Melissa Malan
 Melissa began studying theatre during college in St. Louis, MO. Since 2005, she has been based in Chicago working as a director, actor, and model. She continues to study acting with the Victory Gardens Training Center and volunteers with the Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation in her spare time. Chris Tyre (cinematographer)  Chris is a graphic designer by trade, but also works with digital video, animation, and photography as well. Aside from doing independent films, he is also an indie bookmaker. His Europe Zine has been exhibited in multiple Chicagoland galleries including Northwestern University's Dittmar Gallery and the 12th Street Gallery.Brenda Arsenault (production assistant) In addition to being the backbone of Herbivore Productions, Brenda's other artistic ventures include jewelry making, dance, and photography where her pictures of rabbits have won her awards and have been published in Scandinavia. She has also founded the "Rock Away Violence" concert, a fund raiser for Take Back the Night DuPage County, an organization that raises awareness about child abuse and sexual and domestic violence. Two of Brenda's favorite herbivores include her bunnies Norah Fangora and ohGr.
Rick Gawel (writer / director)
Founder and CEO of Herbivore Productions, Rick has a BA in Psychology and a BS in organic waste removal. His favorite wrestler is Rowdy Roddy Piper and he enjoys playing fantasy football.
No man is an island. Neither is an herbivore, and we would be amiss if we didn't mention the following outstanding people for their time, support, and efforts during the production of "A Loving Memory". Sound engineer Marvin Schaefer and musician Devin Urban helped to compose and perform the movie's soundtrack while technical advisors Ted Weiner Jr., Dan Swartz, and Alex "Napalm" Eberlein assisted with and solved many of the roadblocks we encountered when dealing with uncooperative machines and robots.
And lastly, thank YOU for your support! We hope you enjoy "A Loving Memory" and we hope to bring you many more (or, as many as we can afford to make!) films in the near future.
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