The Crew
Director
David Kabbe
IZIDOR is Dave's narrative film directorial debut. He has 20 years of experience in producing, coordinating and directing a wide range of productions, including independent films, television, live events, tentpole premieres, talk shows, and multimedia events. He has also worked with many of the major studios (Paramount, Universal, DreamWorks, and Warner Brothers).
Dave grew up traveling the world, which instilled in him a passion to give voice to humanitarian issues. As a filmmaker, his journey includes interviewing Filipino warlords, documenting genocide in war-torn Iraq, and recording the recent atrocities in Ukraine. His experience as a foster child mentor opened his eyes to the needs of at-risk children.
Writer/Producer
Sarah Padbury
Sarah is a producer, writer, actress and child advocate. She extensively researched Izidor’s story by interviewing Izidor, his family, his orphanage friends, several Americans and Romanians involved in his rescue, and former orphanage workers.
In 2004, Sarah helped launch Project 1.27, a nonprofit that works with foster and adoptive parents. Today, Project 1.27 leads a national network of 18 bridge organizations who serve 7,000 children annually. Sarah has trained hundreds of foster and adoptive parents.
ROMANIA CO-PRODUCER
Elena Beuca Rogers
Elena is a Romanian-American independent filmmaker best known for producing, directing and starring in TALITA (formerly D-LOVE), which won Best Picture at 10 film festivals. THY NEIGHBOURS is her new documentary about the plight of Ukrainian civilians and the volunteers serving them.
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Daniel Wyland
Daniel is a Romanian-born filmmaker best known for the short film 27 CHILDREN, which won multiple film festival awards. He is a seasoned cinematographer who also is a director, producer and writer for film, music videos and commercials.
composer
Jesper Ankarfeldt
Jesper is a Danish award-winning composer with more than 100 films and tv shows to his credit. His films have been screened at hundreds of film festivals, broadcast in multiple countries, won dozens of awards and earned several Oscar qualifications.
animation supervisor
John Kujawa
John is a computer graphic (CG) artist whose extensive experience includes 16 years as technical director for Comedy Central's Emmy Award-winning SOUTH PARK. He also holds credits for several studios, including Activision, Sony Pictures, Disney and HBO.
editors
Christine Lojko Haslett & Mark Haslett
Christine is an editor best known for BADGUYS (DreamWorks), HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (DreamWorks) and TROLLS (DreamWorks). Mark is a writer/editor best known for LET'S GO LUNA! (PBS Kids), HELIX (Syfy Network) and LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT (Universal).
animation editor, online editor & colorist
Tony Leech
Tony's work spans both animated and live action films as writer, director and editor. He is best known for HOODWINKED!, ESCAPE FROM PLANT EARTH and VARIANT. The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror nominated HOODWINKED! for Best Animated Film (2006).
SOUND DESIGNER
Benjamin Jacquier
Ben is a French sound designer and composer who offers sound production and mixing for films, music videos, web content, games, and advertising. This award-winning artist specializes in creating original soundtracks and foley to capture the emotion of each project.
SURROUND & STEREO SOUND MIX
Dominic Camardella
Dom is an industry-recognized audio engineer and producer. His vast resume includes recording dozens of musicians, as well as audio mixing and dialogue recording for film and television. Dom has received two Grammy nominations, including winning Best Spoken Word Album.
Full Crew & Credits
| DIRECTOR | David Kabbe |
| WRITER | Sarah Padbury |
| PRODUCERS | Izidor Ruckel Sarah Padbury David Kabbe |
| ROMANIA CO-PRODUCER | Elena Beuca Rogers |
| ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS | Jor Van Kline Christine Lojko Haslett |
| EXECUTIVE PRODUCER | Sarah Padbury |
| COMPOSER | Jesper Ankarfeldt |
| DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY | Daniel Wyland |
| ANIMATION SUPERVISOR | John Kujawa |
| EDITORS | Christine Lojko Haslett Mark Haslett |
| ANIMATION EDITOR | Tony Leech |
| AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY & PRODUCTION STILLS | Paul Plesa |
| 1st AC & 2nd UNIT DP | Stefan Aghitoaie |
| PRODUCTION SOUND MIXER | Daniel Rizea |
| PRODUCTION COORDINATOR | Dave Rogers |
| PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS | Robby Beuca Ruth Beuca |
| SET DESIGNERS | Alexandra Cadar Lumei, Mariana Cadar Lumei, Elena Beuca Rogers, Izidor Ruckel |
| SET DESIGN ASSISTANTS | Florentina Farcas, Maicariu Marius, Dan Opris, Dina Roman, Ramona Ivascu, Adina Covaci, Noemi Boje, Bogdan Boje, Nelu Cadar Lumei |
| ASSEMBLY EDIT | Daniel Lindeen |
| ANIMATION TECHNICAL DIRECTOR | John Kujawa |
| ANIMATION VISUAL DEVELOPMENT | Tony Peluce |
| CHARACTER DESIGN & MODELING | Gabe Leonard John Kujawa |
| ANIMATION STORYBOARDS & ANIMATICS | Marc Sanchez |
| ANIMATED DREAM SEQUENCE | Edgar Tellez |
| BACKGROUND ARTIST | John Kujawa |
| RIGGERS | John Kujawa Ahmed Elmatarawi |
| ANIMATORS | John Kujawa Alani Sanders |
| ASSISTANT ANIMATOR | Tyler Lindsey |
| VISUAL EFFECTS | John Kujawa Tony Leech |
| VOICEOVER RECORDINGS | Fineas Alexa (Cluj, Romania) Axiom Post Productions (Los Angeles, CA) |
| SOUND DESIGN & FOLEY | Benjamin Jacquier |
| SURROUND & STEREO SOUND MIX | Dominic Camardella @ Santa Barbara Sound Design (Santa Barbara, CA) |
| CHILDREN’S WALLA & ADR | Hayden Jinsu Chang 5th Grade Class @ Champagny Primary School (Champagny, France) |
| COLORIST & ONLINE EDITOR | Tony Leech |
| FILM SCORE MUSICIANS: | |
| FLUTE | Karolina Ogrodowska |
| OBOE & ENGLISH HORN | Phil Popham |
| CLARINET | Jason Alder |
| BASSOON | Damian Montano |
| VIOLIN | Leonard Chong |
| VIOLA | Drew Forde |
| CELLO | Klara Krklec |
| “MI-AI DAT MAMA CANTELCU” MUSIC, LYRICS & PERFORMANCE | Irina Loghin |
| ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE | ABC News VideoSource |
