The Woods Hole Film Festival is proud to present the 2009 Filmmakers in Residence Program
supported in part by a grant from the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod and the Woods Hole Foundation
The Filmmakers in Residence Program was founded to recognize and foster excellence in filmmaking by offering filmmakers and non-filmmakers alike an opportunity to participate in master classes and workshops offered by the Filmmakers in Residence during the Woods Hole Film Festival in order to learn and develop their skills.
BESTOR CRAM
Principal, Northern Light Productions
Producer, Director, Cinematographer
Bestor Cram has over twenty-five years of experience as a director, producer and cinematographer. In 1982, Bestor founded Northern Light Productions. Under his direction, Northern Light has produced and directed scores of films, including many broadcast documentaries that concentrate on issues relating to contemporary society, science, art and history.
He is currently directing the documentary feature Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison: The Making of a Masterpiece (ZDF/ARTE), and producing/directing The Orangeburg Massacre (PBS). His recent credits include Orange Blossom Special: The Story of an American Anthem (2005, PBS) and Unfinished Symphony: Democracy and Dissent (2001, Sundance Film Festival).
His cinematography credits include After Innocence, and Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner, the Emmy-nominated Discovery Channel special Mysteries of the Sea: Freak Waves, the HBO special Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case For Reasonable Doubt?, the PBS/BBC series, China in the Red, the 1995 Documentary Academy Award winner, Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision, and the PBS “American Experience” 2-1/2 hour biography, Eleanor Roosevelt.
He was a founding board member of the Boston Film/Video Foundation, and is the Massachusetts representative to the International Quorum of Motion Picture Producers.
CAROLYN PICKMAN
Carolyn Pickman works throughout the New England area as a Casting Director, a teacher, and is the Director of The Studio at C.P. Casting, Inc.
She started teaching acting in the mid-70’s with The Theatre Company of Boston / School Touring Company. The focus of that first company was to incorporate drama skills and performance into inner-city high school curriculum. This was during the turbulent “school busing” era. Later, and with the help of colleagues at C.P. Casting, “The Studio” evolved and has existed for over 20 years.
The Studio currently offers on-camera acting, auditioning, and basic acting workshops to all levels of students, taught by some of the area’s most experienced professionals. Carolyn teaches an on-camera auditioning course and “Getting Started in the Business of Acting”, a one-day seminar which she created and designed. She's taught full courses and/or workshops at drama departments at many of the area’s performing arts institutions, universities, and colleges including: Boston University, Boston College, Emerson, UMass, Bridgewater State College, Brown University, The American Repertory Theater, and Trinity Repertory Company. She is currently a professor of "Acting for the Camera" at Suffolk University"
Over the past several years her company, C.P. Casting has helped hundreds of local actors land jobs in feature films, TV dramas, commercials, and educational projects. A short list of these credits include: The upcoming Richard Kelly’s “The Box”, Martin Scorsese’s "Shutter Island", ER creator John Wells' first feature film "The Company Men", and Ben Affleck's 2nd project as a director "The Town". She has also cast many locally shot feature films, including: “21”, “Paul Blart: Mall Cop”, and the well known “Good Will Hunting”. She is a proud member of the Casting Society of America and in 2004 was awarded an Artios Award for Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Casting – Drama for Clint Eastwood’s “Mystic River” and in 2008 was awarded an Artios Award for Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Casting – Drama for Ben Affleck’s “Gone, Baby, Gone”.
JOEY PANTOLIANO
He's famous for his inexhaustible energy, and is loved by all who know his work. An acclaimed actor, producer and best-selling author, boasting over 100 film, television, and stage credits. Joey Pants - as he is affectionately known - has been revered and honored for his unique and entertaining portrayals. His resume is a catalog of classic American film and television titles, a testament to his uncanny ability to pick a winner. A favorite player, wielded by master film makers like Richard Donner, Steven Spielberg, Andrew Davis, and the Wachowski brothers. He is a dependable scene stealer, his theatrical work, a grand collection of memorable roles; we all remember him from such films as “Risky Business,” “The Goonies,” “La Bamba,” “Midnight Run,” "Bad Boys I and II," “Empire of the Sun,” “The Fugitive,” “The Matrix,” “Memento,” and “Daredevil.” And who can forget his portrayal of the eccentric mobster Ralphy Cifaretto in HBO’s landmark series “The Sopranos,” for which he won a best-supporting actor prime time Emmy in 2003. During the same period, Mr. Pantoliano wrote and published the New York Times bestseller Who's Sorry Now: The True Story of a Stand-Up Guy, a bittersweet memoir about growing up in an Italian-American family in New Jersey.
Pantoliano's recent work includes a starring role in “Falling Up” with Sarah Roemer and Joe Cross. He also produced and starred in the CBS drama pilot “Waterfront,” as well as writer/director Joe Greco’s thought-provoking feature “Canvas,” opposite Marcia Gay Harden. Inspired by his role in "Canvas", Pantoliano started his own non-profit organization, No Kidding, Me Too!, which is dedicated to removing the stigma associated with mental illness. Most recently, Pantoliano has made his directorial debut, seeking to promote mental health and awareness with his informative and moving documentary, "No Kidding, Me Too!" He currently resides in Connecticut with his wife, son, three daughters, and four dogs.