The Crew
AJ Ciccotelli
A.J. Ciccotelli (Ricardo/Director/Producer) A.J. Ciccotelli (Director) was born in Bangkok, Thailand, raised in Queens, New York, and is now a New Jersey resident. He has been creative since he could walk. He fell in love with cinema during childhood after seeing Richard Donner’s Superman: The Movie. He soon discovered slasher films and then the art house movie. He holds an M.F.A. in playwriting at the Actors' Studio Drama School at The New School for Social Research, an M.A. in directing at Roosevelt University in Chicago and a M.F.A. in screenwriting at The David Lynch Graduate School of Cinematic Arts at Maharishi International University in Fairfield, Iowa. His feature film Ripples of Water won the audience award for Best Feature Film at qFLIX Philadelphia film festival, a silver award at Philadelphia International Film Festival and Market and nominate for best feature at Block Island Film Festival. Ripples is also a finalist at OUT Kansas City and a semi-finalist at Shanghai Film Festival. It is an official selection for My True Colors Film Festival in Brooklyn, New York City (with a screening this month), Depth of Field Festival in Rehoboth Beach, DE, and received a Cornet selection for Queen Palm Film Festival in California. It is currently on TUBI, Amazon Prime, Apple TV and others. His short film
Gian Carlo Durland
After more than a decade of producing and writing short videos and live humorous training presentations for the US Army, Gian Carlo adapted his short play, PRAY into a short film which he also starred in. The film was featured by the TAMBAY and the NY International Independent Film and Video festival (With screenings in NY, LA and Las Vegas). His plays include “Placebos and Peccadilloes”, the book to the Musical “Reach for the Stars”, “Cope” and is currently at work on “Belly” a full length comedy. GCD has also directed dozens of stage productions as well as compiled and arranged multiple musical revues. His most fun credit was co directing/producing the popular, comic web series "Clutter Luck", however, the credit he is most proud of is co-writing the screenplay for Ripples of Water with A.J. Ciccotelli which was based on A.J’s wonderful one act play. For more info, visit a { color: #02B75A; } giancarlodurland.com.
Eric Browne
Eric Browne has been pressing record for 20 years. Having graduated from The Institute of Audio Research in NYC, his expertise spans the workings of audio systems, inside and out. Eric's work has spanned a wide array of projects from local talents to nationwide sets for Dreamworks. Currently, he works full time repairing and installing pro audio equipment, professionally tuning rooms for live theatrical performances, and recording/mixing audio for film. Fueled by his passion for his craft, he persistently seeks to surpass expectations and is constantly exploring new avenues to enhance audio quality and innovation.
Eric Hackler
Eric Hackler is an award winning writer & director born and raised in NJ. He started acting at age 8 and since then, has studied filmmaking in Europe, Boston and Los Angeles working on both the business & creative side of the film industry. Over the last 10 years, Eric has directed over 20 short films as well as three features. His scripts and films have been featured in festivals and his theatrical productions have won awards across NJ.
Jeff Seesselberg
Jeff has been a member of the New Jersey filmmaking community for almost 2 decades, working in nearly every crew position on set. In addition to Fabulous Seven Forever, Jeff has been the Cinematographer for projects ranging from short films and features, to music videos and web series. He has also done work in the theatrical world, both onstage and on the technical side. He owes a lot of his success and passion to his own Arts teachers and mentors, who have continually encouraged him to see the complicated beauty in everything. #SupportArtsEducation