PAUL SOLET (writer/director) After receiving a degree in Film and Psychology from Emerson College in 2002, and a certificate in screenwriting from the same school the following year, Solet went to work collaborating with his long time mentor, Eli Roth (Cabin Fever, Hostel), while continuing to write and direct his own material.

Having received numerous awards for his short films, Solet wrote and directed his highly lauded first feature, Grace, in 2008. Since its premiere at Sundance ‘09, where two men in the audience passed out from the intensity of the film, Grace has played at festivals all around the globe, including SXSW, Brussels, and Gerardmer, where it won the prestigious Prix du Jury.

The film went on to win many more, including a Vision Award at Toronto After Dark, Best Director at Albuquerque International, and a Best Film nom from Sitges Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantastic. Critically, the film received a caliber of praise practically without precedent within the horror genre, called, “downright chilling” by Variety, “astonishingly wonderful” by Harry Knowles, “a horrifying meditation” by the Los Angeles Times, and “sweet, queasy perfection” by MTV’s Kurt Loder.

Long time editor of “Fangoria Magazine,” Tony Timpone, has called Solet, “A horror Talent to watch,” “Rue Morgue Magazine” has said, “Solet is undoubtedly destined to become a household name in the genre,” and Eli Roth has said Solet’s work, “Makes Cabin Fever look like a Disney movie….”

Solet is known by his peers, producers, cast and crew as the most prepared director they have ever seen. He works and lives - and lives to work - in Los Angeles, CA, ever determined to do his part to raise the bar in today’s genre cinema.

JAKE HAMILTON (editor) Usually working as a picture editor, Jake Hamilton occasionally returns to his roots in sound design for director Paul Solet when Paul strokes his ego enough. This was evidenced in Paul's earlier films "Means to an End" and "Grace".  The end result is usually the same, Paul and Jake giggle their asses off while the audience gets nauseous and passes out.  When not working with Paul, Jake puts his time and energy into socially conscious and uplifting projects in an effort to avoid eternity in hell.

No word yet on how thats working out for him.

AUSTIN WINTORY (composer / additional editor) began his obsession with film scoring back when he was ten years old, when he discovered Jerry Goldsmith's scores to PATTON and A PATCH OF BLUE. Now, his obsession having mutated into a career of his own, his scores can be heard in more than 200 productions, including over twenty five feature films three of which have been released theatrically in the US and Europe. Most noteworthy among them was CAPTAIN ABU RAED, the world's first Jordanian film, which won the Audience Award at Sundance; Austin's score was shortlisted as a contender for the 2009 Academy Awards for 'Best Original Score,' and also won him a Hollywood Music Award for 'Best New Composer.' More recently was 2009's Sundance hit GRACE. His score was a nominee at the 2010 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards for 'Best Original Score' and was named among the top ten scores for 2009 by Visions in Sound. Austin has also scored a handful of video games, including the widely acclaimed Playstation-3 game FLOW, for which Austin received a British Academy Award nomination. In summer 2009, Hollywood Reporter listed Austin as one of 15 composers "Primed to take their place on the A-list."

ANDREW ‘MUDROCK’ MURDOCK (engineer) Andrew 'mudrock' Murdock has been recording and producing records for close to 25 years.  Originally from Boston, this self proclaimed "Masshole" now runs The Hobby Shop Studios in Highland Park, Los Angeles.  In its five year history, The Hobby Shop has been home to many great artists, including Lou Barlow, Kristin Hersh, Riverboat Gamblers, Avenged Sevenfold, Airborne Toxic Event, Black Francis and many more.  Look out for the Live at The Hobby Shop series if you are an LA native!  www.thehobbyshopstudios.com

CASSIE REYES (production manager) assie Reyes is a veteran production manager in reality and documentary television. Her first taste in entertainment was working for director Ivan Reitman. She had the opportunity to work on films such as Space Jam and Father’s Day for Warner Bros, Private Parts for Paramount Pictures and 6 days 7 nights for Touchstone Pictures. Her fascination turned to television when a good friend recommended her for a job at Bunim- Murray productions. She started in post production but turned her attention towards field production after working on set. She has traveled across the United States and abroad to South Africa, Switzerland, Mexico and South America. She has worked with various networks such as, Fox, CBS, MTV, TBS, USA Networks, Discovery, The History Channel, TLC and Women’s Entertainment.

She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Radio-Television-Film and Minored in Spanish from California State University of Fullerton.

 
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