Minor Accident of War
Based on a poem by Edward Field

Diane Fredel-Weis

Executive Producer

Diane is an Emmy award-winning writer and producer in the entertainment industry.  She is a former creative Disney marketing executive where she helmed some of the most iconic ads for The Walt Disney Company. Her work has been featured on Showtime, Lifetime, the Disney Channel, KPCC and around the globe. She has collaborated on projects with Steven Spielberg, worked on promotions for Oprah Winfrey, ABC, and Major League Baseball and created content for NASA, Walt Disney Imagineering, The Museum of Science and Industry. At times, she lives on the edge performing stand-up comedy.

Edward Field

Author and Narrator

Edward is a WWII military hero. He flew 27 missions over Germany as navigator and was recently inducted into the NY Veterans Hall of Fame. He is an acclaimed poet and author. Edward has been recognized with the Lamontt Award for Poetry, wrote the Academy-award winning short documentary To Be Alive, and is regarded as a significant voice in LGBTQ literature and the literary world at large. At 95-years-old, Edward works and lives in NYC.
edwardfield.com

Piotr Kabat

Animator

Piotr is an award-winning animator. He has created numerous shorts and his kinetic, collage-infused style perfectly captures the spirit of Edward’s poetry.
vimeo.com/kabat

Michal Fojcik

Sound Designer

Michal is an award-winning sound designer. He has worked on many feature films including Dark Phoenix and Loving Vincent.
soundmindfx.com

Alex Gimeno

Composer

Alex Gimeno is a New York based producer/DJ/multi-instrumentalist who also records under the name Ursula 1000. His studio albums and mix sessions have taken you on a time machine ride of retro tinged exotic grooves and futuristic electronic disco funk fusions. He’s performed in over 30 countries and collaborated with Fred Schneider of The B52s, Lady Bunny, Puddles Pity Party and had his music used in Sex And The City, Grey’s Anatomy and for ads for Verizon, Adidas and Grand Marnier. His new album Esoterique is out now on his “Insect Queen Music” label.

Alex Kupershmidt

Animation Consultant

Alex is a Disney animation veteran and has served as the supervising or lead animator on many of the classics including Lilo and Stitch and The Lion King.

David Finch

Producer

David is a director, actor, and visual artist. His work has appeared on MTV, Second City, and in galleries across Los Angeles.

Credits & Crew

Executive Producer
Diane Fredel-Weis 
Story
Edward Field
Animator
Piotr Kabat
Narrator
Edward Field
Producers
Diane Fredel-Weis
David Finch
Animation Consultant
Alex Kupershmidt
Sound Design
Michal Foljick
Soundmind Studios
Composer
Alex Gimeno
Production Supervisor
Stephen M. Cyr
Narration Recording
John Kilgore Studios
Technical Support
Gabriel Weis
Film Photographer
Elise Bloom
Legal Assistance
Alana Crow
Research Consultant
Cindy Farrar Bryan
Business Manager
Andrea Ferraco
Special Thanks
384th Bomb Group website
Craig Murray