Adam Rifkin - Writer/DirectorAdam Rifkin is a writer/director/producer/actor whose eclectic career ranges from broad family comedies to cult classics to dark and gritty urban dramas. As a writer, he made his mark with hit films like MOUSEHUNT, starring Nathan Lane and SMALL SOLDIERS, starring Tommy Lee Jones for Dreamworks. Recent credits include Sony’s ZOOM, starring Tim Allen and Disney's UNDERDOG, starring Jason Lee as the canine hero.
Rifkin earned cult status when his film THE DARK BACKWARD, which he wrote and directed, was named one of the top ten films of its year by The New York Post. He would then be immortalized as the director responsible for New Line Cinema’s DETROIT ROCK CITY, a bona fide cult classic that introduced a whole new generation of fans to the “hottest band in the world…KISS!!!”
Rifkin gained critical recognition for NIGHT AT THE GOLDEN EAGLE, a film which he not only wrote and directed, but also produced. The film was an official selection of the London Film Festival and opened to rave reviews.
In December 2007, Rifkin will unleash his latest and most important, film. Armed with the knowledge that Americans are captured on surveillance cameras at least 200 times a day, mostly without their knowledge, Rifkin wrote and directed LOOK. The topical film, which won the Grand Jury prize at the 2007 CineVegas Film Festival, tells its story exclusively through the unblinking eyes of the countless security cameras we live under everyday, bringing to light the harsh realities of what it means to be watched 24/7.
In 2008, Rifkin will travel back to Neolithic times when he stars opposite Ali Larter as an idealistic caveman searching for love and life beyond cave in National Lampoon’s HOMO ERECTUS. Rifkin, who also wrote and directed the film, wanted to capture the essence of early Woody Allen movies like LOVE AND DEATH, SLEEPER, and BANANAS. The prehistoric comedy will hit theaters in March and will also be responsible for helping re-launch the Lampoon brand.
Barry Schuler - Co-Producer
An acclaimed Internet pioneer, Barry Schuler has developed emerging technologies into successful enterprises for the last 25 years. A serial entrepreneur, his career spans breakthroughs in early video games, computer graphics, Interactive media, e-commerce, consumerization of the Internet, development of the first desktop Ultra-short Pulse Lasers, and recently the breakthrough motion picture "LOOK."
Schuler spent eight years with AOL, where he was the architect of the consumer experience that brought the Internet into the lives of more than 25 million households. After performing in several roles of increasing responsibility, during AOL’s explosive growth, Schuler ultimately served as Chairman and CEO during the height of the company’s reach and influence.
Prior to AOL, Schuler was CEO and co-founder of multimedia development firm Medior Inc. until its acquisition by AOL in 1995. Under his leadership, Medior pioneered the use of interactive multimedia for applications such as electronic commerce, entertainment, and corporate information systems. The company designed the America Online interface that ultimately made AOL leading consumer online service. Currently, Schuler is CEO/Chairman of Raydiance, Inc. which has pioneered the world’s first desktop ultra-short pulse laser, and is a Managing Director of The DFJ Growth fund, a global venture capital firm. He serves as a Director on the Boards of Raydiance, Inc., Hands-on Mobile Entertainment, Synthetic Genomics, Inc., UBMatrix And UUSEE.Schuler is an avid supporter of educational innovation and reform. He is co-founder of The Blue Oak School, Napa Valley’s only independent progressive school, and currently leading a project to help transform public school systems.
Schuler is a graduate of Rutgers University and a member of the Rutgers Hall of Distinguished Alumini.
Brad Wyman - Co-ProducerBrad Wyman is one of the most prolific and successful producers of independent films in Hollywood. With over 30 features to his credit, Wyman has worked with an impressive roster of A-list talent, from Reese Whitherspoon, and Charlize Theron, to Matthew McConaughey and Rob Schneider. His impressive 25 year career boasts the indie blockbuster, MONSTER, the Patty Jenkins film that earned Charlize Theron an Academy Award for Best Actress. A six time alum of The Sundance Film Festival, Wyman's other career highlights include FREEWAY starring Reese Whitherspoon and Keifer Sutherland and Executive Produced by Oliver Stone, TREES LOUNGE, starring, written and directed by Steve Buscemi, THE CHASE starring Charlie Sheen, The cult classic THE DARK BACKWARD starring Bill Paxton, Judd Nelson and Wayne Newton and LOVE AND SEX starring Famke Janssen and John Favreau.
In 2005 Wyman added television to his to his resume when he Executive Produced the hit reality series TOMMY LEE GOES TO COLLEGE for NBC. At the moment, Brad, ever the work horse, is in post-production on three new features: HOMO ERECTUS, a caveman comedy starring HERO'S ALI LARTER and DAVID CARRADINE, the teen-drama PRICE TO PAY, and HARD LUCK for Sony Pictures, directed by Mario Van Peebles and starring Wesley Snipes. Brad also just completed his most topical film to date, LOOK, which took home the Grand Jury Prize at the 2007 CineVegas Film Festival. Wyman co-produced LOOK with internet pioneer Barry Schuler and the critically acclaimed film was written and directed by Adam Rifkin. Shot entirely from the perspective of surveillance cameras, this riveting and timely feature gives a brutally honest account of the secret lives of everyday people in a country where eavesdropping is becoming the rule rather than the exception.