Crew
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Lola Noh (she/her) - Producer
Lola found her love of performing as a young, competitive gymnast. Her start in film was as the lovable gorilla, Amy, in the movie CONGO directed by Frank Marshall. It was a fast and fun lesson in the art and business of filmmaking! Although she loves being in front of the camera, Lola is also a fan of being behind the camera. She has produced (with a lot of coffee!) numerous award-winning short films, web series, music videos, and features including Emmy-nominated web series Ctrl Alt Delete and feature Love and Baseball (HBO Max).
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Tiffany Murray (she/her) - Producer & Cinematographer
Tiffany is a NYC-based Cinematographer, Writer, and Director. She attended Middle Tennessee State University a graduated with a degree in film production. Tiffany's DP work includes Emmy-nominated digital series Ctrl Alt Delete, various award-winning short films, ultra-running documentaries Run Your Race and Backbone, and upcoming features Besties and Hey Hun.
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Brian Silverman (he/him) - Writer/Director/Producer
This marks Brian’s feature directorial debut from his original script. He was the lead actor and a producer for the prize-winning film After We Leave. Other credits include NCIS: Los Angeles, S.W.A.T., Ray Donovan, Grimm, and 24. He holds degrees from Clark University and Harvard and was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Haiti and Guatemala. Brian is grateful for his wife, his son, his family, and his friends.
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Adrian Wittenberg (she/her) - Production Designer
Adrian is a Los Angeles native who grew up playing with power tools and running around museums. As a production designer, she draws inspiration from nature and art history to weave layers of meaning into her visual storytelling. She takes joy in both the hands-on work of art department and the imaginative collaboration of filmmaking. In addition to her art department work, she holds an MA in Humanities and a BA in Art History.
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Krista Montgomery (they/them) - Hair & Makeup
Krista has cultivated excellent cosmetic artistry skills, special effects application abilities, specific character creation experience, and a strong focus on client satisfaction. Krista is best known for work on Mayor Of Kingstown, A League of Their Own, Dance Moms, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Archive 81, Sweet Girl, and I’m Not Okay With This. Krista is a member of the Pennsylvania Film Industry Association, the LGBTQIA+ community, and is proudly non-binary. Their passion to create quality work yet always remain considerate, kind, and a team player is only exceeded by their passion to serve their unique clientele!
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Alex Monastersky (any/all) - Sound Mixer
With this being his debut as sound mixer on a feature-length film, Alex adds Two Lives in Pittsburgh to an ever-growing list of credits. Based in New Jersey, he has had the privilege of working on the sound team of several features since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and is especially thankful for the opportunity to have worked with an incredible cast and crew on location in Pittsburgh for this film. He still can't believe that it took him his whole life to find out that people there say "yinz".
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Preston Daniel Grant (he/him) - 1st A.D.
Preston has worked in many films in various departments including Art Department on seven indie features in one year and Office PA on DC's Birds Of Prey (the fantabulous emancipation of Harley Quinn). Two Lives is Preston’s first feature as 1st AD. He's currently developing Callboard - a digital call sheet, with perks - visit callboard.app!
Lastly, he wants to give special thanks to Rory Bocan who stepped up during his absence on set, the department heads for their patience and communication, and the whole production team who worked tirelessly to make it possible for him to be on set, assisting Brian.
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Allison Powell (she/her) - Associate Producer
Allison’s motto is “Make it Happen”. Since leaving her home state of North Carolina, she has been involved in projects as an actor, writer, director, producer, and resident tea drinker. Her short film Black Widow: Origins got rave reviews from Movie Pilot News and toured the country with Geek Film Fest. Banging Lanie, her first feature, which she wrote, directed and starred in, is currently streaming worldwide via Indie Rights. As Creative Executive at Brothers Dowdle Productions, Allison worked on Joe Pickett on Paramount+, and the forthcoming Waco: Reckoning. Allison is an avid runner and holds the FKT (Fastest Known Time), for a female out and back completion of the Backbone Trail in the Santa Monica Mountains.
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Miguel Amodio (he/him) - Editor
Originally from San Francisco, Miguel has been an Editor for over a decade. He has studied story extensively and specializes in narrative content. His filmography includes award winning short films, feature films, music videos, and micro documentaries. He has had projects in Culver City Film Festival, Slamdance, LA Webfest, Sunset Film Festival, Chicago Comedy Festival, Holly Shorts, and several others. He has also had distribution on Shorts HD. His editorial dream is to work with legendary editor Walter Murch.
Miguel is married to a black belt.
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Katrina Zemrak (she/her) - Composer
Katrina is an award-winning composer & sound designer of over forty short films, podcasts including “Southbridge” and “Earthbreak,” and feature films including the animated musical, “Bongee Bear and the Kingdom of Rhythm.” She was music editor and composer assistant for Nickelodeon’s “The Casagrandes” and “The Loud House.” In 2022, Katrina won “Best Sound Design” from the Indie Short Fest for “The Mannequin Man.” Since 2012, Katrina has run the California Independent Film Festival International Film Scoring Competition.
Originally from Winslow, Maine, Katrina earned an MFA in Music Composition for the Screen from Columbia College Chicago. She currently lives in Los Angeles.
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Rebecca Lafon (she/her) - Wardrobe Designer
Originally from France, Rebecca Lafon is a bilingual filmmaker. She produces, directs, writes, acts, costume designs...her main job is to try on different hats. Her first short film, BREECH, has received several awards including Best First Time Director at the Florence Film Awards. She has also produced and co-directed her first feature documentary, Through Resilience and Reliance. She is currently attending the Producing MFA program at the American Film Institute Conservatory.
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Arthur Garcia (he/him) - Gaffer
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Miranda Posey (she/her) - Script Supervisor
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Feyja Golbach (she/her) - Key Grip
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Issa Gonzalez (she/her) - Best Grip
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Cooper Finn (he/him) - Best Electric
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Darell Burke (he/him) - 1st AC
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Will Dickson (he/him) - 2nd AC
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Andrew Capino (he/him) - 2nd AC
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Sarah Sorg (she/her) - Art Director
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Rory Bocan (she/her) - 2nd AD
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Olivia Simon (she/her) - Key PA
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Alex Dethero (he/him) - Truck PA
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Harrison Pittle (he/him) - BTS Documentarian
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Eli Duffner (they/them) - Production Assistant
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Gideon Temple (he/him) - Wardrobe Assistant
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Anastasia Shepherd (She/They) - Colorist
With a background in cinematography, editing, photography, and painting, Ana believes that color is a vital tool for conveying emotion and storytelling. With a strong technical background and understanding of color science and workflow, they have graded projects and taught color grading and editing all over the world – from Denmark and Belgium to Cambodia, Armenia, & Mexico. Ana brings studio-caliber finishing to independent stories from and about under-represented communities.
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Ani Avetyan (she/her) - Casting Director
Born in Armenia and raised in Los Angeles, Ani had a love for the arts from a young age when she started writing poetry at the age of 6 and got published at 8. She attended UNLV majoring in Film and started in casting soon after. Some of her credits include Twenty Good Years, The Closer, Major Crimes, Bad Teacher, Truth in Advertisement, Leaving Barstow, and Hellcats. She loves actors and believes in organic true acting. Ani reads a lot of Chekhov and Stanislavsky. She also listens to a lot of Blues and loves theatre.
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Eric Marks (He/Him) - Supervising Sound Editor
Eric is the founder of Transported Audio in Burbank, CA and a Supervising Sound Editor and Lead Re-Recording Mixer with over ten years of post-production sound experience. Eric graduated with an MFA from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts and specializes in crafting rich, dramatic mixes for Netflix, Amazon, Disney, E3 trailers and Super Bowl commercials. He is on the MPSE Board of Directors, where his work has been nominated for five MPSE Golden Reel Awards.