2013, 46TH ANNUAL HUMBOLDT INT’L FILM FEST
FILM FESTIVAL
CO-DIRECTORS AND FACULTY ADVISOR
Danielle Durand
CO-DIRECTOR
Danielle Durand is a junior at HSU. She is a Geography major with a Film minor and plays the jazz flute. Having migrated to Arcata from San Rafael almost two years ago, she fell in love with HSU and Humboldt County. She has many leather-bound books and her apartment smells of rich mahhhhhogany. Once a student in the film festival class, she is now in charge of the film entries and has enjoyed the madness of putting together the Film Festival.
Zane Krakowski
CO-DIRECTOR
Zane Krakowski is a senior at HSU working toward his Bachelor’s degree in Wildlife Conservation. Coming from a small mountain town in the Sierra Nevada’s, Zane transferred to HSU. While here he has branched out into his other interests including film. Even though he isn’t a film major, Zane’s interest in film is what prompted him to take the Humboldt Film Festival class during its 45th year and then again for the 46th. He has enjoyed the road, including the challenges of putting together this year’s Festival.
Alicia Flores
CO-DIRECTOR
Alicia Flores is a second year Film and Anthropology major at HSU. She is currently scheming to break into the film industry with the toolbox of madness that the Universe has blessed her with. She enjoys long-distance cycling, and anything having to do with culture fascinates her. Having emigrated from Hidalgo, Mexico in 2001, she is still learning her way around things, but her extensive collection of work by Aphex Twin keeps her sane.
Susan McMurray Abbey
FACULTY ADVISOR
Faculty advisor to the festival, has been a lecturer for the Theater, Film and Dance Department since 2007. Originating from Salt Lake City, Utah, she has been a teacher and professor of theater for almost 35 years. Her bridge to the film industry began while teaching several classes of Introduction to Film while earning her MFA at Brigham Young University. From there, she turned her stage-acting skills to teaching Acting for the Camera. She has performed in several films, television, and commercial projects, as well as voice work in Salt Lake City and locally.
film festival judges
COREY GRANT
Filmmaker
Corey Grant was born in Joliet, Illinois. He attended Norfolk State University in Virginia, where he received his BA in Communications. After graduating and working for NBC, he decided film was his ultimate goal and moved to Washington, DC to attend Howard University where he received a Master’s Degree in Film. After graduating he moved to Hollywood taking his film career to the next level. Grant wrote and directed Dysfunctional Friends, his third feature film which was released theatrically and has garnered rave reviews and success on DVD and VOD. His next film, Bigfoot. The Lost Coast Tapes, took him in a completely different direction as he entered the mainstream horror arena. Shot on location in Humboldt County CA, the Lost Coast Tapes thriller was well received, picked up for worldwide distribution, and released in a limited theatrical run, as well as VOD in the fall of 2012. It was released in the US on Blu-Ray and DVD in February 2013. Grant prides himself on quality, commercial stories that are cutting edge and original.
chevez frazier
Filmmaker/Actor
Chevez Frazier is a producer and actor, known for Bigfoot: The Lost Coast Tapes (2012), Dont Talk to Strangers and Angie's Cure.