ERIC BOMBA-IRE
(WRITER / DIRECTOR)
Eric always knew he wanted to be involved in movies. He aspired to be an actor, but it was while acting in a play in high school that Eric discovered that he enjoyed being on the other side of the stage.

After graduating from high school, Eric went on to earn a baccalaureate in Art, Literature and Philosophy.

Moving to the United States from France, Eric graduated with a degree in film/video production from the Art Institute of Atlanta, and has since gained over five years of experience in the Atlanta film and video industry.

In 1998, Eric formed his own production company, PlatoVision Pictures. Under the PlatoVision banner, Eric has served as producer, DP and editor for several productions, including the features Invisible Kitchen, Tragic Flaws, Stragglers and the local TV series "Witch Hunters Extraordinaire".

Other credits include, the shorts No Clue, where he assumed the positions of producer, director of photography and editor; Burnt Sienna which recently wrapped production; Amora: The Inquisition, in post-production; and two shorts for the 48 Hour Film Project, The Final Play, in which he was also part of the cast which won the Best Acting award for Atlanta, and Exclusive.

MARTIN KELLEY
(PRODUCER)
Martin has a diverse background in independent film. After graduation from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, he started two independent record labels and worked as a music journalist before writing screenplays and making films. In 1997, Martin started working in independent films as the music supervisor for The Unreliable Narrator, an award winning film. He has acted in several independent films and contributed music to several others as well.

Soon after writing his first screenplay, Martin became an original founder and the co-president of the Atlanta Screenwriters Group, which is one of the largest screenwriter organizations in the Southeast. The Atlanta Screenwriters Group has grown from 5 members to well over 200 participants in five years. The group not only holds bi-weekly screenplay workshops, but they sponsor panels and screenings in the Atlanta area.

As a screenwriter, Martin has written screenplays that are in various states of production for several producers including GDS FilmWorks (Jinn), Mischief Films (Open Season), and Troy Ashford Films (Black Silver). Another script that he wrote for Kingpin Production, Vicious, was recently released nationwide through M.T.I. Home Entertainment.

Martin stepped into directing finally in 2001 and his short film, Boy@nt!, was selected for the 25th Annual Atlanta Film and Video Festival. Martin went on to direct the HD feature Behind The Nine from a script that he co-wrote.

Finally, Martin has produced several short films in the last year since completing his first feature.

CEDRIC BRADLEY
(PRODUCER)
A chef by profession, Cedric has always had a burning passion for filmmaking. During his college years in Austin, Texas, he thought about pursuing a minor in mass communications in hopes to understand Motion Pictures.

After graduation with a degree in Hotel/Restaurant Management, he moved to Atlanta to attend culinary school at the Art Institute of Atlanta. There he was once again exposed to aspiring filmmakers.

Cedric's dream of being involved in filmmaking finally came true years later when he met fellow graduates of Art Institute, Dave R. Watkins and Eric Bomba-Ire, with a screenplay that he wrote. Cedric ended up co-writing, co-producing and directing the feature Invisible Kitchen as well several shorts, in which he also acted.

Lately he has been shooting the primary episodes for his cooking show "Urban Flavor.

JASON JAMES
(EXECUTIVE PRODUCER)
Jason is fairly new to the Atlanta film scene. He became introduced to the Atlanta Screenwriters Group through its co-president Michael D Friedman. The group was a perfect environment for him to meet local filmmakers and more importantly, sparked Jason's interest to the Atlanta film scene.

Through the past years Jason worked as an all-around gopher in several projects by PlatoVision and the Cougars Film Group. He has served as boom operator, still photographer, taxi driver, bartender, or the guy who picks up the check.

Jason's most memorable and award worthy roles include "Guy in Audience" and "Guy walking in the Background" in PlatoVision and Cougars 2002 and 2003 entries in the Atlanta 48 Hour Film Project.

Now, given the opportunity, Jason embraced Spleen to become the executive producer.

MUTA'ALI MUHAMMAD
(DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY)
Muta'Ali began his filmmaking career with stop motion animation in 1993. His animated shorts include a peace called Caesar and a cinematic interpretation of the famous novel "Farenheight 451"

He created his first short film, entitled The Bad Guy, in 1998 at the New York Film Academy. His first musical short was also completed that year.

The following year, he completed work on his first feature length screenplay entitled "Suburban". Since then he has earned his membership to the Writers Guild of America and completed a re-write of "Purlie's Summer", a feature length movie set to be in production in the spring of 2004 and executive produced by Spike Lee.

Muta'Ali specialized in Interactive Narratives during his studies at the Georgia Institute of Technology and focused his master's thesis on interactive feature length movies. His work at IBM Research focused on the interactive capabilities of a video technology called MPEG-4, which may bring us interactive television.

He has produced and directed his first feature, Amora: The Inquisition, which is currently in post production; on which he worked with director of photography, Eric Bomba-Ire. Through Eric, Muta'Ali was presented the opportunity to be one of the Executive Producer of the short Burnt Sienna.

Muta'Ali acted and was the assistant cameraman for Exclusive, a short submitted as part of the annual 48 Hour Film Project. In addition, he has directed a music video for an Atlanta based rock band Firehazard, for recording company Music's Power, Inc.

DAVE R. WATKINS
(EDITOR)
Dave has been a movie buff as far back as he can remember. He began experimenting making amateur movies in high school and continued his passion for motion pictures at the Art institute of Atlanta where he graduated with a degree in a video production.

While at the Art institute, he teamed up with Eric Bomba-Ire, fellow graduate, to form the independent production company PlatoVision Pictures.

Since then, Dave wrote, produced and directed his first feature Tragic flaws, and co-wrote, co-produced, co-edited as well as assuming the position of assistant director in the restaurant movie Invisible Kitchen.

In addition, he wrote, produced, directed and co-edited the TV series, "Witch Hunters Extraordinaire." The primary episodes of the series aired originally on People TV.

He also worked two years in a row on the 48 Hour Film Project submitting the shorts, The Final Play, as writer, director and actor, and Exclusive, as writer and actor.

Stragglers, Dave's second feature as writer & director was completed earlier this year.

BERNIE MILLER
(ART DIRECTOR / STILL PHOTOGRAPHER)
Bernard Miller is a photographer. He also teaches and coaches high school basketball. Bernie has a long passion for art in general and was pleased to be given the opportunity to work on Spleen.

He has lived in the wilds of Indiana, Mississippi and Germany. He has been published in a number of weekly newspapers that no one has ever heard of, and won a couple of press association awards for pictures.

Spleen marks Bernie's first step in the film industry.

More of Bernie's work can be seen at www.presquevu.com.