bronze Telly awards, several Communicator awards, Gold and Silver awards from the NY festivals and many more.
Holly is also President of Dream Catcher Films Entertainment, Inc:
dreamcatcherfilmsentertainment.com
Victoria Hughes — Director/Writer
For more than 25 years Vicki has written, directed and produced over 80 broadcast hours of documentary television and has decades of experience working with brands like National Geographic Television, Discovery Channel, PBS, & the BBC. She builds and works with talented teams of cinematographers, editors and composers who are collaborative, efficient and creative.
Mike Hennessey — Director of Photography
Mike is the Senior Producer and Director of Photography at Resonate Video. Over the last 20 years, he has worked with brands such as National Geographic, Smithsonian, NFL, Rapid7, The Economist, Anheuser-Busch, and others. In addition to creating videos, he gives lectures to students and peers on the concepts of video production. He is also on the advisory board at Mount Wachusett Community College.
THOMAS KAUFMAN -ADDITIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHY
Thomas Kaufman is an Emmy award-winning director/cameraman. Adept at hand-held shooting as well as multi-camera lighting setups, he shoots films for National Geographic, Discovery, BBC, WGBH, WNET, and independent producers such as Mark Jonathan Harris, Barbara Koppel, and Michael Moore. Mr Kaufman has won the Gordon Parks Award for Cinematography twice, and is a member of IATSE Local 600.
Kristin Frascione — Editor
Film and Video Editor with 30+ years of experience in creating films and videos tailor made to suit the client’s needs. Specializing in combining live-action footage with stock footage and stills into a coherent, flowing story. Adept at collaboration with other members on the team to bring the final video to life and out to the target audience. Created award winning documentaries for clients, including National Geographic, the Discovery Channel, HGTV and the Smithsonian. Works on many editing platforms, including Adobe products.
JIM KURTZ — AUTHOR OF THE GREEN BOX
Jim Kurtz is the youngest of four sons. His father, a World War II veteran, died when he was two years old, and Jim was raised by his mother and grandparents. Throughout his childhood, Jim attempted to learn what he could about his dad, Robert Kurtz, especially about his war experiences, but it wasn’t until 2001 that he began to research the story in earnest. In 2012, Jim took up the challenge and began his memoir, The Green Box. Three years later, he shared his father’s story with the world.
Joel Henry Stein, Composer
Joel Henry Stein is a versatile composer in Los Angeles who is as comfortable scoring indie horror films and TV nature documentaries as he is collaborating with avant garde chamber ensembles and modern dance companies. Joel has scored soundtracks for Discovery and National Geographic, worked as resident composer at the Tony Award-winning Alley Theatre, and collaborated with various classical ensembles and soloists, film directors, and several modern dance companies in New York, LA, and Houston. His original rock opera, The Demise, recently premiered at the New York Musical Festival.
To contact Joel and hear some of his music, go to:
GreenZebraMusic.com or JoelStein.com