Our Mission
Jump Cut Theater's mission is to help preserve and celebrate the independent neighborhood theater experience and provide a community space for diverse and innovative arts programming while contributing to the economic and artistic vitality of the greater Pittsburgh region.
Our Board of Directors
Susan Mazur, President, Treasurer
Susan specializes in nonprofit consulting and financial accounting. Her clients have been diverse, from budding nonprofits to thriving small businesses, and she cares deeply about providing Pittsburgh nonprofits with the support they need to fulfill their missions. She is the current treasurer for Women In Film & Media and has also volunteered as a financial and management consultant with the Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management, working with nonprofits to develop sound financial and governance processes.
Matthew Day - Vice President
Matthew Day is a filmmaker and curates the monthly film screening series Pittsburgh Film Kitchen featuring the work of artists in the region.
Monique Fontaine, Secretary
Monique grew up in the South Hills of Pittsburgh. She earned a bachelors degree in political science from the University of Pittsburgh and a certificate in accounting from Robert Morris University. In addition to serving on the Jump Cut Theater board, Monique is a Financial Manager for Allegheny County's Department of Information Technology . She loves turning movies into events, and some of her favorites include both Prince's and the King's (Elvis) birthday parties, our Halloween party, Ladies Night, but most of all, The Original Breakfast and a Movie.
Joe Conniff
Joe is an independent filmmaker, educator, and video professional located in Pittsburgh. His entertainment industry experience spans across motion pictures, commercials, theater, indie web series, and other mediums. He has done locations work for Lionsgate, The Walt Disney Company, and Revolver Entertainment. As an educator, he has taught media arts and filmmaking to schoolchildren in Los Angeles and developed an online video editing course for a leading EdTech company, Udacity. Currently, Joe is working as a videographer and editor for various non profit institutions within the Pittsburgh region, as well as collaborating with local filmmakers to make awesome stuff. He has a BA in Film and Media Arts from Temple University.
Joe Hollowood
Joe has over 25 years of IT experience and his skill set covers everything from systems administration to customer support. He has worked for well-known companies such as Apple and Pixar Animation Studios as well as two successful Silicon Valley startups. Born and raised in Ohio, Joe recently returned from the United Kingdom where he ran his own IT consulting company, which focused on non-profits. He attended Carnegie Mellon University.
Brady Lewis
Brady Lewis has written, produced and directed more than 15 shorts and one feature-length film. His films have been funded 20 times by state and regional grants and twice by the National Endowment for the Arts. His films have won more than three dozen film festival awards, and he has had many one-person shows of his work at venues that include the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Brady was Pittsburgh Filmmakers’ Director of Education from 1985 through 2015, where he oversaw the operation of a large, accredited film, photography and digital media school that served students from ten local universities as well as independent students from the community. He spent 35 years in the classroom as a professor of film, teaching classes in cinematography, animation and all levels of film and video production. He co-authored the widely used beginning filmmaking textbook, Shot By Shot: A Practical Guide to Filmmaking.
Christopher Smalley
Christopher is an independent filmmaker working in Pittsburgh, PA. He attended classes at the non-profit media arts center, Pittsburgh Filmmakers beginning in 2002, and eventually became employed by the organization. Working there from 2004 until 2016, he performed a number of different roles, starting as a 35mm projectionist for the theaters, and eventually becoming the Director of Operations, where he managed the Equipment Office, researched new equipment, and purchased it for the members and students to use. He also taught lighting for film and video courses to college-level students at Pittsburgh Filmmakers until 2018. All the while, he continued to create his own short films that ranged in genres from narrative, to experimental, to personal documentary. He works in Super 8 and 16mm film mediums, as well as digital, and often mixes the two. Occasionally, he has also exhibited installation work and has curated film screenings. His work has been screened throughout the city at many different venues. Smalley now works in the autonomous vehicle industry but continues to create new film works and looks for opportunities to screen them.
Wendy Whittick
Wendy is the creative force behind WCC Productions LLC, where she produces a wide array of multimedia content. In 2024, she won the Pittsburgh City Paper Readers’ Poll for Best YouTube Account with Wendy’s Classic Corner, a show that uncovers hidden gems of vintage, historic, and quirky local culture. Her flair for telling unique stories is further evidenced by her work as a producer and director of feature documentaries (Searchers of Souls: Investigating the Paranormal and Vision Beyond Sight: The Heidi Covey Story) and short narrative films (Drift, Last Cup of Coffee, and The Crystal Dove). A devoted classic film enthusiast, Wendy explores the art and impact of vintage cinema through projects like the Silver Screen Time Machine podcast and a studio-format talk show version of Wendy’s Classic Corner, which earned a nomination for the Arts & Entertainment Award at the 2023 Greater Pittsburgh Community Media Awards. When she’s not on screen or behind the camera, Wendy serves as the president of Pittsburgh Classic Movie Club and is a sought-after public speaker on the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Wayne Massey
Wayne is a lifelong fan of movies who cut his cinematic teeth in the Grindhouses of 70's and 80's Times Square. He relocated to Pittsburgh in 1999 and landed at The Hollywood Theater as a manager. Wayne brings years of programming and theater management experience to Jump Cut, and in his spare time, he's the drummer for the heavy rock band Molasses Barge.