Filmmakers

BOBBY LEIGH, Director (Click for link to IMDB biography)

Bobby Leigh has over twenty years in the Music and Entertainment Business where he has produced and/or toured with such major Rock-N-Roll multi-platinum legends as Aerosmith, Guns–N-Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kiss, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Prince, Quiet Riot, Night Ranger, Joan Jett, The Specials, Social Distortion, The Offspring, and Staind .

As a personal manager for 4 Non Blondes he catapulted their careers to 12 million records sold world-wide in only 9 months.

Coming off of a successful television career as an actor, which included notable roles such as "Lefty" for the Sony Pictures Television/The WB network "The Mayor" with Lary Miller. Kate Hudson's inmate boyfriend "Lee" for Touchstone Television/ABC's "That Was Then," and a recurring role on the ABC Family Pilot "East of Normal, West of Weird,” Leigh moved behind the camera into feature films.

Leigh recently served as a producer on THE GIFT… At Risk starring Vince Vaughn and Randy Travis, which debuted at the Monaco Film Festival. For Visualiner Entertainment, Bobby was a producer on the Award Winning feature film STRIPPED DOWN staring Ian Ziering (“Beverly Hills 90210” and “Dancing with the Stars,”) The film, which took three awards at the Silver Lake Film Festival, including Outstanding Achievement in Production, has been sold to eight European Markets including CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) and Ukraine, and will have an American theatrical release in 2008. Recently he produced THE GUITAR PLAYER'S GIRLFRIEND, winner of the Los Angeles Screenwriting Competition sponsored by KODAK and PANAVISION. The film has played numerous film festivals including Cannes Festival du Film 2007. With Filmmakers Alliance, Leigh produced PLUS or MINUS: A Few Things I Thought I Should Consider with director Amanda Swikow. Leigh recently directed the Children's film IT'S ALL AN ILLUSION for Christopher Coppola's Project Access Hollywood. The film, which took 3rd place in the best picture category, is currently on the festival circuit. Bobby is currently in production, directing the documentary feature film HOLODOMOR an expose on the Ukrainian genocide perpetrated by Joseph Stalin. Other film credits include INFIDELITY , CHILDLIKE VIOLENCE, BURNING MAN , BROKEN and BUTTERFLY SKY.

Bobby served as a producer for three “ MTV Video Awards” Television shows, two in New York City and one in Dublin. Bobby also produced “VISIONFEST/The Vision Awards” for Filmmakers Alliance and the Directors Guild of America for 4 years in a row. Vision Award honorees include such renowned filmmakers as Mike Figgis, Terry Gilliam, Wim Wenders, Allison Anders, Alexander Payne, David O'Russell, Werner Herzog, Michael and Mark Polish and Laura Dern.

He's an active member of the PGA (Producers Guild of America) FIND (Film Independent, {formally IFP}), CAA (Creative Actors Alliance), NALIP (National Association of Latino Independent Producers), IP (Independent Producers), IFF (International Film Binance,) Film Pro Finance and Filmmaker's Alliance .

MARTA TOMKIW, Producer (Click for link to IMDB biography)

Marta Tomkiw is a filmmaker based in Los Angeles who has produced several independent films with her most recent being a documentary titled HIGH TECH SOUL about the history and evolution of techno music in Detroit. She also works as a Location Manager on feature films and television shows and has worked on various film projects some of which include: JOHN HANCOCK starring Will Smith and Charlize Theron, GET SMART starring Steve Carrell, TRANSFORMERS (for which she received a “COLA Award” ((California On-Location Awards)) for Location Team of the Year), “Ghost Whisperer”, “West Wing”, RED EYE, MILLION DOLLAR BABY, S.W.A.T., KILL BILL, 8 MILE and many others. She studied film at the School of Visual Arts in NYC where she also worked at Rockamerica Video, a music video production company where she worked with various recording artists. She graduated from Wayne State University with a degree in film and television. She has also lived & worked in Miami for the television show “World Business Review with Casper Weinberger” and later worked as an Executive Producer for AFI Filmworks and produced car commercials.

Marta is a Detroit native of Ukrainian immigrants and grew up attending Ukrainian schools (Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic Grade School, High School, Ridna Shkola - Ukrainian Saturday school), was a member of PLAST (Ukrainian scouting organization), and briefly studied Ukrainian dance.

PROFESSOR TARAS HUNCZAK PHD, Researcher

Professor Taras Hunczak PhD has recently come on board as the film's expert, historian and researcher. Professor Hunczak is a world-renowned scholar whose primary fields of interest include Ukraine, Russia, Poland and national minorities of Ukraine. He received his PhD from the University of Vienna in 1960 and has authored and edited twenty-seven books on the subject of Ukrainian, Russian and Jewish-Ukrainian relations including 63 Articles and chapters. His other activities included serving in November 1993 as consultant to the CSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities and Preventive Diplomacy in Hague, The Netherlands. Professor Hunczak also received numerous awards in the United States and in Ukraine for his academic accomplishments as well as for his contributions to building civic society in Ukraine.

MAYA LEW, Co-Producer (Click for link to IMDB biography)

Maya Lew is a graduate of George Mason University and an active member of the Ukrainian community. Currently residing in New York City, she volunteers her free time to various Ukrainian causes, some of which have included: assisting in the coordination of the 2004 protest at the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington, DC during the Orange Revolution in Ukraine, organizing a North American tour with Maria Burmaka (popular Ukrainian singer/songwriter) that raised thousands for Ukrainian orphans/a Ukrainian film/a Ukrainian scholarship program, and most recently assisting with the 75th Anniversary of the Holodomor March of Remembrance in New York City.

Maya is a co-founder of Brooklyn Ukrainian Group, a volunteer arts group that has saved the Soyuzivka Heritage Center in upstate New York over $30,000 in renovation and repair costs due to its yearly 'Spring Cleaning' event which Maya started. She is an active member of the Ukrainian National Association, the world's oldest and largest Ukrainian fraternal organization, currently holding the posts of General Assembly member, District Chairperson of the New York region, and Secretary of Branch 5. She also acts as the Soyuzivka Heritage Foundation Coordinator and Administrator.

Maya is one of six granddaughters of renowned and beloved, the late Professor Wasyl Lew, PhD, philologist, Ukrainian studies expert, literary historian, and long time Head of the Philology Section of the Shevchenko Scientific Society. She is devoted to her heritage and knows that cultural preservation is possible, and flourishes, if the community works together.

ADAM WOOLLEY, Editor (Click for link to IMDB biography)

Adam started his love for filmmaking in high school where he excelled at editing in his Digital Media class. After attending 2 years of the class, Adam pursued his craft by attending Brooks Institute of Photography in Ventura, CA. Once there he worked towards his major of film and video, editing all of the projects and films he was a part of.

Adam continued editing several projects ranging from HD to 35mm and was brought onto an award winning music video and a handful of festival attended short films.

Just last year, Adam completed his first feature on an award winning comedy starring BRIAN THOMPSON and MARK DACASCOS.

Adam currently lives in Los Angeles, CA where he has just finished his latest feature as lead editor, a Romantic Drama starring VINCE VAUGHN and country star RANDY TRAVIS.

AARON I. YAMAMOTO, Post Production Supervisor, Editor (Click for link to IMDB biography)

AARON I. YAMAMOTO was born on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. He was voted “Most Likely To Succeed” from the Kapaa High School graduating class of 1983. He attended Chaminade University and the University of Hawaii Manoa before transferring to the prestigious film production program at the USC School of Cinema/Television, where he graduated Cum Laude with both Bachelors and Masters Degrees. At USC, Yamamoto's student films garnered many accolades such as a Student Academy Award and Cine Golden Eagle Award as well as an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary short subject.

Since then, he has become a Feature Film Editor working on such studio films as Universal's Oscar-nominated DRAGONHEART starring Dennis Quaid and Sean Connery; Oscar-nominated DAYLIGHT starring Sylvester Stallone; KULL THE CONQUEROR with Kevin Sorbo; Dimension Films' PHANTOMS with Ben Affleck and Disney's family film TOM AND HUCK starring Jonathan Taylor Thomas.

He has also been involved in the editing and post production of numerous award-winning independent films such as THE BLACK MAGIC , in which he also served as Second Unit Director; ROCKET'S RED GLARE starring Chris Potter and Andrea Thompson; THE FAIR with Bridgid Brannagh; THE CURVE with Matthew Lillard and Keri Russell (Sundance Official Selection); NO EASY WAY starring Khandi Alexander and Academy Award winner Chris Tashima's narrative short film DAY OF INDEPENDENCE , which has won multiple awards from film festivals around the world as well as being a semi-finalist in the 2004 Academy Award race and a 2006 Emmy Award nominee.

Yamamoto has just completed editing and post supervising Elana Krausz's feature film, STRIPPED DOWN , starring Ian Ziering of “Beverly Hills 90210” fame. The film has recently garnered 3 awards at the Silverlake Film Festival and will screen as an Official Selection of The Monaco Film Festival. He is also developing a magical fantasy film entitled ONCE IN A LIFETIME which will be his feature directorial debut. Yamamoto resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Maureen, and big fat cat, Cotton.

DIMITRY KUZMENKO, Director of Photography (Click for link to IMDB biography)

Born in Kyiv , Ukraine , Dimitry discovered a passion for photography and cinematography as early as at the secondary school. After moving to Canada he continued developing his skills in photography, but he soon realized that he was more fascinated by video. Dimitry currently works as a freelance videographer and editor for commercials, live entertainment shows, marketing videos, and documentaries.

Dimitry's recent work includes "Arriba de La Bolla" - entertainment show for TLN channel; corporate videos for Symantec, Bombardier, Volkswagen; multi-camera shoots for live events such as concerts and shows, and numerous shorts. He is also currently working on two documentaries – "Enlightened" and "Holodomor: Ukraine's Genocide".

FRANCISCO BULGARELLI, Director of Photography (Click for link to IMDB biography)

Originally from Costa Rica, Francisco Bulgarelli enrolled in an arts conservatory at the age of nine. That early exposures to diverse artistic disciplines such as music and painting have had a strong influence in his creative aspirations. He studied Film and Still Photography at UCLA Extension where he graduated in 2001 with a certificate in Cinematography.

Francisco has shot music videos, commercials, short films, and features. His music videos include” “Blow It Away” for the band Screaming Soul Hill, “Pretty Girls” for the band Kids of Witney High, and “Death is a Flower” for the band Budhi Brown which played at Coney Island Film Festival and the ION Film Festival.

His commercial work includes “I-Tunes” for Apple and “Cryogenic” for Budweiser. The short film TEL ALIV that he shot for director Richard Goldgewicht won best short film at the New York Brazilian Film Festival in the summer of 2004. Other films include SECLUSION, and BOXER CRABS, which was featured at the Los Angeles Chicano Film Festival in 2001.