FILM CREW
Key Project Staff
Heather Dew Oaksen, Co-Producer/Director, Camera, Editor is an award winning media artist, independent producer, and full professor teaching new media at Cornish College of the Arts. Oaksen has directed numerous documentaries, experimental shorts, and media installations receiving significant awards for her work including support from The Flintridge Foundation, Artist Trust, Art Matters, The Phelan Foundation, the Mayor's Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, the American Film Institute, and the Western States Regional Media Arts Fellowship. Her films, videos and media installations are exhibited throughout the U.S. and Canada. She holds a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of California at Berkeley and an M.U.P. in Urban Planning from the University of Oregon. Visit Heather's website at www.heatherdewoaksen.com
Email heather@minordifferences.com
Caroline Cumming, Co-Producer/New Media Developer, Arriving in Seattle from Ireland in 1993 with a BA in Communications, Caroline Cumming spent eight years as a producer of online development and digital media technologies for various Seattle companies, including Microsoft. Since moving to the non-profit sector in 2001 as Executive Director of the Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Network, an organization focused on connecting environmental activists with filmmakers Cumming’s focus has been on producing social action media, and advocating for truly independent media that addresses the need for dramatic environmental and social change. In her role as Executive Director of 911 Media Art Center from 2004-06 she directed development of media literacy programs, a documentary producers' forum, and media tools outreach programming for at-risk teens. An experienced educator Cumming has acted as mentor and advisor to young media producers and seasoned documentary filmmakers.
Email caroline@minordifferences.com