The Defenders - Credits

CREDITS

Co-Directors: Emily Rumsey & Dawnee Dodson (pictured: right and left)

Executive Producer: Deborah Hobbins (pictured: center)

Writer/Producer: Emily Rumsey

Director of Photography: Dawnee Dodson

Co-Editors: Emily Rumsey & Dawnee Dodson

Narrator: Ann Reed

Associate Producers: Patty Blommer, Anne Brosowsky, Pat Else, Lori Greenberg, Liz Larson, Jim Stewart

Featuring: Tammy Baldwin, Jim Doyle, Linda Gordon, Judy Houck, Fred Risser, and Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin

Photography: Sue Ruggles, Parker-Laas Fotografix

EMILY RUMSEY is the founder and owner of Trilobyte Video Services, a production company in Madison, WI dedicated to documenting non-profit organizations. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a B.A. in Communication Arts-Film and English and a minor in Women's Studies. Recent projects include Clean Harvest and Welcome to the Neighborhood. Current projects include The Common Language: A Healthy Cuban Friendship, and post-production for Mr. Positive, a portrait of Carl, the best neighbor anyone could ever wish to have. (Mike Hazard, Director),

DAWNEE DODSON received an M.F.A. in Film from the University of Utah, and a B.F.A. in Film from the School of Visual Arts, New York. She has worked for Warner Bros., Dimension Films, The Walt Disney Company, and Trilobyte Video Services. Her film/video directing and producing credits include The Defenders, Wide Awake and Dreaming, American Still Life, and Happy Birthday. She is currently in development on her original feature film debut, The Open Road. Dawnee was a lecturer in Film at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and she recently founded Sweetie Films in Seattle, WA.