PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, AND SCREENWRITER
James E. Moriarty
In his almost 30 years as a creative professional, James has produced a wealth of projects including independent documentaries, industrial/short films, commercials, and music videos. James is the co-owner of Moriarty Media, a full-service media production company. Among his clients are Airstream, DaimlerChrysler, RCA Thomson, Kellogg Foundation, Marco Specialties, ExactTarget, WFYI (PBS), Indianapolis Fire Department, IU Health, Indiana State Fair, The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Eiteljorg M of American Indians and Western Art and the Black Rock City LLC. James earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1991, where he studied painting, graphic design, photography, filmmaking, and performance.
Director’s Statement
My work with professionals from many artistic disciplines and my love of cinema have given me great insight and passion for visual storytelling. The first time my wife Ingrid and I visited Camp Chesterfield, the home of Spiritualism in Indiana, we knew this place itself was a character with a story we wanted to tell. And we wanted to tell that story in a fun, entertaining and edifying feature film focused on Donald Keeler, the young man who tragically died at the Camp and whose portrait hangs in their gallery. While writing the GHOST FROM THE RIVER screenplay with Ingrid, I kept in mind the concept of the “Robert Rodriguez List,” which advocates making a list of things to which the filmmaker has access. I started my list by writing down the creative and talented people that I had successfully collaborated with over the years: producers, actors, musicians, cinematographers, audio technicians, editors, art directors, costumers. I listed the physical things that I had access to such as video cameras, lighting and audio gear, editing facilities, music studios, filming locations at the Camp. I’m excited about how my feature screenplay turned out. I believe that with the proper funding, we have the talent, technology, and expertise to make GHOST FROM THE RIVER a reality.
CO-PRODUCER
Jim Mitchell
Jim has been a creative collaborator with Director James Moriarty since the early 1980s, including a wide range of audio, video and stage projects. He is extremely pleased to be working again with James in a creative capacity, as well as employing his project management, business, and legal skills for a new major project. Jim has over 21 years of experience as a corporate environmental attorney, negotiating contracts and government settlements, and project managing large-scale transactions and site cleanups. Jim’s special talent is “herding cats” – i.e., his ability to understand and balance the diverse motivations and interests of multiple parties, maintaining focus and getting to a successful, cooperative meeting of the minds. Jim’s skill set complements and supports the rest of the creative team in the successful production and distribution of GHOST FROM THE RIVER.
ORIGINAL MUSICAL SCORE
Brian Birge
Brian Birge is a multi-instrumentalist with over 30 years of experience behind and in front of the glass. He has written hundreds of songs, produced for dozens of artists, and performed as a solo artist on several records. Brian brings an encyclopedic knowledge of musical style to every project while adhering to the “if it sounds good it is good” philosophy of production.
Released albums include:
2016 Imagination Town - as bkbirge
2015 Self Disorganization - modular synth performed as King Krebbig
2014 Down The Hole - as bkbirge
As a bass and keyboard player as well as writer, Brian has worked with the influential art-rock psychedelic groups the Sealers and the Ex-Sealers. The Sealers single “Wombat Rhythms” was picked for inclusion into the weird-out album “Topped With Fudge” (VA).