He attended Northwestern University and graduated in 1997 with a Bachelors degree in Radio/TV/Film. He spent his summers in Austin, Texas working in feature films and music video production and development. After graduation, Beesley moved to Los Angeles where for two years he worked in feature film development and production. During this period he also co-wrote and co-directed with Junell on a digital short entitled //Slasher and has produced and directed commercials in Istanbul, Turkey and San Francisco.

Feeling constrained by mainstream Hollywood, Beesley decided to make his own film and moved back to Texas in June of 1999. Inspired by the flexibility and low-cost of digital video technology, he wrote the script, raised funds from his hometown, and called in favors from friends to complete production within just 6 months of the story¹s conception. He currently lives in San Francisco and is working on a new screenplay.

Producer AMY RAYMOND grew up with Jules Beesley and Ryan Junell in the same small West Texas town. She is a first-time producer and an actress living in Los Angeles. Her films include the lead in "All You Need" with Kellie Martin which will be out next year; The Curve, starring Keri Russell and Matthew Lillard, which premiered at Sundance; as well as many other independent films . She also collaborated with Beesley and Junell before, starring in the digital short //Slasher. She is currently producing short films for an internet distribution company.

Associate Producer RYAN JUNELL, who incidentally plays the character Steve in the film, co-wrote and directed //Slasher with the director in Spring of 1999. Ryan has been involved with video and computers since the mid-80s and has spent time in various medias as a commecial radio dj, videographer, graphic artist, journalist, web designer, actor, and creative director. He most recently produced the San Francisco event WEBZINE 2000, an exhibition, forum and party for independent publishing on the internet.

Executive Producer WADE BEESLEY curates guerrilla art galleries, books DJs, and owns and operates Mojo's Daily Grind, an anti-corporate coffee shop in Austin, Texas. Over the past seven years he has established himself as one of the young movers and shakers in Austin. Through his connections and knowledge of the scene he was able to play the „face man¾ in the negotiations, hooking Jules up with the right people and getting lots of favors done.

In 1999, Jules Beesley, Amy Raymond, and Ryan Junell formed UGH FILMS to explore new filmmaking possibilities utilizing digital technologies. Radio Free Steve is Ugh Film's first feature. The company's next project will use the 3D computer gaming QuakeÅ Engine to develop a short film for Internet distribution.

Director of Photography LEVY CASTLEBERRY is one of the youngest and most talented cinematographers in Texas. His feature films include Sweet Thing, Sed and several other short films, digital videos and music videos produced in Austin, TX.

Production Designer ANDY BLACKWOOD has worked in film art department's for the last twenty years. His film and television credits include Love and a .45, MTV's Austin Stories and Texas Chainsaw Massacre 5. He recently production designed the independent western, The Journeyman.

Editor JASON TUCKER has worked as an editor in Los Angeles for over ten years. He edited trailers and TV spots for Universal from '94-'97, and served as assistant editor for television shows such as Wasteland, Buddy Faro, and Party of Five. Jason is currently an assistant editor on the Warner Brothers feature film, Cats and Dogs.

Supervising Sound Designer and Re-Recording Mixer DAVE NELSON has worked on feature films and for the last 15 years. His credits include the Academy Award Nominated When Abortion was Legal and Forever Activists, Fun, The Bed You Sleep In, Frame Up, Little Odessa and Safe. His most recent credits include the 1999 Oscar nominee for best documentary, Regret to Inform, Werner Herzog's Escape From Laos and Wings of Hope, Dream With The Fishes, Conceiving Ada, and The Distraction.