Eugene Ioannou
(Director and Producer)

Eugene graduated from NYU’s Stern School of Business with a minor in producing from the Tisch School of the Arts.  He has worked in cable programming for two years with Comedy Central and HBO.  He has produced music videos and branded content.  Eugene has collaborated with Gravity Sleeps Productions for over three years, including serving as associate producer on a short film, Delivery, directed by Amy Redford, starring Ethan Suplee and Lukas Haas.  He is the associate producer and casting director for a SAG feature film entitled: Last Ride on the Midwest Pacific, which is screening on the festival circuit.  Off Season is his first narrative short.  Please visit his website for more information: www.ejifilms.com.

Samuel Baumel
(Producer)

Sam is the co-founder of Gravity Sleeps, has experience producing content ranging from documentary to music videos, feature films and commercials.  Clients include Dell, Hart Shaffner Marx, Revlon, Collegeboard, Seeburger Consulting and Cantora Records.  Collaborators include Amy Redford and Jeff Lipsky.  Baumel studied Entertainment, Media, and Technology at NYU’s Stern School of Business and Tisch School of the Arts. Please visit his website for more information and a complete portfolio of work: www.gravitysleeps.com. 

Wesley Wingo
(Director of Photography)

Wesley graduated from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.  Wesley has worked as a writer and director of films in New York, Los Angeles, Milan, Prague and Atlanta.  He is a member of the Writer’s Guild of America and a co-founder of Gravity Sleeps Productions.  He has worked on a variety of productions ranging from film to music videos and branded content. 

Jesse Fisher
(Editor and Colorist)

Jesse is a director of documentary videos and an editor and assistant editor of spots, shorts and features.  His credits as editor include the award-winning Bummer Summer as well as a number of other official festival selections.  Jesse enjoys acute reminders of place and the pursuit of useful knowledge.  Please visit his website for more information: www.jesserfisher.com.

Additional crew and members of the production team 

Harry Bainbridge

Brian McGaw

Patrick Burgess

Alex Gallitano

Esteban Pedraza

Sarah Secunda

Margo Mendez

Matt Hayes

Carissa Abraham

Matthew Spitalieri

Evan Paris