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This project successfully raised its funding goal on September 11, 2010.
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A signed Hit and Stay DVD and a limited edition Hit and Stay button.
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Joe Tropea is a Baltimore-based historian, writer, editor, and filmmaker; the former copy editor for Baltimore City Paper and publications editor at the Maryland Historical Society. He has been working in film for a decade, most recently producing and editing for Mission Media, as well as shooting, producing, and editing online content for City Paper. In May 2008, City Paper published his cover-story feature, “Hit & Stay: The Catonsville Nine and Baltimore Four Actions Revisited,” which in part reflects the three years he’s spent researching the anti-war movement and working on his current documentary. Tropea earned both a Bachelor of Arts in History and a Master of Arts in Historical Studies/Public History from University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Skizz Cyzyk is a Baltimore based writer, musician, former radio disc jockey, and award-winning filmmaker. Since 1983, he has completed more than 50 short films & videos including the documentary, Little Castles: A Formstone Phenomenon (1997), the animated shorts, “Four Films In Five Minutes” (1992) and “Manager’s Corner” (2004), plus music videos for Beach House, Young Fresh Fellows, and many others. He founded and ran the underground film festival, MicroCineFest (1997-2006); served as Programming Manager for the Maryland Film Festival (2000-2009); was a technical supervisor and projectionist for the Atlanta Film Festival (1998-2006); serves on the advisory board, jury, and technical crew at Utah’s Slamdance Film Festival (1997-present); serves on the advisory board and jury at Alabama’s Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival (1999-present); and is an annual juror for Tennessee’s IndieMemphis Film Festival. He also serves on the Board of Directors for Maryland Lawyers for the Arts. Cyzyk earned a Bachelor of Sciences degree from Towson University, majoring in Mass Communications, with concentrations on film/video/audio production, radio, and film history/theory/criticism.
