FILMMAKER BIOS

Michael Kenneth Jackson
(Director-Writer-Producer-Cinematographer-Production Designer-Editor)
Michael Kenneth Jackson made his first movie at the age of eleven, using his grandmother’s Bell and Howell double roll 8mm camera. This began a streak that saw him making one movie every summer right through high school. Jackson received his Bachelor of Arts in film from San Francisco State University where his writing was twice chosen by the Department of Cinema’s Screenwriters In Residence program. He has authored the screenplays The Art Life, Devil of a Deal, My Girlfriend Dana, and Rent-A-Zombie. His film work as writer-director-producer includes Secret of the Superheroes, Clown Town, Santa of the Living Dead, The Computer: Wonder of the Future, as well as regional commercials for Columbia Records, Oodle, and Pacific Gas and Electric. Jackson’s filmmaking has been honored by The New York School of Visual Arts, Starlog Press, The Alliance For Community Media, and The San Francisco Bay Area Cable Excellence Awards.

 

Eric Vejby
(Producer-Writer-Actor)
A born extrovert, Eric started his acting career in high school productions of Stalag 13 (Reed) and The Desk Set, and he was awarded both the Bank of America Drama Scholarship and the prestigious title of Hayward High “Class Clown” in 1983. In college, Eric earned awards for improvisation, dramatic interpretation, and performed in garage bands including Chalky Greenboard and the Eraserheads and The Popsimilies. Today, Eric works as a senior marcom professional, bringing more than 20 years of experience to high technology marketing, including corporate and industrial video production. He is currently Web Marketing Manager at JDSU in Milpitas, CA.