DINA ENGEL
an independent film producer and actress, engel has a B.A. in Theatre Arts from Pennsylvania State University and has worked professionally in film, theatre and television.
Prior to her career in entertainment, engel was the Chief Operating Officer of an international billing and software company for twenty years. She decided to bring her business experience and passion to a new industry and has never looked back.
in addition to producing, engel has appeared in principal roles in dozens of television shows, feature and short films, and commercials,
a native of philadelphia, dina currently splits her time between nyc and ventnor, nj.
Sherry mccracken
Producer, Director, DP, and photographer, Sherry walked away from a successful business career in Corporate Information Technology over a decade ago to focus full time on her passion in storytelling.
Most recently she created a series and produced the pilot episode of 48 Blocks, filmed entirely in and around Atlantic City.
Sherry’s love for Atlantic City takes many forms, including producing the short film Atlantic City, filming and directing recording artist Chris Kasper’s City by the Sea music video, and working with Stockton University to direct and produce a Story’s of AC short telling the story of Chicken Bone Beach, the once segregated beach of Atlantic City. Prior to that, Sherry worked with the Atlantic City Arts Foundation to create and produce a documentary about AC’s growing mural program.
Sherry was featured in both Filmmaker and MovieMaker magazines, was a featured speaker at a NY Women in Film & Television Event and was a featured panelist at Lionsgate Studios.
STUART CONNELLY
Author, director and screenwriter Connelly has been a professional storyteller for more than twenty-five years. A graduate of Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, he is the author of several books including the award-winning behind the dream. connelly’s short fiction is currently taught at the algonkian writer’s alongside works by twain, kafka, and fallery o’connnor.
His debut film, 2013’s The Suspect was the first feature ever presented as part of a Brookings Institute panel and has been distributed around the world.
A native of New York, Connelly currently resides at his studio/farm in rural Pennsylvania.
Caroline Sinclair
CAROLINE SINCLAIR IS A NOTED NYC BASED CASTING DIRECTOR (CSA), ORIGINALLY FROM LONDON, WITH TWO DECADES OF EXPERIENCE CASTING FILM, TV, THEATER, AND NEW MEDIA.
HER RECENT CREDITS INCLUDE “THE GARDLEN LEFT BEHIND”, WHICH WON THE AUDIENCE AWARD AT SXSW 2019. OTHER CREDITS INCLUDE “GOTTI”, STARRING JOHN TRAVOLTA, THEPSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER “DIERY”, AND MICHAEL MAILER’S “BLIND”, WITH ALEC BALDWIN AND DEMI MOORE. SINCLAIR JUST COMPLETED THE CIVIL RIGHTS BIOPIC “SON OF THE SOUTH” (EP BY SPIKE LEE) AND JEREMIAH KIPP’S “SLAPFACE”; AND IS THRILLED TO BE PART OF THE LITTLE ROCK TEAM.
XAN GRANT
Xan Grant is a multi-talented producer with a B.S. degree from South Caroline State University. He fell in love with the stage and screen as a small child as he assisted his parents, who were both directors of the stage.
Xan has experience working for fortune 100 companies such as Apple and American Express.
he worked as an associate producer on 48 blocks and is currently developing a new project in conjunction with Little Rock films.
DAN PUTKOWSKI
AUTHOR AND SCREENWRITER DAN PUTKOWSKI IS A GRADUATE OF NEW YORK UNIVERSITY'S PRESTIGIOUS TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS (BFA FILM ’90) AND NYU’S STERN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (MBA ’96).
HE’S THE AUTHOR OF FIVE NOVELS AND SEVERAL SCREENPLAYS, IN 2008, DANIEL PUTKOWSKI'S DEBUT NOVEL, AN ISLAND AWAY, BECAME THE #1 BESTSELLING BOOK IN ARUBA.
HE’S ALSO WRITTEN AND DIRECTED COMMERCIALS FOR CHEVROLET AND DINERS CLUB, AS WELL AS PRODUCED INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT INFOMERCIALS.
DANIEL CONTINUES TO WRITE BOTH BOOKS AND SCREENPLAYS, DIVIDING HIS TIME BETWEEN PHILADELPHIA AND LOS ANGELES.