CINDY MEEHL is an award-winning filmmaker whose most recent documentary, THE DOG DOC, premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival and will be released theatrically in spring 2020. The film follows a founding father of integrative veterinary medicine, Dr. Marty Goldstein, and his colleagues in South Salem, N.Y. who have created a mecca for holistic animal care that offers new hope to animals humans alike.

In 2009, Meehl began work on her documentary feature BUCK that explores the life, philosophy and career of real-life “horse whisperer” Buck Brannaman. The film was Meehl’s directorial debut; it premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the festival’s Audience Award. BUCK played in more than 600 theaters during its theatrical release and was shortlisted for the Academy Award® for Best Documentary Feature.

Meehl founded Cedar Creek Productions, LLC in 2008. In addition to her own films, she has executive produced a range of important and critically acclaimed works including REWIND, which premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival and tells the story of a young man determined to reconstruct his boyhood, including the vile abuse he endured. The film premieres on PBS in May 2020. Meehl also executive produced the 2019 SXSW 2019 Award-winning documentary THE RIVER AND THE WALL that takes audiences on a visually stunning journey to explore the impact of the border wall along the Rio Grande.

Previously, Meehl executive produced FOR THE BIRDS, which premiered at Sheffield Doc Fest in 2018 and had its U.S. premiere at AFI Docs. She also executive produced TRAPPED, Dawn Porter’s 2016 documentary that follows the brave clinic workers and lawyers who are on the front lines of the ongoing fight to keep abortion safe and legal for millions of American women. TRAPPED premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Prize for Social Impact. The film later aired on the PBS series Independent Lens and earned a Peabody Award.

Meehl also executive produced UNBRANDED, a 2015 documentary that follows four friends who embark on a life-changing journey to ride adopted mustangs 3000 miles from Mexico to the Canadian border. The film won Audience Awards at Hot Docs and Mountainfilm festivals in 2015. She also executive produced the 2014 documentary DOGS ON THE INSIDE about a rehabilitation program at the North Central Correctional Institution in Gardiner, Mass. that pairs inmates with stray and abused dogs. The heart-warming story reconfirms the timeless connection between man and dog and underscores that every person — and canine — deserves a second chance.

ALICE HENTY is a British transplant based in New York. She has worked with many of the leading producers and directors in the field for over 20 years. She line produced, among many other, big hitting award winners such as ONE DAY IN SEPTEMBER, THE TILLMAN STORY and BUCK, and she co-produced BEWARE OF MR BAKER and SKYLADDER before producing her first documentary feature, THE WORK, in 2012. Heralded as a masterpiece in verite cinema THE WORK garnered deep and wide critical acclaim as well as the Grand Jury prize at SXSW, the Audience Award at Sheffield and various prestigious nominations. She has been working with Cindy Meehl and the film team on THE DOG DOC since its inception and is beyond excited to be finally sharing it with the world.

STEVE HEFFNER is a picture and sound editor whose credits include the award winning INDIAN POINT for director Ivy Meeropol,  the Emmy-nominated BROTHERS IN WAR  for NatGeo, the highly successful independent release THE AMERICAN NURSE, and the Emmy-nominated WWII IN HD and VIETNAM IN HD, both for History Channel. Additionally, Steve has received several Cine Golden Eagle awards for his educational work and two for broadcast.  In addition to his work on THE DOG DOC, he is currently directing an episode of THE APOLLO CHRONICLES for The CW Network and editing a television doc, CURED, for Story Center Productions. He resides and works in Newburgh and Cold Spring, NY.

JEN STAMPS is a freelance editor/assistant editor who lives and works in the Hudson Valley. She has worked on many award winning films including BUCK (Sundance Audience Award), How To Dance In Ohio (Peabody Award), THAT WAY MADNESS LIES, INDIAN POINT, MR. ANGEL, ECHOES FROM THE ATTIC (short), as well as the 7 CLINICS WITH BUCK BRANNAMAN series. She recently made her directorial debut on the equine educational DVD, HORSE SPEAK – FIRST CONVERSATIONS. Currently Jennifer is working on a limited tv series about Apollo and editing the forthcoming DOG DOC EDUCATIONAL SERIES.

BRITTANY BATTERTON got her start in the documentary world coming on board with Cedar Creek Productions in 2013. She has worked as field coordinator for DOGS ON THE INSIDE and has worked alongside Cindy Meehl (BUCK) on critically acclaimed films such as, UNBRANDED, TRAPPED (Sundance 2016) and REWIND. Recently, she was the Associate producer for FOR THE BIRDS (2018) which world-premiered at Sheffield Doc/Fest (New Talent Award Nominee) and had its American Premiere at AFI Docs. FOR THE BIRDS has continued to tour the festival circuit and has picked up awards along the way. After THE DOG DOC is complete, Brittany will continue to work on the DOG DOC EDUCATIONAL SERIES and strive to work on inspiring films.

TOBY SHIMIN began her film career as a sound editor and switched to picture editing in 1988 when she cut THE CHILDREN’S STOREFRONT, which was nominated for an Academy Award. Since then, she has edited numerous films that have premiered at Sundance, including, HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO, which won a Peabody Award, A LEAP OF FAITH, MARTHA & ETHEL, MISS AMERICA, EVERYTHING’S COOL and the Sundance Audience Award winning films, OUT OF THE PAST and BUCK, which was also short-listed for an Academy Award. In 2017, she received the prestigious Documentary Editing Award at the Woodstock Film Festival for HBO’s 32 PILLS: MY SISTER’S SUICIDE. This is Home, won the Audience Award in World Cinema at Sundance in 2018 and her most recent film, ERNIE & JOE will be premiering at the 2019 SXSW Film Festival

NELSON HUME was planning a career in art when the New York independent film scene exploded in the mid 80’s.  Inspired, he enrolled at NYU Graduate School of Film and Television where he won the Johnson Fellowship Award. Nelson’s narrative film training overlays all his work as a cinematographer.  “Documentaries are a challenge, you have to keep up and make choices quickly.  I pre-plan as much as possible after lots of conversation with the director. We make decisions about cameras, lenses, lighting – what tools might best capture the story. But once you enter the world of your subject you have to keep your eyes, ears, mind and heart wide open because life is full of surprises. If you’re lucky you catch something totally unexpected and beautiful. That’s the goal. Nelson currently lives in Brooklyn with his wife and son. Recent documentaries include WHITNEY, LONG STRANGE TRIP, DIRTY MONEY: CARTEL BANK and the upcoming doc series, WHY WE HATE.

CHRISTIAN CHAPMAN  is a cameraman, director, and graphic artist from Easton, CT. He has been using a camera to tell stories since he was 13 years old and realized he was living in a family of undiscovered actors. He learned the nuts and bolts of digital filmmaking from The Art Institute of California–Los Angeles and went on to manage The Maysles Cinema, a non-profit documentary center in Harlem, NY dedicated to social evolution through film. As co-founder of Resonator Films, Christian is inspired to acquaint audiences with larger–than–life characters and the visible and invisible landscapes they inhabit. His new short, DOG IN THE WOODS, premieres this year at Slamdance Film Festival.

BRIAN FISH is a passionate screenwriter, audio engineer and electronic musician. Originally from the rural hills of Western Massachusetts, he graduated with honors from New York University’s film program. With over two decades of experience in the industry, Brian’s work has taken him around the globe. He has traveled with productions in South America, East Asia and Africa. From narrative features to documentaries and television, he has collaborated with Discovery Channel, Nat Geo and many top tier directors. He has worked on projects such as Michael Moore’s health care documentary SICKO, Alex Gibney’s FINDING FELA, and James Redford’s HAPPENING: A CLEAN ENERGY REVOLUTION. Brian’s recent work includes: the Cuban boxing documentary Teofilo, Gretchen Carlson: Breaking The Silence, and America Inside Out with Katie Couric.

TODD GRIFFIN has composed scores for over 40 feature length films, and dozens of live and multimedia projects. Notable titles include the Academy-Award nominated LIFE, ANIMATED and multiple festival award winners QUEST, and WELCOME TO LEITH as well as the Oscar Shortlisted ONE OF US, CHARM CITY and THE OVERNIGHTERS and the Oscar Nominated short film ENDGAME with Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Freidman. He composed the music for Showtime’s 8-episode documentary series ACTIVE SHOOTER, and for two episodes of Netflix’  DIRTY MONEY. He has performed his scores for live film/music events with filmmakers including three evening-length projects with Sam Green, multiple projects with experimental film legend Jem Cohen, and with the Warhol Factory Films of Danny Williams. These shows have toured internationally and been presented by The Barbican, BAM Next Wave, REDCAT, The Walker Art Center, The Melt Down Festival, Big Ears Festival, and dozens of other festivals and museums. Besides his work as a film composer and solo artist he has worked as a player and/or producer with luminaries of the independent music world including Patti Smith, Vic Chesnutt, Mary Margaret O’Hara and members of The Ex, Dirty Three, Fugazi and Godspeed You! Black Emperor. He was a fellow at the Sundance Composers’ Lab in 2008, and has twice been nominated for Cinema Eye Honors for Original Music Score. He is based in Brooklyn, New York.

JOY E. REED brings over a decade of experience in documentary as an associate editor, HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO, THIS IS HOME, and animator, 32 PILLS: MY SISTER’S SUICIDE, and has been on the creative team of a number of films that have premiered at Sundance, including BUCK (Audience Award 2011). Joy is a principal of Oh, My! Productions, and their work has been broadcast on PBS, HBO, and other festivals worldwide. Joy is drawn to character driven documentaries in which, by showing the day to day experience of people that might otherwise be “othered”, through skillful editing, connections may be drawn and relatability with a wider world can be achieved. Joy’s feature directorial debut, LITTLE MISS WESTIE, premiered at DOCNYC 2018.