WILLIAM PRESTON ROBERTSON
(Writer-Director)

William Preston Robertson, a graduate of the Iowa Writers Workshop, is the author of the eccentric film book The Big Lebowski: The Making Of A Coen Brothers Film, and co-writer of the cult classic black comedy thriller Johnny Skidmarks. As an actor, Robertson has done credited voice work in six Coen Brothers films. His current project is Rock That Uke, a documentary about punk rock ukulele performers. Robertson lives in Sacramento, California, with his wife, Dr. Claire Pomeroy, and their dog, Mac.

KAREN SEVERIN
(Producer)

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Karen Severin, a Julliard-trained classical pianist, has produced two feature films: Heaven Before I Die, starring Giancarlo Giannini, Omar Sharif, Joanna Pacula and Kelly McGillis; and the Cinepix Film Properties/Lions Gate Films production Johnny Skidmarks, starring Peter Gallagher, Frances McDormand, John Lithgow, Geoffrey Lower, John Kapelos, and Jack Black. Severin lives in Los Angeles with her husband Geoffrey Lower and their two children.

WILLIAM MACKENZIE-SMITH
(Cinematographer)

English-born William Mackenzie-Smith studied photography and film at Ealing College of Art in London. His early work included award-winning stills for such clients as British Airways, Sony, Coca-Cola and British Gas, and commercials for the British Army and Austin Rover. In 1990, he moved to the U.S., where his work has included commercials for the American Foundation for Aids Research (with L.L. Cool J), Chipshot.com (with John Elway), and a music video he wrote, directed and shot for Krishna Das. He is currently at work on a commercial series for the National Geographic Society. Mackenzie-Smith lives in Los Angeles with his wife, daughter and three cats.

BRAD SEGAL & NIC TENBROEK
(Composers )

Brad Segal and Nic tenBroek are graduates of The Juilliard School of Music with degrees in composition and performance. FineTune Music, the production company they started together, includes a recording facility in West Los Angeles that consists of three state of the art midi rooms connected to a live recording room with a Steinway grand piano. They have scored feature and independent films, network and syndicated television projects. They are in the final stage of composing a full length orchestral Ballet based on Through The Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll, and have just finished production on two record projects for BMG Records. Contact Brad Segal at finetunemx@aol.com.

BEAU HUNKS Orchestra
(Title Music: The Moon and You)

The Dutch Beau Hunks orchestra, named after the title of a Laurel & Hardy film, specializes in American film music - in particular, the music of Hal Roach's Laurel & Hardy comedies of the 1930s. Since 1992, the Beau Hunks have been reconstructing the works of the composers of this music, most notably Leroy Shield (1893-1962), whose sweetly jaunty composition The Moon and You is played ironically over Weeping Shriner's opening title sequence. The original recordings and sheet music to Shields' compositions are assumed lost, but thanks to music researcher Piet Schreuders and the Beau Hunks' talented arrangers, these tunes are now gaining a new lease of life. The Beau Hunks' CDs are available through BASTA Music.