Kenneth Oppel (born 31 August 1967) is a Canadian author. Born in Port Alberni, British Columbia, he spent his childhood in Victoria, British Columbia and Halifax, Nova Scotia. He has also lived in England and Ireland. Oppel's first published book, "Colin's Fantastic Video Adventure" (1985), was written while he was a high school student in Victoria. Oppel forwarded the newly completed manuscript to his favorite author, Roald Dahl, …

Annie Young Frisbie is the co-writer and co-producer of the movie "Speak", starring Kristen Stewart and Steve Zahn. After reading the 1999 National Book Award nominated novel "Speak", by Laurie Halse Anderson, Annie optioned it and performed the adaptation, which was produced by Showtime in 2003. Speak premiered at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, and will have its television premiere on Showtime and Lifetime Television on Labor Day, 2005.

Osao Chosei Funahara (born December 10, 1953) is a musician and film director and producer. Born in the Hyogo prefecture of Japan, Chosei Funahara was educated in both America and Japan. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Nihon University College of Art's Cinema Department in Tokyo. While pursuing New York University's NYU Graduate School of Arts and Science (Cinema Studies), …

Alison is filling in as host of Eight Forty-Eight on Fridays while Steve Edwards takes a ten-month leave of absence to complete a Knight-Wallace Fellowship. Alison is currently the project coordinator for Chicago Matters: Beyond Borders , the year-long series examining immigration experiences in the region. In this role she develops and coordinates coverage among the series’ partners, including Chicago Public Radio, WTTW11, The Chicago Reporter and The Chicago Public Library.

Brian Johnson began his foray into the digital realm while sitting with his grandpa and learning the harsh reality that you can only carry 100 lbs. of meat back to your wagon. Perhaps this spurred him to take an interest in computers, technology, and digital media, but whatever it was, he has been interested in digital media his entire life. As a result of his love of films, he majored in Cinema Studies at the University of Washington and received this BA in 2005.

Daniel Reeves was born in 1948 in the United States. He graduated from Ithaca College with a B.S. in cinema studies. He has worked in poetry, sculpture, film, and video since 1970. Two years after graduating he produced his first work Thousands Watch in 1979. In 1981 Reeves received three Emmy Awards for Smothering Dreams . This film was about the myths and realities of the war, including his own personal experience with the war while in Viet Nam.