Sinkhole was ...

written, produced and directed by Paul Schattel
photographed by Steve Agnew
sound recorded by Rebecca MacNeice
art directed by Linda Jean Marlowe
production designed by Pearson Hobart-Beaumari
1st AC-ed by Greg Hudgins
2nd AC-ed by Teresa Villa
script supervised by Virginia Payne
scored by Jason Smith
songed by Richard Buckner
cast by Michael Morbid
1st assistant directed by Bo Bobak
video assisted by Shane Meador
wwf-level production assisted by Dave Cole
production assisted by Chris Stanhope and Jonathan Evans
still photographed and graphic designed by Rob Goerke
location scouted by Beatrice Hunt
production consulted by Thomas Oliver and OliverMedia
quality controlled by Breah Parker
production equipment provided by
Mike Teeters and Eljapa Media
digitally composited by Klein Digital
post audio consulted by Phoenix Post Sound
baddass 1972 chevrolet impala provided by
Aces High Auto Restoration

Paul Schattel
A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Paul has always been interested in the language of storytelling, graduating college with a B.A. in English Literature and Film Studies from the University of Montevallo in rural Alabama. A journalist, video editor, director and producer by trade, Schattel has written novels, countless short stories, and more screenplays than you can shake a stick at. He has also been a finalist for the Sundance Writer's/Director's Workshop for his next 35mm film project, Harvestman. Having made several celebrated short films, his first feature, the digital 78(2000), premiered to great enthusiasm and much raucousness in his adopted hometown of Asheville, North Carolina. An avowed country music addict, Schattel enjoys his son Jacob, his wife Christine, and the ontological phenomenology of empty sunlit rooms, in that order.

Steve Agnew
Steve Agnew and his company, Rock Creek Productions, have been a major force in the Washington, DC film and video scene for over a decade. Working primarily in high-end industrials and government videos, Steve has made a point to inject creative (and often nightmarish) imagery into the heads of our government bureaucrats. Possessing a B.A. in English, Steve is largely a self-taught cinematographer, having forged his distinctive style by helming projects for such clients as The Smithsonian Institute, National Geographic, The BBC, Broderbund, the EPA and others.
Sinkhole is his first feature film.

Linda Jean Marlowe
With nearly two decades of costuming and design to her credit, Sinkhole Art Director Linda Jean Marlowe has worked both regionally and nationally as a seamstress, stylist, art director, production designer and Jill of all trades. One of her most recent projects was Miles Ahead, another Asheville-based feature film where Marlowe's various talents were on display as production designer. Social activist, underdog supporter and Executive Director for the Asheville Mountain Renaissance Adventure Faire, Linda brings a plethora of knowledge, talent and resources to every project with which she’s associated. One of Linda's most enjoyable accomplishments is being a single parent raising her teenaged daughter Holly, who, by the way, had her first speaking part in a film with Sinkhole.

more to come ...