HI Teammembers
Director/Writer, Andrew Shapter
When 12 year old Andrew got his first camera, his creative life truly began to unfold. 15 years as a fashion and music photographer honed his creative eye and led him ultimately to expand his vision into motion pictures. His first film was the critically acclaimed fan favorite, Before The Music Dies, which is an unsettling and inspiring look at the American music industry. For his second film, Andrew turned his unique reality-based narrative style to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Uplifting cinematography and an insightful narrative have been the foundation of Andrew's work and, happily, will continue to light up the screen for years to come.
Producer, Tracy Marino
A native New Yorker, Tracy moved from Manhattan to Austin, TX in 2000. For many years, Tracy’s livelihood has focused on communications, branding, strategy and building marketing partnership networks both nationally and internationally. Yet Tracy has always had a passion for working with artists to bring inspiring stories to life. Tracy has excelled at helping bring Andrew's unique vision to the screen through managing the production and the efforts of a strong team. She has also authored MySpace blogs as a way to explore some of the themes of the film through audience participation.
Executive Producer, Michael Lehrter
Executive Producer, Jim Bruno
Writer, director, and producer of the independent film, "beyond words!" (2001), Jim merges his love of filmmaking, storytelling, songwriting, and interactive media into one vocation. Jim recently completed a new screenplay, lyrics and music for a 15-song musical film, "Maria!", based on the 1867 Colombian novel of the same name.
Editor, Sjon Ueckert
Associate Producer, Christina Fernandez
At home both in front of and behind the camera, Christina honed her industry chops in both Austin and L.A. She holds a Master of Arts in Radio-Television-Film from the University of Texas at Austin in Production, Screenwriting, and Critical Studies. She worked for two years in television production at Paramount Pictures for Fauci Productions, and did script consulting at Writers Boot Camp in Santa Monica. She co-produced the short film "Mockingbird" and was Production Coordinator for the short film "On the Couch". As an actress she’s appeared as the lead role in the television pilot “Poodle Dog Lounge” and the indie biopic “Last Call for Tacos”.
