Helping Youth Transcend Racial Negativity
About Production Team
Roger Edwards, Jr.
(Writer/Co-producer)
Formally educated as an electrical engineer, Roger has worked as an engineer and technical writer for several Fortune 500 telecommunications companies. In his spare time, Roger engaged in a variety of creative writing efforts, including a children’s science education book (“Max Science and the Glowing Firefly”), teleplays for a children’s educational TV series (“SPARKS,” WRAL-TV), and award-winning screenplays.
Roger’s message-driven stories reflect his affinity for projects that address social issues. This prompted him to enroll in the Hollywood Film Institute’s Film Producing Program and to later enroll in the University of Southern California's MBA program to pursue a Business of Entertainment concentration (School of Cinema-Television). Now, he’s channeling even more of his energy towards creating projects that can help inspire, inform and transform lives.
Jim McQuaid.
(Dir. of Photography/Co-producer)
With a Social science degree and an MFA in Photography, Jim taught photography at Denison University, Western Michigan University and at UMass/Boston. Since 1999, his cooperative, Turnip Video, has completed several short films. All share a high regard for the important moments of connection and insight in ordinary everyday life.
Eric Johnson.
(Composer)
As executive producer at Trailblazer Studios/ Blazing Music+Sound, Johnson leads an award-winning and multi-faceted team that provides complete services for cable TV network series programming, commercials, integrated content, as well as music and sound production.
With more than two decades of industry experience, Johnson has worked on a wide range of projects including audio post-production for TLC’s hit series “Jon & Kate Plus 8;” commercials for GM, Sony, Travelocity, Audi and LitterMaid; film and television documentaries; and he has worked on shows for Animal Planet, Discovery, FLN and other networks.
A sponsored project of the IFP/NY