Rod Bingaman (Writer/Director) has 20 years of industry experience including work on feature films, commercials, broadcast television and corporate communications as a writer, director, cameraman and editor. Among his directing credits are various commercial spots, including a national March of Dimes campaign, an award-winning short narrative film, Why Wilbur Bowls… (1994) and three features: A Holiday Affair, (Audience Award, Brooklyn Film Festival 2000), Hooray for Mister Touchdown, (multiple U.S. Festivals 2004), and Chasing Butterflies, (2008).
Maura E. Shea (Producer/Sound Editor) boasts experience as sound designer and editor on projects ranging from independent feature films, to award-winning documentaries such as Malcolm X: Make it Plain, and two segments for Sesame Street. She is the producer of all three Ma & Pa Pictures feature films: A Holiday Affair, (Audience Award, Brooklyn Film Festival 2000), Hooray for Mister Touchdown, (multiple U.S. Festivals 2004), and Chasing Butterflies, (2008). She wrote, directed and produced the award-winning short drama Under Control (1992), (First Prize, the National Council on Family Relations Media Awards Competition).
Brad Robinson (Associate Producer/Assistant Director) is a Philadelphia-based filmmaker who has spent the last nine years in the industry working on everything from no-budget short films to big budget studio projects. In 2006 he joined the Directors Guild of America, and has since worked as a 2nd Assistant Director on the TV show It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, as well as on the feature films Dan in Real Life, Cover, and The Happening. He has been 1st A.D. on all three Ma & Pa features. His directorial debut, Public Interest, an intelligent satire of reality television, has played several film festivals including the Iris Film Festival (Best Feature Film 2007), Trenton Film Festival, Bare Bones Film Festival, and Philadelphia Independent Film Festival, all in 2008. (visit www.publicinterestmovie.com)
Jeff Preston (Cinematographer) has shot five feature films including Chasing Butterflies and Hooray for Mister Touchdown, in addition to doing 2nd unit work on A Holiday Affair. His other credits include award-winning films Public Interest (Best Feature, Iris Film Festival 2007), Grange Fair: An American Tradition (NE Regional Emmy 2005) and One Man Show: A Musical Documentary, which played a number of prominent festivals. Jeff works in the Philadelphia area as a cinematographer and editor for a variety of corporate clients, including Campbell Soups.
Deb (Krahulec) Peterson (2nd Cinematographer/Camera Assistant) is a former technician and trainee at Panavision in Hollywood and has been a 2nd unit cinematographer and assistant on ten features, including all three Ma & Pa Pictures productions. She has also shot a number of short films. Her credits include Shelter, Malevolence: Bereavement and Bamboo Shark (all 2008); Public Interest (2007); Kiss Me in the Dark (2006); Schattenkind, Man of the House and United We Stand (all 2006). She is a member of the International Cinematographers Guild, IATSE Local 600.
Jeremy Zerechak (Gaffer) is an award-winning documentary filmmaker whose directorial debut Land of Confusion (2008) has enjoyed prominent festival success to date. It took a Special Jury prize at the prestigious Florida International Film Festival, a Jury Prize at the Atlanta Film Festival and likewise was accepted to the Philadelphia, Jacksonville and Calgary International Film Festivals. Land of Confusion is distributed by Anywhere Road Entertainment.
