The Boston Globe has described David Amram as "the Renaissance man of American music."

He has composed over 100 orchestral and chamber works, written two operas, and early in his career, wrote many scores for theater and films, including SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS and THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE. He plays French horn, piano, guitar, numerous flutes and whistles, percussion, and a variety of folkloric instruments from 25 countries.

He has collaborated with such notables as Leonard Bernstein, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Charles Mingus, Dustin Hoffman, Thelonious Monk, Willie Nelson, Jack Kerouac, Betty Carter, Odetta, Elia Kazan, Arthur Miller, and Tito Puente.

In 1959 Amram wrote music for and acted in PULL MY DAISY, a film created and narrated by Jack Kerouac. The film featured other Beat Generation writers, including Allen Ginsberg and Gregory Corso.

J. Nathaniel Berke has been a freelance screenwriter in Hollywood for several years. He has written screenplays for actors Samo Hung (television's Martial Law) and Hiep Thi Li (Oliver Stone's Heaven and Earth). In 1997 he was hired by Silver Dream Productions to pen the adaptation of Pearl S. Buck's PAVILION OF WOMEN. His directorial debut AN UNKINDNESS OF RAVENS premiered at the 2001 Manchester Film Festival and was purchased by Showtime and Universal Television U.K. His original screenplay THE SINGING WELL is currently in pre-production by Sanjuro Studios in Japan. As a director/producer, Joel is currently developing the TV series OCEAN SAFARIS, the documentary film THE BLUE EDGE: The Life and Journeys of Carlos Eyles.

Before coming to Hollywood, Joel served as staff writer and director for both film and television at the Shanghai Film Studio. Joel graduated from the University of Central Florida's Creative Writing Department and Full Sail School of Film, Music & Media Production.

James has had a successful caerer in the City, and spent eight years managing and producing responses to multi-million pound tenders for one of London's top firms.

His excellent research, organizational and management skills, a meticulous eye for detail, and the ability to deliver within specific time constraints together with his commercial and financial expertise make him the ideal producer.

Having developed his business skills and turned to film, James has applied his extensive business acumen towards business aand project development at Urban Myth Productions and is currently developing Visions of Paradise along with several co-productions.

What the Critics Say about Mark David’s Films:

“ . . . Startling and original work. Bold and audacious . . .” - MovieMaker
“ . . . Provocative and gorgeous . . .” - Film Threat
“ . . . A dazzling directorial debut (Sweet Thing)…David is destined for greatness . . .” - MovieMaker

American Cowslip is Mark David’s third feature film. His debut feature, Sweet Thing, and sophomore effort,
Intoxicating, were both well received critically, garnering invitations to US and international film festivals.
Both films were also distributed commercially worldwide and in the US, where Intoxicating received a limited
theatrical run.

David’s work as a filmmaker often showcases his multi-faceted abilities as a director, cinematographer, editor and composer.

A musician since childhood, Houston-born David’s work in the visual medium began when he directed a music video for his former rock band The Agency. The video caught the attention of the festival circuit, premiered in competition at the SXSW Film Festival and a directing passion was born. David has scored his previous films, creating soundtracks with musicians ranging from the late Johnny Cash (Sweet Thing) to multiplatinum rappers Coolio, Cypress Hill and 2 Live Crew (Intoxicating).

In demand as a composer on other projects, he has collaborated with Grammy Award-winning and Fight Club composers the Other Brothers for superhero parody film The Duo. The producing team behind popular horror genre title Underworld tapped David to score and direct segments designated for the home entertainment release for both Underworld films. David also scored Allie and Me for Michael Rymer. For American Cowslip, David invited acclaimed Sound Garden composer and musician Ben Shepherd to work with him on original compositions.

David photographed Sweet Thing, Intoxicating and American Cowslip and has lensed numerous other independent features. David’s foray into screenwriting began when he co-wrote the script for his debut feature Sweet Thing (the film actually featured within the Sundance favorite Puffy’s Chair). He developed his passion for the craft in earnest by spending more than a year at work on the American Cowslip screenplay with co-writer and star Ronnie Gene Blevins. When acclaimed actress Diane Ladd read the script, she compared it with the early works of her cousin Tennessee Williams. And what was intended to film as a micro-budget show burgeoned into something much bigger when, drawn to the work, an array of Academy Award winning or nominated talent, including Ladd, Rip Torn, Val Kilmer, Bruce Dern, Cloris Leachman and Peter Falk signed on to support David’s vision. David’s focus in his work is more often on telling the stories of complex, flawed characters best described as anti-heroes. But their addictions, self-loathing, comedic flaws or confusion brought about by familial dysfunction always seem to push them towards a redemptive course – but not always with predictable outcomes. David’s characters are typically painfully accessible to his audiences.

A veteran of low-budget production, David directed and shot Sweet Thing on 35mm film for just $68,000.00, with Dazed and Confused star Jeremy Fox as the lead. He persuaded Academy Award nominated talent John Savage (The Deer Hunter) and Eric Roberts (Pope of Greenwich Village) to star in Intoxicating despite the fact that its shooting budget was a little over $100,000.00. At various times early in his filmmaking life, David has worked every job on the set from Art Department P.A. to Key Grip to Loader

David lives and works in Los Angeles, California.

Energetic, savvy, and dedicated, Tony Hewett is regarded as the consummate film/media professional.

After receiving the prestigious Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year award for his work at The Sydney Morning Herald, Hewett began to write and produce for television. Working for the BBC, Associated Press and MTV Europe - in London, Paris, Brussels, and Dublin - he refined his unmovable commitment to devising innovative ways of bringing high quality and original works to the screen.

While in Los Angeles on assignment, Hewett decided to stay and pursue his personal vision of creating excellent independent films. After producing or directing four independent feature films (Sweet Thing, What I Like About You, The Duo and Film Kitchen.Com's 2002 production Intoxicating), films with stylistic diversity ranging from comedy, drama, and film noir, Hewett's projects have been distributed in the U.S. by Vanguard Cinema, Blockbuster Video and Hollywood Video and are currently available in more than 32 foreign countries.

The films have been critically acclaimed by critics and the programmers of leading domestic and International film festivals, including: Seattle International Film Festival, Slamdance Film Festival, Cairo International Film Festival, SXSW Film Festival, and Method Fest Film Festival.

In 2003, Hewett teamed up with documentary director Camilla Overbye Roos on "Heaven Can Wait", an examination of the surreal and bizarre practice known as cryonics. Executive Produced by Academy Award Winner Christine Le Goff ("Murder on a Sunday Morning"), the program is set for worldwide release in early 2004.

While Hewett is admittedly "entranced by the celluloid medium", he brings a keen understanding of the creative process and the essential business requirements of both the motion picture and television industries.

Hannah's extensive background in production ranges from commercials and shorts to TV dramas and feature films. Hannah set up Urban Myth Productions Ltd. in 2003 and went on to produce the New York Film Festival nominated Bottleneck.

Hannah has enjoyed working with numerous A-list talent and has received support and recognition form the UK Film Council for her past work.

Hannah is currently developing US-based feature film, 'Visions of Paradise' and also British Comedy 'Cut Loose'. In addition to her producing work in house, Hannah also regularly freelances as Production Manager on external productions including Bedlam Productions' 'Exam', Vertigo Films' 'The Firm' and Oberon Productions 'Lipstikka'.

Hannah is a member of BAFTA and the Production Guild of Great Britain.

Bob Kealing is author of the book, “Kerouac in Florida: Where the Road Ends”.

An internationally-recognized expert on Jack Kerouac's life, Kealing has appeared on national US television and in international newspapers including, The New York Times, London Independent, Miami Herald and Los Angeles Times.

Kealing's non-profit, The Jack Kerouac Writers-in-Residence Project of Orlando, owns the historic central Florida home where Jack Kerouac was living at the time, On the Road made Jack Kerouac a literary sensation. They also own the final draft manuscript of another Jack Kerouac classic, The Dharma Bums.

Kealing has the trust and endorsement of the Kerouac Estate in Lowell, Mass., and can provide invaluable first-person liason between the production team and the Estate. Kealing is a three-time, Emmy award-winning journalist based in Orlando. In May, 2008 Kealing's next book, “Tupperware, Unsealed”, is set for worldwide release. It is already being considered for motion picture development.