Jason Jolliff was born in South Bend, Indiana. During most of his childhood, Jason’s family was filming home movies. Editing at home on the living room floor with a homemade film-editing contraption, Jason’s mother edited family gatherings, her children playing, and other Jolliff family memories. Marilee Jolliff was Jason’s first role model; a director, editor, and producer. Curious, Jason spent much of his childhood at his mother’s side, using the camera, helping to edit, and all the while growing into an avid filmmaker.

Without going to film school, Jason taught himself the technical aspects of filmmaking, editing, and directing. At age 20, Jason made his first short film debut. A film that began simply as the basketball season for Michiana First Assembly School turned into an extreme sports video. Edited on two VCR’s and a homemade audio control box, this video sold out immediately after release. Jason’s filmmaking career had begun.
After the success of this first venture, Jason did not look back. He bought a Hewlett Packard Pavilion and Adobe Premier, a non-linear editing system. With new equipment, Jason launched his own company, GoodIndie.com.

In 2000, Jason worked as an assistant editor with Oscar Nominated Director John D. Hancock on the award winning “Suspended Animation.” After production, Jason edited and produced the “behind-the-scenes” featurette for the nationally distributed DVD. The success of this film led to more opportunities for Jason. He was a camera operator for “Wreck “N’ Roll Tree” for Speed Vision, an extreme snowmobiling film, which was released independently in 2002. After working on this project, Jason moved to Indianapolis, where he became involved with the Indianapolis Independent Film Community. Jason was the editor and DVD layout designer for “Loser’s Lounge,” an independent film that won Best Feature at the Bare Bones International Film Festival.

With several projects behind him, Jason was ready to make his directorial debut. As Jason began screening and developing several potential projects, the idea and layout of I AM DB filled and overwhelmed his mind in the middle of the night. Unable to focus on any other of his ideas, it was obvious that this reality journey was the perfect choice. I AM DB combines Jason’s technical skills as an editor, creative skills as a designer, and innovative skills as an entrepreneur. With this film, Jason will be able to use all of his talents to create, promote, and sell a film that will generate a higher class of reality filmmaking.

Deborah has worked on many international shows including WILD THINGS, AMAZING RACE and MOLE 2: THE NEXT BETRAYAL. She has also been a consultant for the Hallmark series AMERICA. Deborah enjoys working with first time producers as well as putting her own projects together.

Deborah’s career has been varied, beginning as an Assistant Editor for military training films, to working with noted producers and directors as an assistant. Wanting to be more involved in production, she worked at Republic Pictures and MGM Worldwide television as a Production Executive overseeing day-to-day production for three television series and several cable movies. Wanting the challenge of being in the trenches, she was hired as a Production Coordinator for WILD THINGS and by the end of the first season was promoted to Production Manager. Within one year Deborah worked on three network shows, two of which took her overseas to supervise production.

During her tenure at MGM, Deborah produced and directed the comedy short THE ADVENTURES OF PARANOID MAN and while at WILD THINGS optioned a story that was subsequently picked up by Hearst Entertainment for a potential movie. Deborah has all the experience and know-how of a seasoned Producer.

Donald received his B.A. from New York University, with an emphasis in filmmaking and his J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law, where he served on Law Review and as President of the Entertainment Law Society. He is an Indie Alliance member of IFP/Los Angeles. His practice handles both transactional and litigation matters in the entertainment field. He specializes in the representation of independent production companies in motion picture and television fields from the protection of the first idea, through packaging, financing and distribution.

TRIVIA:  Don allows his legal council to be video/audio recorded for the film...a rare allowance in the legal industry.

She has performed in musical theatre since the age of four, attended clown school, was employed in a live improv show on Chicago's Navy Pier, has made five motion pictures including two by Oscar nominated Director John Hancock, has done sports casting for Super SnowCross Stadium tour on Fox Sports Net, sings in a rock band and is recording her own album. Now Faith Marie is just to the left of center on this very ambitious project. Faith Marie brings her knowledge in performing and production to IAMDB.

QUOTE: "It's like a Game Show... the more questions we get, the more I think we can win."

Laura has a strong financial background working as a Manager and then Director of Finance at Paramount Pictures Corporation. Traveling to various productions, Laura would oversee the startup and day-to-day production finance and administrative functions for the domestic television division. This included working on 6 daily first run programs, animated series, late-night programming and talk as well as clip formats. She has been responsible for the launch, production setup and wrapping of first-run series.

Laura made the transition from corporate to freelance as Production Supervisor for the series WILD THINGS. Again, a Paramount show, Laura used her budgetary and cost-analysis skills to keep the production on financial track and branched out into international territory with this one-hour wildlife series. WILD THINGS spanned several countries, many crews and many foreign obstacles, all handled in her calm, levelheaded demeanor. Laura can take a highly complicated financial scenario and translate it into a clear, simple plan of attack. In the everyday war of production, she is the team captain. Laura has supervised three shows for Paramount, MAXIMUM EXPOSURE, REAL TV and the new show DR. PHIL.

After receiving a Bachelor of Arts from Skidmore College in English Literature and Government, Sarah moved from New York to Indiana. Her first year out of college, she published her first journal article, “Creative Writing in the Classroom,” in “IMAGES” (Indiana Association for the Gifted Journal). Sarah continued her education at Indiana Wesleyan University, where she received a middle school/high school teaching license in English. Her work on “I Am DB” includes writing the business plan, creating publicity, and writing press releases. Sarah is currently at work on her novel, Roses Floating.

TRIVIA: Sarah was researching this film before she got involved and thought that it was a porn movie (because she incorrectly typed www.iamdb.COM into her browser rather than www.iamdb.TV )

A graduate from the University of Pittsburgh with a Film Studies degree. He went on to receive a Video Certificate from Pittsburgh Filmmakers. After writing and directing his first short entitled Deadline, he sought to obtain bigger and brighter goals. He stumbled upon Indianapolis Film website and found this unique project.  He hopes to continue to write and create fascinating stories and collaborate with a very talented filmmaker in Jason Jolliff.

QUOTE: "I loved the idea of a reality film and had to get on board as soon as possible."

Lisa is currently attending the school of New Media at IUPUI. When she is not shooting shorts or producing her own music tracks at school, she is acting, modeling and working as a production assistant on IMC’s Planet X music video show. Lisa’s work for I Am DB accelerated “the spawning” of the I Am DB film. She introduced Ari Wolfe to Jason. Ari introduced Jason to Emil which started a whole chain of events in itself. She plans on following production to Cali.