KEY PERSONNEL | CREDITS LARRY FESSENDEN (co-writer, producer, director, editor) is the writer, director and editor of the award-winning art-horror movies HABIT, NO TELLING, and WENDIGO. As a character actor he has appeared in numerous films, including Neil Jordan’s forthcoming THE BRAVE ONE, Jim Jarmusch’s BROKEN FLOWERS, Martin Scorsese’s BRINGING OUT THE DEAD, Steve Buscemi’s ANIMAL FACTORY, Brad Anderson’s SESSION 9, and IMAGINARY HEROES by Dan Harris. Fessenden stars in HABIT, and the Sundance pictures MARGARITA HAPPY HOUR (Ilya Chailen) and RIVER OF GRASS (Kelly Reichardt). Since 2003, Fessenden has been a producer on various projects including Ilya Chaiken’s forthcoming LIBERTY KID, Douglas Buck’s remake of DePalma’s SISTERS, Jeff Winner’s SATELITE and David Gebroe’s ZOMBIE HONEYMOON. Under his low budget horror banner ScareFlix, he has produced Ti West’s THE ROOST, and TRIGGER MAN, and James Felix McKenney’s THE OFF SEASON and AUTOMATONS. Two more Scareflix are slated to shoot in the Fall of 2006: Graham Reznick’s I CAN SEE YOU and Glenn McQuaid’s I SELL THE DEAD. Fessenden has operated the production company Glass Eye Pix since 1985, with the mission of supporting individual voices in the arts.   JEFFREY LEVY-HINTE (producer) most recently produced THE HAWK IS DYING adapted from Harry Crews’ novel and directed by Julian Goldberger and starring Paul Giamatti, Michael Pitt and Michelle Williams. THE HAWK IS DYING premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and screened in the 2006 Director’s Fortnight at Cannes. Prior to that, Levy-Hinte produced MYSTERIOUS SKIN adapted from Scott Heim’s novel and directed by Gregg Araki and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brady Corbet, Michelle Trachtenberg and Elisabeth Shue. MYSTERIOUS SKIN screened at the 2004 Venice and Toronto Film Festivals and the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. It was released in the US in May 2005 to widespread critical acclaim, and nominated for IFP Gotham and Independent Spirit Awards. Levy-Hinte’s other productions include CHAIN, a hybrid documentary-narrative feature which premiered at the 2004 Berlin Film Festival and for which director Jem Cohen was awarded the “Someone to Watch Award” at the 2005 Independent Spirit Awards; and THIRTEEN directed by Catherine Hardwicke and starring Holly Hunter and Evan Rachel Wood, which screened at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival where it won the Dramatic Directing Award. THIRTEEN received numerous award nominations, including a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for Holly Hunter, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Holly Hunter and Evan Rachel Wood, Best Screenplay and First Feature nominations and won the Best Debut Performance award for Nikki Reed at the Independent Spirit Awards. Levy-Hinte also produced LAUREL CANYON, directed by Lisa Cholodenko, WENDIGO, directed by Larry Fessenden, AMERICAN SAINT, directed by Joseph Castello, and LIMON, a documentary directed by Malachi Roth. Prior to 2000, Levy-Hinte produced Lisa Cholodenko’s film HIGH ART and edited the Academy Award-winning documentary WHEN WE WERE KINGS. In 2003 Levy-Hinte was selected as one of Variety’s “Producers to Watch”. In addition to his film company ANTIDOTE FILMS, Levy-Hinte is the co-owner of Dig It Audio, an audio post house that provides complete sound services for video and feature film. ROBERT LEAVER (co-writer) is a New York based writer, poet and teacher. G. MAGNI ÁGÚSTSSON (director of photography) is a sought after cinematographer in his native Iceland, and currently lives and works in The United Kingdom. Agustsson has worked around the world on countless commercials (e.g. Sony, Nokia, Vodafone, Ouaker Oatmeal, Curesearch) and music videos (e.g. Richard Ashcroft, Supergrass, Graham Coxon, Paul Okenfold). Agustsson has worked on several short films, as well a feature film, Eleven Men Out (2005), many of which have received critical acclaim, most notablyThe Last Farm (2005) which received an Oscar nomination for Best Short Film in 2006. JEFF GRACE (music score) began his film and television music career in 1998 as a composer at the New York music house Ruggieri Music. From 2001 to 2004 he was an assistant to Academy Award winning composer Howard Shore working on the three films of Peter Jackson’s THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy, Martin Scorsese’s THE GANGS OF NEW YORK, David Cronenberg’s SPIDER, David Fincher’s PANIC ROOM, and Frank Oz’s THE SCORE. Through that association, Jeff worked with such artists as Renee Fleming, Annie Lennox, Isabel Bayrakdarian, Kronos Quartet, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Terry Edward’s London Voices, and top studio orchestras and musicians in London, Los Angeles and New York. Grace most recently scored the independent horror films THE ROOST and JOSHUA. THE ROOST, which was ranked as one of the top-10 films of 2005 by the Bloody Disgusting web site, opened theatrically in the US and UK earlier this year and will be released on DVD in the USA October 2006. Active as a composer for concert and stage, Jeff was selected for American Opera Projects’ 2005-2006 Composers And The Voice Series. Jeff worked with composer Robert Ruggieri on scores for A Hymn for Alvin Ailey (ballet and film) and Double Exposure (ballet) for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre (directed and choreographed by Judith Jamison). He has also worked with Gil Goldstein, providing orchestrations for trumpeter and Verve recording artist Roy Hargrove.   ANTON SANKO (ambient score) was born and raised in New York City. He attended NYU, where, majoring in music theory and composition, he studied Stockhausen by day and played in downtown Manhattan’s new wave clubs by night. In addition, he also found time to study guitar and composition with jazz legend Ralph Towner. It was also during this time that he played with the avant-garde acts Shox Lumania and Our Daughter’s Wedding. From 1985 to 1991, Sanko played keyboards with Suzanne Vega. In 1989, he recorded, co-produced and co-wrote songs on Days of Open Hand (released in 1990) with Vega. He toured to support that album as Suzanne’s music director. Sanko continued to produce, play and write with other artists including Anna Domino, Jim Carroll, Lucy Kaplansky, Percy Jones, Kashif, and Sonny Okosun. When the opportunity to provide scores for films presented itself, Anton found a newcalling. His credits include cult films like PARTY GIRL, RIPE, and AN OCCASIONAL HELL, as well as SCOTLAND, PA and NYACK JUMPERS. He has scored films for television including ABC’s recent irreverent biopic of Donald Trump, “Ambition”, TNT’s 2004’s release “Bad Apple” starring Chris Noth and other television projects such as Peter Berg’s “Wonderland”, and HBO’s “Subway Stories”. Most recently, Sanko scored the Sony Classics release SAVINGFACE Alex Steyermark’s ONE LAST THING, and Tom DeCillo’s upcoming release DELIRIOUS, starring Steve Buscemi, and an episode of “Masters of Horror” for director Brad Anderson (THE MACHINIST, NEXT STOP WONDERLAND). TOM LAVERACK (songwriter, closing credits) Tom Laverack's newest release, Cave Drawings , almost three years in the making, showcases the best of Laverack's songwriting, beautifully supported by Mark Ambrosino's skillful production and a stellar band. Cave Drawings offers an emotionally and musically diverse range for the listener, while tapping into the classic 50's and 60's style of prodution. It is folk-rock with a soulful delivery. Having drawn comparisons to an array of distinguished singer-songwriters - from Paul Westerberg to Bruce Springstein - Bob Dylan to Tom Waits - Laverack shows his preoccupation with the darker sides of life, while retaining a quiet belief in the sacredness of our connections. Tom Laverack has been writing and performing music since the age sixteen, living a majority of his adult life in New York City. In 1987, Laverack along with long time friend and collaborator, Larry Fessenden, co-wrote and produced their first album Sentimental War (Earhorn Disks) as the band Just Desserts. Recorded with Wharton Tiers (Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr), Sentimental War was both a concept album and acoustic-driven folk-rock tour-de-force, drawing comparisons with Tom Waits, John Prine, Elvis Costello, The Clash, and The Violent Femmes. The album received rave reviews and extensive college radio airplay. Just Desserts also released the paired down EP, Cold Hearts and Whiskey from which BarNone records issued a limited-release '45' featuring the song Almost Shook You Up. In 1997, Just Desserts released their second full-length album Give Up The Ghost (Earhorn Disks), garnering high praise and extensive college and AAA radio airplay. In addition to their collaboration as Just Desserts, Fessenden has featured Laverack's solo recordings in all of his feature films, beginning with No Telling in 1991, a film Laverack also scored . Laverack contributed two songs to Fessenden's second feature film, Habit, a release which went on to earn Fessenden an Independent Spirit Someone To Watch Award, and composed the song Hold Out(from the CD Gift Horse ) for Fessenden's next release Wendigo, which earned the director further accolades and awards, including winning the 2001 Woodstock Film Festival. Prior to Cave Drawings, Laverack released two additional full-length solo CDs - Out of the Blue (Megalith Records), produced by Daniel Egger, released in 1999 featuring a variety of new and old four-track recordings (excerpts from earlier recordings that had never been released) - and Gift Horse (MayYing Music) produced by Gideon Egger (Dan's brother) highlighting Laverack's unique brand of songwriting and featuring guitar virtuoso Marc Shulman (Suzanne Vega, Patty Larkin). Though completed in 2002, Gift Horse was only finally released in November 2005, distributed by Hayden's Ferry/Rustic Records. Having been involved in human service work since his arrival in New York City, Laverack continues to work as a social worker and administrator at a community mental health agency. GLENN MCQUAID (visual effect supervisor) was raised in Ireland and is a digital artist and film maker currently living in New York. He has worked on numerous films and commercials shot on the east coast. As well as supervising the effects work on THE LAST WINTER, McQuaid also served as 2nd unit director and title designer on the film. A director in his own right, he is currently going into production on a feature film called I SELL THE DEAD. His acclaimed short THE RESURRECTION APPRENTICE is currently doing the festival rounds. Previously he has headed post production on the indie horror film THE ROOST, designed titles for KISSING JESSICA STEIN, THE OFF SEASON and developed the creative identity for THE HORROR CHANNEL. Recently McQuaid has set up the visual effects studio LAST HOUSE with Larry Fessenden. Their objective is to serve as a design and fx studio for the local indie film market.   STEFÁN JÖRGEN ÁGÚSTSSON (special makeup effects) is a self educated special makeup effects artist. He learned makeup effects through books, video, mistakes and the Dick Smith makeup course since 1995. Working with special makeup effects since 1988, he works in film, television, theatre, and for wax museums. His skills include sculpture, drawing, painting, makeup, prosthetics, making molds, hair work, photoshop, mechanical puppetry, puppets, rubber and plastic work. When he was a child, he loved monsters and bizarre creatures, and would draw and sculpt them. Watching movies like LABYRINTH, DARK CRYSTAL, MUPPETSHOW, STAR WARS, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, THE STORYTELLER, AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON and GREMLINS inspired him to make his own creatures. His idols at the time and still are Rick Baker, Jim Henson, Dick Smith, Rob Bottin, Michelangelo, and Leonardo da Vinci.   KEY PERSONNEL | CREDITS   PRODUCTION production managers - THOR S. SIGURJONSSOn SKÚLI FR. MALMQUIST first assistant directors RANNVEIG JÓNSDÓTTIR HÁLFDÁN THEÓDÓRSSON second assistant director - KRISTIE SILLS third assistant director - SINDRI PÁLL KJARTANSSON production coordinator - HLÍN JÓHANNESDÓTTIR production accountant - ÁRMANN GUDMUNDSSON production coordinator - Myvatn - HELENA STEFÁNSDÓTTIR script supervisor - HARPA ELÍSA PÓRSDÓTTIR first assistant camera - GODI MÁR GUDBJÖRNSSON second assistant camera - JACOB BARRIE camera loaders - ÁRNI FILIPPUSSON production sound mixer - PÉTUR EINARSSON boom operator - ÁRNI GÚSTAFSSON gaffer - INGVAR STEFÁNSSON key grip - SIGURGEIR PÓRDARSON best boy electric - JÓN KJARTANSSON best boy grip - ARNAR EINARSSON grip - VALDIMAR JÓNSSON assistant production coordinator - DAVÍD ÓSKAR ÓLAFSSON office production assistant - MELKORKA ÓSKARSDÓTTIR set production assistants DORSTEINN MAGNÚSSON ELÍSA ANDRÉSDÓTTIR location assistant - myvatn YNGVI RAGNAR KRISTJÁNSSON transportation coordinator - JÓN ÚRI vehicle and transportation services - NORTH BY NORTHWEST drivers HINRIK JÓNSSON HARALDUR BJÖRNSSON helicopter company - VERTIGO helicopter pilot - JÓN “SPADI” KJARTANSSON camera operator - JÓN DÓR VÍGLUNDSSON airplane pilot - SVERRIR DÓRODDSSON catering - Myvatn - SYSTA STEINGRÍMSDÓTTIR catering - Reykjavik MAGNÚS ÖRN GUDMARSSON BJÖRK JÓNSDÓTTIR ravens & crows - BIRDS AND ANIMALS, UK trainers - ANTHONY BLOOM DAVID SOUSA still photographer - FRI<ETH>RIK ÖRN HJALTESTED additional stills - JEFFREY LEVY-HINTE legal services - IRWIN M. RAPPAPORT, P.C. additional legal services - ROGER KASS ROBERT SEIGEL Antidote Films director of operations - TAKEO HORI project supervisor - JAMES DEBBS head of development - MIKE ANDRUS office manager - MARCUS GRUNDHAL ART storyboards / journal - BRAHM REVEL art director - GUNNAR PÁLSSON property master - SVEINN VIDAR HJARTARSON set decorator - SÆPÓR HELGASON head carpenter - FRIDJÓN ÓLAFSSON carpenters EMIL PÉTURSSON DORFINNUR KARLSSON PÁLL JÚLÍUSSON scenic painter - STEINGRÍMUR DORVALDSSON hair and make-up - ÁSTA HAFDÓRSDÓTTIR SPECIAL EFFECTS special effects make-up - STEFÁN JÖRGEN ÁGÚSTSSON additional special effects make-up - ESTEBAN MENDOZA assistant costume designer - BERGDÓRA MAGNÚSDÓTTIR special effects supervisor - EGGERT “EDDI” KETILSSON special effects senior technician - HAUKUR “HAWK” KARLSSON special effects technician - DANIEL NEWTON HOWARD special effects engineer - BÁR<ETH>UR ÓLI KRISTJÁNSSON special effects assistant - JÓHANNES SVERRISSON SECOND UNITS ICELAND second unit directors - GLENN MCQUAID THOR S. SIGURJONSSON SKÚLI FR. MALMQUIST director of photography - BERGSTEINN BJÖRGÚLFSSON first assistant director - DAVID TEBBY first assistant camera - ÓMAR JABALI swing grip/electric - THOMAS MARSHALL ALASKA director of photography - MARK BRINSTER location coordinator - DAN ELKINS arctic camp - ELDON FISCHER snow machine wrangler - PAUL FISCHER grip - CAMERON FORBES assistant camera - TOM PILLIFANT 2nd assistant camera - BEN STEPHENS NYC director of photography - JAY SILVER gaffer - NAT AGUILAR assistant camera - NICOLA BENIZZI production assistant - AMY LUCE documentary crew - DOUGLAS BUCK JAY SILVER PETER MATSOUKAS ALEX WOLFE GUNNAR HEIMISSON POST PRODUCTION Glass Eye Pix producer - JAMES MCKENNEY post production supervisor - KRISTEN KUSAMA assistant film editor - JEN RUFF technical consultant - TOM CASSEL animatics - BRAHM REVEL lead visual effects compositor & on-set visual effects supervisor - PETER AMANTE visual effects compositor JOHN C. LOUGHLIN lead cgi artist - SCOTT STEWART cgi modeler & animator - CHRIS COVELLI cgi animator - WILLIAM WALTER cgi animator - MIKE WHARTON cgi texture intern - SEBASTIAN TILLER cgi particle artist - ZANE WALDMAN maquette artist & animation consultant - DAVID BELL re-recording mixer - TOM EFINGER sound design - ABIGAIL SAVAGE additional sound design - PAUL HSU dialog editor - DAVE ELLINWOOD foley editor - GRAHAM REZNICK technical consultant - JOHN MOROS assistant sound editors - ERIC GITELSON NICHOLAS J. SCHENCK adr engineer - JOHN MOROS foley engineer - BRIAN SCIBINICO foley artist - LESLIE BLOOM dolby sound consultant - JAMES NICHOLS audio post facility - DIG IT AUDIO, INC. LAB digital intermediate TECHNICOLOR di producer - CHRISTIAN ZAK project manager - MARYGRACE NICOLAS colorist - TIM STIPAN online editors - JESSE MORROW EVERETTE WEBBER BOB SCHNEIDER film scanning DOUG BIGGS BRUCE FERRIS film recording - JAMES AHERN DANIEL SILVERMAN data management - BEN ROSENGART engineering - MIKE WHIPPLE EMERY ANDERSON dailies colorist - CHRIS GENNARELLI dailies advisor - JOEY VIOLANTE dailies project manager - MICHELLE MORRIS print coordinator - RALPH COSTANZA lab timer - DON CIANA end titles - F-STOP, INC. MUSIC Music Score composed and orchestrated by JEFF GRACE Music preparation: ADRIANA GRACE Produced by JEFF GRACE and DAVE EGGAR Recording Engineer: NIK CHINBOUKAS Assistant Engineer: KURT NEPOGODA Mixed by BRUCE BUCHANAN Recorded at Spin Studios, Astoria New York – PETE BENJAMIN, Manager Flux Quartet TOM CHIU – Violin CONRAD HARRIS – Violin MAX MANDEL – Viola DAVE EGGAR – Cello With GREGG AUGUST – Bass LOUIS SCHWADRON – Horn MIKE ENGSTROM – Trombone DEREK CROSIER – Bass Trombone JASON KOI – Tuba ADRIANA GRACE – Ocarina Ambient Score recorded and produced by ANTON SANKO at Easter Island Productions, Woodstock, New York ERIK SANKO – Textures, Sk1, Shortwave PETER FREEMAN – Additional Textures JOEL THOMPSON – Assistant to Anton Sanko “Running Out of Road” Written by TOM LAVERACK 1 Stop Past Your Destination Music (ASCAP) / Mark Ambrosino (ASCAP) Produced with Larry Fessenden TOM LAVERACK – Acoustic, Piano, Vocals LARRY FESSENDEN – Saxophones, Back Vox MARK ADAMY – Hammond B3 JOEL HOEKSTRA – Guitar JEFF LANGSTON – Bass MARK AMBROSINO – Drums

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