Director MICHAEL HANSEL makes his feature film debut with The F Zone. Born in Spokane, Washington, Michael has a background in both film and music. He has been acting and directing for more than 10 years. Early directing work includes a 30-minute short and numerous live musical comedy television programs. Other directing duties have included tutoring actors for stage and film. He studied acting at Stella Adler Conservatory and trained in directing under the Film Industry Workshop at CBS Television. He was awarded the School of Fine Arts Artistic Excellence Award and Senior Meritorious Award at Eastern Washington Interview.

Writer/Producer/Actor/Editor WILLIAM HARRITY. The F Zone is his feature film debut. William is a member of the IFP/West group of filmmakers, and has studied acting for more than 10 years, including the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and Film Industry Workshops, where he met director Michael Hansel. He is also a member of the Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. William's "day job" is as an M.D. anesthesiologist.

Producer/Production Manager DIANE WILSON has been connected to both live theater and film/video production for over thirty years. She has worked at nearly every level of video and film production from crew member to producer, including director of photography on three cable television series/pilots and a documentary nature film. Diane is now a producer and co-owner of a corporate/educational video production company. She co-produced an educational series for national distribution and a training series for Farmers Insurance Company.

Producer MELANIE L. BROWN has been in the video and film industry for twelve years. Melanie has owned and operated her own production company, Master Video Productions, for the past nine years. Melanie interned at KSBY in Santa Barbara, and has also worked as a news photographer/editor at KEYT in Santa Barbara. She has recently produced two of a ten part series titled Unfinished Stories which are being distributed by Barr Films.

Director of Photography STEVE ADCOCK is originally from England. Steve arrived in the U.S. in 1986 and worked with Panavision in the rental and prep departments for two years. After leaving Panavision he went into production and has worked as a camera assistant in such films as Hunt for Red October, Days of Thunder, Basic Instinct, and Thelma and Louise. In 1992, Steve started working as Director of Photography on music videos, commercials and features such as Timelock, Must be the Music (1996 Sundance Film Festival Finalist), Don's Plum, The Silent Force, and Rough Trade. He continues to work on the camera crew for "A" features between work as Director of Photography, and has recently worked on Jade, Species, and Lethal Weapon III.

Composer MICHAEL SHAPIRO. The F Zone his second feature film score. Mike works in Hollywood as a freelance composer and his clients have included MopTop Films, Iwerks, Metroff Media Makers, WQED/West, and Wild Track Productions. Mike also serves as a musical consultant for SuperNova Productions, a New York based multimedia firm. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University, obtained his masters in music composition at New York University and studied music at the University of Southern California.