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Amy Hendrickson

Media: Film; Music: Composition; Music: Instrumental; Music: Vocal

Amy Hendrickson is a singer-songwriter, event producer, and filmmaker who has been performing live in St. Augustine since she was sixteen. She's produced dozens of events in the last decade that have raised thousands for local musicians. In 2016, along with her talented team, she produced and directed the "Local Honey" documentary which aimed to show the real working lives of over 30 Saint Augustine musicians and received wonderful acclaim. Amy is one of the founding members of Lincolnville Porch Fest, a neighborhood that has been her home and shelter for the last 18 years. She has performed at the Gamble Rogers folk festival as a storyteller since she was eight years old and won the 2019 Gamble Rogers songwriting competition for her original song "Face to Face." In the last three years, she has played in 11 countries, released a new album, and had a beautiful baby boy. Her nicknames include the Good Witch of the South and The Viking, but her favorite name she has earned is Mom. She's also to date the youngest inductee into the St. Augustine Music Hall of Fame.

Thomas S. Hischak

Literature; Literature: Non-Fiction; Media: Film; Theatre: Other

Thomas S. Hischak is an internationally recognized author and teacher in the Performing Arts and one of the foremost authorities on the American Musical Theatre. He is the author of over thirty non-fiction books about theatre, film, and popular music, including The Oxford Companion to the American Musical; The Rodgers and Hammerstein Encyclopedia; Broadway Plays and Musicals; Through the Screen Door; The Tin Pan Alley Encyclopedia; Off-Broadway Musicals Since 1919; The Disney Song Encyclopedia; Word Crazy: Broadway Lyricists; American Literature on Stage and Screen; Theatre as Human Action; 1939: Hollywood’s Greatest Year; and The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. He is also the author of over fifty published plays which are performed in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, and Australia. Hischak is a Fulbright scholar who has taught and directed in Greece, Lithuania, and Turkey. From 1983 to 2015 he was Professor of Theatre at the State University of New York at Cortland where he has received such honors as the 2004 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activity and the 2010 SUNY Outstanding Achievement in Research Award. Four of his books have been cited as Outstanding Non-fiction Books by the American Library Association and The Oxford Companion to the American Musical was cited as an Outstanding Reference Work by the New York City Public Library in 2008. His playwriting awards include the Stanley Drama Award (New York City) for Cold War Comedy and the Julie Harris Playwriting Award (Beverly Hills, California) for The Cardiff Giant. Hischak is currently an Adjunct Professor teaching film and theatre at Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida.

Michael LeGrand

Media: Film; Media: Video; Visual Arts: Photography

I have always had a creative eye and an interest in art, but it wasn’t until after completing three years of Architectural studies at Drexel University that I discovered photography was the best outlet for my creativity. I began building my business and perfecting my craft in Philadelphia before relocating to Florida. I am a photographer who brings a creative edge to the photography needs of my corporate photography clients. These companies depend on me to help them communicate their ideas through photographs that are inspired. The images I create are used by colleges, universities, non-profits, financial institutions, healthcare companies, large corporations and small businesses for annual reports, internal and external newsletters, websites, and advertising campaigns.

Bruce Merwin

Media: Film; Media: Video; Visual Arts

Hi, thanks for checking out my artist bio. My wife Anne and I have a motion picture and video production company (Bruce Merwin Films) here in downtown St. Augustine StAugustineVideo.com. We have a small sound proof insert stage on our third floor and an edit suite on our second floor located one block off King Street between Riberia Street and Martin Luther King in Lincolnville at 120 La Quinta Place. I'm a St. Augustine filmmaker who attended Flagler College, served in the US Navy and worked on Florida's Cross and Sword back in the 1970s before going to film school in California. My people came to Palatka, Florida in the 1860s. I opened a studio in downtown Palatka across from the courthouse in 1980 and produced cable TV shows and sold advertising on those shows after graduating with a degee in cinematography. As a freelancer over the years I have worked for most of the major television networks, movie studios as a guild cameraman. I have filmed US Presidents and many great Florida businesses over the years. I have produced hundreds of TV commercials with Time Warner, filmed and distributed many indipendent film projects and now produce Internet projects here in St. Johns County BruceMerwin.com. I have produced personal documentaries for many wonderful St. Johns County residents, filmed documentaries, web site videos and event videos for many great St. Johns County businesses, charities and causes www.youtube.com/user/BruceMerwin.

Sharon Resnikoff

Media; Media: Audio; Media: Film; Media: Video; Music; Music: Composition; Music: Vocal; Theatre; Theatre: Acting; Theatre: Directing; Visual Arts: Painting; Actor (Film TV Stage) & Singer-Songwriter

As an actor, Sharon has worked in film, television, theatre, and as a spokeswoman in over 100 on-camera commercials, voice-overs, industrials, and radio spots. Most recently Sharon appeared opposite veteran Broadway/Film/TV stars John Davidson and Suzanna Hay in an east coast production of On Golden Pond, as their divorced daughter Chelsea( the Jane Fonda role in the movie). Some of her other theatre credits include the title role in Hedda Gabler, The Bacchae, Wrecks, The Session, and Mad Vincent. As a singer-songwriter, Sharon has performed in festivals, clubs and coffee houses from The Gamble Rogers Folk Festival in St. Augustine, to The Billy Block Show in Hollywood, to The Bluebird Cafe in Nashville.

James Scott

Media; Media: Film; Media: Video; Visual Arts: Photography

I started my art journey in grade school with drawing and photography. I went through several different "hats" of graphic design starting with sign painting, screen printing, and graphic arts, through computer graphics, web design, 3D modeling, computer animation, until now; I wear the filmmaker hat. Of course, I still utilize my lifetime of skills to fortify my film making efforts. I find it interesting to have started with photography, then 4 decades later to come back to it in the form of film. My latest project is called "Akashic Spheres". Its a sci-fi adventure feature film that is being produced right here in St. Augustine. Other than the unique story we are creating it in 10 chapters so that we can release them to the audience as soon as they are completed. Most feature films take a year or more to produce. We are going to do our best to release a chapter every month. Another unique aspect about this project is that we offer those who have interest in film making the opportunity to volunteer, either in front of the camera or behind it. Since we are a microbudget film project we are asking for indie fans to support us moving forward. Learn more at https://akashicspheres.com

Frank Villafane

Media; Media: Film; Media: Video; Visual Arts; Visual Arts: Photography

FranknRose Photography franknrose.com info@franknrose.com Frank Villafañe and Rosemarie Rios are signature photographers originally from New Jersey, now residing in St. Augustine. They started Urban View Photo in New Jersey which captured and reflected the urban industrial metropolis they called home. In St. Augustine, their mission is to capture and memorialize life's special moments. Frank & Rose are active members of PPA (Professional Photographers of America) with plans to join JPPG (Jacksonville Professional Photographers Group) and FPP (Florida Professional Photographers). They specialize in four primary photographic genres: Architecture, Events, Portraits, and Products. Their unique perspective combines a love for details and an affinity for sweeping panoramic vistas.

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