THE FILMMAKERS
FEATURED ARTISTS
Aggracyst
Johnny Dangerous
Deadlee
Deep Dickollective
Dutchboy
Tori Fixx
Tina G
God-Des
J.B. Rap
JenRO
Juba Kalamka
Katastrophe
Money
Mister Maker
Paradigm
QBoy
Scream Club
soce the elemental wizard
Marcus Rene Van
Tim'm T. West
Matt Wobensmith
directed by
Alex Hinton
edited by
Alan Skinner / Alex Hinton
produced by
Alan Skinner
producer
Andy Wombwell
executive producers
Stephen Nemeth / Charles Solomon
cinematography
Alex Hinton
associate producer / second camera
Bret Berg
NYC additional camera
Brian Patchett / Hillary Kolos
Alan Skinner
SF / Oakland additional camera
Dirk Neely / Andy Wombwell
Alan Skinner
LA additional camera
Dirk Neely / Andy Wombwell
Alan Skinner
sound re-recording
Scott Rader at Rader Ranch
enhanced with
Filmlook and da vinci 2k
colorist
Allen Kelly
title design
Kevin Egeland
Pick Up The Mic marks Alex Hinton's directorial feature debut, and is the culmination of his three years documenting queer hip-hop artists throughout the U.S. Hinton along with Andy Wombwell are screenwriters and most recently worked on “General Hospital: Night Shift.” In 2004, Hinton produced the feature-length Stame The Batch DVD for musical group Gravy Train!!!! His short films The Perfect Shade and I Woke Up! played at numerous festivals in San Francisco, L.A., New York, Chicago, and London.
Pick Up The Mic is the first feature produced by Alan Skinner, a fifteen-year veteran of television production and marketing, who also co-edited the film. Skinner's skills have been seen in hundreds of programs the world over, including Highlander, Tales From the Crypt, and the dark documentary series Curious World. He also served as pageant producer for Fox Television's The Swan.
Alan Skinner / Producer
Alex Hinton / Director
Andy Wombwell former Director of Development for Rhino Films, where he served as co-producer on What We Do Is Secret, the feature film about seminal L.A. punk band The Germs. He is also screenwriting partners with Alex Hinton, with whom he co-founded and runs the independent record label Retard Disco.
Andy Wombwell / Producer
Bret Berg worked as second camera and associate producer on the film. He co-edited the 2001 documentary Friends Forever. Berg founded the non-profit group Queer Youth TV where Pick Up The Mic started as a 5-minute short. He is now a programmer for Cinefamily in Los Angeles, and plays bass in the group Anavan.
Bret Berg / Assoc. Producer
50+ Festival Screenings Worldwide
TORONTO LONDON SYDNEY
SXSW BOSTON CHICAGO
LOS ANGELES NEW YORK
SAN FRANCISCO
