CHRIS BROWN (Writer/Director) has been producing award-winning films in the San Francisco Bay Area for the past decade. His previous films include Daughters (“Something as genuinely unpretentious as Chris Brown's debut feature seems an anomaly.” – VARIETY), Scared New World ("Solidly in the tradition of pioneer indie pics like Cassavetes' Shadows." – VARIETY), Battleship Contempkin ("Gorgeous...you should check this film out if at all possible." – FILM THREAT), Lost Cat ("Defies categorization...hilarious." - SF CHRONICLE), and the 2000 SFIFF Golden Gate Award winner, Office Furniture.
The Next Frontier, the PBS documentary Brown co-directed and edited, won a regional EMMY® award for BEST DOCUMENTARY in 2011.
By night, Chris is a singer/songwriter. His debut album Now That You're Fed was voted "One of the Top 10 albums of 2006" by a dozen music critics.
Fanny, Annie & Danny is his third feature.
MORGAN SCHMIDT-FENG (Producer) is a Bay Area film industry legend. The son of pioneer indie filmmaker/author Rick Schmidt, Morgan has produced shorts, features, commercials and documentaries in the Bay Area for the last decade. As a commercial cinematographer and producer, he has shot for companies such as Tesla, Cargill/Dow, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, and United Technologies Corporation. Clients like Lucasfilm, Pixar, Columbia Pictures, Interscope Records, Disney, and the Olympic Games have turned to Morgan for compelling behind-the-scenes and documentary-style footage. His work was included on the Star Wars Episode 2 DVD and rapper 50 Cent’s music video for the song “Heat”, and is featured on DVD releases of Star Wars Episode 3, Columbia Pictures’ Rent, Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 10th Anniversary, and Pixar’s Cars. His work has screened at film festivals such as Sundance, New Directors/New Films NY, the Berlin International Film Festival, and the Mill Valley Film Festival. Fanny, Annie & Danny will be Chris and Morgan's 4th collaboration in 10 years.
ANDRE´ FENLEY (Sound Editor) A member of the Skywalker Sound team since the 1990s, André has worked on the soundtrack to some of the most successful and sonically brilliant films of the past 15 years, including Iron Man, Minority Report, Munich, AI, Fight Club and Jurassic Park. André and Chris have collaborated on many film projects together over the years.
Writer/Director/Editor . . . . . . . . . Chris Brown
Producer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morgan Schmidt-Feng
Supervising Sound Editor . . . . . André Fenley
Cinematographer . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Brown
Lighting & Grip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlas Productions
Location Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Agostino
Dan Diaz
Scott Stoneback
John Balquist
Omid Amjadi
Roddy Blelloch
Adriano Bravo
Nick Bertoni
Location Manager . . . . . . . . . . . Russell Ramos
Gaffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Feiten
Set Decorators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judy Brown
Audrey Jackson
Casting Consultant . . . . . . . . . . Jessica Heidt
Craft Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christopher’s Fine Catering
Dialogue Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . Marilyn McCoppen
Asst. Dialogue Editor . . . . . . . . . Dan Scolari
Dialogue Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Manning
Sound Recordist . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ron Roumas
Re-Recording Mixer . . . . . . . . . . Tony Sereno
Production Consultant . . . . . . . . Robert Hawk
Production Assistants . . . . . . . . Marcy Hignight
Rivkah Beth Medow
Donna Stone
Frances DeNisco
Larry Reuter
Sean Theriault
Cory Bytof
Margaret Wallace
Executive Producers . . . . . . . . . Chris Brown
Ray Brown
Judy Brown
Audrey Jackson
Jeff Baker