Writer/Director
Jesse Klein is a filmmaker and writer living in Austin, Texas. Originally from Montreal and a graduate of Concordia University where he holds a BA in Communications Studies, he is presently an MFA candidate in Film and Video Production at The University of Texas at Austin. Shadowboxing is his first feature film.
Producers
Durga Chew-Bose is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College where she studied Writing and Literature. A Montreal native, she currently lives in Brooklyn. She is a senior contributor at This Recording and writes about film for Interview Magazine.
Marley Sniatowsky has worked in media and entertainment in fields ranging from film, fashion photography to concert coordination and music production. He has directed documentaries for the NFB and various academic institutions. This is the first feature film that Sniatowsky has produced.
Tristan Borys is a producer, director and editor. His work has screened at Fantasia Film Festival, Montreal World Film Festival, among others. He lives in Los Angeles, California.
Marc Cloutier is a Montreal-based filmmaker and producer. He holds a BA in Communications Studies from Concordia University. His work has been shown at various festivals including the Fantasia film festival and the Snap Short Film Fest.
Cinematographer
Kunitaro Ohi spent a large portion of his childhood shuttled between Japan, where he was born, and the United States, where he holds a BA in Photography / Film at Virginia Commonwealth University. He hopes to use his American inspired aesthetics on works in his native Japan.
Editors
David Lowery is an award-winning filmmaker from Texas. His work has been seen in festivals around the world, including SXSW, Sundance and Slamdance; as part of the Berlinale Talent campus; and through IFC, PBS and Wholphin. He has also written for Filmmaker Magazine, Green Cine, Hammer To Nail and Spout.
Yusef Svacina is a film and commercial editor from Dallas, Texas. After having worked in editorial on six features, such as Richard Linklater’s “A Scanner Darkly,” Yusef opened his post production boutique, Swatch Post. His latest project, “Skateland,” a coming of age story set in the turbulent early 80’s, made its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010.
