People (past, present, & otherwise)
Todd Allen
Todd is a professor of communications at Geneva College, where he taught many of the d press inner circle. Along with John Kelly, he runs a Civil Rights bus tour through the south that was documented in Reclaiming Our Past (2005). Pittsburgh Magazine named him one of their "40 under 40" in 2005. Todd was slated to appear in yesterday (2001) as "Guy #3", but was unable to make it. As a running joke, he receives that credit pretty much whenever possible.
selected filmography:
2007-gravida (actor)
2005-Reclaiming Our Past (producer)
2003-window shopping (actor)
2001-yesterday (actor)
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Joshua Edenhofer
Part of the d press inner circle, Josh makes important decisions like what kind of beer should be on set. That is, when he's not too busy fishing.
selected filmography:
2007-gravida (assistant to the production/set construction)
2006-L'Attente (story)
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Scott Goshen
Scott Goshen is not a real person. Yet, his list of credits grows. Go figure.
selected filmography:
2007-gravida (editor)
2006-moose & squirrel or: how to succeed in hunting without really trying (editor)
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Everett Lowe
Born January 25, 1981, Everett Lowe's first accomplishment was his victory over cystic fibrosis as an infant. From then on, he knew there was greatness in store for him. Maybe that greatness was acting. It was during college that Everett met Lucas McNelly. Suddenly, d pressing films began to be made--and win awards. Their first collaborative project, yesterday (2001) won Lowe the best actor award at the 2001 Geneva Film Festival. In 2002, he made his directorial film debut with Shades of Grey (2002), winning him both best actor and best dramatic film at Geneva. Everett gets most of his artistic achievement these days by staying active in the Pittsburgh theatre scene, both as an actor and director.
selected filmography:
2003-window shopping (actor)
2001-yesterday (actor/producer)
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Joanna Lowe
Joanna Lowe is best known as an actress, but she also produces. She runs the theatre company Cup-a-Jo Productions. She's also one of the first in line to see new material.
selected filmography:
2007-gravida (set design)
2004-4 minutes (actor/writer/director)
2003-window shopping (actor/producer)
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Lucas McNelly
Lucas McNelly spent his formative years in Waldoboro, Maine, watching Celtics games and winning a state title in high school basketball. Then, he hurt his knee. While getting his degree at Geneva College, he wandered into filmmaking, somehow winning three awards at the 2001 Geneva Film Festival for his short film yesterday (2001) and founding d press Productions as an excuse to make more films. Since then, he's gotten significantly better, trying his hand at documentaries, verite films, dramas, and films in foreign languages. From time to time, he works in theatre, sometimes acting, sometimes directing, and his play on a building mid-afternoon somewhere in the world (2005) was produced by Blankspace Arts. In addition to making films, he writes about them, carving out a niche as a film critic syndicated worldwide.
selected filmography:
2007-gravida (writer/director/producer)
2006-moose & squirrel or: how to succeed in hunting without really trying (director/editor/cinematographer)
2006-L'Attente (writer/director/cinematographer/editor)
2005-Reclaiming Our Past (director/editor/cinematographer)
2004-guard duty (director/editor/producer)
2004-4 minutes (editor/cinematographer)
2003-window shopping (writer/director/editor)
2001-yesterday (writer/director/editor/producer)
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Ryan McNelly
Ryan isn't really a film person. He has no film ambitions, but when your older brother runs a production company, you end up with credits. Currently, he teaches high school in Maine, where he lives with his wife, Jasmine. Together they created the hunting apparel GetchaDeerYet?.
selected filmography:
2006-moose & squirrel or: how to succeed in hunting without really trying (himself)
2004-guard duty (producer/himself)
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Aaron O'Neil
Aaron O'Neil grew up in Seneca, Pennsylvania. He lives there still (this is no longer true). Between film projects, he works construction (nor is this). He also enjoys watching movies about construction (but this is).
selected filmography:
2003-window shopping (cinematography/editor)
2001-yesterday (editor/producer)
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Matt Reed
Matt has a real job, much to his chagrin. But, he's also a musician and a trusted script consultant around here. He wrote the poetry chapbook that will someday be coffee stains.
selected filmography:
2007-gravida (set construction)
2006-moose & squirrel or: how to succeed in hunting without really trying (music)
2006-L'Attente (actor/producer/writer)
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The Futility Parade
The unsung heroes of Memphis indie rock, The Futility Parade met Lucas McNelly during the filming of Reclaiming Our Past (2005), and have since become part of the d press family. Being rock stars, they aren't big on the internet, but you can check them out on MySpace.
selected filmography:
2007-gravida (original score)
2006-L'Attente (music)
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Stephen Vesolich
Steve is a rock star. Formerly the lead singer of Quiver and Xara, he's now on his own, forging a career as a singer/songwriter. He's won awards, released CD's, and been swarmed by groupies (but not so much since he got married). He's also on MySpace.
selected filmography:
2006-L'Attente (story)
2005-Reclaiming Our Past (music)
2003-window shopping (music)
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