Producer/director.
Len's resume is 7 pages long and his credentials in the television and video world are impeccable. Len has produced and directed specials for Pay-Per-View,
network TV,
HBO/Cinemax, MTV and
others. We read that he is "the master of themulti-camera shoot.
He's directed award-winning shows with: The Grateful
Dead, Willie Nelson, Bob
Dylan, John Fogerty, Jerry Garcia, Carlos Santana, Bruce Hornsby,
Neville Brothers, Dionne Warwick and Quincy Jones.
He directed The Allman Brothers Band: Brothers of the Road and the classic Fats & Friends,
featuring Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ray Charles, Ron Wood with music host Paul
Shaffer. Len was Assistant Director on THE
RED SHOES, ALICE IN WONDERLAND, THE MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ.
During his 11 years
producing and directing projects for the Grateful Dead, he produced and co directed with Jerry
Garcia the Grateful Dead's SO FAR, GRATEFUL DEAD TRUCKIN' UP TO BUFFALO, VIEW FROM THE
VAULT II AND VIEW FROM THE VAULT IV, TICKET TO NEW YEARS EVE CONCERT,
GREATFUL DEAD: DEAD AHEAD, and many other Dead projects for TV and
video. Len was brought in by the Garcia Estate to direct the documentary JERRY GARCIA BAND: LIVE
AT SHORELINE.
MAX GAIL
His acting debut came in 1970 at The Little Fox Theatre in San
Francisco, California, playing Chief Bromden in the original stage
production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. In 1973, he
reprised this role in his New York stage debut.
He is
best known for his television role as Det. Stan "Wojo" Wojeciehowicz
from the sitcom Barney Miller (1975). Gail's best known feature
film role is in D.C. Cab (1983) as Harold, the owner of the D.C.
Cab taxi company. He recently had a lead role as Grandpa Jack in the
film Tillamook Treasure.
In 1984, Gail was featured in the monodrama "The Babe",
on Broadway.
This stage play was filmed and later featured on PBS. Gail has starred in other TV series, including Whiz Kids
(1983) as "Llewellan Farley, Jr.", and in the short-lived Normal Life
(1990). He currently appears on Sons & Daughters (2006). Gail has made many guest appearances on TV shows, including
Cannon,
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, The Streets of San Francisco,
and The Drew Carey Show.
Gail runs Full Circle, a production company which has done
documentaries on such subjects as Agent Orange, Native Americans, and
nuclear issues. Max is an old friend of Festival producer, and the team here is
very proud to have this great actor, musician, writer, thinker social activist and great man
and dad in the PRDFF band wagon...
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