Credits

Bruce Broder – Director, Executive Producer

In the course of a 25-year career in advertising, Bruce Broder held agency positions from copywriter to president.  He won numerous creative awards at agencies in Michigan, Maryland and Florida.  A graduate of the University of Michigan with a B.A. in English, Bruce has written and directed numerous short films and videos.  In 2003, he developed the concept for CHOPS chronicling the musical journey of the jazz band at one of the nation’s leading high schools for the arts.  It marks Broder’s directorial debut on a feature length film.

Tim Cremin – Executive Producer

Tim Cremin has been an editor and producer for the past 15 years.  Having won four national Emmy Awards for his work on the ESPN SportsCentury series, Tim has produced and edited over 35 documentaries for ESPN Original Entertainment, Discovery Networks and Mirmax Films.  Tim currently serves as vice president of documentary and original programming for Winnercomm, Inc.

Chip Rives – Producer

Chip Rives began his production career as an assistant working for NBC and Bob Costas on the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.  He has spent the past 10 years working primarily for ESPN, producing documentaries for the sports network.  In addition to ESPN, Chip has also worked on various projects for NBC Sports and Discovery.

Joe Carmody – Producer

Joe Carmody began his career at ESPN SportsCenter in 2000.  After a few years, Joe began producing documentaries for ESPN Classic on the Emmy-winning SportsCentury series.  His most recent work has been with ESPN Original Entertainment, producing WHERE ARE THEY NOW: 1985 CHICAGO BEARS.

Warren Skeels

Warren’s background in the performing arts served as a great foundation for his love of telling story.  While earning a B.F.A. in Acting from the University of Southern California, he spent considerable time across campus at the film school learning screenwriting and the business aspects of producing.  Warren’s producing credits include the feature films A LETTER FROM MY FATHER, THROWING STARS, and CHOPS.