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John Feldman (Filmmaker)
See John Feldman's complete resume/filmography HERE.

John Feldman's works cover a wide range of genres, including feature, experimental, educational, documentary and corporate films and videos. Since making his first film in 1968, Mr. Feldman has carefully cultivated his skills as a writer, cinematographer, director, and editor. A meticulous craftsman, Feldman is intimately involved in every stage of film production. A proponent of the aesthetic potential of digital filmmaking, Mr. Feldman's vision is to use digital technology to develop a technique of "writing with pictures and sounds."

"John Feldman possesses in abundance what most contemporary filmmakers lack -- the ability to create three dimensional characters, a deft hand with actors and an understanding of how to use the physical environment to express complex emotions."
Joel Siegel, Washington, D.C. City Paper.

"Who the Hell is Bobby Roos?" is Mr. Feldman's third feature film. His first feature, "Alligator Eyes," was released theatrically in 1990 and won a first prize at the San Sebastian International Film Festival. Screen International called it "a truly clever, funny and entertaining film," while The London Observer said: "Feldman's handsome, intelligent movie is eloquently scripted." Variety praised it as "unusually well written, directed and acted." His second feature film, "Dead Funny," starring Elizabeth Pena and Andrew McCarthy, was released theatrically in the United States in the summer of 1995 to critical and audience applause:

"...funny and elaborate, full of ironic twists, red herrings and dark alleyways of the mind, "Dead Funny" neither bows to convention nor throws up implausabilities, but is instead finely crafted and highly original. Energetic and surprising at every turn, "Dead Funny" is seriously entertaining." Woodstock Times, New York

Variety proclaimed it "top notch," and WBAI (NY) called it "a steamy potion of lethal and erotic dark comedy."

Mr. Feldman is also highly regarded as a writer and director of educational and corporate videos. In 1997, Mr. Feldman guided his production company, Hummingbird Films LLC, into the realm of all-digital filmmaking with a mission to explore and develop the unique creative potential of the new generation of digital production technology. "Who the Hell is Bobby Roos?" is the result of that process.

Born in Baltimore in 1954, John Feldman's early short films, including "Dry Yearnings" (1979), "The Elevator Room" (1980), and "Circus of Hostages" (1982), earned him numerous international film festival awards, as well as a student Academy Award and a CINE Eagle. Mr. Feldman has a BA in biology from the University of Chicago and an MFA from Temple University. He lives in upstate New York with his wife, composer Sheila Silver, and their son Victor. Feldman and Silver are currently collaborating on a film of Ms. Silver's opera "The Thief of Love," and a series of short contemporary music and video compositions, MusicVisions, which are made for live concert presentation and DVD release. Mr. Feldman has taught filmmaking in the US and London and in 2005 is scheduled to conduct his unique Digital Video Production Workshop in Ecuador, India, and his local New York State community.

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Roger Kabler (a.k.a. Bobby Roos)

Roger Kabler is both an actor and a celebrity impressionist. He remembers as a child entertaining his family and friends with his impressions; putting on a rumpled raincoat and following his mother around the house asking her questions as Columbo. He could stay in character for hours. As a teen he would stay up half the night contorting his face in the mirror to look like Brando or Robin Williams.

At age 19, Kabler floored audiences with his portrayal of Alan Strang in the play "Equus." (At this time Bobby Roos took on the stage name of Roger Kabler.) He then moved to New York City and studied with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse. In 1987, after many plays and student films, Roger returned to impressions. He was quickly spotted by the William Morris Agency and began performing at comedy clubs in New York City. Soon he was headlining clubs across America -- in Vegas and Atlantic City -- and taking his act to London, Bermuda, and Canada. His signature pieces included "Over Actors Anonymous" and "My Six Dads." This period culminated in many TV appearances, including "The Tonight Show" and "The Arsenio Hall Show;" a sitcom, "Rhythm and Blues;" and a stint with Carol Burnett. (Many of these performances are quoted in "Who the Hell is Bobby Roos?") During this rapid rise to stardom, Roger also starred as Robbie in John Feldman's independent film, "Alligator Eyes."

Some years later, Roger, who lives in Los Angeles with wife Alanna and son Travis, telephoned Mr. Feldman with the idea of doing a film about an impressionist who looses his sense of self and descends into madness, and so began a unique collaboration that resulted in "Who the Hell is Bobby Roos?"

Bobby Roos is, in effect, Mr. Kabler's alter ego. Roger believes that "Who the Hell is Bobby Roos?" truly reflects his experiences as an entertainer and what happened to him when he crossed the line into obsession and madness.

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Iris Paldiel (Emily)

Iris Paldiel (now Iris Shamus) spent her 20's acting in over a dozen independent films and performing on stage in New York City. "Of all the crazy roles I played," she says, "Who the Hell is Bobby Roos?" was the most fun I ever had in New York." Iris currently lives in New Jersey with her husband and two wonderful children.

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Annabelle Larsen (Katherine)

Annabelle Larsen has her roots in New York Theatre and has performed in many off-off Broadway productions over the years. Annabelle, along with Noah Emmerich and Melissa Fitzgerald, founded the New York theatre company, Our Gang. She received critical acclaim for her role as Pauline in John Feldman's film, "Alligator Eyes."

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Sheila Silver (Composer)

Sheila Silver has established an impressive international career as a concert composer. She has written in a wide range of mediums: from solo instrumental works to large orchestral works; from opera to feature film scores. Recent credits include the world premiere of her opera, "The Thief of Love," and the recording of her Piano Concerto with Alexandra Paley, pianist. The piece was premiered at Carnegie Hall in 1997 and will be released by Naxos.

In addition to "Who the Hell is Bobby Roos?" Sheila Silver scored John Feldman's two previous feature films. They are currently collaborating on a film of Silver's opera, and a series of MusicVisions -- unique live presentations of music and video -- which are also available on DVD.

Sheila Silver and John Feldman are married and live in New York with their son Victor. Born and raised in Seattle, Silver received her BA from the University of California at Berkeley and her doctorate from Brandeis University. Silver is a Professor of Music at Stony Brook University.

Greg Roach (DVD Author and Creator)

HyperBole Studios is a creator and developer of world-class interactive entertainment. Founded in 1990 by Greg Roach, one of the country's leading interactive designers, HyperBole explores interactive media as a new creative form, developing intelligent, story-driven multimedia, games, and online entertainment.
HyperBole Studios has been creating compelling, award-winning interactive entertainment for over eight years. The company started with an interactive magazine, which was serialized for two years. HyperBole now develops CD-ROM titles, interactive technology and online content.

Their award-winning CD-ROM titles include the interactive novel The Madness of Roland, and the VirtualCinema® interactive movies, Quantum Gate, its sequel, The Vortex: Quantum Gate II, and the blockbuster The X-Files Game.

Our web creations include interactive illustrated stories developed for New Scientist magazine. The sites "Christmas Lost and Christmas Found" and "Eros & Agape" were successful in attracting attention and adding thousands of United States subscribers to the New Scientist site. Other original web entertainment can be viewed at this site, and HyperBole has branched out into corporate web work as well.

The company has spent years developing VirtualCinema, an interactive engine, interface, and structural approach to interactive media. VirtualCinema, equally suited to the development of entertainment or computer-based training, is now available for licensing.

David Marlow (Executive Producer)

David Marlow has been an independent Producer since 1984 and has produced or secured finance for a wide range of film and TV projects. He lives in Oxford, England, but collaborates with filmmakers around the world. This has included acting as Executive Producer on John Feldman's first two features: "Alligator Eyes" and "Dead Funny."

David was previously a film and video distributor -- having founded the Virgin Group's UK distribution company. This was preceded by a position on the personal staff of Richard Branson, world famous entrepreneur and Virgin Chairman.

In recent years David has particularly focused on the creative and commercial impact of the new digital technologies on independent cinema and has always valued the role of improvisation in the filmmaking process. His role as Executive Producer on "Who the Hell is Bobby Roos?" is therefore a natural result of these interests and his long friendship with John.