Bios

	Scott Sanders (Writer/Director): Scott’s directorial debut came on the 1999 HBO feature film THICK AS THIEVES starring Alec Baldwin. Scott is also one of the most popular DJs in Los Angeles, spinning under the name Suckapunch. In 2006, his DJ work was profiled by the Los Angeles Times when he was the featured entertainer at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s 40th Anniversary party.
	Michael Jai White (Writer/Performer): Michael Jai White broke on the scene in the starring role of the HBO film TYSON, where he played “Iron” Mike. He later starred in the hit film SPAWN that grossed $54 million. Most recently Michael was featured in Tyler Perry’s WHY DID I GET MARRIED? and THE DARK KNIGHT. Michael is an accomplished martial artist, holding seven legitimate black belts in different martial arts styles.
	Byron Minns (Writer/Performer): Byron Keith Minns has appeared in many theatrical, TV, and film productions, including the Tony Award-winning August Wilson play FENCES on Broadway at the 46th Street Theatre directed by Lloyd Richards; SOUTH OF SUNSET and DELLAVENTURA on CBS, and D.E.A. on Fox, as a series regular; and films such as FORREST GUMP, TRESPASS, and SOUTH CENTRAL. He has trained at Lincoln Center, H.B. Studios, and the Yale Annex and has a passion for martial arts, dialects, boxing, and basketball.
	Ars Nova (Production Company): Ars Nova is a New York-based commercial producing company committed to bringing the best of cutting-edge entertainment to the stage and screen. Ars Nova works with today’s top-emerging artists to create high quality, critically and commercially successful programming for theater (Broadway and Off Broadway), television, and film. BLACK DYNAMITE is Ars Nova’s first feature film.
	Ruth Carter (Costume Designer): Ruth Carter is a two-time Academy Award® nominee for her work on Spike Lee’s “Malcolm X” and Steven Spielberg’s “Amistad.” Amongst Carter’s numerous and diverse film credits i.e. Do The Right Thing, Mo’ Better Blues”, “What’s Love Got To Do With It”, “Shaft”, “Daddy Day Care”, “Meet Dave”. Ruth has collaborated with many Hollywood directors including John Singleton on the feature “Four Brothers” and “Baby Boy” and also with Joss Whedon on “Serenity.” Ruth Carter is also a long-time collaborator of Spike Lee’s, having worked with him on ten of his films. However, her love for costume designing began in the theater. She holds a Bachelors Degree in Theater Arts from Hampton University. Carter has enjoyed 20 years as a professional costume designer for film, television, commercials and theater. Recently, Ruth has created costumes for Eddie Murphy “Nowhereland” , Michael Jai on “Black Dynamite”, Ashton Kutcher’s “Spread” . She is preparing for several films with Don Cheadle about the life of Miles Davis and “LA Riots” with Spike Lee and presently working with Halle Berry on “Frankie and Alice”.
	Brian Adler (Visual Effects Supervisor): Brian Adler has been a visual effects supervisor and director for over a decade and overseen commercial and print campaigns for hundreds of the world’s leading brands such as Nokia, Bridgestone, Cingular, Cadillac, Hewlett Packard and Burger King and music videos for Will Smith, Mary J. Blige, Ludacris, Madonna and Alicia Keys. In 2005, he was nominated for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Music Video by the Visual Effects Society for his work on Duran Duran’s What Happens Tomorrow. In 2006, he oversaw visual effects on Future Lovers, Madonna’s Confessions Tour show opener, a colossal multi-screen video directed by acclaimed fashion photographer Steven Klein, shot by Oscar® winning DP Janusz Kaminski (Schindler’s List), with wardrobe by Jean Paul Gaultier. Adler direct the CGI animated commercial, “Mom,” for Wal-Mart, via Bernstein Rein Advertising and Falling, the video game industry’s first major branded music video release, featuring Paul Oakenfold and Gnarles Barkley’s Cee Lo, for Vivendi Games’ The Bourne Conspiracy soundtrack. Prior to that, Adler served as VFX supervisor on the Rob Minkoff (The Lion King) directed kung fu action adventure, The Forbidden Kingdom, starring Jackie Chan and Jet Li, on screen together for the first time. Before joining Kingdom, Adler was Executive Producer/Creative Director at industry leading visual effects studios Steele and Jack. He is the recipient of the Illinois State Screenwriting Competition’s grand prize and the New Century Writer award, among others and has served on the board of judges for both the Broadcast Design Association the Visual Effects Society.
	Wax Poetics (Soundtrack) Wax Poetics is a bimonthly journal focused on the African American musical tradition, from rhythm and blues and jazz to disco and hip-hop, with a look at all other funky music worldwide. Since the first issue of Wax Poetics was published in December 2001, the journal has expanded its operations to include a record label, a music download site, a Japanese edition, book publishing and film divisions, apparel, and a monthly radio show.
	Six Point Harness (Animation): Los Angeles based Six Point Harness specializes in top shelf animation for broadcast, film, and web. The 6PH team members are known for their cutting-edge technical knowledge, sleek production pipeline and artistic talent. After landing their first big project, the main title sequence for Eurotrip, 6PH's resume has only grown more impressive. Their most notable projects include MTV2's Where My Dogs At?, Nick Jr.'s Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!, Nickelodeon’s El Tigre , Drew Carey's Green Screen Show, the Phil Hendrie pilot, and NBC's hit series Medium.
	Adrian Younge (Editor and Composer): Adrian Younge is a self taught musician, film editor, and recording engineer that has dedicated his life to the study of vintage Black Soul music. In 2000, he released Venice Dawn, a psychedelic funk score to accompany a faux vintage Italian film. Venice Dawn, and supplementary productions, were produced in Younge’s very own analog studio; one of the last fully operational analog studios in Los Angeles. In 2004, he edited and produced the Hip Hop dance documentary Respond to Sound. In 2007, he edited and produced Respond to Sound II, a documentary depicting the evolution of Black Street dancing in America; features KRS-1, Black Eyed Peas, The Pharcyde, Jazzy Jay, and commensurate Hip Hop and dance icons.