Gahan's ability to look at a bleak situation, nuclear war, conventional war, the ecology (the first cartoon he sold was a B&W pencil drawing of a dead bird in the snow with a young child pointing it out to his father saying, "Look Daddy, the first Robin of Spring." I think this appeared in Colliers before Rachel Carson had written "Silent Spring." Gahan is a great teacher, he loves artists, and he encourages them all the time, especially young kids. I think he's always been trying to let kids know that not all adults are unstable, or unreliable, or just cruel to kids. His greatest creative legacy, his signature style of drawing characters behind the theme of "Gaiety in the face of doom.”
about the documentary
STEVEN-CHARLES JAFFE is an award-winning film producer, writer, director, whose credits include Time After Time, Ghost, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Strange Days, Near Dark, The Day After, and Gahan Wilson: Born Dead, Still Weird. Jaffe also produced Chris Walas’ directing debut, the sequel to David Cronenberg’s Academy Award winner, The Fly for Mel Brooks’ BrooksFilms. He is also a frequent collaborator with Kathryn Bigelow, having produced Near Dark, and the sci-fi thriller Strange Days with James Cameron. Nicholas Meyer’s directorial debut, Time After Time, was produced by Jaffe and they teamed up again on the The Day After, the most-watched TV movie of all time, which changed President Reagan’s stance on nuclear nonproliferation. Their creative partnership continued with Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. Jaffe’s documentary, Gahan Wilson: Born Dead, Still Weird, earned a NY Times Critics’ pick and won Best Documentary at the Comic-Con film festival. He also made his animation directorial debut on the short, It Was A Dark And Silly Night, in collaboration with Neil Gaiman and Gahan Wilson. Jaffe is COO & Co-founder of Springbok Entertainment which made significant strides in healthcare through innovative VR technology, providing free VR experiences for cancer patients and their families. The company’s immersive experience, The 100%, won the Best VR Experience award at Tribeca and earned a special Emmy nomination. His continued dedication to philanthropy is evident from his advisory role at Children's Hospital Los Angeles; he produced and directed a PSA that helped raise over $120 million for the hospital’s pediatric oncology division. Jaffe's latest immersive project, Zanzibar: Trouble in Paradise, marks his fourth venture at Tribeca, showcasing his ongoing commitment to producing captivating and socially relevant entertainment. Recently he has also completed the book to the upcoming L.B.E. Motel Hell The Musical.
SUJIN NAM is a Korean-American film composer, pianist, orchestrator and conductor. Nam was born into a musical family, began playing piano at age four, and went to study at The Mannes College of Music in New York. She received her master's degree at University of North Texas and continued her music studies at University of Southern California. She was mentored by the great Hollywood composers Elmer Bernstein, Leonard Rosenman, and David Raksin. With her classical orchestration skill Nam started working on major Hollywood studio films with orchestral scores soon after her studies. Her credits include The Interview, Mad Men, Spider-man 2, Spider-man 3, The Grudge, The Hurricane, and more. She has worked closely with film directors Norman Jewison, Curtis Hanson, Sam Raimi and Jon Amiel. Her natural gift of sight-reading skill led her to be a session conductor for Hollywood films where time saving is regarded as a virtue. Nam has worked with a number of reknown musicians in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas, New York, Arkansas, Seoul, Prague, Budapest, Bratislava, Beijing, and conducted orchestras. Her diversity in musical styles as a composer has been displayed in horror, drama, romantic comedy, and ethnic films. A recipient of the coveted Sundance Composers Lab, Nam is actively composing for media and concert music. She also lectures in universities and film festivals. Recently, she worked again with Jaffe on the critically acclaimed documentary short Zanzibar: Trouble in Paradise about independent women seaweed farmers struggling against climate change. Nam won the Gold Medal for Excellence in Documentaries at the Park City Film Music Festival for her score on Gahan Wilson: Born Dead, Still Weird.
ROBERT J. JAFFE is celebrated for his pioneering contributions to the science fiction and horror genres in Hollywood. Among his many achievements, Jaffe was the first producer to option Philip K. Dick's landmark novel, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, which later inspired the iconic film Blade Runner. He also recognized the potential of George R.R. Martin before the author gained widespread fame, securing options for several of Martin's short stories, including the novella Nightflyers, which he produced into a feature film and later a sci-fi series.
Jaffe's talent for identifying groundbreaking literature included bringing novelist Dean Koontz’s Demon Seed to the screen. Jaffe’s screenplay became the second A.I. movie produced by MGM in 1975, the same studio behind Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. In addition to his work in science fiction Jaffe co-wrote and produced the cult classic Motel Hell. The film received acclaim from Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic Roger Ebert and has since maintained a dedicated fan base. Jaffe also contributed to the documentary Gahan Wilson: Born Dead, Still Weird as a producer and additional camera operator. Robert and Steven-Charles Jaffe collaborated on writing the book for an upcoming hybrid Location-Based Entertainment (LBE) musical adaptation of their 1980 movie Motel Hell, blending innovative storytelling with immersive experiences.
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