filmmaker bios

Brian Schirber, Co-Director

Brian Schirber graduated from the Arts High School at the Perpich Center for Arts Education in Minnesota in 2004 where he majored in media arts for two years. Prior to his acceptance to Perpich, he studied traditional photography at St. John's Prepatory School in St. Joseph, MN. In 2003, Brian won the Silver Key Award in photography from the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts. Brian's work has been screened at various festivals across the nation in such places as Reel Teens Film and Video Festival in New York and the Atlanta Film and Video Festival. Brian is currently attending California College of Arts.

Kirstin Nelson, Co-Director

Kirstin Nelson graduated in 2004 from the Perpich Center for Arts Education in Minnesota where she majored in media arts for two years. Kirstin studied traditional and digital photography as well as film and video production. Her work has been exhibited and screened in many national festivals such as the Fledging Film Festival in Vermont and the Girls in the Director's Chair exhibition at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. In 2003, Kirstin won a Merit Award from the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts for her experimental video poem entitled Violet.
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