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WRITER-DIRECTOR-PRODUCER: Dennis Lanson
Though Pitstop is a debut feature, Dennis Lanson has directed dramatic shorts and documentary films for nearly two decades. A He has worked as a screenwriter, director, producer and editor in the film industry; premiered independent documentaries Booming and Phans of Jersey City (co-director) at Park City and New Directors/New Films respectively; and had his work broadcast on PBS stations. A screenplay project, Transit, a thriller set in the New York subways, is currently under option, as is The 36, the story of a detective in search of a group of avatars. Other screenplays include Baggage, a black comedy set in an airport ("Pitstop with celebrities"), Uranium Fever, based on the true story of uranium prospector Charles Steen; and the adaptation of Manlio Argueta's One Day of Life, a story of courage and community set in El Salvador. Lanson has taught film at Cal Arts, NYU, Brooks Institute, Boston University, the Museum School, and Emerson College. Current and ex-students were involved in every phase of the making of Pitstop. He lives in Gloucester with his wife, Pitstop's Production Designer, Erica Daborn.
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Hisham Abed Hisham Abed has shot numerous features in addition to Pitstop, among them Natural History of Parking Lots (Strand Releasing), which was awarded first place in both the Stockholm and the Turin Intl. Film Festivals, and garnered the LA Times Top Ten Critics Choice; and Ambush of Ghosts, on which he operated for Judy Irola, winner of Best Cinematography at Sundance that year. A USC grad, Hisham’s other credits include Additional Photography on Academy-Award nominee Chicks in White Satin, photographic work documenting relief efforts in the Middle East, and a recent stint at the Sundance Filmmaker’s Lab as one of four DP’s invited to attend.
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CAST Time Winters: Life and Death of Peter Sellers, Nosferatu LA '02, Evolution, Legend of Galgameth; ER, The District, Scrubs, Even Stevens, Buffy the Vampire Slayer; The Little Princess, Steal Big Steal Little, Doc Hollywood, LA Story, Gremlins II, Sneakers, Defending Your Life; many others, film & TV. Paige Rowland: Glimmer Man; All My Children (regular cast); Beverly Hills 90210; Silk Stalkings; many others. Paulina Mielech: Contact; Sweet Emma, Dear Boba (Istvan Szabo - winner Gold Bear, Berlin ‘91); The Decalogues (Kieslowski); extensive work in Poland. Philip Howe: Numerous productions for Welsh and English TV. BAFTA Best Actor nomination for Pleasant Valley, a Welsh feature. Betsy Walton: Law and Order; Saturday Night Live; Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Susan Reno: Glimmer Man; Hoffa; XYZ Murders; The Practice; Lois and Clark; many national commercials. Phil Lenkowsky: DUNE (SciFi Channel miniseries), Amadeus, Slaves of NY, Jane Austen in Manhattan, Stardust Memories, LA Law, Stephen King’s Golden Years; many national commercials. Jovin Montanaro: mime and standup comic; Murder, She Wrote; Saturday Night Live; The Pickup Artist; The Hidden II. |
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EXECUTIVE
PRODUCER
:
Dan
diBartolomeo
Mr.
diBartolomeo
is
President
and
founder
of Northfield
Information
Services,
Inc. Based
in
Boston
since
1986,
Northfield
develops
quantitative
models
of
financial
markets.
The
firms's
clients
include
more
than
one
hundred
financial
institutions
in
a
dozen
countries.
Mr.
diBartolomeo,
who
pursues
an
interest
in
international
policy
matters
as
a
member
of
the
executive
committee
of
the Boston
Committee
on
Foreign
Relations,
regularly
lectures
at
universities
in
the
area,
such
as MIT and Northeastern.
Music: Sean Murray
Sean Murray has created scores for numerous features and shorts, as well as series television (Buffy the Vampire Slayer). Among his feature credits are Devil’s Playground and One Way Out (Arrow Entertainment).
Production Design: Erica Daborn
Erica Daborn is an accomplished painter, graduate of London's Royal College of Art. She is currently teaching at Boston’s Museum School. She is also co-manager of Highway Five Productions. Pitstop is her first venture into feature filmmaking
Editor: Cob Carlson
Cob’s credits include dozens of television documentaries for PBS, Discovery, History, Biography, and other cable channels. A writer and filmmaker himself, currently working at WGBH Boston, he also edits for independent filmmakers and commercial concerns in the Boston area.
Costume Designer: Suzy Peters
Ms. Peters has done extensive costume design for Welsh and English television, as well as for a variety of feature work, from the British indie Just Like a Woman to RPM, a recent co-production starring David Arquette, to the recent television miniseries Tess.
