Director / Editor Peter
Atencio's previous feature film, Night
of the Dog, an effort he co-directed, won the audience
award at the Palm Beach International Film Festival, the Gold
Circle Vision award at the Santa Barbara Film Festival, and played
at numerous other festivals across the country. He's a veteran
director of television and new media, having worked for Turner
Broadcasting, PBS, and Current TV, and frequently directs award-winning
short format content, including the 'Streamy' winning, Emmy nominated
series Back On Topps.
You can visit his website here.
Producer James
D. Benson is an entrepreneur with a long history of successful
business ventures in diverse industries including commercial real
estate, construction, medical information systems technology, entertainment
management and, most recently, feature film production through
his company, OffSpring Productions, LLC. A business finance graduate
of The University of Texas at Austin, he brings a strong foundation
in financial management, contracts, and optimizing operational
efficiencies to his Producer responsibilities.
Composer Bruce
L. Fowler has been working in film music for 20 years, both
as an orchestrator / conductor for such films as The Dark Knight, Gladiator, Transformers, Pirates
of the Caribbean, The Lion King, Armageddon, The
Rock, and many, many more. He's also a renowned musician and
composer, having played with Frank Zappa and composing the score
for such movies as the Robert DeNiro-directed, Matt Damon movie The
Good Shepherd Bruce composed the original score for the movie,
as well as conducted the 42 piece orchestra which recorded it.
Director of Photography Douglas
E. Davis has spent over two decades working as a director of
photography in commercials. Known for his beautiful images as well
as his versatile style, The Rig marks his first outing as
a director of photography on a feature film.
Production Designer Robert
Savina has spent his career working as a set decorator / designer
for stage plays across the United States. The Rig marks
his feature film debut, and he had the opportunity to transform
a real working offshore oil rig into the foreboding pivotal location
of the film.
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