Filmmaker Spotlight

Phil Bradshaw, Wayne Forchic, Sean Maher, Directors/Producers, Philadelphia: Hopes and Fears

Through the powers of artistic vision and everyday life, Phil Bradshaw, Sean Maher, and Wayne Forchic have strengthened their already tight bond with the city of Philadelphia. They planned, shot, and produced their Hopes and Fears project with the desire to highlight the city as a place that is in dire need of change, but at the same time, thriving with culture and beauty. Working on their days off, the three colleagues hit the streets to gather shots of locations, people, and eye-catching slices of life in the City of Brotherly Love. They aspire to use their film to draw attention to the needs that exist in Philadelphia, while also highlighting the beautiful people and neighborhoods that are deeply-rooted in the city that they call home. Phil Bradshaw is a director of photography and a graduate of Rowan University. He has worked on an array of projects, including short and feature films, commercials, music videos, and documentaries. In June of 2008, Phil partnered with fellow filmmaker, Sean Maher, and together they formed the video production company Fresh Fly. Wayne Forchic, a graduate of the Art Institute of Philadelphia, works as a freelance production manager and coordinator on commercials, documentaries, television shows, and short films. Sean Maher is a graduate of Penn State University and he has worked on all ends of a wide variety of productions, serving as a camera operator, director, producer, and editor. Sean is co-partner of the production company Fresh Fly. Philadelphia: Hopes and Fears is screening during the 11th annual FirstGlance Film Festival (http://www.firstglancefilms.com), October 16th-19th at Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut Street. To view the trailer, visit web.mac.com/philipbradshaw. web.mac.com/philipbradshaw