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         American Made 
        Synopsis 
        Cast 
        Crew 
        About Story & Production 
        Photos 
        Credits 
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         AMERICAN MADE 
           
          Crew 
        
           
            |   Sharat Raju - Writer / Director 
                Sharat has a Masters of Fine Arts degree through the Directing 
                Fellowship at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. At AFI, 
                he directed six short film projects, four of which he also wrote, 
                including his thesis film "American Made". He was awarded 
                the Richard P. Rogers Award for Excellence in Directing.  
              Sharat graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree 
                in English. He also received national awards as a journalist and 
                editor for the college newspaper. He has worked as a freelance 
                reporter in Chicago, and as a casting assistant in Los Angeles 
                on numerous feature films. 
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            Marcus Cano - Producer 
              After receiving a BA from Brigham Young University in film production 
              and business management, Marcus produced television programming 
              for PBS, and a PSA campaign for the FBI. He then moved to New York 
              to work for the newsmagazine Dateline NBC. Over the past six years 
              he has also produced more than a dozen short films. He recently 
              received his MFA from the American Film Institute in Producing. 
              
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            Matthew Blute - Cinematographer 
              Prior to his acceptance to the American Film Institute Conservatory, 
              Matthew Blute spent 5 years in various roles at Avid Technology. 
              While at Avid, Matthew directed, photographed, and edited numerous 
              personal and professional projects including PSAs, music videos, 
              short dramas, and a documentary about widespread arsenic poisoning 
              in Bangladesh. Following "American Made", Matthew photographed 
              numerous projects for the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute and 
              L.A. rock band, The Misprintz. 
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            Scott Rosenblatt - Editor 
              Scott has been editing short films and projects for over six years. 
              He received his Cinema Studies degree at Illinois State University 
              and took additional courses at Columbia College, Chicago. "The 
              Midnight Show" (1998), a documentary about the "Rocky 
              Horror Picture Show". brought him acclaim at several Chicago 
              film festivals. Scott has successfully edited nine short films at 
              the American Film Institute. He is currently the editor for the 
              AFI thesis film "Moving In," shooting in June 2003. 
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