Mint Films

Back in 2000, MINT FILMS only meant something to two Cape Cod kids with nothing better to do. Armed with a Canon GL2 camcorder and some pretty bad puns about “rotten fruit,” Jeff Griecci and George Anagnostakos spent their high school career as Yarmouth Port’s first and only comedic filmmaking duo. After graduation, Jeff and George parted ways for college, but the idea of MINT continued to evolve. 

Jeff took the reins, bringing MINT with him to Portland, Maine, while George remained an important influence and contributor. They kept in touch frequently sharing ideas and feedback.

In Portland the MINT family grew when Jeff began to share his ambitions with a new set of creative folk, primarily college students. As Jeff gained professional and educational experience through internships, work, and a degree in film studies, the idea of MINT grew too, nearly double in size. His skills and professional work ethic, with the help of a talented crew, established MINT on a local and national level, where they have received much recognition for the quality and creativity of their work. 

As MINT continues to evolve in the professional and creative world, it will always reflect it’s humble beginnings and remain at its heart a group of friends having a good time making movies. 

The founding member of MINT, raised in Cape Cod MA now living in Portland Maine, Jeff Griecci works as a freelancer in the production community. Jeff graduated from the University of Southern Maine's Media Studies department with a BA and a focus in video production. 
His work has been screened across the country from the Maine International Film Festival to Las Vegas at NAB.
Primarily working as a freelance grip, he is also a gaffer, camera operator, AC and editor for production outfits like Catama Productions, Nomad Pictures and Rascal Grip & Electric. He has also worked as an assistant editor at Lone Wolf Documentary Group in South Portland Maine.
Jeff has operated camera and worked on such projects and films as The Acadia Sessions, Strongpaw Productions feature Up Up Down Down, Comedian Bob Marley's Gunnies World Record Event, Honey Tree Films feature 40 West, and History Channels Underwater Universe. 
Jeff is a member of the band Grant Street Orchestra.
Jeff writes, produces, directs, shoots and edits for MINT films.

See Jeffs Demo Reel.

George is a writer/improviser/film-maker hailing from Cape Cod MA, now living in New York City. He can currently be seen performing at the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre as a member of the Advanced Study Program. George served as the writer's intern on The Late Show with David Letterman in the Fall of 2007, where he inadvertently caused the writer's strike. George has also done production work for ESPN on The Pretty Good Sports Show, Discovery Channel's Storm Chasers and The Detonators, and BBC America's ever-fashionable What Not to Wear. George has been jamming with Mint Films since 2003.

Ian has been an actor/writer for MINT Films since 2007. He lives in Portland, ME. Other film credits include: Ragged Isle, Strange Night, Time-Travel: An Allegory (aka. I Built a Time Machine to Kill Hitler), Max Dagger, This We Have Now, Death Rides Last as well as a number of local music videos and commercials. He has worked extensively in the Portland theater scene as well, perfoming in: Equus, The History Boys, The Little Dog Laughed, Philadephia, Here I Come!, Titus Andronicus, Twelfth Night and many others. He is a member of the band Robber & Thief.

A Cape Cod native, Andy moved to Portland and received a BA from the Media Studies program at The University of Southern Maine. During his studies Andy set his focus on sound design and music composition for film. A musician in Portland, Andy has played live and recorded music with many artist in the area. He has worked for WMTW-TV as a Camera Operator and is currently working in the Trafficking Department at Outside Television in Portland. 
Andy is the primary music composer and a frequent co-producer for MINT Films.

Ex-Wilderness Instructor, farmer, and fish slayer, Charles Parker Newton is an mult-faceted entertainer living in NYC. Departing Vacationland in 2008, Parker moved to NYC to live his dream and ended up interning at the B-movie giant, TROMA Entertainment, (Toxic Avenger), where he watched movies all day. He was cast in an improv based web series called, "It's OK, I'm an Actor", where he played an inappropriate landlord. Directly following, Parker hosted a fully unscripted short documentary called, "Enter the Beard", in which he drove through the Yukon and entered himself in the 2009 World Beard and Mustache Championships. Parker's professional reenacting credits includes roles on TruTV, Animal Planet, and the Travel Channel. Amidst producing sketch videos and grinding for auditions, Parker drives trucks and eats one bag of cereal per day. Parker is currently in the Advanced Study Program at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater and performs as part of a 3-man improv team ("Quimby") with other MINT man, George Anagnostakos.

Check out the full album at www.charlesparkernewton.com

A 2007 graduate from the University of Southern Maine with a BA in Theatre, Erik Moody has worked in films and various theatrical mediums while adventuring in London, Los Angeles, and Portland, ME.
Erik has been creating and collaborating with MINT, as an actor/writer/producer, since 2009. 
Erik is member of the band Robber & Thief. 
He plays Deputy Dan in The Entertainment Experiment's current running web-series Ragged Isle.  Look out for Erik in Vacationlanders - The Unorganized Territories of Maine, c. 2015-2016, a web-series, which began filming in April 2011.
Strongpaw Productions' latest film, Up Up Down Down, stars Erik and is currently in festival circulation. 
Stay tuned into his world at erikmoody.blogspot.com. 

Producer, Videographer, Photographer. 
A graduate from the University of Southern Maine's Media Studies program, Desmond has gone on to work within the field of video production on numerous projects.  He has worked with MTV, PlumTV, The Food Network, Focus Features, MINT Films and many others.  Currently he is based out of Portland, Maine, where he freelances and is developing the website TheMaineEffect.com which showcases the artistic communities of Maine.
Contact Joel at joel@TheMaineEffect.com or visit his vimeo page.

Derek has been with the MINT team since 2008, giving production aid with a focus on music composition. Derek has and is currently playing music in many Portland based bands. He has recently returned from a US tour with indie hip hop musician Astronautalis. 

Andrew has been with MINT since 2008. He has contributed as an actor and writer as well as general production assistance. Andrew is a familiar face in the Portland stage scene and is currently performing in the Maine Playwrights Festival.

Has been working with MINT since 2008 as a gaffer, carpenter and grip. Educated in theatrical lighting design, Corey has been trying like hell to get Jeff to let him use a strobe light in a shot, thus far to no avail. When he is not working as a gaffer for MINT, Corey finds work in the entertainment industry around Portland. He is the chief lighting technician at Port City Music Hall, designer in residence for Lorem ipsum productions, and a proud member of IATSE local 114.

Kate Law has been on board with MINT since 2010 as chief wardrobe and costume designer. She has also acted and co-produced for MINT.

Meghan has been on board with MINT since 2009 primarily as an actress, as well as providing art direction and make up. Meghan has also co-produced for MINT films. 

William Steele has been teaching acting and directing plays at the University of Southern Maine for many years. He is an award-winning playwright and drama critic, the author of four books on theater and film and a professional actor with many national and regional film, television, radio theater and commercial credits.  He has held governmental appointments to the Maine Arts Commission, the New England Foundation for the Arts and the Governor?s Advisory Committee on Public Broadcasting. Samples of his voice and acting work can be found on his website at williampaulsteele.com and his YouTube channel at wsteele99. He is very pleased to be associated with Mint Films.

Vanessa has been with MINT since 2010 as a writer and actress. 

Bobby has been with MINT since 2010 as a grip and general production assistant.