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	FILMMAKERs jenny deller: writer/director/producer > statement > work Jenny got her start as a director in the DIY arts scene in Portland, Oregon, where her studies in acting, writing, and directing culminated in a one-woman show she wrote and performed based on jazz singer Anita O'Day. Soon after, her 16mm burlesque short, The Interview, screened at both the Egg Fest and Open Cine in New York. Before leaving the Northwest, she wrote and directed The 7Up View, a video valentine to Portland's neon lights. Jenny went on to study acting at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, and soon moved to New York where her acting training ran the gamut from pantomime to Meisner. Her New York credits include a Russian firebrand on Law & Order, Juliet in Romeo & Juliet, and cover girl for Philip Morris' Quit Assist campaign. During her five years in New York, she also produced and directed two more shorts, including a video adaptation of Marguerite Duras' Savannah Bay, and wrote numerous short stories, a feature-length screenplay, and monologues for the stage based on Barbara Sonneborn's documentary Regret to Inform. In 2004, Jenny moved to Philadelphia to live with her partner and develop her first feature. She is the recipient of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and has published writing in Cineaste and Plazm magazines. She brings her knowledge of Internet Marketing to the production from her position as Senior Copywriter for women's retailer Anthropologie.
	kristin fairweather: producer Kristin developed a love of public policy and public relations as an undergraduate studying political science and communications at LaSalle University in Philadelphia. Her passions include environmental policy, women's rights and education policy. Kristin has worked in local politics and public finance in Philadelphia for the past ten years, managing public relations campaigns as well as large field efforts for local politicians – experience that translates well to film production. Before going on to work at both the local and state level in public finance and elective politics, she received her Master's in Government Administration from the University of Pennsylvania. After having her daughter in the spring of 2006 Kristin decided to launch her own small business, Metropolitan Moms, a service that organizes cultural activities for moms and babies. A lifelong lover of movies with meaningful themes, Kristin was immediately attracted to Future Weather. As associate producer, her entrepreneurial and political savvy will be used to aid in development for Future Weather and will play a crucial role in managing pre-production.
	cora olson & jennifer dubin: executive producers Future Weather Productions is thrilled to be working with the women behind Present Pictures, who have generously provided their mentorship over the past few months. After a decade cutting their teeth at the likes of ICM, The Gersh Agency, Escape Artists and Collison Entertainment, Jen and Cora founded Present Pictures in 2006. But it was in 2004, that the duo began producing independently – packaging and raising financing for the THE BABYSITTERS, starring John Leguizamo, Katherine Waterston & Cynthia Nixon. It sold at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival to Peace Arch Entertainment, hit theaters in May 2008, and is currently available on DVD. In 2007 they produced Marianna Palka's debut feature GOOD DICK, starring Jason Ritter, Marianna Palka, Martin Starr and Tom Arnold. It premiered in Dramatic Competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Present Pictures is also distributing and the film is now availbale on DVD. ADVISORY COMMITTEE carole dean: president and ceo, from the heart productions Author, producer and filmmakers' advocate, Carole offers FWP vital fundraising mentorship. She has produced over 100 television programs, including the popular cable program, HealthStyles. In 1992 Carole created the Roy W. Dean Grant Foundation. To date it has provided filmmakers with millions of dollars in goods and services and has played an instrumental role in establishing the careers of some of the industry’s most promising filmmakers. timshel purdum: school programs manager, academy of natural sciences Timshel has over 13 years of experience in informal education, including experience at nature centers, residential environmental education centers and museums. At the Academy, she currently teaches a course called Global Climate Change, in which 7th-9th graders perform experiments, interpret graphs, discuss and evaluate data, and participate in role-playing activities to understand this important topic. She has been a wonderful resource on climate science. najwa smith: former community perspectives in education manager, academy of natural sciences Educator, mentor, scientist and women's advocate, Najwa has been instrumental in ensuring that the science portrayed in Future Weather is accurate. Najwa received her masters in Crop & Soil Environmental Sciences from Virginia Tech. After her graduate work, she joined the Peace Corps and was posted to Gabon in Central Africa. Here she worked on environmental projects with women’s groups and girls’ clubs, as well as leading environmental education programs at primary schools in villages in the southern-central region of the country.
	BLOG CONTRIBUTORS kemper herron Kemper completed his first feature length script by the time he was 17. He continued to expand on this passion at Temple University, where he also studied acquisitions and distribution. After graduating with honors in 2004, Kemper went on to be one of the founding members of the Secret Pants comedy troupe, which spent a good amount of 2005 as one of the top ten downloaded podcasts on iTunes. karyn gerred Karyn Gerred is a painter and professional scenic artist in United Scenic Artists Local USA 829. Her credits include Invincible, Lady in the Water, American Gangster and The Lovely Bones. She studied fine arts/painting at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, graduating with a BFA in 1989. After several years painting for theatre, commercials, episodic television and feature films, she has decided to redirect her efforts from working on films, to working on changing the way films are made. Most recently, Karyn contributed her environmental awareness and behind-the-scenes film knowledge to GPFO's SETS Guide.