Mark Bella
Director / Editor
Mark started making documentary films in San Diego. While at the University of San Diego, he was able to practice his craft by creating the university's first ever-closed circuit television station. Mark graduated with a degree in Marketing.
From this experience, Mark was able to utilize new digital filmmaking tools, which brought a new dimension into his works. Upon moving to Los Angeles, he was able to build his own digital post-production studio and helped create Paradise Digital Productions, a full service digital production company under the direction of Jesse Dylan wherein he served as Post-Production Supervisor and was able to create and direct several digital shows for such internet sights as DEN, Eruptor, Wirebreak & Pirate Net. He has created documentaries covering such topics as The Burning Man Arts Festival. Mark has also recently completed a feature length documentary on Pauly Shore in his most recent endeavor directing his first independent "semi-autobiographical" feature film. He has also served as editor/associate producer on the psychological thriller "The Sky is Falling".
Edelyn Okano
Lead Actress
Edelyn was most recently seen packing her life up in 30 mid-size boxes and moving from New York to Los Angeles. Favorably, the move has opened the doors to upcoming film projects and the opportunity to collaborate with director Chris Castillo and other artists of the63collective.
A graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA), she has studied under Lisa Jacobson, Amy Weinstein, Darren Cohen, Elaine Pertricoff and Juilliard director Deloss Brown. A native of Canada, Edelyn has performed on both sides of the border as well as doing print work in Asia. Theatre credits include Durang Durang, Lend Me a Tenor, West Side Story, The Mikado, Finding the Sun, Distress Call, Redwood Curtain, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Personality, among others.
She is so thrilled to be back in New York to share "She" with so many of the people that continue to support her and as a Hapa herself, so proud to be part of the continued emergence and much deserved recognition of Asian-American filmmakers and artists.
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