KEVIN FRITZ
Director/Director of Photography/Co-Editor:
Born and Bred in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Kevin got his start on a dairy farm---later to produce and edit tractor maintenance videos for NEW HOLLAND FORD INTERNATIONAL. He is a graduate of SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY'S Newhouse School with a degree in Film. In 1999 Kevin received a scholarship to attend China's prestigious PEKING UNIVERSITY to study Chinese.
He co-produced, shot, and edited the film A DAY AT THE GOAT RACES with fellow filmmakers James Hollenbaugh and Bartek Zytkowiak. Kevin edited several Chinese adoption documentaries, MY UNFORGOTTEN DAUGHTER, & LOVE WITHOUT BOUNDARIES among others which have been aired on PBS. This contributed to his return to Beijing as a Documentary Film Instructor at a Beijing University.
While in China, Kevin worked on WASTED ORIENT, and has continued to make promotional materials for adoption agencies such as the film MISPLACED.
Kevin recently finished a 30 minute documentary about primary school education in China entitled PEER IN THE DISTANCE. He was also Director of Photography for the documentary THE CHOSEN ONES which follows the renaissance of Hasidic Jewish music in New York , more specifically Y Love, Balkan Beat Box, Jeremiah Lockwood, and Blue Fringe.
Kevin also recently worked as a Staff Editor for FOX TELEVISION in New York City. He also recently shot Super8mm footage for Renny McCauley's upcoming film DRUGS which is about 20-something addicts.
Kevin is currently in Beijing where he has done recent freelance work for SWISS TV, GERMAN TV, and, BMW
ZHANG YANG
Co-Producer:
Born in Beijing, China in the year of the rooster Zhang Yang went to school for hours upon hours listening to boring straight from the book lectures. She is a graduate of Beijing's finest university and one of the first Chinese to work for a Fortune 500 without studying abroad. She is fluent in both Chinese, and English, and has been known to converse in French.
When she heard about the project she offered to lend her organizational and time management skills to Kevin. She is a master negotiator in procuring equipment on the cheap.
She is a former employee of HSBC (Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation), and now works in management at BEA (Bank of East Asia). Her dream is to own a flower shop and collect forbidden books.
RENNY McCAULEY
Co-Editor:
Originally from Texas, Renny is a graduate of SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY'S Television/Film program. In 2004, he edited Troy Dillinger’s music video ANOTHER SONG ABOUT LOVE, nominated for Best Music Video by the AUSTIN CHRONICLE and AUSTIN MUSIC NETWORK. He co-edited WASTED ORIENT at his CookieWise Studios in California.
He has completed his short film LANDSCAPE, a time-lapse trip across America, and the scariest-ever short film I CRIED.
Renny is the founder of COOKIEWISE PRODUCTIONS, which produces superior quality films. Click on the title above to visit and see some stupendous samples.
He is currently employed by OPEN EYE PICTURES outside San Francisco, California where they are working on a massive documentary about Lyme Disease called UNDER MY SKIN. This film was recently shown at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival.
The world is awaiting Renny's new feature documentary DRUGS hopefully out soon in festivals worldwide.
Renny is currently obtaining his Masters in Film. He, however, already is a master.
ANDREW ZUBKO & MARIO RUSSO
Score/Composers:
Andrew originally from Wyoming, and Mario from Pennsylvania are members of the comedy music act ELF BLIZZARD.
Recently, Elf Blizzard was featured on HOWARD STERN'S show. Andy is a graduate of the Pennsylvania School of Art & Design. He is the Score Composer for the Chinese educational documentary series including PEER IN THE DISTANCE and A LONG WAIT FOR HOME.
Mario is most famous for his recent Lancaster production TED'S MBA which features Breckin Meyer from the movies "Road Trip" and "Garfield". Also currently, Mario is studying for a masters and doctorate of History.