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CAL POLY HUMBOLDT SCREENING
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JIM BLOOMJim Bloom's career in the movie business began at age 19 when George Lucas hired him as a production assistant on American Graffiti (1973). Soon after he became an assistant director working alongside many noted filmmakers and productions including Francis Ford Coppola on The Conversation (1974), Robert Altman on Thieves Like Us (1974), two seasons on The Streets of San Francisco TV series (1973-1975) with Karl Malden and Michael Douglas, Sam Peckinpah on The Killer Elite(1975), John Korty on the TV movie Farewell to Manzanar (1976), Steven Spielberg on Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Hal Ashby on Bound for Glory (1976) and Coming Home (1978), Mathew Robbins on Corvette Summer (1978), and Phil Kaufman on Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978). He rejoined Lucas to become an Associate Producer on The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and the first General Manager of ILM. Following this he became a Co- producer on Return of the Jedi (1983). He then produced Warning Sign (1985) for 20th Century Fox and director Hal Barwood. And later executive produced Fires Within (1991), directed by Gillian Armstrong, at MGM. He has also developed movies with Carroll Ballard, Walter Murch, Volker Schlöndorff, Warren Beatty, George Miller, and Guillermo del Toro. In addition to being a producer, Bloom worked as a creative executive at Sony Pictures, leading development and production of two business units: IMAX 3D movies (Across the Sea of Time (1995), and Wings of Courage (1995) directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud); and interactive movies. He also worked at Electronic Arts where he was recruited to help leverage EA entertainment properties into EA-TV (an interactive television venture). He later helped found an interactive games company with lead funding from Kleiner, Perkins, a well-regarded Silicon Valley Venture Capital firm. And then after he led business development for Tippett Studio, a leading visual effects company. Recently he produced Pushing Dead (2016), a festival winning Indie film.
Jim is also a member of the Directors Guild of America and the Writers Guild of America. |
Cris (right) interviewing Smith River local, Harrison Ford stand-in,
Joe Gillespie (left) at the Ship A Shore . 
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CRIS MACHTDocumentary filmmaker who’s two features on
Star Wars, the fandom, and his personal connection to the franchise are a must watch among Star Wars enthusiasts. A graduate from Columbia College Chicago, Cris started his entertainment career in the Music Business as a talent buyer and production manager. When not making independent film documentaries he works in television production and has an entertainment marketing company. To say that Cris is a big fan of Star Wars is an understatement, he shares his birthday with the original Star Wars film and Return of the Jedi (May 25th), his last name means FORCE in German. Cris has released two Star Wars documentaries and a Star Wars reality TV show series on Amazon, as well as a Walking Dead documentary. He currently hosts his own show MACHTAILS FROM THE CANTINA which can be viewed on YouTube. Cris's second Star Wars Doc, The Force Within Us takes us deeper into the Star Wars experience than just the obsession of collectibles and costuming. Going on a journey revealing that Star Wars is more than just another Sci-Fi film to watch or convention to attend. This documentary exposes personal connections that are developed through the sagas' good vs. evil story line. Also featured are thought provoking stories from Star Wars celebrities and how being a part of the phenomenon has changed their lives. Familiar Star Wars locations like Death Valley (Tatooine) and the Redwood Forest (Endor) add to the deep, emotional journey that is 'The Force Within Us'. THE FORCE WITHIN US will be screening: Friday 9pm at the Arcata Minor Theatre Saturday 4pm at Coming Attractions- Crescent City |
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LENNIS FIKEProducer, production coodinator, location manager. Who found the iconic locations for the Forest Moon of Endor, in Return of the Jedi. |
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TRACY BOYD - ModeratorHailing from Detroit, Tracy was lured into a life of film only after many years of studying philosophy, physics, and world religion at Humboldt State University. His award winning thesis film, THAT ART THOU led him to Los Angeles where Tracy is currently set to direct the campus comedy, PLEDGE TRIP with Rob Schneider, Ashley Benson, Justin Bartha, and Isabella Gomez.
Most recently Tracy served as associate producer on the film ADOPTING AUDREY (starring Jena Malone); produced and directed SACRED JOURNEYS (starring Glenn Scarpelli and Mackenzie Phillips) released on Amazon; served as associate producer and second unit director for the film DOWNSIZING (starring Matt Damon, Hong Chau, Kristen Wiig); and directed and executive produced HAPPY BOBBY GULLIVER, featuring an all-star cast of Second City alums. His first professional gig came on the Academy Award nominated ABOUT SCHMIDT (starring Jack Nicholson). Since then, he’s worked as a writer, director, and producer-- directing and producing the second units for the Academy Award winning THE DESCENDANTS (George Clooney, Shailene Woodley), SIDEWAYS (Paul Giamatti), and THE KING OF CALIFORNIA (Michael Douglas, Evan Rachel Wood), along with HBO’s TRUE DETECTIVE (Colin Ferrell, Vince Vaughn, Rachel McAdams), ENLIGHTENED (Mike White, Laura Dern), and HUNG (Thomas Jane). |