Filmaker bios - Luna

James Ficklin - Director, Producer, Editor, Cameraperson, photography

An independent video procucer, activist and filmmaker dedicated to documenting radical social and environmental issues. Using mostly his own footage James Ficklin has accomplished the following during the past few years: full bio. James Ficklin has toured the country doing film screenings with his new film "TREE-SIT The Art of Resistance". He also leds workshops and has taught classes at the following:
2000 - Forest Activist Conference, Ft. Bragg CA, taught "media workshop"
2001 - Alternative Media Conference, SF State Univ. taught "Video Techniques for Activism" class
2001 - Working Films, Wilmington North Carolina, taught "low-budget production" class
2002 - Youth Activist Conference, Santa Rosa taught "Alternative Media Production" class
2002 - Forest Skillshare, Humboldt County - taught video& media skills for forest activists

Penelope Andrews, Producer, Editor, Cameraperson, photography , web designer and Clown

Co-Produced "Who Bombed Judi Bari? - spoken word album/CD/tape, Luna The Stafford Giant Tree-Sit, Fire In the Eyes, Timber GAp, Cry For the Forest, Showdown in Seattle", "Breaking the Bank, Striptease to Save the trees, Tree-Sit the Art of Resisitance.
Member of HAVC and co-founded Earthfilms.org with J. Ficklin in 2000.

Kay Rudin,Camera, artists, editor & clown

Kay has been documenting the Redwood forest issues since the late 80's, A Public Access TV producer for over 15 years with MCET Ft Bragg, Produced an accomplished artist & cartoonist who worked along side R. Crumb. Co-founded Ecotopia News Service, original member of IWW Local #1. & Mendocino Earth First! Produced "Enchanted Meadow - the Albion Uprising of '92", "Headwaters '97 - Call to Action" , Viva Judi Bari and dozens of other video TV shows for MCET.