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BIOS of Creative Team

 Susan K. Solomon - Writer/Director/Executive Producer

Liz Stubbs - Creative Director/Producer

Allen Rosen - Director of Photography

Stephen Ostrander - Production Manager/Producer

SUSAN K. SOLOMON Back to Top

The ART:

“I didn’t decide to write this film. I was merely a vessel. One day I experienced writer's block during a commercial assignment. My older sister, also a writer, encouraged me to go somewhere that would soothe me. So I took a break and went to my mountain spot where I go to think. When I returned, I wrote this screenplay.”

The CRAFT:

Susan Solomon is an award-winning, senior writer/producer for SKS Creative. She brings more than 15 years writing experience in print, corporate and industrial videos, commercials and most recently film. Solomon has an undergraduate degree in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin and a Masters in Business Administration from Emory University. 

She has also done post-graduate studies in screenwriting in Los Angeles. 

I am humbled and honored to be sharing the journey of creating this film with my friends. 

The WORK: 

Credits include: Commercials that have been broadcast on NBC, CBS, ABC and CNN. 

International corporate client sampling includes: Bellsouth, Delta, Coca-Cola, Cingular Wireless, Cox Communications, Whirlpool, Equifax, Southwire and more. 

She has contributed to video productions that have garnered 14 awards in 12 years at the International Television and Video Association. A two-part Sexual Harassment series, written by Solomon, was nominated for the New York International Film & Video Award. Her work has been featured at Women in Film Distinguished Member Screening. She has earned 3 screenwriting awards for her original screenplay A Period of Consequences. She has also received one of the corporate communication’s highest international honors, a Silver Reel Award at the Media Communications Association International competition for her work on a commercial spot for VolunteerMatch.com

LIZ STUBBS

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The ART: 

“Susan’s feature speaks from the heart and from her truth, and when anyone speaks from that place, it can resonate powerfully… and open doors in people’s hearts and thoughts, giving them a perspective, a compassion, an understanding—a healing they may never have had before.” 

The CRAFT: 

Liz majored in Psychology and has a BA from Davidson College in NC. She continued her education at the International Film and Television Workshops in Rockport , ME.

For her entire professional career, Liz’s passion for writing and producing has engaged her over the past 15 years in projects spanning film, television, video, and publishing. 

Producing for broadcast and commercial clients feeds her appetite for discovering and sharing what she learns in her widely-varied projects, including weekly TV series, live webcasts, satellite series, corporate pieces, news packages, and broadcast specials. 

The WORK: 

Wearing various combinations of hats as producer, editor, and sound recordist, her feature film credits include indie film Death Screams, verite documentary Welcome to Anatevka, PBS candidate Four Square Miles, and Lipstick and Dynamite: the First Ladies of Wrestling, an internationally acclaimed documentary. 

Clients include: Showtime, Speed Channel, Coca-Cola, Cancer Talk Live, Aflac, The Weather Channel, WB-Atlanta, and Georgia Power. 

In addition, she is an award-winning writer, who has written two e-books, ghostwritten two books, and published three books of her own: Making Independent Films: Advice from the Filmmakers, Documentary Filmmakers Speak, and Maximize Your Values—They Count in Everything You Do.

ALLEN ROSEN

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The ART: 

“We have many holocausts still happening—and the memory of one of the worst crimes against mankind in history during WWII can help us respond to what is happening today." 

The CRAFT: 

Allen has Bachelor of Fine Arts in Motion Picture Production and Professional Photography – Brooks Institute of Photography, Santa Barbara, CA 

He is a member of National Press Photographers Association, and I.A.T.S.E. Local 820.

He has earned numerous Regional Emmy’s including 2 Individual Achievement Awards for Field Camera and over a dozen Program Emmy’s for shows with D.P. credit.
First Place National Golden Reel from Media Communications Association International for “Maple Spring Gardens” documentary shot for Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group in 2004.
Three time National Press Photographer Association regional cameraman of the year. 
Other awards include Cine Golden Eagles, and numerous awards from the Pittsburgh Press Club and other trade organizations.

The WORK:

Director of Photography/Videographer on EPK shoots for many films including “The Fighting Temptations”, “Big Fish”, “Road Trip”, “The General’s Daughter”, and “The Legend of Bagger Vance”.

Broadcast photography credits include HBO Real Sports, The Weather Channel, Lifetime “Intimate Portrait”, The Learning Channel, ESPN, National Geographic Channel, ABC, Fox Sports, MTV, CNN, Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, Rosie O’Donnell Show, Oprah Winfrey, McNeil Lehrer News Hour, Guinness Book of World Records, Home and Garden Television, and Extra
STEPHEN OSTRANDER Back to Top

The ART:

I love a good story. Whether it's based on an actual event, or made up within the imagination, a good story is something everyone can relate to.  It can inspire us. Challenge us. Makes us think. Encourage us to better ourselves. Sometimes we laugh as we watch the details unfold before us.  Sometimes cry. Sometimes both. Our goal is that A Period of Consequences will lead you to experience all of these.

The CRAFT:

Stephen has an undergraduate degree in Communications/Journalism from Kennesaw State University.

For the past 15 years, Stephen Ostrander has worked in the film/video industry, managing projects including: budgeting, collecting and reconciling all project resources. Projects include: television commercials, promos, and station Ids. Ostrander has also worked with long format including feature films and documentaries. 

Although his stronger traits include being responsible, organized, detailed and determined, he prefers to be thought of foremost as a person with character and integrity.

The WORK:

Ostrander worked for Turner Studios for six years as a Production Manager.  Before Turner, he was employed at Crawford as a Studio and Project Manager.  Budgets ranged from $20k to $400k (post production not included).

Credits include: Pioneer, Seiko, Band Aid, Coke, Sonic, McDonalds, Bob Evans, Target, Karastan, Toyota, Burdines, Kitchen Aid, National Geographic, Weather Channel, Fox Sports, and all of the Time Warner networks (TBS, TNT, CNN, Cartoon Network).