Freshi Film Worx

Freshi Staff (Our Teachers):

	Name	Bio
	Anthony Buncio	An avid filmmaker since the age of ten, Anthony is an award-winning emerging filmmaker in Los Angeles.

	Carol Gehring	An award-winning cinematographer, editor and photographer, Carol works for major studfios including NBC, Disney and Warner Bros. and her work has been recognized for exhibition by the A County Museum of Art.

	Dave Guerrero	A young emerging filmmaker who has produced music videos and is currently working on a feature film script.

	Joe Doughrity	Joe Doughrity, a native Detroiter, is a graduate of Columbia College. He worked with John Singleton on his first three films including Boyz in the Hood. Joe is also a successful screenwriter and director in his own right with the films Seven Days in Japan and Akira's Hip Hop Shop.

	Erick Villalobos	A young filmmakewr well versed in working with young children, especially elementary, and creating original animation.

	Jason Medbury	Born in San Bernardino, CA, Jason began his training at the Looking Glass Studio of Performing Arts under Gloria McMillan. It was this training that got him accepted into UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television in 1997 and introduced him to Los Angeles. Performing in and directing multiple productions at UCLA, Jason didn’t discover his true passion until he met Ed Monahan and Jacques Heim. With over a decade of martial arts study and a taste for the more wild (a.k.a. – dangerous) side of the performing arts, Jason pulled his focus from pretending to play the action and trained to live the action.

	Kevin Paige	A wizard at composition, especially digital sound and mixing, and prolific with digital filmmaking knowledge and experience.

	Jeff English	Jeff came west from Illinois to attend California Institute of Arts. He was immediately drawn to the Hollywood music scene, where he worked as a keyboard player for numerous rock bands throughout the 80¹s and 90¹s. He studies sword fighting at the Academy of Theatrical Combat and enjoys coordinating the fights for Shakespeare plays. He is interested in acting, performing action stunts, and any facet of the film industry.

	Megan Cissell	Megan is an ambitious filmmaker who specializes in cinematography and photography. She graduated from Columbia College Chicago and since moving to Los Angeles has worked for Disney and Warner Brothers as well as local area cable show SiTV. She loves opening children’s eyes to the world of filmmaking.

	Mike Korich	A prolific young actor who has been in more horror films than he cares to remember. A disciplined filmmaker who has worked both in front of and behind the camera since he was a kid.

	Pete Bisson	An actor, an athlete and a filmmaker, pete has enough energy for a class of 40- he is trained in stunts, swords, fighting choreography and acting.

	Ashley Beyer	Ashley Beyer is an award winning writer/director who originally hails from Colorado. With a BA in film from Boston's Emerson college, Ashley has been living/working in LA for the past two years. Having directed numerous short films, Ashley will direct Print, her first multi-million dollar feature for Upload Films and William Morris Independent in early 2008. When not writing, directing or teaching, Ashley enjoys spending time with her partner, Adam and their cat, Ripley. Ashley loves teaching and is honored to be a part of the Freshi family.

	Tammy Kihs	Tamara Kihs is a recent graduate from Chapman University with her MFA in Film Production. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Cinema and Media Communications from George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon. Tamara has written and directed many projects and has a passion for telling heartwarming stories.

	Tim Linh Bui	A feature filmmaker who has won the Sundance Festival twice and is currently working as a director on a feature film starring Forrest Whitaker.

	Enrique Julio'	Enrique brings his energy, charisma and unique personality to Freshi, as he is eager to work with young minds in the field of movie making. “For me, movie making is really about story-telling. Freshi gives young minds the opportunity to tell there own stories, letting there imaginations run free, their ideas sore and their creativity expand. Its also a great way to interact with other people who share the same passion as you do and discover the different talents that you might possess in the incredible world of film making, excuse me, in the incredible world of story telling”

	Kenny Merrero	Kenny has an invigorating passion for acting that has been with him since childhood. He has worked in well over 70 independent films in San Francisco. One of his recent films has received multiple honors, including a Best Film Award in the MCCLA Video Fest. He studied acting at the prestigious Academy of Art in San Francisco and developed a natural camera presence. Aside from modeling and acting, Kenny loves movies and the theatre. In his free time he enjoys TV, swimming, hiking, snowboarding, and working out. He is very excited to be part of the Freshi team, passing on his love for filmmaking to the next generation.

	Jaimie Parker	Jamie Parker is a graduate of Rutgers University with a degree in theater focusing on acting. After graduation he moved close to New York to pursue acting. While there he started performing stand up comedy and improv at various clubs. At the time he paid the bills by entertaining children at birthday parties and other special events as a Clown, Barney, Pokemon, Elmo and as a Magician. As much as he enjoyed New York/New Jersey he wanted to give Los Angeles a try. He moved to LA for a month and since he liked it so much, never left. That was almost five years ago.