Director/Producer: Jan Selby

Jan has taken a circuitous yet satisfying journey to her directorial debut of A CIRCLE AND THREE LINES.  In college, she aspired to being a filmmaker, but as often happens, she ended up pursuing a “more practical” career in marketing. As a marketing strategist and project manager, Jan worked throughout the United States for companies such as Apple Computer and Boston Scientific. But you can only have so much practicality in life. In the middle of a successful career, Jan decided to find her way back to filmmaking, starting as a producer and co-founding Darn Good Documentaries (St. Paul, MN, USA) with award-winning documentary filmmaker Melody Gilbert.

Jan learned a lot as managing producer of “Fritz: The Walter Mondale Story,” a feature-length documentary about his stand for civil rights and his journey to becoming Vice President of the United States. “Fritz” has been broadcast on public television and incorporated in university curricula.

In early 2009, Jan decided to direct and produce a short film.  She was drawn to the peace symbol, yet she had no idea about its meaning. While researching, she came across Ken Kolsbun, author of Peace, The Biography of a Symbol and asked him to tell the story. Six months later, she completed A CIRCLE AND THREE LINES with the help of her talented and hard-working crew.

At Darn Good Documentaries (http://www.darngooddocs.com), Jan currently produces documentary videos for corporate clients (Best Buy, Blue Cross and Blue Shield) and non-profit organizations (Hamline University, Cabrini Partnership).

Production Crew

Videographer: Brandon Hamilton

A recent college graduate living in the San Francisco Bay Area (Ken’s shoot was in Sebastopol, California).

Co-Editor: Ben Gottlieb

Ben is a student at Minneapolis Community and Technical College (Minnesota).

Original Music: Rodney Tahija

Rodney is a Twin Cities’ musician and composer.

Colorist: Oscar Obozo

Oscar is known as the best colorist in the midwest. He works at Pixel Farm in Minneapolis.

Re-recording Mixer: Jesse Marks

Jesse works his mixing magic at Pixel Farm in Minneapolis.

Technical Advisor: Kevin McKeever

Kevin is a freelance cinematographer, editor and still photographer. His website is http://www.image-generation.com/

Production Assistant: Sam Sobieck

Sam graduated from St. Catherine’s University in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and now works at Sage Communications.

Marketing Assistant: Amira Cohen

Amira graduated from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. She is currently working at Darn Good Documentaries.

Documentary Muse: Melody Gilbert

Award-winning documentary filmmaker (and Darn Good Documentaries co-founder) Melody Gilbert offered inspiration plus technical and moral support.

I held several rough-cut screenings for fellow filmmakers, family, and friends. Their input and support made this a better film.

Special Thanks to..

Ken and jan Kolsbun

A. Michele Boutique, Saint Paul MN

Dunn Bros Coffee, Grand Avenue, Saint Paul MN

Minnesota Historical Society and The 1968 Project

The Peace Pavilion, MN State Fair

Rebel Ink Baby, Saint Paul MN

The talented people at Pixel Farm (www.pixelfarm.com), Channel Z (www.channelzedit.com), and the ADS Group (www.theadsgroupdifference.com) for their support.

Friends and Family who supported me in so many ways:

Amanda Becker                                Adam Belisle                               Sandy Date
Denise Dzik                                       Randal Dietrich                           Camille Edesess
David, Daniel, Andrew and Lily Ellis                                                    Gabi Fjare
Sally Gagne                                      Lori Fink Garelick                        Mark Heitke
Mike Jackson                                    Delle Jacobs                                Marikay Klein
David Krame                                     Douglas Lang                              Steve Miles Milan
Nick Miller                                          Pam Mondale                             Berit Mondale
Addie Phelps                                     Jack Probst                                 Jean Probst
Jenna Probst                                     Tom Probst                                  Leah Rosenthal
Lucia Sandberg                                 Martha Sandberg                      Jill Sandeen
Chris Schunicht                                 Meera Sury                                Mark Wollemann
Mariko Yoshimura-Rank

Video and Photo Sources

Amistad Digital Resource
archive.org
Greenpeace.org
Guardian News and Media
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
Ken Kolsbun
Peter Marshall
National Geographic Books
Jack Probst
Spread the Peace
United States Library of Congress
worldmarchireland.com