bIOGRAPHIES

JAMES HAVEN
Writer/ Director

​A Los Angeles native, James studied at the prestigious USC School of Cinema where he won a George Lucas award for directing. Throughout his career James has gone on not only to direct but to become an actor as well with roles in films such as Monster’s Ball, Breaking Dawn, and most recently Deep in the Heart, opposite his good friend Jon Gries. He has also made appearances in Television shows including CSI and The Game and worked behind the scenes as a producer on indie films such as That’s Our Mary and the Award-Winning Rent-a-Person in which he also starred.

JON VOIGHT
Father Peter

​Jon Voight was born December 29, 1938 in Yonkers, New York. His 1969 role in Midnight Cowboy launched his career. For the next two decades, his film career was a mix of incredible highs and forgettable misses. He won an Academy Award in 1979 for the Vietnam War drama Coming Home. Voight was also nominated for Academy Award for his work in 1985's Runaway Train. After appearing in the 1995 drama Heat, he once again began to star in big budget offerings. In recent years, he has enjoyed a resurgence as a sought-after character actor. Voight won a Golden Globe in 2014 for his work on the TV drama Ray Donovan.

ANTON YELCHIN
Father James

​​Anton Yelchin is an American actor, known for playing Bobby in Hearts in Atlantis (2001), Chekov in the (2009) Star Trek  reboot, Charlie Brewster in the (2011)  Fright Night remake, and Jacob in Like Crazy (2011). Outside of his acting profession, Anton loves reading, and is also fond of playing chess. He writes music and performs with a band, where he also plays piano and guitar. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

AARON ZIGMAN
Composer

Aaron began to make a name for himself as a studio musician in the 1980's when he wrote the song "Crush On You" which was a top chart record for The Jets. He went on to write, arrange, and produce songs for many top singers and artists in the music industry such as Clive Davis, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Sting, Phil Collins, Tina Turner, Huey Lewis,  Patti LaBelle, Chicago, Natalie Cole and Christina Aguilera.

In the 1990s he entered the film industry, with his work being featured on film soundtracks for Mulan, What's Love Got to Do With It?, The Birdcage, Licence to Kill, Caddyshack and Pocahontas. His credits as a film score composer include John Q., The Notebook, three Step Up films and three films in the Madea series.

BARRY MARKOWITZ A.S.C.
Cinematographer

Barry is a gifted cinematographer who has shot numerous features, documentaries, and shorts with some of the industry's top directors. His feature credits include Sling Blade, All the Pretty Horses, The Apostle, Crazy Heart, Jayne Mansfield's Car, The Big Bang, Sonny, and Paper Hearts. Barry was inducted into the American Society of Cinematographers in 2005 and lives in New York City.