In The Pines

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JON GLASCOE WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER

JOSEPH PIERSON DIRECTOR/PRODUCER

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JON GLASCOE - WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER

Vice President of Cypress Films, Jon founded the New York-based production company in 1987 in partnership with Joseph Pierson. His most recent producing and directing credit (shared with Mr. Pierson) is Cherry, a romantic comedy starring Shalom Harlow, Jake Weber and David McCallum. In 1997, Mr. Glascoe and Mr. Pierson produced Julian Po, a Cypress Films production of a Fine Line film starring Christian Slater, Robin Tunney, Michael Parks and Cherry Jones.

In addition to his extensive background as a producer, Mr. Glascoe is also an accomplished and experienced writer. Many of the projects Cypress has produced, including A Child's Christmas in Wales, The Sound and the Silence, Harrison Bergeron and Cherry, were either written, co-written or re-written by Mr. Glascoe. He has recently completed his first original theatrical screenplay, In the Pines.

Prior to joining Cypress, Mr. Glascoe was Executive Producer for National Programming at WTTW in Chicago, the nation's largest public television station, where he oversaw numerous productions, including Bud Greenspan's hugely acclaimed film 16 Days of Glory.

Earlier in his career he was a Senior Producer and Head Writer for Nightcap, a literary roundtable hosted by Studs Terkel and Calvin Trillin which aired weekly on A & E; a writer for the short-lived Satellite News Channel (a precursor of CNN), producer of the highly successful Dr. Ruth Show for Lifetime; and an associate at The Nation magazine.

Mr. Glascoe is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Middlebury College. He is a rotisserie baseball fanatic, a farm owner, an avid poker player, a scotch drinker, a dog lover and an enemy of fashion.

After a decade in Manhattan, he, his wife and their fearsome city pooch live in the outer boroughs of Montclair, New Jersey.
In the Pines, which he will co-direct with Mr. Pierson, marks his sophomore directorial outing.

JOSEPH PIERSON - DIRECTOR/PRODUCER

President of Cypress Films, Joseph founded the New York-based production company in 1987 in partnership with Jon Glascoe. His most recent producing and directing credit (shared with Mr. Glascoe) is Cherry, a romantic comedy starring Shalom Harlow, Jake Weber and David McCallum. In 1997, Mr. Pierson and Mr. Glascoe produced Julian Po, a Cypress Films production of a Fine Line film starring Christian Slater, Robin Tunney, Michael Parks and Cherry Jones.

Prior to joining Cypress, Mr. Pierson worked as a freelance location manager in New York, managing several films, including Five Corners (Jodie Foster, Tim Robbins, John Turturro), Broken Vows (Tommy Lee Jones) and Choices (George C. Scott, Jacqueline Bisset).

Mr. Pierson's first job in film was working as a production assistant for Woody Allen on A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy. He then worked as a production assistant on Mr. Allen's next three films, Zelig, Broadway Danny Rose and The Purple Rose of Cairo. Other AD credits include Splash (NY shoot), The Flamingo Kid (NY shoot), Moscow on the Hudson (NY shoot) and The Last Dragon.

Mr. Pierson majored in Studio Art at Middlebury College, graduating with departmental honors. He has an avid interest in historic preservation, serving on the Trustee's Council of the Preservation League of New York State and as a charter member of the board of the Historic House Trust of New York City. He is also a trustee of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.

A resident of the Upper West Side of Manhattan, he lives with his wife, two little girls and an eclectic collection of clocks, antiquarian books and arcane office machinery.

Mr. Pierson greatly enjoyed collaborating with Mr. Glascoe on their directorial debut, Cherry, although he is terrified of Mr. Glascoe's dog. In the Pines, which he will co-direct with Mr. Glascoe, marks his sophomore directorial outing.