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Director

Nadine C. Licostie's range of experience in the film and television industry spans nearly 20 years and a variety of disciplines. With a passion for theatre, film, television and digital media, she has produced projects with some of the top talent in television, film and theatre.

As a director, Nadine is focused on creating stories that resonate politically and socially while also attaining entertainment value. Film and television projects include The Good Mother of Abangoh (documentary), The Best of the GLAAD Media Awards (MTV Networks), Cyndi Lauper's True Colors Fund (PSA Campaign) and Be an Ally, Be A Friend PSA Campaign.

Nadine produced Phil Allocco's short film, Joseph Henry, which has traveled the festival circuit and won numerous awards including "Best of Category" at the Damah Film Festival, the "Audience Choice Award" at the Hollyshorts Film Festival, "Best Cinematography" at the Staten Island Film Festival, the "2nd Place Prize" at the IndieProducer Short Film Contest and won the "Special Jury Award" at the USA Film Festival.

Nadine is a partner of Red Thread Productions, where her client list includes Bank of America, SAP, CBS, History, Discovery Channel, HGTV, American Express, and Lucent Technologies. As an Executive Producer, Nadine has led teams of writers, graphic designers, editors and multimedia programmers creating award winning national television commercials, promotion, interactive media, and corporate events. Projects for CBS, History, True Colors, Discovery Online, The Travel Channel, ABC, and Discovery Channel have won the PROMAX Gold Award, The Insight Award, The Telly Award, and The International Monitor Award.

Nadine began her career in the arts while achieving a B.F.A at New York Institute of Technology and pursuing work as a stage manager at independent theatre companies in the New York City theatrical community. Her relationships include the Roundabout Theatre Company, The Writers' Theatre, and Queens College Theatre at Colden Center.

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Excecutive Producers

Connie Grazia is a principal of Red Thread Productions and an award winning producer/director. She also serves as a board member of The Abangoh Children's Project. Since she co-founded RTP in 2000, Connie has worked on both for profit and non-profit projects including live events, commercials, corporate videos and documentaries. The "Red Thread" woven through all of these projects is powerful storytelling--something her work has been recognized for with numerous industry awards including several Telly Awards and a gold Effie. Connie's clients include Bank of America, AVON, History Channel, SAP, VIACOM, CBS, MTVNetworks, GLAAD, The NAMES Project Foundation, The Trevor Project, True Colors Fund, Anti-Violence Project, Children's Museum of Manhattan, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Bloomin' Brands and New York Downtown Hospital. Recent projects include the 2012 Enterprise/Brand Campaign for Bank of America. As Executive Producer and Co-Director, Connie led a team of four crews that produced more than sixty mini-documentaries (both national and local) in just six months. She also led the video production team at Bank of America Student Leadership Summit this past summer in Washington, DC. Connie also produced The Good Mother of Abangoh, a documentary film about Sr. Jane Manka and the children of Good Shepherd Home in Cameroon, Africa.

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With over 20 years in marketing, communications, advertising and sales, Annie Groeber has successfully blended creativity with a tenacious work ethic to deliver outstanding results for both her non-profit and for-profit clients. Her extensive experience in marketing, advertising, sales, and live event production help her to manage a wide range of communications projects. She has written and/or produced more than one hundred live events including product launches, sales meetings, inaugurals, galas, award shows, and advocacy/awareness events for clients such as American Express Corporate Services, Choice Hotels, FedEx, The NAMES Project Foundation (The AIDS Quilt), The American Friends Service Committee (Eyes Wide Open), The Inaugural for Governor Tim Kaine (VA), and the National Education Association Foundation. She has also developed and implemented both internal and external communications programs for clients including AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals and Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products. Recent projects include Quilt In the Capital 2012; A 25th Anniversary Display of The AIDS Quilt in Washington, DC in conjunction with The International AIDS Conference and The Smithsonian Institution's Annual Folklife Festival, as well as production work for The Last One.

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Editor

R. A. Fedde has edited everyone and everything from two past presidents to paparazzi on the run. Her work includes 10 Days that Unexpectedly Changed America: Antietam, winner of a 2006 Emmy Award for Best Non-Fiction Series. Her editing on FRONTLINE Growing Up Online garnered another nomination for a 2009 Emmy. In 2004, Fedde won the prestigious Gracie Allen Award for her work as editor on Pure Magic: The Mother Daughter Bond.

Her first feature-length documentary project, Combat Diary, was nominated for an Emmy in 2006. $ellebrity, featuring candid interviews with Jennifer Aniston, Salma Hayek, Jennifer Lopez, and a slew of other celebs, premiered at South by Southwest in 2012 and opened in theaters across the US in early 2013. Variety wrote of $ellebrity, "the visuals sparkle, and R.A. Fedde's editing is seamless." Most recently, Running Wild: The Life of Dayton O. Hyde, edited and co-produced by Fedde, premiered at Slamdance 2013 and won the Audience Award at the Sarasota International Film Festival as well as Best Documentary at the Black Hills Film Festival. It opens in theaters nationwide in October 2013.

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Sheila Smith is a director of photography and Steadicam operator. She has worked on independent features, commercials, documentaries, television shows, sporting events and music videos in the United States and in numerous countries around the world.

Her clients include WETA, PBS, BBC, NBC, Discovery Network, and the Defense Logistics Agency. She recently operated Steadicam on USA Networks Covert Affairs and worked as DP on documentaries about Iraq War for BBC, The AIDS Memorial Quilt for Red Thread Productions and on national commercial spots for GMMB and AARP. Other projects include the Bank of America Student Leadership Summit, PBS Frontline, the BET interview with President Obama and Steadicam work for MSNBC Morning Joe. In 2009, Sheila won the Women of Vision award from WIFV-DC and in 2000 the Director of Photography/Film DC Peer Award.

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Composer

Jim Papoulis has a distinctive musical style that combines contemporary sounds with musical traditions from around the globe. Traveling worldwide, Papoulis works with international artists and ensembles in order to explore and create a sound for a global community. This multi-cultural sound has become the cornerstone of his works for choirs, orchestras, and ensembles. He is a founder of The Foundation for Small Voices and is dedicated to children and music. In addition to teaching songwriting workshops globally for the Foundation, he donates his royalties, a significant portion of his time, and talent to children by composing music with and for them, that can be enjoyed by many. He encourages his family to actively engage in projects that serve the greater community by inviting them to work on behalf of the Foundation through the workshops and the annual gift drive. In his professional life, Jim composes, orchestrates, and conducts music from many genres and is known for work that connects classical and world sounds with contemporary rhythms, voices, and computer technology. His work includes composition and orchestration for contemporary live corporate shows, scores for film, commercials, dance, and pop songs, and writing for classical ensembles, infusing a traditional sound with contemporary instrumentation.

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