Jeremy
Director & Producer
Jeremy, a long time film enthusiast, turned business owner, turned independment film maker, is the mind behind Philly's Not Dead. He created his own video production company, UpRise Productions, in 2008, which he still runs today. He side stepped from UpRise, and created PsychoSaneFilms, his leading venture into the world of cinematic productions.
Punk was an early influence on Jeremy's life and mindset toward his professional career. When the idea of making a documentary about the Philadelphia Punk Rock scene popped into his head, there was no hesitation to get it started. "Phily's Not Dead: The Hostile City Story" is Jeremy's first endeavor into feature film productions.
The entire movie is being self-produced (with the help of the crew) and self-funded by Jeremy. His ultimate goal is to have this film reach not only those who are actively involved in the punk scene, but those who have never experienced punk, let alone Philly punk.
The making of Philly’s Not Dead has truly been a unique expedition which has proven to be a forever unraveling story. The support the local punk community in Philadelphia has shown has been the backbone of the documentary. The response to this movie has been overwhelming and more than we ever expected. A huge thank you goes out to everyone who has had their hands in this film in any way
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Ryan Boyle (audio)
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Joe Fusco (video)
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Aaron Chaizza (audio)
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Samantha Moss (photos)
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO....
Derek
main camera
Derek Korogodsky, full time professional camera operator, has been our right-hand man in many of our interviews from the start. He also an extremely talented steadicam operator. Derek's ability to create captivating visual asthetics has helped us in our goal to visually bring Philly's Not Dead to life.
Kyle
secondary camera
Temple University class of 2012 film student is Kyle Garvey. Kyle has served as our second camera guy who has acompanied us on many interviews. Alongside camera work, he has worked with audio for PND. One of his biggest passions next to video is playing bass for the band the Interest Group and continuing the punk aesthetic of his father, Steve Garvey, of the Buzzcocks.
Kara
photographer & production
assistant
Kara Foran has been with PND from the very beginning as a photographer, videographer and general assistant in the production of every interview she's been on. Currently, Kara is a third year Temple University video student who is currently residing in Bucks County. Kara is very enthuastic about culture and traveling; she will soon be moving to Italy where she will be living for a year.
Amanda
photographer &
social media
The most recent addition to the Philly's Not Dead crew is West Philly resident Amanda Mundy who has taken behind the scenes photos on a handful of interviews as well as taking on the responsibility of much of our online media. Amanda is an aspiring photographer who is enthuastic about punk culture, especially the one which exists in her hometown, Philadelphia.