CAST
Harald Olson
There is a natural balance and harmony within the abstract work of Harald Marinius Olson. He is not afraid of the canvas, his gestural strokes and daring lines and shapes are there, just as they have to be, to complete the vision he has unfolding in his mind while working on the painting. His feel for the texture and movement within the work come so naturally from his mind to his hand that you know you are viewing the work of a modern master. Shelter Island focuses on his rise from painting and selling art on the streets of Shelter Island to an impressive exhibition in the Chelsea art district of New York City.
Jimmy Olinkiewicz
Olinkiewicz is president at Olinkiewicz Contracting. He has the rare pleasure of running a gas station that also functions as an art gallery, filled with works by artist Harald Olson. In addition to contracting and the gas station/art gallery business, he sells antiques.
FILMMAKERS
Director
Michael Canzoniero
Michael is an award winning filmmaker who's work has screened at all of the major american film festivals including Sundance, SXSW, Tribeca as well as the Centerpiece of the New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center. He is the CEO/Creative Director of MCM CREATIVE.
Cinematographer / Producer
Shawn Bell
Shawn Bell has been in the New York independent film world for over a decade. He has worked in every genre: Feature films credits include "Don Peyote" with Dan Folger and "Night and Day", a film he co-wrote and directed starring Katheryn Winnick. Shawn has also shot short films with HBO award winning director Daniel Maldonado (Lalo). Shawn started his career on many reality shows ("It Takes a Thief" and "Wife Swap") and television shows ("This American Life") as an audio engineer.
Composer/Sound Designer
Aaron Drake
Award-winning Los Angeles based composer, Aaron Drake, writes for a variety of media including film and television, contemporary dance, interactive media, and sound installation.
He has a deep interest in meta-narratives and the sonification of social relationships. Aural mnemonics, EVP, sonic masking, codes and ciphers, historical trends, and social tendencies are a few areas that have inspired his compositions.
Editor
Ari Feldman
Ari Feldman graduated from the University of Miami's film program in 2005 and moved to New York two weeks later. A graduate of the Manhattan Edit Workshop, he is now currently a member of the teaching faculty. In 2006, he took on the role of assistant editor to two-time Emmy winner Michael Berenbaum ("Before Night Falls", "Sex and the City") on the independent film "Wedding Bros." (Directed by Michael Canzoniero and Marco Ricci).
Producer
Carl MacLaren
Los Angeles based multi-media producer with over 10 years of experience producing in television, film and new media. Most notably he was the Associate Producer of Web Content (Seasons 2-5) for CBS television's "How I Met Your Mother". Carl also produced the award winning short films "The Shadow Effect" (featuring Scoot McNairy) and "Wounded" (featuring Joe Manganiello.)