FILMMAKER BIOS

The director, editor and sound designer are a trio from three corners of the country.

Director & Co-Producer - Sheldon Schiffer

Born, raised and educated in California, Sheldon Schiffer actively pursues the art of documentary and fiction film-making. Since 1985, he has worked in public and commercial television, feature development, as well as advertising, design and entertainment for the internet. The public debut of his first feature-length documentary, Memories of Tata, aired on the PBS award-winning "P.O.V." series in 1994. This personal film about manhood and death within a Latin American family garnered critical acclaim for the filmmaker.

Currently, he keeps busy as an Associate Professor of Film Production, teaching film directing and acting at a Georgia State University in Atlanta. The Rise and Fall of Black Velvet Flag is a departure from his earlier work, this film chronicles a musical trio that, through their performances, mocked the experience of growing out of youth-driven punk culture into adulthood and the conformist middle-class.

Schiffer has also completed high-definition post-production on a dramatic fictional short, Comeuppance, about a poet's experience with ethnic and religious conflicts in rural Georgia. In addition, he is a co-producer for Mysterious Pictures, a partnership devoted to the creation of socially and formally provocative works of entertainment media.

Editor - Greg Brayton

Born in Alaska and educated in Montana, Greg Brayton edits documentaries, commercials, industrials and trailers. Most recently, he edited the feature documentary, The Rise and Fall of Black Velvet Flag, about a musical trio that, through their performances, mocked the experience of growing up through punk culture into adulthood.

Presently, he is collaborating with Sheldon Schiffer on his latest fiction short, Comeuppance, about a poet's experience with ethnic and conflicts in rural Georgia.

Sound Designer & Music Editor - Jeff Wilson

Jeff Wilson was born in Alabama and educated in Georgia. He has studied music and film, and has performed in bands and produced music for more than ten years. Sound design and music editing came easily to Jeff as he decided to work on the feature documentary, The Rise and Fall of Black Velvet Flag, about a musical trio that, through their performances, mocked the experience of growing up through punk culture into adulthood. Presently, Jeff works in Los Angeles in audio postproduction.