Crew Biographies

 

 

Editor, Producer, Director:  B. Douglas Robbins.  Douglas Robbins is a filmmaker and attorney from San Francisco, California.  Robbins was a college debater for UC Berkeley in the early 1990s. He graduated with a Bachelors in Philosophy and spent the subsequent years writing a novel about intercollegiate debate. The first chapter of that novel can be downloaded here, with additional chapters found on the Resources page. 

Robbins earned his J.D. in 2001 from the University of Pennsylvania. By late 2004, he and Producer Joseph Walling began pre-production of the documentary that would eventually become Debate Team. Learn more about their story by reading the Director's Statement.

Beyond documentary work, Robbins also founded The Media Law Group for the purpose of helping other independent film makers navigate the legal complexities of producing their own film.

 

 

Producer, Director of Photography: Joseph W. Walling. Joseph Walling is a filmmaker and founder of Long Strand Studios.  Walling has produced a number of documentary-style public service announcements and educational films for numerous non-profit organizations including Americans for Cures, and high quality production pieces for corporate clients including those he produced for CPP, Inc.

For two seasons (2003 and 2004) Walling worked as a visiting artist in the production department at Opera San Jose.  He was involved in all aspects of the production and load-in of sets and scenery for numerous operas including The Marriage of Figaro, Tosca, and Carmen.

Walling studied film and Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, earning a degree in Psychology and graduating with Highest Honors for his thesis on epiphany.