The Filmmakers - American Circumcision

Brendon Marotta – Director, Producer, Editor

Brendon Marotta is an award-winning filmmaker based out of Austin, Texas, who has been making films since he was 14. Brendon graduated from the University of the North Carolina School of the Arts Film School, to work as a professional film editor. His work as an editor has premiered at the Austin Film Festival where it won the Narrative Feature Audience Award. American Circumcision is his first feature-length documentary as director.

John Allen Graves – Music

John Allen Graves is a composer, bassist, improvisor, and teacher. He currently freelances in both jazz combos and symphony orchestras. John composes trailer music for audiomachine, a music library. His compositions have been featured in the promotional campaigns for Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2, Beauty and the Beast, Allied, Star Wars: Rogue One, and The King’s Speech.

Ben Slavens – Dramatization Cinematography, Colorist

Ben Slavens is a Cinematographer, Colorist, Progressive, and Passionate Space Nerd. Based in Los Angeles and Seattle, he has shot and color corrected a multitude of projects ranging from feature-length movies and documentaries to narrative short films and music videos. He enjoys the collaborative creativity of film production and is always looking for the next adventure, no matter where it might take him.

Kyle Graham – Post-Production Sound

Kyle Graham developed his love for audio during his teen years listening to various music genres and went on to earn dual degrees in Recording Arts and Entertainment Business from Full Sail University. He moved to Austin in 2012 and began working on projects including feature films, short films, commercials, reality/doc series, and many other productions. He currently works at the digital creative agency Hunt, Gather in Austin, TX.

Adam Levine – Animation & Design

Adam is designer and motion graphics (mograph) artist based in Santa Monica, California. He recently relocated to the West Coast after working in New York City for the last 10 years. He has worked on a broad spectrum of projects for clients such as Intel, BMW, Sony, Comedy Central, O’neill, Nickelodeon just to name a few.

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