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Crew

	Writer/Director K. Lorrel Manning recently wrote and directed Happy New Year – a short film based on his critically acclaimed Off-Broadway play of the same title. He’s currently in heavy development on the feature length version for a February 2009 shoot (www.hnyfilm.com). His additional works include, A&J Rule the Universe, a prelude to the Columbine massacre, which ran Off-Broadway in 2006, and Wool, for which he was awarded a New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) fellowship. Manning’s plays have been developed at theatres throughout New York City, including the Roundabout, the Rattlestick and the Barrow Group. He is a co-founder (with Michael Cuomo) of One Light Left, a full-service production company dedicated to telling stories that would otherwise go unheard, and he is the lead singer of the rock band, La Res (www.myspace.com/vivelares). He holds an MFA in Film from Columbia University.
	Producer Michael Cuomo recently starred as “Cole” in the short film Happy New Year (which he also co-produced), written and directed by K. Lorrel Manning, reprising his role from the critically acclaimed Off-Broadway play. A co-founder of One Light Left, Cuomo is currently in heavy development with Manning on the feature length version for a February 2009 shoot (www.hnyfilm.com). He just returned from Austin, TX where he shot a supporting role in Rock On – a feature film directed by Todd Graff (Camp) for Fox/Walden. His additional film credits include Four Eyed Monsters (IFC Films) and No Diving (GenArt). He has performed at theatres throughout New York City, including the Rattlestick, Naked Angels and the Barrow Group. He trained with Joseph Chaikin, Brad Calcaterra and Seth Barrish.
	Director of Photography Korean expat Soopum Sohn has made a string of successful short films that include Island to Island, (2002 Student Academy Award; purchased by Arte) and Fish in the Sea Is Not Thirsty (2002 Cannes Film Festival). His recent DP credits include Mitchellville (Sundance 2005) and SA-KWA (International Critics Award, Toronto 2005). Sohn holds two MFAs, one from AFI (cinematography) and the other from NYU (directing).
	Producer Karl Jacob is an actor and producer in New York City. His recent film credits include Showtime’s The Roost; Four Eyed Monsters Video Blog (SXSW); Joe Swanberg’s Young American Bodies and Conde.net’s Otto’s Trip.
	Editor SERKOART® is an independent production services group specializing in digital media. SERKOART® continues to be my avenue of inspiration and the true realization of my skill-set which I’ve been fortunate enough to amass since beginning my media production career in New York City in the spring of 2001. Our ability to grasp the complexities of the industry quickly makes us enormously helpful as a resource for evaluating options because, just by virtue of our aptitude, we study and produce content in a variety of areas regarding new technology (e.g., digital film-making, digital photography, digital audio production & cellular telephony) in great detail.”
	Makeup Artist Ailie Smith is one of the industry’s top young makeup artists. Her recent credits include Wanted; Harry Potter, Children of Men; Troy; Alexander and Cold Mountain.