Neil Ortenberg

Neil Ortenberg is the founder and former publisher of Thunder's Mouth Press, where he published Gregory Corso, Hubert Selby Jr., Melvin Van Peebles, Nelson Algren, Gore Vidal, Dee Dee Ramone, John Sayles, Chester Himes and many other notable authors. In 1988 Thunder's Mouth Press was awarded the distinguished Carey-Thomas Award for "Best Example of Creative Publishing." Newsweek called him "A Gonzo Publisher." He is the co-founder of Adrenaline Books and, with Nation magazine, co-founder of NationBooks. He was Executive Vice-President of the Avalon Publishing Group and director of its New York Office. With Barney Rosset he is editor of The Outlaw Bible of American Literature, which was reviewed on the front cover of the New York Times Book Review, and was called "Baddasss 101" by Time Out Magazine. Ortenberg is a partner in Double O Film Productions. The New York Times called him "A Publisher with a Rock and Roll Heart”.

Dan O'Connor

During his ten years with Thunder's Mouth Press, Daniel O'Connor served variously as Managing Editor, Senior Editor, and Associate Publisher. He was the director of Blue Moon Books, acquired by Avalon from Barney Rosset in 1998. In 2002 he created The Best American Political Writing series with editor Royce Flippin. He is the editor of Iron Mike: A Mike Tyson Reader (2002) and Best American Sex Writing 2004. O'Connor is a partner in Double O Film Productions.
He was born in Chicago and attended school at St. Tarcissus, St. Norbert, St. Sabina, Our Lady of the Wayside, and St. Viator. He divides his time between Brooklyn and Manhattan.

Producer/Director of Photography Alexander Meillier
Producer/Editor Tanya Ager Meillier