Phil & Kathleen Cooke, Brandon Lippard
Moderator:  Shun Lee Fong

Kathleen Cooke
Vice President/Partner Cooke Pictures, Actress
A commercial actress as well as a businesswoman, Kathleen Cooke is a founding partner and Casting Director at Cooke Pictures, based in Santa Monica, California. As an actress, she has won "Critic's Pick" awards from Backstage West Magazine for her performances in the Los Angeles theater scene, and was the featured actress in a national commercial campaign to raise awareness about Lupus, as well as advertising for Home Depot, Mitsubishi, "On Air" with Ryan Seacrest, and more. Kathleen supervises casting on all dramatic and commercial projects produced by Cooke Pictures, and is a key member on the creative team. 

Phil Cooke
CEO and Creative Director - Cooke Pictures
Founding Partner - TWC Films, Santa Monica

Phil is a founding partner in TWC Films - a successful television commercial company that produced two spots for Super Bowl 2008 and another during the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics.  He also produced "The Better Hour," a documentary feature on William Wilberforce broadcast nationwide on PBS in March.  From a spiritual perspective, many of the largest and most effective faith-based organizations in the world ask for his advice, and his books have changed the way people of faith use media to communicate with the culture.  Christianity Today magazine called him a "media guru" and you've seen him on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, and numerous national magazines.  His blog at philcooke.com is a highly respected resource on media, faith, and culture and Phil's most recent book is called "Branding Faith:  Why Some Churches and Non-Profits Impact Culture and Others Don't." 

Brandon Lippard
Cinematographer
Brandon is best known for his work on the award winning short film "Stained", which garnered 8 awards at the 168 Film Festival in 2008 including Best Picture and People's Choice Award. It also became the first film shot on the RED One camera to win Best Picture in a film festival, creating industry buzz and quickly establishing Brandon as an expert on RED technology.

A Seattle native, Brandon made the move to LA in 2004 to pursue his passion for filmmaking.  Cutting his teeth in reality TV, he began shooting for the Speed Channel and the UK's Sky TV. He quickly segued into music videos, commercials, documentaries and feature films. Through these projects Brandon has added several stamps to his passport, shooting around the world from Europe to the jungles of Thailand to the epic savannas of Kenya.

Some of Brandon's recent clients include Microsoft, Sony, HP and Honda. He has shot music videos for bands including Switchfoot, LAX and Katy Perry.

He is currently working on an independent feature slated to begin shooting in late December.

Moderator:  Shun Lee Fong
Shun Lee is an actor, writer, the CEO and creative principal of Genuine Productions, LLC, and the Creative Director of The Greenhouse, a nonprofit organization for artists in the arts & entertainment industry. He graduated summa cum laude from Creighton University with a Bachelor's degree in journalism & mass communications. After obtaining his Juris Doctorate at the University of Iowa, he practiced law for five years at the firm of Lamson, Dugan & Murray, LLP, in Omaha, Nebraska, focusing on civil litigation, corporate transactions, intellectual property, and entertainment & media law. He also taught Mass Media Law for three years at Creighton University. In 2003, he left his law practice and moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting, writing, and other creative opportunities full-time. He has been an actor in a number of film, stage, commercial, and print productions, and is a member of the Screen Actors Guild. He has spent a significant amount of time on stage and in the recording studio as a songwriter and musician, playing several instruments, and is an often-requested speaker. He has written a number of screenplays, articles, essays, and other works. He also consults and strategizes with various groups involved in the entertainment industry to help them maximize their impact.