The Garden

Of the ten Key Crew members on the left, only four of them are USC students, and are the only USC students on The Garden crew. Michael, David and Sanjiv entered USC’s MFA program in the same class in 2006. They remain good friends and have worked on several projects together. Nick is our USC Undergrad, and one of our two co-producers, along with Bryan McClure, who met Michael after a screening of the award-winning Meanwhile… Michael first met Anthony, Garden’s lead producer, in early 2006. This is the first time they have worked together on such a large production.

Responsible for our amazing cast is the wonderful M’saada Nia. This was the first time Michael had worked with a casting director, and could not have been more pleased with the result.

Also new to Michael’s inner circle of talented filmmakers is Heather Reese, Meera Rangachar, and Cassandra Nichols. Each of them bring their extraordinary talents to the project and this production would not be possible without their professional and creative influence. Together, along with Sanjiv, they have overcome the difficult challenge of bringing an imaginary world to life through their designs.

It has been and continues to be a great privilege to have each of their talents employed on The Garden.