It’s easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself.
— Johann Sebastian Bach
 
 

Director/DP - David S. White

David S. White and the lovely Manon

David S. White and the lovely Manon

David S. White is no stranger to documentaries. He was the director of photography on the award winning “Bayou Maharajah” with the creative team of Lily Keber and Eric Laws. In addition to working on numerous reality TV shows as a DP, he has produced and created several short docs for Innocence Project New Orleans.

He was Director of Photographer for features, 7 Days in Nepal and a new independent film about to hit the festival circuit called U-Ryde from director AJ Rome.

In addition to developing the Back Around the Clock documentary, he's currently also working on a doc about Gunpla - an international model building competition with tens of thousands of devoted fans.

 

Sound Design - Eric Laws

Eric pulling double duty

Eric pulling double duty

Eric Laws has provided location sound recording & sound mixing for Feature Films, Shorts, Commercials, TV & Live Events for over a decade. One of his main passions is to create local culturally relevant films & documentaries. He composes and creates original sound designs for many multimedia projects. His origins into the artistic world were through music & this still remains a strong divining focus throughout all of his productions

 
 

Executive Producer - Todd Voltz

Consulting Producer - Lily Keber

 
 
Todd "Handsome" Voltz to his friends

Todd "Handsome" Voltz to his friends

Todd Voltz has worked in the film industry for 20 years. He's been a production assistant, set dresser, art director, writer, director, editor, producer and on set photographer.

As an actor Todd portrays interesting characters in films (WaitingCollegeHarold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo BayLaundry Day) on television (The LibrarianMemphis BeatTreme, and The Riches) and on stage (Hogan's GoatA Moon for the MisbegottenRhymers of EldritchBus StopAntigone, and 3 Penny Opera) For his work in the short film, The Whiskey Talking, Todd won best actor at the GenreBlast Film Festival in 2016.

He has produced several short narrative and documentary films (Fuego con FuegoThe ShovelerBlack ImbuePost Katrina Mardi Gras 2006, and Magazine Shop Talk). He made music videos for ManwitchTerranovaThe Green Demons, and The Strangest Strangers.

Todd currently acts as Executive Director of LaFilmProNetwork, an activist group promoting the growth of indigenous film.

Hey, I recognize that shirt!

Hey, I recognize that shirt!

Lily Keber is a filmmaker and educator based in New Orleans. Her directorial debut, Bayou Maharajah, premiered at SXSW in 2013 and has since won many awards including the Oxford American Award for Best Southern Film and Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities’ Documentary Of The Year. She has produced for Arcade FireBeyoncé, and Preservation Hall. Her films have covered the Department of Homeland Security's policy of family detention, prison conditions in Gaza and the deteriorating environment of the Gulf Coast. Lily is a co-founder of New Orleans Video Voices, a women-led collective dedicated to increasing media literacy across the Gulf South. Lily is currently in post-production on Buckjumping, a documentary on New Orleans dance culture and Apres Nous, a cultural portrait of southern Louisiana told entirely in French.