Key Crew

Producer/Director Michael Rohatyn is a screenwriter and musician who has worked in  features and documentaries such as Forty Shades of Blue (dir. Ira Sachs) and Maggie’s Plan  (dir. Rebecca Miller). He scored the Emmy-nominated doc Arthur Miller: Writer for HBO. As a  boy in 1975, Michael had a front row seat to many of the dramas that are featured in DROP DEAD CITY, and knew many of the players personally. Felix Rohatyn, chairman of MAC, was his father.

Director/Producer Peter Yost is a multiple-Emmy nominated filmmaker who has produced/directed dozens of high-end documentary projects for leading broadcasters and  streamers through his company, Pangloss Films. Peter recently produced and directed the acclaimed,  nationally broadcast  4-part series for WGBH / PBS  Mysteries of Mental Illness about the history of psychiatry. Past projects include Inside North Korea and The Color Of Oil (both Emmy nominated); and Solitary Confinement, which led to prison reforms in Colorado and elsewhere.  He has also produced seven films for PBS/NOVA, including Infinite Universe Revealed and Rise of the Drones, and more than a dozen films for National Geographic’s “Specials” unit.

Don Kleszy is an award winning film editor who’s recent work includes Nazi Town USA, for American Experience; Downfall: The Case Against Boeing for Netflix; and Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation, also for American Experience. He was the recipient of the 2014 IDA Award for Best Editing, honoring his work on Last Days in Vietnam, Rory Kennedy’s Academy Award nominated feature documentary. Don also received a 2016 Emmy nod, for Outstanding Editing – Documentary and Long Form, for his work on Last Days in Vietnam. In addition, many of the docs he has edited have received Emmy nominations, including Makers: Women in War; The Poisoner’s Handbook; Oswald’s Ghost; and Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst. 

Anna Auster is a New York based documentary film editor. Over her 20 plus year career, she has worked with several award-winning filmmakers on projects for Netflix, PBS, Showtime, National Geographic, and Discovery. She recently made her directorial debut with the short documentary Holky: The Steven Holcomb Story. Anna was born in Aspen, Colorado.

Jerry was born and raised on a farm on the Iowa side of the Iowa / Minnesota border. He grew up working on the family farm, attended the University of Iowa, and joined the Peace Corps in the late 80s. In 1990, he moved to NYC to pursue a career in documentary filmmaking. He worked alongside many talented Directors, DPs, and many other crew members; soon, he purchased a Super 16mm film camera and began shooting. He is a 3-time Emmy nominated Director/DP, with 2 nominations as a Director; Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations: Beirut (2007), also his independent breakout doc Storm Lake (2022), along with 1 nomination as Cinematographer, Parts Unknown: Anthony Bourdain: Lagos (2018).  He lives in Brooklyn, NY with his wife and dog.