USE AS DIRECTED, A Magical Comedy

Biographies

Katherine Griffin - Writer and Director

Katherine Griffin is an Emmy Award winning editor-writer-director whose spirited adventure making her first indie feature 'The Innocents' was profiled in the Los Angeles Times. 'The Innocents' was subsequently listed as one of the the twenty best dramas in Phil Hall's 'The Encyclopedia of Underground Movies: Films from the Fringes of Cinema'. In a review for FILMTHREAT Magazine, Hall stated:"Griffin has a remarkable style, with intelligent dialogue that flavors a subtle direction."

Katherine has always had a passion for cinema. She attended the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco and studied film in the Bay Area, then entered the Pacific Conservatory of Performing Arts in Santa Maria to continue her education in theater and directing. It was there that she began to write screenplays.

Since then, she has been a finalist in the 2005 Sundance Screenwriter's Lab with 'Wild Skies Above', and worked as an editor for NBC, CBS and ABC. Katherine recently adapted the screenplay for the upcoming New Zealand film 'Beautiful Idiots', and is currently assembling her second feature film, 'Butterflies and Lightning', with producers Michel Shane (I Robot, Catch Me if You Can) and Jon Bachmann (The Innocents).

Also visit us at www.StyopaFilms.com

Jon Bachmann - Producer

Jon Bachmann is an Emmy award winning editor and producer for films and television. An early interest in film and creative writing lead to his acceptance into USC's Film Writing Program while still in high school, followed with an award for fiction with the Villa Montalvo Young Writer's Competition.

Jon co-founded Styopa Films as a writer and producer where he has developed and produced a number of award-winning independent films including 'The Innocents' (listed as one of the fifty most memorable indie/underground dramas in Phil Halls' book 'Films from the Fringes of Cinema'), and 'Use As Directed'. He is currently developing 'Butterflies & Lightning' with producer Michel Shane ('Catch Me if you Can', 'Buddha') and writer/director Katherine Griffin.

Emilia Arau - Producer

Emilia belongs to the Arau family, from Mexico City, and started a career very young working in American films shot in Mexico. Some of the films are, The Falcon and the 'Snowman', 'Revenge', 'Predator', 'Old Gringo', and 'The Burning Season', among many others.

In the early 90's, she was the Line Producer of the world wide hit 'Como Agua para Chocolate' (Like Water for Chocolate), 'Bandidos' (Bandits) and 'Ambar' (Amber).

In 2001, she moved to Los Angeles to produce television commercials for the Hispanic market in the USA. She founded FineArtAgency.com, dedicated to promote a select group of Mexican contemporary artists, and partnered up with Metro Producciones, a Mexican television commercial production company to represent them in the USA. She has also been instrumental in the development and production of several recent successes including 'La Misma Luna', 'Zapata' and 'Dark Cities'.



			Biographies Katherine Griffin - Writer and Director Katherine Griffin is an Emmy Award winning editor-writer-director whose spirited adventure making her first indie feature 'The Innocents' was profiled in the Los Angeles Times. 'The Innocents' was subsequently listed as one of the the twenty best dramas in Phil Hall's 'The Encyclopedia of Underground Movies: Films from the Fringes of Cinema'. In a review for FILMTHREAT Magazine, Hall stated:"Griffin has a remarkable style, with intelligent dialogue that flavors a subtle direction." Katherine has always had a passion for cinema. She attended the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco and studied film in the Bay Area, then entered the Pacific Conservatory of Performing Arts in Santa Maria to continue her education in theater and directing. It was there that she began to write screenplays. Since then, she has been a finalist in the 2005 Sundance Screenwriter's Lab with 'Wild Skies Above', and worked as an editor for NBC, CBS and ABC. Katherine recently adapted the screenplay for the upcoming New Zealand film 'Beautiful Idiots', and is currently assembling her second feature film, 'Butterflies and Lightning', with producers Michel Shane (I Robot, Catch Me if You Can) and Jon Bachmann (The Innocents). Also visit us at www.StyopaFilms.com Jon Bachmann - Producer Jon Bachmann is an Emmy award winning editor and producer for films and television. An early interest in film and creative writing lead to his acceptance into USC's Film Writing Program while still in high school, followed with an award for fiction with the Villa Montalvo Young Writer's Competition. Jon co-founded Styopa Films as a writer and producer where he has developed and produced a number of award-winning independent films including 'The Innocents' (listed as one of the fifty most memorable indie/underground dramas in Phil Halls' book 'Films from the Fringes of Cinema'), and 'Use As Directed'. He is currently developing 'Butterflies & Lightning' with producer Michel Shane ('Catch Me if you Can', 'Buddha') and writer/director Katherine Griffin. Emilia Arau - Producer Emilia belongs to the Arau family, from Mexico City, and started a career very young working in American films shot in Mexico. Some of the films are, The Falcon and the 'Snowman', 'Revenge', 'Predator', 'Old Gringo', and 'The Burning Season', among many others. In the early 90's, she was the Line Producer of the world wide hit 'Como Agua para Chocolate' (Like Water for Chocolate), 'Bandidos' (Bandits) and 'Ambar' (Amber). In 2001, she moved to Los Angeles to produce television commercials for the Hispanic market in the USA. She founded FineArtAgency.com, dedicated to promote a select group of Mexican contemporary artists, and partnered up with Metro Producciones, a Mexican television commercial production company to represent them in the USA. She has also been instrumental in the development and production of several recent successes including 'La Misma Luna', 'Zapata' and 'Dark Cities'.