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The Main Characters - May I be Frank

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<strong>The</strong> Filmmakers<br />

Cary Mosier, Ryland Engelhart, Conor Gaffney<br />

Directors/Producers/Camera<br />

Cary Mosier, Ryland Engelhart, and Conor Gaffney are first time film‐makers and <strong>be</strong>st friends.<br />

All three men were working for Café Gratitude, a local San Francisco restaurant owned by the<br />

Engelhart family, when they first met <strong>Frank</strong> Ferrante. Cary came from a film making<br />

background, having studied at San Francisco State. Ryland and Conor both came from the music<br />

industry, working as a recording studio owner and musician, respectively. All three men have an<br />

interest in creating impactful and progressive works of art and media that carry a positive and<br />

inspiring message. <strong>May</strong> I Be <strong>Frank</strong> is their debut project in the film medium.<br />

Gregg Marks<br />

Director/ Editor/Camera<br />

Gregg Marks is a Filmmaker from New York City, with a 24 year background in music/composition, 12<br />

years in design & motion graphics and 6 years in filming and editing. After honing his skills on shows like<br />

Styleyes, Treehugger.com, and various Television Commercials, he was inspired to move to San<br />

Francisco and to make a documentary film.<br />

Upon arrival he met Ryland Engelhart, Cary Mosier and Conor Gaffney, who had just finished the initial<br />

filming of a powerful 42 day project about human transformation. After viewing the raw footage, Gregg<br />

knew this was it. After shooting an additional 50 hours of footage and 5 storyboards later, "<strong>May</strong> I Be<br />

<strong>Frank</strong>" was complete.<br />

This is Gregg's first full length feature documentary as a director and editor, which has inspired many in<br />

the film community, Alanis Morrisette, Jason Mraz, Woody Harrelson, Alice Walker, Dan Millman and<br />

many more who've reached out to help spread the word about this powerful film.

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