Jim Akin talks about making the film THE OCEAN OF HELENA LEE, a semi-autobiographical account of a difficult period in his childhood. Akin tells his story through Helena Lee, a thoughtful and reflective 12-year old who tries to come to terms with her home life and bohemian surf-rat father. As a child, Akin learned to
Edwin Wendler talks about writing music for the horror films Unnatural, I Spit on Your Grave 3, and Tales of Halloween. Edwin Wendler began his musical career in the Vienna Boys' Choir. With the Choir, he toured the world, singing in hundreds of concerts and operas. Years later, he earned certificates in film scoring and
Elliot Pattison to talks about his latest novel The King's Beast: A Mystery of the American Revolution. About Eliot Pattison An international lawyer by training, early in his career Pattison began writing on legal and business topics, producing several books and dozens of articles published on three continents. In the
LOST TRANSMISSIONS tells the true story of a close friend of director Katharine O’Brien’s who went off his medication for schizophrenia and gripped by his delusions, became incapable of taking care of himself. The film gives an intimate look at human emotions and the devastating reality of treating mental illness in a system that doesn’t
