Writer/Producer

Frederick Kirwin

Frederick Kirwin graduated from Florida State University with a BA in History and International Affairs and an MA in Government. He passed the preliminary examinations for the PhD program in Government, received a teaching fellowship, and co-authored a scholarly article with Richard Gray, PhD, titled “Presidential Succession in Chile: 1817– 1966,” published in the Journal of Inter-American Studies (January 1969). He later withdrew from the program to accept a Shubert Fellowship in Theatre, earning an MFA in Playwriting.

Producer

Scott Kahn

I consider my work to be a visual diary, a record of my life, a report of the places and people I encounter. It is not easy to begin a painting, despite the variety and Complexity of the world. It is important to me to have a reason to paint, for the impulse to be strong. If I do not feel compelled to work, how can I expect the viewer to respond to what I am reporting? If I am successful, hopefully, the painting will have depth, poetry, and honesty. 

Producer

Em Marie Canon

Em Marie Canon is a moving image artist and mystic based in Brooklyn whose practice centers around intimacy, ritual, and collective experience at the intersection of experimental filmmaking and fine arts. A 2022 NYU Tisch graduate, her producorial debut Dog Bites Man won Best Feature at the Seattle Indie Film Festival and Cine Paris Film Festival, and her work has been exhibited at Phillips Auction House, the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space, and more.

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Director

Vincent Zambrano

Vincent Zambrano was born in Manta, Ecuador. It is there in the vivid colors of South America that he became interested in visual impressions and the art of creating them. Zambrano grew up in Queens, New York, and studied Fine Arts at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Through years of painting, he experimented with different styles and subject matters challenging himself, as well as the viewers.

Actor (Darm, the poet)

Andrew Rogers

Andrew Philip Rogers was born in La Rochelle, France to a French-English father and a French-Italian mother. He grew up between France and the US, living in Bordeaux, New York, Paris, and San Francisco. He attended the Lycée Français La Pérouse and graduated from UC Berkeley in 2009 with a BA in Political Economy of Industrial Societies. He is a native French and English speaker. It wasn’t until moving back to New York that he discovered his love for acting, studying at Terry Schreiber

Studios and with Alice Spivak. 

Actor (Evo, the painter)

Cade Morrison

Cade Morrison began acting in his school’s theater department. His love for acting continued to grow as he performed in numerous plays and musicals. When Cade fell in love with film, his path almost led to him studying Directing instead of Acting, but he knew in his heart that he was always destined to act. He wanted to engulf himself in film and film acting, so he decided to attend the Seattle Film Institute to study acting for film. 

Actor

Gene Everett

Gene Everett is a New Jersey–based actor working in contemporary drama, grounded character work, and visually driven genre projects. Coming from the opposite side of the lens, Gene has been in production/writing and directing for over 30 years. Hailing from Cincinnati, Ohio, Gene tailored his creative skills turned them into award winning production work for arenas and screens. 

Actor

Ana Sofia Salazar

Ana Sofia graduated from New York Film Academy’s Professional Conservatory of Musical Theatre. Her credits include: Across The Universe: The Concert’ (Arts University of Colima); ‘Into the Woods’ (Jennifer Swiderski; Kevin David Thomas); ‘The Oliver Experiment’ (Dave Solomon; Rachel Kaufman); and more.Her latest performances include ‘Blood Wedding’ by Federico Garcia Lorca (Dead Horse Productions), ‘Horror Anthology’ (Dir. Tyler Crosby) and ‘The Punishment Tapes’ (Young Fisherman Films).

Actor

Pedro Mercario-Barreto

Pedro Marcario-Barreto is a New Jersey–based actor working in contemporary drama, grounded in
character work. As a newcomer, “Dog Bites Man” is his first film. Born and raised Newark, NJ. “Bruno” is
the role in this independent film, drama, narrative. He brings a collaborative, professional energy to every set,
and has a strong focus and understanding of camera work and performance. 

Actor

Storenzo Domenech

Storenzo Domenech a native Nuyorican, born and raised in Brooklyn NY. An inspiring actor, dancer and rapper that got his start in elementary school theater. He attended the all children's theater, HB Studios and Playhouse West Brooklyn. He played Rif from West Side Story in a local community as a teenager. With his career in theater, commercials and film he has now also taken the role as a writer, producer director. 

Lux, the dog

Blondie

Lux is a German Shepard who's trained their whole life for the silver screen. After over 3 years of intense education, this brilliant performer landed their debut role in the film, "Dog Bites Man." Lux portrays the real dog that bit Scott on his wrist while he and Frederick were away at a cottage and the local sheriff did nothing to protect them.