Steve Suderman - Director / Producer
Steve grew up on a farm in rural Manitoba, Canada. He started his career teaching high school mathematics and science before pursuing filmmaking in 2002. Over Land is his first feature film.
Robin Schlaht - Executive Producer
President of Zima Junction Productions Inc., in Regina, Saskatchewan, Robin Schlaht graduated from the University of Regina's BFA Film and Video program in 1992 with an array of honours and awards. Among his productions, Sons and Daughters is a documentary exploration of childhood in seven different countries. It has appeared at many international festivals and won several national and international awards. The feature length documentary Moscow Summer, shot in Russia in 1995, was named Best Foreign Film at the 1996 WorldFest International Film Festival in Charleston, South Carolina, and the video documentary The Heart Becomes Quiet (co-produced/directed with David Christensen) is about survivors of the Union Carbide gas disaster in Bhopal, India. Robin's first dramatic feature film, Solitude (co-produced with David Christensen and Heather Malek), starred Lothaire Bluteau and Vanessa Martinez, premiered in 2001 to rave reviews. Robin is a member of the Directors Guild of Canada and of the Saskatchewan Motion Picture Industry Association. Robin lives and works in Regina with his spouse, editor and filmmaker Heather Malek, and there he is a prominent activist with the Regina Peace Action Coalition, and an active member (and frequent board member) of the Saskatchewan Filmpool Cooperative. In 2001 Robin was named a Distinguished Alumnus of the University of Regina in recognition of his career achievements and community involvement.
Dirk Powell - Composer
Dirk Powell has expanded on the deeply rooted sounds of his Appalachian heritage to become one of the preeminent traditional American musicians of his generation. In addition to acclaimed releases on Rounder Records, he’s recorded and performed with artists such as Loretta Lynn, playing several instruments on her Grammy-winning release “Van Lear Rose,” Sting, Jack White, Levon Helm, Jewel, T-Bone Burnett, Ralph Stanley, and Linda Ronstadt, among others. His ability to unite the essence of his culture with modern sensibilities has led to work with many of today's greatest film directors, including Anthony Minghella, Spike Lee, Ang Lee, Victor Nuñez, Steve James, and Edward Burns. Website