Writer/Director/Producer

Mary Mazzio

Mary Mazzio, an award-winning documentary film writer/director; Olympic athlete; and former law firm partner, is Founder and CEO of 50 Eggs, Inc., an independent film production company. Mary wrote, directed and produced the highly acclaimed award-winning films, TEN9EIGHT, Lemonade Stories, Apple Pie, and A Hero for Daisy. She has recently completed The Apple Pushers, narrated by Academy Award nominee Edward Norton and funded by the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, which was picked up for distribution by Oscilloscope, and Contrarian, a film about legendary investor John Templeton.

Narrated By

Michael Peña

Michael is an American film and television actor, as well as a talented musician. He is best known for his roles in the films American Hustle, Crash, World Trade Center,  Shooter, Observe and Report, 30 Minutes or Less, Tower Heist, End of Watch, Babel, and Gangster Squad.  Michael will be starring in Chavez and Fury, both coming out later this year. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Nicolasa and Eleuterio Peña, a button factory worker. Michael’s parents were originally farmers, and emigrated from Mexico.  Michael also formed the Los Angeles rock band Nico Vega in 2005, which is named after his mother, Nicolasa. He left the band in 2007 to concentrate on his acting career. 

Director of Photography

Joe Grasso

As a cinematographer, Joe has won sixteen Telly awards and has received two Emmy nominations for his work in TV and Film.  Over the years, Joe has worked with Chevrolet, Budweiser, AT&T, Google, Ford, State Farm, Mercedes-Benz, The US Army, and Dunkin Donuts just to name a few. Living with his wife in Los Angeles, he enjoys collaborating with his brother Michael, a director and his son Aaron, a cinematographer.  He worked closely with Aaron on this film.

Director of Photography

Richard Klug

Richard Klug is an award-winning cinematographer. In addition to his work for 50 Eggs Films (Lemonade Stories, we are BlackRock and TEN9EIGHT), Richard has shot commercials for Gillette, ESPN, Hummer, McDonald’s, Hewlett-Packard, Volkswagen and Ocean Spray. His work has won Gold awards at the One Show, Communication Arts, the Telly Awards, the International Film & TV Festival of New York, Boston’s Hatch Awards, Hugo, Cindy and Cine Golden Eagle festivals as well as Minneapolis’ The Show. Richard lives in Wellesley, Massachusetts with his wife, Kate. They have two sons, Nate and Sam.

Still Photographer

Richard Schultz

Richard Schultz has been shooting professionally for almost 20 years and has worked on various projects all over the world for National Geographic, Time, Sports Illustrated, Vanity Fair, Fortune as well as for numerous corporate and advertising clients. He is a recipient of a World Press Photo Award and has won numerous Addy and Communication Arts awards. He currently lives in Barrington, Rhode Island with his wife and two beautiful boys. www.rschultz.com

Editor

Paul Gattuso

Paul has been editing since his Dad threatened he’d have to join the family business if he didn’t get a job soon. So he fled New Jersey for Emerson College, where he found a love for crafting a story from raw footage and big ideas. Paul began his career working for various post houses in Boston and NYC, editing commercials, music videos and cable shows. He opened Paul’s Place  Editorial in 1993, and quickly gained a reputation for being an expert craftsman by working on national and local advertising campaigns, documentaries and new media projects with clients such  as Volkswagen, Nikon and Comcast. His work has earned Paul Hatch Awards, Telly Awards as well as many sleepless nights. www.paulsplaceedit.com

Composer

Alex Lasarenko

Alex Lasarenko, a classically trained pianist who began playing at the age of three, is a New York-based film scorer and sound remixer who has won critical acclaim for his writing and arranging of     original music and vocal remixing. Since founding Tonal Sound in New York City in 2002, Alex has collaborated on a wide range of projects with advertisers, network television, motion pictures, record labels and designers, recently remixing hits for Britney Spears, Jordin Sparks, David Archuleta and R. Kelly. He has scored numerous films starring Stockard Channing, Julia Stiles, Mary Louise Parker and Danny Aiello. Alex has been honored with numerous industry awards for best original music for clients including Audi, Levi’s, Nike, Mercedes Benz, National Geographic, HBO and Volkswagen. Under his hand, Tonal has won awards for its work with HBO, Paramount Studios and The Disney Channel. www.tonalsound.com

WRITTEN, PRODUCED, AND DIRECTED BY

MARY MAZZIO

NARRATED BY

MICHAEL PEÑA

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS

JACKIE BEZOS AND MIKE BEZOS
LAURIE TISCH
JOHN H. CARLSON
HOPE PASCUCCI AND MIKE PASCUCCI
STEPHANIE HUNT AND HUNTER HUNT
MICHAEL PEÑA
JEB BUSH, JR.
SARAH LENTI
SANJAY RAWAL
CHRISTINE VACHON

EDITOR

PAUL GATTUSO

DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY

JOE GRASSO
RICHARD KLUG

COMPOSER

ALEX LASARENKO

STILL PHOTOGRAPHY

RICHARD SCHULTZ

STORY EDITORS

BOB FITZGERALD
JAY MANSON
CARLA MAZZIO

UNDERWRITTEN BY

BEZOS FAMILY FOUNDATION
THE LAURIE M. TISCH ILLUMINATION FUND

PRODUCING ENTITIES

A 50 EGGS PRODUCTION in association with AMC THEATRES

WITH FURTHER SUPPORT FROM

JOHN H. CARLSON
HOPE PASCUCCI AND MIKE PASCUCCI
STEPHANIE HUNT AND HUNTER HUNT
VIRGINIA G. PIPER CHARITABLE TRUST
MIKE SHEEHAN AND MAUREEN SHEEHAN
JULIE FISHER CUMMINGS AND PETER D. CUMMINGS

FEATURING

LORENZO SANTILLAN
OSCAR VAZQUEZ
LUIS ARANDA
CRISTIAN ARCEGA
ANGELICA HERNANDEZ
FREDI LAJVARDI
ALLAN CAMERON

KURT STIEHL
LAUREN COONEY
JORDAN STANWAY
HEATHER BRUNDAGE
EDDIE HUO
THADDEUS STEFANOV – WAGNER
FRANZ HOVER

DEAN KAMEN
WOODIE FLOWERS
DAVE GALLO
MARTIN KLEIN
JEFF KIETZMANN
EUGENE CHUDNOVSKY
BRYCE MERRILL
ED MORIARTY
KIM VANDIVER
SUZIE KWAN
CARMEN CORNEJO
RICARDO CORDOVA
BILL HARRIS
STEVE SANGHI
PAUL WAGONSELLER
TINA LOWE

PAM LAJVARDI
BIJAN LAJVARDI
DEBBIE CAMERON
JULIE CAMERON
KATIE HERRING

RAMIRO VAZQUEZ
MARIA GARCIA
MARTHA JUAREZ
LETICIA ROJAS
LAURA SANTILLAN

EDUARDO FERNANDEZ
JOSE PATINO
MARIA CASTRO
DULCE MATUZ
MABEL MUNOZ
DILLON DAYEA
JOHN HARRIS
INGRID TAY

DISERAE SANDERS
SERGIO CORRAL
MARTIN CARRANZA
ISELA MARTINEZ
JOHN RANGEL
QUENAN RUIZ
KELLY GONZALEZ
LUIS AVALOS
JOACH AVITIA
DIANNA VALENZUELA
NAYOVI LEON
ELIAZAR DIAZ
JACKSON GRAY
JOSE MARTINEZ
JESUS PARRA
RAYMUNDO NEVAREZ
ASIYA KENYATTA
SHAMAEL KENYATTA
ELIZABETH HERNANDEZ
THE 2014 CARL HAYDEN ROBOTICS TEAM
JUANA AND YARETZI HERNANDEZ

MABEL AND INGRID’S CLASS

MARC, RICHIE
NATHAN, JOHAN
MICHELLE, ANGEL
DAVID, DANTE

MIT REUNION STUDENTS

ROBERTO MELENDEZ
ABDIEL MIRELES
DIEGO VILLENEUVE
CHRISTIAN WELCH
ALICIA CABRERA-MINO
JAYA NARAIN
WOO JEONG BYUN
KIRSTYN HEIN
THOMAS MORIARTY
DAVID WISE
CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS
SARAH HENSLEY
HENOK TILAHUN
WEN PING GAO
BARRY WU
DANIEL SHEEN
ERIC KO
IXCHEL GARCIA
SUADA NOOR
ARUSHI BHALCHANDRA
DAVID BAKER
NAIMAH RUSS
ZHIYI LIANG
YASHASVI RAJ

Production Crew

Post Production

Special Thanks to

KERRY HEALEY, DENNIS HANNO, SHAHID ANSARI, AND WENDY SILVERMAN
RICK LUFTGLASS
LIS STEVENS, MOLLIE PRICE, AND MARK HOFER
ERNIE AND KIM PARIZEAU
GERRY LOPEZ, BOB LENIHAN, AND NIKKOLE DENSON-RANDOLPH
CESAR CONDE, JOE UVA, AND ROCKY EGUSQUIZA
SOL TRUJILLO AND JORGE BENITEZ
CONGRESSMAN JOSEPH KENNEDY III AND EMILY BROWNE KAUFMAN
ERIC KRANZLER AND HANNAH JACOBSON
ADAM FOGELSON AND CLIFF MICHAELS
JUDY MOHRAZ
PAUL LUNA, TAMMI CRUM, AND THE HELIOS FOUNDATION
TALYA BOSCH AND LUELLA CHAVEZ D’ANGELO
CHRIS EOYANG
MARIO MORINO
GREGG AND CAROLINE MARSTON
JAMES GESHWILER
J. SCOTT BURNS
MICHAEL HELFER
REGINALD BROWN
FRED BERNSTEIN
CHUCK PRINCE
JACK CONNORS
SARAH INNES AND JODI ALLEN
MARY G. DAVIS AND LYNN PASQUERELLA
MARCI ALBOHER
TOM SCOTT
ELLEN STIEFLER
MARC FREEDMAN
KRISZTINA “Z” HOLLY AND WOODIE FLOWERS
EMILY TISCH SUSSMAN

JULIAN LOZANO, CARLA CHAVARRIA, AND THE ARIZONA DREAM ACT COALITION
CELSO MIRELES AND UNITED WE DREAM

CARL HAYDEN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
MARCOS GARCIAACOSTA

THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
KIM VANDIVER, ED MORIARTY
PAT MCATAMNEY, CAMILLA BRINKMAN
JODY MELLO, SARAH MCDONNELL
RICHARD BAKER, SANDY LETT
THE EDGERTON CENTER, THOMAS MORIARTY
KURT HASSELBALCH AND THE MIT MUSEUM

LEVAR PATTERSON AND THE SALVATION ARMY
MICHAEL SULLIVAN AND THE O’BRYANT SCHOOL
GREG ROLLER AND THE FAIRMONT PHARMACY
TAMARA HAYES
STEVE VAN METER
GARY GOLDBERG AND FABLEVISION
MARGIE SULLIVAN
JAY MANSON
JAMIE AND DAISY MAZZIO-MANSON

Music

“Brighter Than the Sun”
Performed by Colbie Caillat
Written by Colbie Caillat and Ryan Tedder
Published by Plummy Lou Music and Write 2 Live
Administered by Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc.
Courtesy of Universal Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises

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