A one-time aspiring concert pianist, filmmaker GAIL FREEDMAN abandoned the stage for the screen many years ago, with brief stops in academia, government and health care along the way. It hasn’t exactly been a planned migration, but in 25 years as an award-winning producer, director and writer in film and television, she and her company, Parrot Productions, have amassed a resume that includes PBS, 60 Minutes, 20/20, The Discovery Channel, Lifetime Television, Court TV, et al, as well as numerous independent projects. She has also taught at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Gail’s credits include, among many others, the forthcoming six-hour PBS documentary series, GREAT GIVING: The Quest to Make a Difference; the 13-part PBS series, WORLD@LARGE with David Gergen; PEOPLE IN MOTION: Breaking the Silence Barrier (hosted by Marlee Matlin); LESSONS FOR THE FUTURE (hosted by Walter Cronkite); WHERE’S THE CURE?; LEARNING IN AMERICA: Schools That Work; FOUL PLAY; and YOU CAN ALWAYS GO HOME.


LARRY ATLAS is the author of eight produced plays, among them Sonnetteer, Sweet Talker, Subject Animal, Minuteman, and Total Abandon, which was produced on Broadway starring Richard Dreyfuss and John Heard. His award-winning play Yield of the Long Bond premiered at the Matrix Theatre in Los Angeles, starring Ian McShane and Byron Jennings; Atlas directed the play’s second production at NY Stage & Film with Jennings, David Strathairn, and Kyra Sedgwick. As a screenwriter, Mr. Atlas has worked on almost two dozen Hollywood studio projects, including “Sleepless in Seattle.”
A former actor, he appeared in numerous plays in New York City and regionally, and in principal or lead roles in such films as King of America, Cruising, Firstborn, The Children’s War, and Indio. Appearances on television included Kate and Allie, Another World, Out of the Darkness, Police Brass, and many others. Atlas was a Drill Sergeant in the U.S. Army and has since taught at Vassar, Hunter and Bennington Colleges.

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