Daniel V. Masciari - Writer, Director
Daniel V. Masciari is an award-winning filmmaker based in New York. His work is focused on telling the untold stories of everyday life by shining light on hidden poignant and comedic moments. Daniel wrote and directed his forthcoming film, “Stationed at Home”, which is currently in post-production. The film finds magic in the mundane, using atmospheric and nostalgic locations of post-industrial America to explore fascinating characters, disconnected but united by their yearning for connection, community and… home.
Bethany Hedges - Producer
Bethany Hedges is a Buffalo based producer with a background in line producing and production management. In 2017 she co-founded the production company Full Fledged Entertainment and is a producer for the production company NDstudios. Her passion lies in indie filmmaking, aiming to give life to projects with great stories from young and emerging filmmakers. Bethany has worked on a variety of project with varying budget levels including producing All At Once in 2015, Marshall as the APOC in 2016, line producer of Cold Brook in 2017, and Crown Vic as the production supervisor in 2018. Her experience extends to the commercial world, recently as the production manager for the New Era 2019 Official Sideline Collection, which has appeared on national TV. By working on a wide variety of projects, with budgets spanning 200k to over 10 million, she has been able to experience many levels of film making, learning new skills of the trade on every job.
ELIZA VANCORT - PRODUCER
Eliza has built her career on nurturing artists and developing the arts in Upstate New York. Almost twenty years ago Eliza founded The Actor’s Workshop of Ithaca (AWI), which today is Central New York’s preeminent Comprehensive Meisner Technique Studio. AWI students have gone on to national and international acclaim in film and onstage, in front of and behind the camera. Eliza is also a bi-coastal theatrical consultant and international communication coach through her business VanCort Consulting, most recently growing the forward-facing artistic component of the Hope and Optimism project from a small grant to a nationally acclaimed playwriting competition with rolling premieres in Central New York and Los Angeles. When not running her two businesses, Eliza acts, directs, writes, and works as a casting director, most recently casting Cathy Lee Crane's feature, The Manhattan Front. She also serves on several boards in Upstate New York, including Performing Arts For Social Change. Eliza is thrilled to be working on Stationed At Home, a project dedicated to establish quality filmmaking in Central New York. Eliza is a Cookhouse Fellow at Cornell University.
JACKSON JARVIS - CINEMATOGRAPHER
Jackson Jarvis is a WI-born NY-improved Cinematographer who is a longtime believer in the collaborative art of filmmaking and its power to shine light in the darkest places. Jackson is English/Spanish bilingual and has traveled the world practicing his craft on dramatic features, shorts, episodics, documentaries and commercials. His camerawork has screened at the National Gallery of Art, at countless film festivals, and been recognized by the ASC. His most recent film ‘Mover’ won the Spirit Award for Short Narrative at the 2022 Brooklyn Film Festival. Jackson is thrilled that ‘Stationed At Home' is his second narrative feature behind the camera. Jackson currently resides in Brooklyn with his wife Daria and cat Misha.
MATT FLECK - PRODUCER
Matt Fleck is a Buffalo-based Producer and 1st Assistant Director for a multitude of films and commercials, including Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin, Cold Brook, and Bashira. Matt is passionate to bring talented cast and crew members together to create quality movies for audiences to love, and to remember.
MOLLY LONGWELL - PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Molly Longwell is a writer, director and production designer based in Brooklyn, NY. Her passion for film making gives her a unique sensitivity and patience as a production designer. Her assistant styling experience on food, beverage and beauty photo shoots has given her a keen eye for composition, color and the micro details. She has designed two feature films and several short films. Her debut short film as Writer/Director, ‘Bad Mother’ (2023) was awarded the ‘Grand Prize’ and ‘Best Performance by an Actor’ at the New York Shorts International Film Festival. She is currently in development for her second short film ‘Disco’ and her debut feature film, both beginning pre-production in 2024.
Brian Page - ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Brian A. Page has been filming and producing short adventure documentaries since he became a whitewater kayaker at the age of twelve. For him and his friends it was a way of capturing their adventures and sharing them with friends and family. In 2011 he produced, filmed, and edited his first feature along with director Daniel C. Doran, entitled, Empire: The Whitewater Story. When the film gained international distribution Danny and Brian started a partnership called Empire Film, NY. Brian went on to work on several other projects diversifying to the grip and electric department but ultimately returning to producing and production managing. In 2015, Empire Film, NY was incorporated as Tumblerock Media, LLC with Brian at the helm as President. They have produced two additional feature films and more than ten short films which earned awards throughout the world, including the recently distributed feature documentary Two Wheel Cowboy by distributor Ananda Media, which aired on the Bike Channel (UK and Italy) and Amazon Prime. Brian continues producing projects for Tumblerock and their many talented associates.
CLAYTON DUBIN - ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Clayton Dubin is an actor and independent film producer, born and raised in Seattle. He graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Government with a focus in business and decided to take an acting class to improve his sales. He soon discovered his love for storytelling while taking a Comprehensive Two Year Meisner Technique Program at The Actor's Workshop of Ithaca. He graduated from the two-year program and has since appeared in lead and supporting roles on major networks that range from MTV to Lifetime Movie Channel. He has starred in over ten films, two major music videos, and various theater and improv performances, including award nominated film REDD. After a successful start in Los Angeles, Clayton decided to return to NYC, refocusing his love for storytelling to help produce and manage financing for Stationed at Home.
ROBIN ALPAUGH - ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
A graduate of SUNY Broome and Binghamton University, Robin works in the New York State Senate, serving as Senator Fred Akshar’s Director of Operations. Prior to that, he has been the Executive Director of the United Way of Broome County and Deputy Regional Director at Empire State Development (ESD), New York State’s department of economic development. Before joining ESD, Robin was the Director of Alumni Affairs at SUNY Broome, where he continues to coordinate ecology courses held in National Parks through the Biology department. Active in the community and a volunteer at many events, serving on the Spiedie Fest and Balloon Rally board, Friends of the Forum board, member of the Binghamton Noon Rotary Club and on the Preservation Association of the Southern Tier board. He is past president and a founding member of the Southern Tier Young Professionals. He is a musician, local film enthusiast, car collector and an Eagle Scout.
Vincent Krohn - ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Vincent Krohn is a German-French producer and actor based in Paris, France where he got his Master's Degrees in Business Law and Media Law at the Sorbonne Law School and Aix-Marseille University. Spending most of his free time binge watching movies, he decided to make his passion his work and has participated in several different short and feature film projects. In 2014, he produced and acted in an Interactive Music Video called Aloe Blacc - Ticking Bomb that was nominated at the Tribeca Film Festival in the Interactive Music Video Challenge category. Enjoying the challenge of making interesting and compelling movies with very low budgets, he produced in 2016 a feature film entitled Escalators that takes place only on escalators. He was executive producer of Two Wheel Cowboy that recently aired on the Bike Channel in England and Italy. Working in the legal department of Pathé Films since April 2016, he's also developing two feature films to be shot in 2019. In 2018, he won the Guiness World Record for Most films seen in a cinema in one year with 715.
LOUIS NEWMAN - ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Louis Newman is a recent graduate of Hobart and William Smith College where he studied Media, Film, Television, and English. A lifelong resident of the Binghamton area, Louis has always been passionate about storytelling, and its ability to offer both escapism and immersion. He is a young, eager producer who is thrilled to work on his first feature film.