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Monica Williams - Writer / Director
Knowing Evil is Monica Williams’ first film. She has a deep background in the liberal arts - with philosophy, art history and photography as her connecting threads. Initially setting out to study religion and philosophy, she changed her course to politics after working on a campaign for Peace Action on the prevention of nuclear proliferation and after observing the horror of September 11th and its aftermath. The classical problem of evil, unknowingly, became the focus of her studies at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA, where she received her BA. She has studied the character of the political realm extensively, along with the themes of war, revolution, slavery, violence and progress that have helped to shape the world we live in. Motivated by the work of political philosopher Hannah Arendt, Monica began to visualize a documentary film that would examine the historical, social and psychological trends of the 20th century in this context. Once Monica discovered the book Evil in Modern Thought: An Alternative History of Philosophy, by Susan Neiman, she decided to base a film on this groundbreaking work and the foundation for Knowing Evil was laid. In July 2007, Monica directed an extensive interview with Susan Neiman at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, which forms the core of the film's structure. Capella Fahoome - Producer
Capella Fahoome has been a producer since 1994. In 1998 she started her first production company, Defining Entertainment, Inc. with a partner and $250. Within three years, Defining Entertainment's sales had surpassed $500,000 and it was listed in the Baltimore Business Journal as one of Baltimore's top 10 production companies. She has a talent for making the unlikely happen – on time and on budget. Two of her favorite challenges were suspending a 30-foot fully functioning copper chandelier from a bridge over Chesapeake Bay and erecting 12-foot smiley faces along the Atlantic Ocean. Capella's attention to detail, organization, crew relations, and passion has made all of her productions successful. Creativity and commitment are her signature attributes as a producer. Her portfolio includes feature films, television documentary series, television commercials, music videos and short films. Her most recent projects include the A&E documentary series Random 1 and the independent film Euphoria. Hailed as "revolutionary television," the Random 1 team roamed the streets in search of people willing to share their stories, and in the process helped connect them to others in order to solve a variety of problems. In 2004, she produced Euphoria, which was funded by a grant from the National Institutes of Health. Targeted towards a teenage audience, Euphoria traveled the country exploring the pursuit of the American Dream using a variety of props and visual metaphors. The film was received well in festivals throughout the country, including the Santa Fe and Maryland Film Festivals, and Houston WorldFest. Capella's recent project, Lost in Woonsocket, is currently receiving significant attention throughout the film festival circuit. Capella is an executive committee member of the Maryland Production Alliance and is very active in the Maryland film community. |
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