F-OLD | MAX DAGAN

meet the filmmakers

Terre Weisman

Writer, Director, Producer

With past pursuits in comedy and music, Terre Weisman found his passion when a movie idea led him to purchase a typewriter and Syd Field’s The Foundation of Screenwriting. To date, Weisman has written dozens of screenplays, spec and original sitcoms, two novels, and directed numerous corporate videos. He sat on the board of a local theater and performance group, hosted his own comedy night in Southern New Hampshire, and under his Creative Balance Films banner, wrote, produced, and directed three original feature films, including Developing Sheldon, which won Best Feature at the New Hampshire Film Festival in 2003, The A-Plate, which won the Indie Spirit Recognition Award at the Boston International Film Festival in 2012, and Max Dagan being his latest creative feat. Weisman has two boys and is living the dream with the love of his life in New Hampshire.

RAFI JACOBS

Producer

Rafi Jacobs is a filmmaker and experimental video artist based in Los Angeles, CA. He draws on tableaux and documentary conventions while investigating the subversion of socially normative behavior like drug addiction, the abject, and deconstructing the archetype of masculinity as it pertains to class, religion, and family.

Stephen Mastrocola

Producer

After attending film school at Chapman University, Stephen began his career in entertainment working on the Entourage movie and HBO’s Ballers. After several years working as a screenwriter, selling projects to Blackpills and Fullscreen, and others through his reps at ICM Partners and Writ Large, Stephen pivoted to producing and co-founded Static Films in 2021, independently producing five features and several shorts in their first two. His physical production experience led him to take a position as an Executive Producer at Buffalo 8 in 2023, managing their slate of independent projects to provide guidance and support on finance, physical production, and sales to independent filmmakers.

Liana Montemayor

Producer

Barry Katz is an Emmy and Grammy nominated TV-film-record producer, talent manager, and podcast host. He is universally known for representing iconic artists like Louie Anderson, Hasan Minhaj, and Mike Epps, giving the first quality stage time in New York City and Boston to future stars like Kevin Hart, Ed Helms, Sarah Silverman, Denis Leary, and the late Patrice O'Neal, as well as helping launch the careers of some of the most extraordinary comedy artists in the business-including Dave Chappelle, Louie CK, Bill Burr, Marc Maron, Whitney Cummings, Dane Cook, and Tracy Morgan. Throughout his career, Katz has sold 37 out of 38 stand-up comedy specials he produced and has brokered an unprecedented 100 TV development deals, created 3 television shows, and executive produced over 50 different specials, documentaries, reality shows, and scripted series, including 7 seasons of the Emmy-nominated NBC series Last Comic Standing.

barry Katz

Producer

Barry Katz is an Emmy and Grammy nominated TV-film-record producer, talent manager, and podcast host. He is universally known for representing iconic artists like Louie Anderson, Hasan Minhaj, and Mike Epps, giving the first quality stage time in New York City and Boston to future stars like Kevin Hart, Ed Helms, Sarah Silverman, Denis Leary, and the late Patrice O'Neal, as well as helping launch the careers of some of the most extraordinary comedy artists in the business-including Dave Chappelle, Louie CK, Bill Burr, Marc Maron, Whitney Cummings, Dane Cook, and Tracy Morgan. Throughout his career, Katz has sold 37 out of 38 stand-up comedy specials he produced and has brokered an unprecedented 100 TV development deals, created 3 television shows, and executive produced over 50 different specials, documentaries, reality shows, and scripted series, including 7 seasons of the Emmy-nominated NBC series Last Comic Standing.

Tim Banks

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Tim Banks is recognized for lensing multiple independent feature films as well as amassing an impressive body of commercial and promotional content for major brands such as Philips Hue, and studios, including Peacock’s new series Ted, created by Family Guy’s Seth MacFarlane, and Apples Never Fall, starring Annette Bening. Each project is a testament to his ability to blend technical prowess with artistic vision, consistently creating visually compelling and emotionally engaging stories.

Tom Wyman

Production Designer

Tim Banks is recognized for lensing multiple independent feature films as well as amassing an impressive body of commercial and promotional content for major brands such as Philips Hue, and studios, including Peacock’s new series Ted, created by Family Guy’s Seth MacFarlane, and Apples Never Fall, starring Annette Bening. Each project is a testament to his ability to blend technical prowess with artistic vision, consistently creating visually compelling and emotionally engaging stories.

Luka Stojcic

Editor

Tim Banks is recognized for lensing multiple independent feature films as well as amassing an impressive body of commercial and promotional content for major brands such as Philips Hue, and studios, including Peacock’s new series Ted, created by Family Guy’s Seth MacFarlane, and Apples Never Fall, starring Annette Bening. Each project is a testament to his ability to blend technical prowess with artistic vision, consistently creating visually compelling and emotionally engaging stories.

Mark Baechle

Composer

Tim Banks is recognized for lensing multiple independent feature films as well as amassing an impressive body of commercial and promotional content for major brands such as Philips Hue, and studios, including Peacock’s new series Ted, created by Family Guy’s Seth MacFarlane, and Apples Never Fall, starring Annette Bening. Each project is a testament to his ability to blend technical prowess with artistic vision, consistently creating visually compelling and emotionally engaging stories.

Static Films

Composed of producers Rafi Jacobs, Stephen Mastrocola, and Liana Montemayor, Static Films is a full-service boutique production company realizing artistic visions. Focusing on talent-driven material, Static provides the necessary resources and support throughout every step of the filmmaking process. Producing four features in its first year alone, spanning comedy to psychological thriller, the team continues proving what can be accomplished through ingenuity, grit, and resolve. The team has showcased such talents as Harvey Guillén (What We Do in the Shadows), Michael Vlamis (Roswell, NM), Aurora Perrineau (Westworld), Michael Madsen (Reservoir Dogs), Rob Morrow (Northern Exposure), Zachary Gordon (Diary of a Wimpy Kid), Chandler Riggs (The Walking Dead), Samantha Isler (Captain Fantastic) and, most recently Hamish Linklater (Midnight Mass) and John Carroll Lynch (Fargo).

Creative Balance Films

Our company, Creative Balance Films LLC, is an expression of the very ideals I believe in, which is, within every creative endeavor, there needs to be a creative balance of talent. Realistically, reaching success in any creative field is not without collaboration. With the inception of Creative Balance Films, I have been able to align myself with many wonderful and creative “above” and “below” the line talent and have been able to bring together a “team of professionals” on which to rely.

BARRY KATZ ENTERTAINMENT

Barry Katz is a television and film producer, talent manager, and founder of the Boston Comedy Club. Barry started performing stand-up comedy in the 1980s, but quickly discovered that management was his calling. He went on to launch the careers of industry giants like Dave Chapelle, Tracy Morgan, Wanda Sykes, and Jeff Ross. He has since been the host of the Industry Standard podcast where he interviews successful figures in the entertainment industry. Soon he will launch the Blueprint for Success, a comprehensive educational experience for anyone looking to build a career in the comedy business.

meet the filmmakers

Static Films

Creative Balance Films

BARRY KATZ ENTERTAINMENT

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