TEAM
MARY MAZZIO
WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
Mary Mazzio, an award-winning documentary film writer/director, Olympian, and former law firm partner, is Founder and CEO of 50 Eggs, LLC, an independent film production company.
Mary wrote, directed and produced the highly acclaimed award-winning films, TEN9EIGHT ,
Lemonade Stories , Apple Pie , A Hero for Daisy, and we are BlackRock .
TEN9EIGHT was theatrically released in a first-of-its-kind partnership with AMC Theatres (in New York, LA,
Washington DC, Boston, Chicago, Atlanta, Miami and Kansas City), and broadcast on
BET/Viacom in connection with the Gates Foundation initiative “Get Schooled”, which coincided with the release of a companion book to the film from Scholastic and a screening at the
White House Summit hosted by the US Department of Education and the Library of Congress.
New York Times Columnist, Tom Friedman , wrote this about the film: “Obama should arrange for this movie to be shown in every classroom in America. It is the most inspirational, heartwarming film you will ever see.”
A Hero for Daisy was hailed by The New York Times as a “landmark film” and “fantastic” by
Sports Illustrated; “remarkable” by NPR; aired nationwide on ESPN, Oxygen, WGBH, and
WTSN-Canada; was invited to screen at the Smithsonian, and is in thousands of classrooms across the country. Apple Pie aired nationwide on ESPN to critical acclaim, and was called
“illuminating – told with deftness and emotion… priceless” by The New York Times ; “fantastic”-
NPR, and “excellent: - CNN. For more about Mary’s work, please see www.50eggs.com
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LAURIE TISCH
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Laurie M. Tisch is the President of the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, a charitable enterprise that builds on a longstanding commitment to enable more New Yorkers to take advantage of the rich opportunities that the city has to offer. Ms. Tisch is the Chair Emeritus of the Center for Arts
Education (CAE), where she led a multi-million dollar fundraising campaign that resulted in an investment of nearly $40 million in arts education programs in New York City schools. Ms. Tisch is also Chair Emeritus of the Children’s Museum of Manhattan where set its vision and ethos and where she is working with the Board to expand programming and sites throughout New York
City. In addition, Ms. Tisch sits on the Board of Trustees and Executive Committee of the
Whitney Museum of American Art; is Chair of the Development Committee and Vice Chair
Board of Directors, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts; and is Vice Chair of the Board of
Trustees at Teachers College, Columbia University. Ms. Tisch is also a member of the Board of
Directors of the New York Football Giants, the NFL team co-owned by her family. Ms. Tisch is a recognized leader and recipient of many awards for public service.

CHRISTINE VACHON
PRODUCER
One of the most influential producers in the independent film industry, Christine Vachon was behind many of the groundbreaking indie films of the 1990s including Todd Haynes' controversial first feature, Poison , which was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the 1991 Sundance
Film Festival. Since then, she has gone on to produce many acclaimed American independent films including Far From Heaven starring Julianne Moore (and nominated for four Academy
Awards), Boys Don't Cry starring Hilary Swank (Academy Award winner), KIDS , One Hour
Photo starring Robin Williams, Hedwig and the Angry Inch , Happiness starring Philip Seymour
Hoffman, Velvet Goldmine starring Christian Bale, I Shot Andy Warhol , Go Fish , Swoon, I'm Not
There , Gigantic , Cracks , and Cairo Time . Her most recent project is a five-part HBO mini-series adaptation of James M. Cain's 1941 novel, Mildred Pierce , starring Kate Winslet, Melissa Leo and Guy Pearce.
TOM SCOTT
PRODUCER
Tom Scott emerged as an entrepreneur at a young age selling provisions to people stuck in gas lines in the 1970s. When he graduated from Brown, Tom and his college friend created Nantucket
Nectars, turning a kitchen concoction into a multimillion-dollar juice enterprise, which was sold to Cadbury Schweppes in 2002. Switching from "juice guy" to "media guy," Tom began Plum
TV in 2004 with a group of partners and continues to serve as Chairman. Tom also serves as a partner of NaSA Entertainment - founded in 2008. NaSA’s first production, The Neistat
Brothers , was sold to HBO and premiered in 2010. Tom has also executive produced Daddy
Longlegs which was selected to compete at the Cannes Film Festival in May of 2009 and at the
Sundance Film Festival in 2010. Tom serves on the Board of Directors for several companies and is committed to many community organizations including DoSomething. He currently lives in
Connecticut with his wife, Emily, the founder of J.Crew, and their two sons. He is an avid pilot and surfer.
RICHARD KLUG
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Richard Klug is an award-winning cinematographer. In addition to his work for 50 Eggs Films,
( Lemonade Stories , we are BlackRock , and TEN9EIGHT ), Richard has shot commercials for
Gillette, ESPN, Hummer, McDonald’s, Hewlett-Packard, Volkswagen, and Ocean Spray. His work has won Gold awards at the One Show, Communication Arts, the Telly Awards, the
International Film & TV Festival of New York, Boston’s Hatch Awards, Hugo, Cindy and Cine
Golden Eagle festivals, as well as Minneapolis’ The Show. Richard lives in Wellesley,
Massachusetts with his wife, Kate. They have two sons, Nate and Sam.
RICHARD SCHULTZ
STILL PHOTOGRAPHER
Richard Schultz has been shooting professionally for almost 20 years and has worked on various projects all over the world for National Geographic, Time, Sports Illustrated, Vanity Fair,
Fortune, as well as for numerous corporate and advertising clients. He is a recipient of a World
Press Photo Award as well as winning numerous Addy and Communication Arts awards. He currently lives in Barrington, Rhode Island with his wife and two beautiful boys.

www.rschultz.com.
PAUL GATTUSO
EDITOR
Paul has been editing since his Dad threatened he’d have to join the family business if he didn’t get a job soon. So he fled New Jersey for Emerson College, where he found a love for crafting a story from raw footage and big ideas. Paul began his career working for various post houses in
Boston and NYC, editing commercials, music videos and cable shows. He opened Paul’s Place
Editorial in 1993, and quickly gained a reputation for being an expert craftsman by working on national and local advertising campaigns, documentaries and new media projects with clients such as Volkswagen, Nikon and Comcast. His work has earned Paul Hatch Awards, Telly
Awards as well as many sleepless nights. www.paulsplaceedit.com.
ALEX LASARENKO
COMPOSER
Alex Lasarenko, a classically trained pianist who began playing at the age of three, is a New
York-based film scorer and sound remixer, who has won critical acclaim for his writing and arranging of original music and vocal remixing. Since founding Tonal Sound in New York
City
2002, Alex has collaborated on a wide range of projects with advertisers, network television, motion pictures, record labels and designers, recently remixing hits for Britney Spears,
Jordin Sparks, David Archuleta and R. Kelly. He has scored numerous films starring Stockard
Channing, Julia Stiles, Mary Louise Parker and Danny Aiello. Alex has been honored with numerous industry awards for best original music for clients including Audi, Levi’s, Nike,
Mercedes Benz, National Geographic, HBO, and Volkswagen. Under his hand, Tonal has won awards for its work with HBO, Paramount Studios and The Disney Channel. www.tonalsound.com