Producer/Director: Ge Jin aka Jingle

Ge Jin holds a Master degree in Public Communication from Fordham University in New York, and a bachelor degree in Economics from Shanghai International Studies University. He is currently a PhD candidate in the Department of Communication at University of California-San Diego. His previous creative works include:
"A House of Belonging", 10 minute documentary on the endeavor of the Turkish Community in San Diego to build a house of turkey in Balboa Park--San Diego's cultural center, 2005:
"Shanghai Gardens", Interactive Multimedia, with JR Osborn, presented on Memefest 2003.
"Your Wrds R Welcome ", 20 minute documentary on live poetry in San Diego, 2002, Outstanding Documentary Award by the African and African-American Studies Research Project at UCSD.
Shi Wan Ge Bu Wei Shen Me (the 100,000 reasons why you don't need to explain why): A collection of poems in Chinese, 1998.
Don't Know Where to Start--A Panda Smuggler's Blog 1923-1953

Graphic Designer and Web Designer: Claudia Dametz

Claudia Dametz is a graphic designer with 20 years of experience
creating professional web, multimedia and printed work:
dametzdesign.com
She is currently a Computer Specialist/Web Designer in the Dept. of Communication at UCSD.

Cinematographer: Lauren Berliner

Lauren Berliner holds a Masters Degree in Media Arts from Emerson College in Boston, MA and a Bachelors Degree in Anthropology and English Literature from Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT. She recently completed a documentary about the politics surrounding the process of egg donation "All in one Basket".

Advisor: Zeinabu Irene Davis

Zeinabu Irene Davis is an independent filmmaker and full Professor of Communication at UCSD. Her previous films include:
"Compensation," black and white, 16mm film, 92 minute drama, 1999.
"Mother of the River," black and white, 16mm film. 30 minute
children's drama. 1995.
"A Powerful Thang," color, 16mm film, 57 minute narrative. 1991.
"A Period Piece," color, 3/4" video, 4 minutes, rap video. 1991.
"Cycles," black and white, 16mm film, 17 minutes, drama/animation film. 1989.

Associate Producer: Matt Rutherford

Matt Rutherford graduated from Cambridge University with a Double First in Chinese and Politics, and completed his Master's in Middle Eastern Studies as a Herchel Smith Scholar at Harvard University. He has produced several international documentaries, including 'Beijing Blues' (2000) and 'Motorcycle Uberlords of Taiwan' (2001), a 25 minute film investigating motorcycle gang races in Southern Taiwan. Matt recently co-produced 'My Name is Alan' (2006) for Raw Films, Inc, a $400,000 feature documentary following schizophrenic artist Alan Streets' life in NYC. In his spare time, Matt is CEO and founder of the internet start-up
Meetle.net, which provides scheduling collaboration tools.