The Filmmakers

Joe Tropea is a Baltimore-based historian, writer, editor, and filmmaker. He has been working in film for over a decade and has written and edited at several alt weeklies and the Maryland Historical Society. In May 2008, Baltimore's City Paper published his feature, "Hit and Stay: The Catonsville Nine and Baltimore Four Actions Revisited," which in part reflects the five years he's spent researching the anti-war movement. Tropea earned a Bachelor of Arts in History and a Master of Arts in Public History from University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

Skizz Cyzyk is a Baltimore based writer, musician, former radio disc jockey, and award-winning filmmaker. Since 1983, he has completed more than 50 short films & videos including the documentary, Little Castles: A Formstone Phenomenon (1997), the animated shorts, "Four Films In Five Minutes" (1992) and "Manager's Corner" (2004), plus music videos for Beach House, Young Fresh Fellows, and many others. He founded and ran the underground film festival, MicroCineFest (1997-2006); served as Programming Manager for the Maryland Film Festival (2000-2009); was a technical supervisor and projectionist for the Atlanta Film Festival (1998-2006); serves on the advisory board, jury, and technical crew at Utah's Slamdance Film Festival (1997-present); serves on the advisory board and jury at Alabama's Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival (1999-present); and is an annual juror for Tennessee's IndieMemphis Film Festival. He also serves on the Board of Directors for Maryland Lawyers for the Arts. Cyzyk earned a Bachelor of Sciences degree from Towson University, majoring in Mass Communications, with concentrations on film/video/audio production, radio, and film history/theory/criticism.