Writer / Producer / Director

Amy Sewell
Amy Sewell is the creator/writer/producer of Paramount’s 2005 crowd-pleasing documentary, Mad Hot Ballroom.  what’s your point, honey? is her directorial debut.  On the doc’s trail is a soon-to-be published book, She's Out There! The Next Generation of Presidential Candidates, presenting a "doc in book form" to a mass audience.  Her first published book, The Mad Hot Adventures of an Unlikely Documentary Filmmaker (Hyperion 2007), provides an introductory "how-to" of documentary filmmaking while painting a narrative picture of the making of Mad Hot Ballroom. She is the founder/director of a nonprofit organization (Give It Up for the ARTS!), with the primary goal of helping kids get exposed to the arts.  She is a graduate of the University of Michigan, has an MBA. and formerly worked in the publishing arena. 

Susan Toffler
Susan Toffler has over 15 years of experience producing short films, music videos, commercials (Coca-Cola, American Express, Visa, Budweiser, Nike, Reebok, Pepsi, AT&T), and a feature-length film, The Cost of Living (1997), that won Best Picture and Best Actress awards from the American Film Institute International Film Festival, and Best First Feature award from the Long Island Film Festival.  what’s your point, honey? is her directorial debut.  She has also served as consultant/advisor for ActNow!, an organization that provides filmmaking programs for young girls. She has a BA in Journalism from George Washington University.  

Director of Photography

Claudia Raschke-Robinson
Award-winning cinematographer Claudia Raschke-Robinson has photographed independent feature films and documentaries for over 15 years. She is best known for her smooth hand-held camera work and natural lighting style.  Notable documentaries include Mad Hot Ballroom (2005), and additional DP on: Oscar-nominated My Architect (2004), Fiddlefest, and Sister Rose's Passion.  Indie features include Kiss Me Guido, No Way Home and Last Good Time.

Editor

Jane Pia Abramowitz
Jane Abramowitz’ latest award-winning films include The Itty Bitty Titty Committee (2006-7), Evergreen (2004), Virgin (2002) and Chutney Popcorn (2000).  Other credits include television, The Iconoclast Series, and documentary films including Faces of Change (2005) and Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism (2004), various film shorts and involvement with the Sundance Institute, The New York State Counsel on the Arts, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Office of Film and Television.  She is a graduate of Smith College (BA 1988) and the University of Florence (1985-86) and the International Honors Program in Film Studies/Harvard University (1986-87).