Walt Mancing. photo by Joan Mancing

Walt Mancing: Writer/Producer/Director/Actor

Walt Mancing was born and raised in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from the School of Arts & Sciences. He then attended Law School at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana.

Walt practiced copyright and entertainment litigation in Los Angeles before joining Silvercreek Pictures, PLC, a British Independent Film company, where he worked as a creative development executive and writer. When a family emergency brought Walt back to Pennsylvania in 2003, Walt entered his family business as a private wealth manager in Beaver, Pennsylvania. Still passionate about the art and business of film, Walt decided to self-finance (through his film production company HammerSpace) and shoot an independent film in the Pittsburgh area. American Macho Buddha is his producing and directing debut.


Doug Suttenfield, on the set of American Macho Buddha, suffering from multiple versions of the flu. photo by Jamie Suttenfield

Douglas Suttenfield: Lead Actor

Douglas Suttenfield was born in Memphis, Tennessee and raised in Mt. Holly, North Carolina. He attended Central Piedmont Community College where he took courses in play production and acting for the camera. He performed in musicals and plays with the Central Piedmont Community Theatre. He also studied tap, jazz, and ballet with the McConnel School of Dance.

In 1999 he followed his dream of movie-making and headed west to Los Angeles, where he continued to work on his craft at the Howard Fine Acting Studio and with Silvana Gallardo. Douglas worked on several film and television shows during his four year stint in LA. During a trip home in 2002, he met his wife, Jamie Daniels, at an audition in Charlotte, North Carolina, and they married in 2005.

Douglas and his wife Jamie currently reside in Asheville, North Carolina where Douglas is a project manager. Still following his dream, he was offered the lead role in American Macho Buddha, an independent film shot in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The film wrapped at the end of May, 2008.

People (in alphabetical order)

Production

Writing

Performance

Camera/Sound/Production

Jamie Suttenfield
Continuity/ Slate/ Script Supervisor

Bill Waddell

Additional Photography; Video Operator

Brenden Gallagher
Grip

Christopher Ripper
Sound Mixer

Erik Hinton
Assistant Camera

John Zielinski
Cinematographer/DP; Key Grip

Lauren Massih
Grip

Mike Papp
Grip; Cableman

Phil Hahn
Gaffer; Grip

Ryan Ben
Grip

Art Department

Lauren Massih
Makeup Artist

Lauren Merlino
Makeup Artist

Ziggy
Hairstylist

Specialized
Jesse Lechok
Special Effects

Post Production

Christopher Ripper
Sound Editor

Dave Koser
Picture Editor

Music
J.C. Carter