Brad Stabio: Co-director/Co-producer/Editor

Brad was born in Montana and moved to Denver at the age of eight. While majoring in film production and critical studies at the University of Colorado, Brad won the Goldfarb Award for Best Film two semesters in a row. After college he worked for various post-production houses as an editor until starting his own company, Stabio Productions, in 2000. Since then he has worked as a cameraman, editor and director on various short films and documentaries, in addition to producing videos for television and corporate clients. In 2003 he teamed up with friend Jeff Kosloski to form Cinema Geeks Productions, and Hempmento is their second project. Their first was the hilarious mocumentary Hot Coffee: A Week With Fuquem & Howe, produced for the Denver Advertising Federation's 2004 ADDY Awards.

Jeff Kosloski: "Kyle"; Co-director/Co-producer/Co-writer

Jeff's acting career officially began in 1978 when, at the age of nine, he secured a role in his elementary school's fourth-grade production of Stone Soup. The performance bug hit him then and never left. He acted in a number of plays throughout high school, performed with a sketch comedy troupe while at Michigan State University, did stand-up comedy, and worked on-air at a radio station all before moving to Denver in 1997. Since relocating to the Mile High City, Jeff's acted in films, commercials and videos, done voiceover work, and directed a number of projects. He's currently an actor, writer and director with the Denver-based comedy troupe Rattlebrain Theater, and is represented by Farrell Talent Management. He's a co-owner of Cinema Geeks Productions with Brad Stabio, and Hempmento is their second project. Their first was the hilarious mocumentary Hot Coffee: A Week With Fuquem & Howe, produced for the Denver Advertising Federation's 2004 ADDY Awards. He's also married with two kids, plays ice hockey, and works full-time at an ad agency. He really needs to get some sleep.

Michael O'Shea: "Dan"; Original Music

Michael studied music education at Metropolitan State College of Denver, and has performed on stage, as an actor, for the last six years. He's been composing music since the sweet age of sixteen, having recently broken into commercial composing for TV and radio commercials. He's performed sketch comedy and improv with Denver's Impulse Theater and Rattlebrain Theater, played the lead in another short film, The Disposal, and has acted in various television commercials and corporate videos. Michael also had a role in Cinema Geeks' Hot Coffee: A Week With Fuquem & Howe. He is represented by Maximum Talent.

Lisa Rosenhagen: "Patty"

Lisa has been acting in film and theatre since the age of 10. She has done numerous commercials in Denver and Phoenix, and also a movie trailer in Los Angles for their series on the Behind-the-Making of Movies. Other recent short films include The Dotted Line and Ambition’s End. She can currently be seen in a recurring role as Diana Westcort in the Denver-based Yahoo soap opera City’s Edge directed by Emmy Award Winning director Bob Berg. On stage, she recently appeared as Kissing Kate Barlow in the Walden Media play adaptation of Holes. She has also performed throughout the Denver Theatre Community with The Bug Theatre, Nomad Theatre, Denver Civic Theatre, OpenStage Theatre and Bas Bleu Theatre. She is represented by Farrell Talent Management.

Dave Shirley: "Russ"

Dave Shirley has been an actor, writer, director, juggler, fire-eater and many other things that have made him very little money. He is currently the co-owner and artistic director of Denver's Rattlebrain Theater. He's acted in countless television commercials and corporate videos, as well as with various sketch comedy and improv troupes in Denver. Hempmento is Dave's second project with Cinema Geeks; he also had a role in Cinema Geeks' Hot Coffee: A Week With Fuquem & Howe. He is represented by Farrell Talent Management. 

Kirk Anderson: "Pizza Guy"; Co-Writer/Production Assistant

Kirk Anderson is one of the founders of Denver's Rattlebrain Theater. He has been an actor and improv performer for 12 years. He writes for Rattlebrain's highly acclaimed shows, where Hempmento began its life as a sketch script (never performed). Kirk began his stage life as a juggler on the streets, performed in a rock band and has a degree in English. He has never smoked pot, but still has short term memory problems. He has been seen in commercials for Dish Network, the Denver Nuggets, and Vehix.com, among others. Hempmento is Kirk's second project with Cinema Geeks; he also had a role in Cinema Geeks' Hot Coffee: A Week With Fuquem & Howe. He is represented by Maximum Talent.

Lowel Pierce: Director of Photography

Lowel Pierce is a Colorado native and has been working in the film and video production industry for over 25 years. With a degree in journalism from Colorado State University he worked as a TV news photographer, head of a film unit in Saudi Arabia, and as a partner in a Denver production company before going freelance in 1986.  His first documentary, What One Child Can Do, was shot in Russia with John Denver and won a CINE Golden Eagle and regional Emmy. Other notable docs lensed by Lowel include Journey to a Hate-Free Millennium, When Parents Can’t Fix It, Blinky, Shattered Lives, and The Case of the Courtroom Legend. Lowel has been the DP on two independent features, Color Blind, and Fifty Bucks, as well as 12 short films. He has also shot segments for TV shows such as “Unsolved Mysteries,” “America’s Most Wanted,” and “The Dr. Phil Show.” He has lensed numerous commercials and corporate videos, and helped shoot concert DVDs for Neil Young, String Cheese Incident and Burrito Deluxe. Lowel also helped shoot Cinema Geeks' first production, the mocumentary Hot Coffee: A Week with Fuquem & Howe.