The team that makes it all happen.
Patrick Hopkins-Director
Patrick Hopkins grew up in New Hampshire and began making short films at age 15. As a senior in high school in 2013, he wrote and directed a 35-minute science-fiction war film called ‘The Courage of Men’. The next year, in 2014, his short film ‘Children of the 21st’ took home several awards at the Hofstra Filmmakers Club including Best in Show, Best Directing, and Best Cinematography. His latest completed film is ‘Maria’, which released in May of 2016. He has worked as a cinematographer on several shorts including ‘Slapdash Vendetta’ in 2015 and recently, ‘Just Clowning Around’ which is currently in post-production. ‘Piccolo Vento’ is his senior film production and is slated to release in May of 2017.
Jacob Zucker – Director of Photography
Jacob Zucker is a senior at Hofstra University. He grew up north of the city in Carmel, New York, where he cultivated his love for photography and media. He attended a BOCCES program in high school and has been working within cinematography for over 6 years. Jacob has worked on several productions at Hofstra. He has been working closely with Patrick for several years now. In 2014 he worked as a second unit cinematographer and as the head editor of ‘Children of the 21st’, taking home several awards for the film. In 2015 he directed a short called ‘What’s Hidden’ which won within Hofstra’s Campus MovieFest competition and was screened in Hollywood. Later that same year he worked with Patrick on ‘Maria’ as a cinematographer. He has worked as cinematographer on several experimental and narrative shorts within the university and is currently writing and directing his own short senior film, ‘Pantomime’. Jacob’s eye for lighting and framing is incredibly well-developed and his instinct for motion and continuous action is unmatched.
Jon Bewley – Producer
Jon Bewley grew up in New Hampshire and enrolled at Hofstra University in 2011. He has worked as a producer and assistant director on a number of films. In 2015 he produced and assistant directed ‘Slapdash Vendetta’ and went on to produce a short film called ‘Fado’ in 2016. Since his graduation in 2015 he has worked on several films in New York and currently works at Candy Factory Films, working in the distribution of films. Jon has been very involved in the project and has been working closely with Patrick on the script. He is the Obi-Wan of the production.
Kyra Angione – Assistant Director
Kyra is a senior at Hofstra university, hailing originally from New Hampshire. Kyra has worked on a large body of productions, both within filmmaking and broadcast television. She was trained as an assistant director by Jon Bewley himself and has worked on a number of projects as both an assistant director and producer, including ‘Separation’ in 2014, and ‘Family, Inc.’ in 2016. Kyra has also worked as director, assistant director, and in several other above-the-line roles within Hofstra’s television department. She has worked repeatedly as director on ‘Director’s Cut’ and several other HEAT network productions. Currently, she is also working on her own senior capstone production, due to debut in May of 2017.
Ashley Iadanza – Producer
Ashley Iadanza is currently a senior at Hofstra University working towards B.S. in Video/Tv and Film Production. She comes from a theater background having done things both on and off the stage. Her training in stage managing and directing has come in handy to help instill a creative environment on all of the projects while keeping discipline and order on set. She has produced many projects in affiliation with Hofstra, having worked with Pride Productions, Hofstra’s media coverage team, and several other television productions within Hofstra school of communication.
Piccolo Vento 