Allison Wilmarth's director's spark was first lit in the eighth grade she won a contest to write, produce, direct and act in a skit for the U.S. national drug awareness and education program, DARE. She discovered that bringing to life an idea in her head was an experience that couldn't be beat. This lead to a four-year stint as an assistant theatre manager for the Performing Arts Center in Opelika, Alabama.

During her last year at the theatre, Wilmarth received a one-year internship with a commercial house in Florida, where she developed a love for the medium of film and television. After completing her internship, Wilmarth attended North Carolina School of the Arts where she graduated in 2002 from their Filmmaking Program with a major in Directing.

Following graduation, Wilmarth relocated to Hollywood, CA where she spent two years working on various television series, pilots and theatrical motion pictures. In 2003, she worked as second assistant director on the film, Two Soldiers which received the 2004 Best Live Action Short Academy Award®.

That same year, Wilmarth transitioned to directing and has established herself as a successful commercial director with over three dozen commercials, including several national spots, and five short films under her belt. Her short film Birth of Rebellion received critical acclaim and was accepted at the following film festivals:

LA International Short Festival- Los Angeles, CA 2003
Crested Butte Reel Festival- Crested Butte, Colorado 2003
Real to Reel Film Festival- Charlotte, NC 2003 Riverrun Film Festival- Winston-Salem, NC 2003
Cucalorus Film Festival-Wilmington, NC 2003
Palm Beach International Film Festival- Palm Beach, Florida 2003

Birth of Rebellion also won the "Golden Lion Award" @ UNA/George Lindsey Film Festival in Alabama

In 2005, through a recommendation from a unit production manager on Two Soldiers, Wilmarth was offered the job of director for the independent feature film, A Thousand Hills.

Wilmarth is currently shooting commercials in both Florida and Turks and Caicos and developing her next feature-length project.

Ioana has always been a visual person. She began in studio arts and gradually moved into fim-making. While studying at Ryerson University she developed skill as a cinematographer from working on the crew and as director of photography of dozens of independent film projects. Several short films that Iaona has worked on have received special recognition including, Day of John a selection of the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival, Please Stand By.and Connections, both in the 2007 Worldwide Short Film Festival. Since filming A Thousand Hills she has shot numerous music videos and short films. Her other feature-length film was Low Budget. Iaona is relocating to California and plans to continue using her talent as a cinematographer there. She created beautiful, rich color in her exterior shots and natural, homey feeling inside the farmhouse. The lighting of the 'evil' characters scenes reflected their characters with cold color and lighting. Ioana is a true artist with light on film.

After 10 successful years as Senior Music Composer with Paramount Parks (a division of Paramount Pictures/Viacom) Rob ventured out in 1999 to pursue his career in film and television. In a short period of time his music sould be heard on CBS, HGTV, Court TV and PAXNET. He has scored animated series “Hermie, a Common Caterpillar” with tim Conway and don Knotts, and “on the Farm” with Vince Gill, Amy Grant and Randy Travis. His latest film with Will Patton and an animated series, “Danger Rangers”, on PBS mark a new turning point in his career. His soundtrack for A Thousand Hills adds immense emotional impact to the film. His talent shone through as he composed huge amounts of music for this film in a fraction of the time that he should have had to complete it.

Paul has been on the international music scene since 1995 with the release of his first recordings, and first major award – a Juno for Best Contemporary Jazz Album. Since then he has been given five Juno nominations, two Vibe Awards, a Jazz Report award, a National Jazz award. His activities have included NOJO (Neufeld-Occhipinti Jazz Orchestra), Rhythm & Truth, Paul Neufeld Group and many more ensembles, international, Canadian and American touring.

Primarily a keyboardist, Paul performs on piano, Hammond organ, and a collection of vintage and modern keyboards. He was an adolescent music hound that soaked up pre-war blues and modern orchestra music along with Afro-beat, reggae, jazz, and rock, and everything else that came in the path. He has spent his adult life trying to sort it all out and use it. Composing, teaching, and performing, Paul lives with his family north of Toronto. He has written music for TV, film, and theatre and played on many albums by other artists in addition to the eight CDs of his own. His playful scores for A Thousand Hills featurette ‘Meet the Animals’ is most delightful.  We are indeed thankful.

Josh became interested in film-making when visiting at the Bowes’ farm. He made a short semi-animated film, The Death of the Sugar Plum Fairy. He then participated in a film-acting course which lead him to write, co-produce and co-direct a feature-length film, Street Vibes, that deals with the lives of street kids. While working on A Thousand Hills Josh was called upon to perform many jobs including finding locations, organizing props, set and art direction. Always cheerful, he was diligent in the most stressful circumstances. He has gone on to Tyndale University and is studying philosophy. Future plans are unknown for now.

Lise is indeed multi-talented.