THE AMERICAN NEWS PROJECT
COORDINATING PRODUCER
EDITOR & CAMERA
Six short documentaries produced for the web
from April through September 2008
Duties included Co-Producer, Editor & Camera on:
“The $300 Billion Betrayal”
“The Revolving Door of K Street”
“The Republican Energy Drill”
“No Paine, No Gain; A July 4th Special”
“Kucinich’s Fight to Impeach Bush”
“Kucinich Gets His Day“
all available at www.newsproject.org
SOMAY KU; A UGANDA TENNIS STORY
PREMIERING ON THE TENNIS CHANNEL NOV. 30, 2008
Feature Length Documentary – Rexpix Media
WINNER 2008 Malibu Film Festival
BEST DOCUMENTARY
2008 South African International Film Festival
2007 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
(Work in Progress Screening)
2007 Cucalorus Film Festival
EDITOR/CO-PRODUCER TED ROACH
SAVING THE AMERICAN WILD HORSE
PREMIERING ON THE DOC CHANNEL JUNE 1, 2008
Short Documentary – Moving Cloud Productions
Starring Viggo Mortensen, Sheryl Crow & Peter Coyote
2007 Santa Fe Film Festival
2008 Durango Independent Film Festival
2008 Newport Beach Film Festival
2008 Western Historical Society Doc Festival
Screened in the US Senate September 2007
New Mexico State Legislature 2008
EDITOR/CO-PRODUCER TED ROACH
THE GENTLEMAN DON LA MANCHA
35mm Feature Film and DVD - Sammy Slate Productions
* WINNER 2007 MEXICO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL *
(Best Student Film)
Official Selection European Independent Film Festival (Paris)
Official Selection Dances With Films (Los Angeles Festival)
Official Selection Durango Film Festival
Official Selection Newport Beach Film Festival
Official Selection Boston International Film Festival
Official Selection All-American Film Festival
Official Selection International Festival
of Cinema and Technology
National Academy Television Arts and Sciences Screening
(Atlanta, GA)
WRITTEN, DIRECTED, EDITED & PRODUCED
BY TED ROACH
MORPHINE
Short - Sammy Slate Productions
Official Selection Boston Underground Film Festival
Official Selection Durango Film Festival
Official Selection Terror Film Fest (Philadelphia)
WRITTEN, DIRECTED & EDITED BY TED ROACH
THE LAST HOOZAH;
REENACTING THE REVOLUTION
Short Documentary - Sammy Slate Productions
SHOT, DIRECTED & EDITED BY TED ROACH
PALMETTO POINTE
National Episodic Television
Kearns Entertainment 5 Episodes for PAX
CO-LEAD EDITOR TED ROACH
MUSIC VIDEOS
“VERTIGO” / dirty5thirty Music Video
EDITED BY TED ROACH
“FACIN INCARCERATION” / Rebel Music Productions
DIRECTED & EDITED BY TED ROACH
INDUSTRIAL EDITING & DIRECTING
Locally Grown Art: Glass Blowing Documentary
10-minute Website Video
Sammy Slate Productions
Dr. Mark Wainright: Smile-vision Insertion
30-minute Oral Surgery Documentary
Operation Webcast Productions
Durham Visitor’s and Conventions Bureau
20-minute Tribute Documentary for the Chefs of Durham
MUSC Women’s Health Center: Virtual Tour
40-minute Virtual Tour and Documentary
Operation Webcast Productions
Multiple Patient and Employee Education Videos
(June 2004-May 2005)
Medical University of South Carolina
Operation Webcast Productions
OTHER FILM PRODUCTION CREDITS
CASTING DIRECTOR
Shank’s Mare – Feature Film (Magellan Films)
Director: Ross Hotchkiss, Producer: Jamie Bartholme
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
Feature Film (Culpan Films) - Coordinator of L.A. Unit
Producers: Jasmine Kosovic, Karen Barber
Director: Kip Williams
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
True Survivors
Short Film - Abrahamson Films
Co-directors: Duncan White and Chris Sery
Producer: Tony Abrahamson
LOCATIONS MANAGER
Arlington Road – Feature Film (Lakeshore Entertainment)
Director: Mark Pellington
L.A. Locations Manager for Pick-ups
ASSISTANT DIRECTING (1996-2001)
Casper Meets Wendy - Feature Film (Sandscape, Inc.)
Producers: Mike Upton, Mike Elliot and Joe Genier
Second Assistant Director of Special FX Unit
L.A. Heat – T.V. Series - P.M. Entertainment
Second Second Assistant Director of Stunt Unit (9 episodes)
The Rabbi Marzano – Short Film (Land Productions)
Producer and Director: Morgan Land
First Assistant Director
Masquerade – Short Film
Director: Logan Fraser, Producer: Jed Wolfington
First Assistant Director
Virtual Realities – T.V. Pilot Episode (Magick Films)
Director: Scott Mabbutt, Producer: Albee Patnesky
First Assistant Director
2001: A Kitchen Odyssey – Short Film
Producer and Director: Greg Quinn
First Assistant Director
The Secret Files – Cable “Wrap-Around” Episode (Hope Street Productions)
Director: Marcy Ronen, Producer: Duncan White
First Assistant Director
To The Manor Born – Feature Film (Click Productions, Inc.)
Director: Duncan White, Producer: Alain Siritzky
First Assistant Director, Second Unit
Same Tale Next Year – Feature Film (Click Productions, Inc.)
Director: Caryn Krooth, Producer: Alain Siritzky
First Assistant Director, Second Unit
The Secret Files – Cable Mini-series
6 – 90 minute episodes
Second Assistant Director
Windows of the Heart – Feature Film (Click Productions, Inc.)
Director: Brenda McIntyre, Producer: Michael Amato
Second Second Assistant Director
Ocean of Dreams – Feature Film (Click Productions, Inc.)
Director: David Goldner, Producer: Alain Siritzky
Second Second Assistant Director
Whatever Happened to Romance? – Short Film
Director: Mike Petrucci, Producer: Rich Praser
Second Second Assistant Director
Scandal – Feature Film (Click Productions, Inc.)
Director: Caryn Krooth, Producer: Michael Amato
Second Second Assistant Director
Double or Nothing – Feature Film (Click Productions, Inc.)
Director: Andy Mera, Producer: Michael Amato
Second Second Assistant Director
Butterscotch – Feature Film (Click Productions, Inc.)
Director: Scott Kennedy, Producer: Alain Siritzky
Second Second Assistant Director
AGENCY EXPERIENCE
William Morris Agency
Assistant to Motion Picture Talent Agent Randi Michel
July 1998 - March 2000
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Currently Enrolled in American University’s MFA Film Program (2010 graduation)
1996 Graduate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Bachelor of Arts, History Major)
2002 Graduate from the Los Angeles Film School (Directing Concentration, Editing Minor)
Avid Certified User Training Courses – CTG – Atlanta, GA (2005)
COMPUTER SKILLS
Avid Adrenaline Media Composer and Xpress Pro HD,
Final Cut Pro 6.0, DVD Studio Pro, Sonic DVDit Pro 6,
Movie Magic Scheduling, Movie Magic Screenwriter
Sorensen Squeeze, Compressor
REFERENCES
Nick Penniman, Executive Producer of The American News Project (202) 885-2663
Rex Miller, Director “Somay Ku; A Uganda Tennis Story” (646) 262-9089
James Kleinert, Director “Spirit Riders” (310) 367-3942
Randi Michel, Talent Agent at the William Morris Agency (NY Office)
Bill Gentile, Video Journalist and American University Professor (202) 885-2663
