Modern Craft Crew Biographies

Director Bio:

Jessica has always had an interest in film and what goes on not only in front of the camera, but especially behind it. While editing is one of her talents and favorite thing to do, she also has an interest in various sound concepts. This interest led her to work on Feast Coast (2015) as a sound designer and The Delivery (2015) as a sound mixer. Feast Coast was accepted into several festivals, including Reel Teal, LA Cinefest, and Golden Sun. Jess was also Programming Assistant/Video Race Co-Coordinator for the Visions6 Film Festival and Conference. This fall she is directing the film Something Wiccan Comes and was the Online Media Content Producer for Working Narratives this past summer. Film Matters is also publishing four of Jessica’s items to include in their upcoming December issue for 2016. Jess aspires to one day become either a full-time editor or sound designer for a television series, in particular Supernatural since it shows no signs of ever ending…which she’s okay with.

Producer Bio:

Devon Freeman is the producer for Modern Craft. As a producer, she hopes to specialize in traveling documentaries as well as pursue careers in both film and theatre. Devon worked on short films Take Care (2015) and Wrath of Calvin Michaels (2015), produced the narrative short Complimentary Breakfast (2016), and directed the documentary short, Working Art (2015). Through her filmmaking, she hopes to inspire change and draw awareness to global issues. Her dream is to one day see the world while filming and writing about her experiences. Her passions include writing, playing her ukulele, and making lists.

Director of Photography Bio:

Jordan Anderson, the Director of Photography for Modern Craft, is a Film Studies senior at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. She is an active member of the Flicker Film Society, the Art Director of  UNCW’s 2016 International Reel Teal Film Festival,  and has participated in various film projects during her time at the university. These projects include The Delivery (2015), Father (2016), and The Aftermath (2015), which was an official selection of the Reel Teal Film Festival.

Sound Designer Bio:

The sound designer for the Modern Craft, Alan Keathley comes from Mount Olive, North Carolina, the Pickle Capital of the United States.  The son of a teacher and a trucker growing up in the early 2000s, he spent much of his time harshly judging THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION because it was on television all the Goddang time.  Currently pursuing his Bachelor’s degree in Film Studies at UNCW, he fancies himself a writer, actor, and sound designer of reasonable skill.  He is currently working on several scripts, PAIR OF EYES LOST, a comedy about broken glasses in post-nuclear America, DIAMOND IN THE SKY, and ONCE RETURNED, the story of a woman who's supposed-dead husband returns from the forest a changed man.  He has previously acted in DRUNK FICTION, and several other projects that haven’t been detailed on his IMDb page yet.  Alan is 22 and living in Wilmington, NC.