Festival Committee
Herman Snell, director
Nina Parikh, associate director
Thabi Moyo, festival coordinator
Diala Chaney, hospitality coordinator
Laura Distefano, merchandise cooridnator
Ryanne Duffie, volunteer coordinator
Cheree Franco, marketing/pr coordinator
Daniel Guaqueta , music co-coordinator
Clay Hardwick, web manager/graphic design intern
Ed Inman, print traffic coordinator
Amy Kraus, festival historian
Monte Kraus, festival art director
Jason Marlow, graphic design
Chaney Nichols, music coordinator
Leah Nichols,party/reception coordinator
Phillip Scarborough, equipment coordinator
Emily Simmons, hospitality co-coordinator
Greg Smith, society liason
Robert Traub, screening coordinator
Louia Whitfield-Smith,workshop/panel coordinator
Chris Williams, transportation coordinator
Deborah Wright, judging/awards coordinator
Board of Directors
Todd Stauffer, President
Anita Modak-Truran, Immediate Past President & Co-
Founder
Dr. George Bey, III, Vice-President
Beth Batton, Board Director
Nan Beaumont, Chair of Education Committee
Diala Chaney - Co-Chair of Membership
Jan Cooper, Co-Chair of Fundraising Committee
Sid Davis, Treasurer
James Graves, Board Director
Ed Inman, Board Director & Co-Founder
Monte Kraus, Co-Founder & Art Director
Jason Marlow, Board Director
David McCarty, Secretary
Chaney Nichols, Board Director
Ammi Nunnelee, Chair of Membership Committee
Greg Smith - Chair of Year Round Programming
Committee
Herman Snell, Director of the Crossroads Film Festival
Ferrell Tadlock, Board Director & Co-Founder
Grace Tate, Board Director
Philip Scarborough, Director of Technology
Advisory Board & others
Kathleen Fitzpatrick
Karen Gilder, Past President
David Hughes
Stuart Irby
Jean Kelly
Marc Leffler
Jeanne Luckett
Lorena Manriquez, Past President
Darryl Moses, Mississippi Public Broadcasting Liaison
Thabi Moyo, Crossroads Coordinator
Nina Parikh, Co-Founder, Mississippi Film Office Liaison
Francine Reynolds
Cynthia Wall
Awards
Best Feature Narrative
Best Feature Documentary
Best Short Narrative
Best Short Documentary
Best Student
Youth Award of Encouragement
Best Animation
Best Experimental
Best MusicVideo
The Ruma for most promising Mississippi filmmaker
Director's Choice Award
Audience Award
Judges
Screeners
Volunteers
· Patricia
Anderson
· Jessica Bolten
· Billy Brooks
· Debbie Bryant
· Isaiah Castilla
· Cindy Clegg
· Shawna
Dalrymple
· Amy
Davenport
· Parker Dixon
· Ellen Donati
· Colleen
Freeman
· Ragan Freitag
· Joy Garretson
· Deja Gray
· Carlee Hill
· Andrew
Holmes
· Andrew Hood
· Sage Hooey
· Diandra Hosey
· Ben Johnson
· Daniel Johnson
· Sherry
Johnson
· Maureen
Kampman
· Shaun Kelly
· Michael
Kennedy
· Misti Landry
· Liem Logue
· Amos Maley
· Sue-anna
Maley
· Lauren
Michaud
· Chris Myers
· Liz Oliveira
· Kat Pantazis
· Charles Paul
· Tarra Riggs
· Timothy Riggs
· Catherine
Schmidt
· Savina
Schoenhofer
· Julie Skipper
· Colleen Smith
· Dan Smith
· Jeremy
Smitherman
· Amy Strickland
· Jimmy Taylor
· Greg
Williamson
· Miranda
Andrews
· Jen Barker
· Maggie Bass
· Carlos Beltran
· Shaun Belway
· Walter Biggins
· Gavin Blake
· Janis Boersma
· Dexter
Branscome
· Harry Carr
· Diala Chaney
· Jennifer Diaz
· Laura
DiStefano
· Lucian Dixon
· Cheree Franco
· Daniel
Guaqueta
· Meredith
Hairston
· Larissa Hale
· Clay Hardwick
· Anthony
Harper
· Sage Hooey
· Afeef Husni
· David Hutson
· Laurel Isbister
· Amy Kraus
· Monte Kraus
· Cootie
Levanway
· Janet McLeran-
Porter
· Sam Morris
· Thabi Moyo
· Warren Porter
· Philip
Scarborough
· Greg Smith
· Herman Snell
· Greg Thyssen
· Robert Traub
· Clyde Watkins
· Sam Watson
· Carolina
Whitfield-Smith
· Louisa
Whitfield-Smith
· Deborah
Wright
· Vincent Wright
Filmmakers in Attendance:
Special Thanks
· Joey Lauren
Adams
· Natalie Asker
· Graham
Ballow
· Jimbo Barnett
· Danny
Blaylock
· Danny
Bourque
· Tony Caldwell
· Lance Cooper
· Jonathan
Cowperthwait
· Dayton
Douglass
· Daniel Dzula
· Curtis Everitt
· Dave Finleyson
· Zachary Gans
· Zack Godshall
· April Grayson
· Andy Harper
· Sarah Hendler
· Joseph Hicks
· Griffin Hood
· Julia Huskey
· Barlow Jacobs
· Richard
Marshall
· John Maxwell
· David
Matthews
· Scott Dixon
McDowell
· Steve Mims
· Michael
Modak-Turan
· Tom McPhee
· Chris Moore
· Emily Myers
· Matt Myers
· Jim Pasternak
· Kathilynn
Phillips
· Murray
Robinson
· Jason Sandri
· Aaron Sawyer
· Laura Schrock
· Josh Siegel
· Will Slocombe
· Kenneth Stiggers
· Samantha
Smith
· Jarratt Taylor
· Jay Thompson
· Michael Usry
· Joe York
· Jim Davis
· Sarah
Diamond
· Michael Dixon
· Les Edwards
· Michelle
Emanuel
· Bill Fitzhugh
· Hudson
Hickman
· John Johnston
· Michael
Kaczkowski
· William
Lowery
· Jennifer Ogden
· David Orr
· Mark
Shilstone
· Emily
Trenholm
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Charly Abraham
Chris Alford
Stephen Barnette
Beth Batton
Betty Black
The Blackwell Family
Stan Booth
Domini Bradford
Eddie Brown
Ezra Brown
Dama Chasle
Sarah Diamond
David Dinkins
Digital Imaging
Gene Edwards
Les Edwards
Michelle Emanuel
Ward Emling
Nathan Glenn
JoAnn Gordon
Byron Gray
Chandler Griffin
Hot 97.7
Hudson Hickman
Joyce A. Hill, Esq.
Gary Hilton
Jackson State University
Daniel Johnson
Hal "Corky" Kessler
The Kraus House
Donna Ladd and everyone
at the Jackson Free Press
John Lawrence
Jackie Lee
Jerel Levanway
Scott Lumpkin
Amos Maley
Janet Martin
Mississippi Film and Video
Alliance
Mississippi Public
Broadcasting staff
Monk
Darryl Moses
New Stage Theatre
Joy Parikh
Mike Peters
Peters Real Estate
Joseph Powell
Tom Ramsey
Francine Reynolds
Sam Riden
Ann Robertson
Seven Studioz
Josh Schooler
Chris Stompolos
Francine Thomas Reynolds
Shawn Watword
Malcolm White
Judy Wiener
Eric Zala
AND to all the members,
sponsors, volunteers for
their continued year round
support of Crossroads.
Thank you.
