In 1996, Post Factory^NY founder Alex Halpern began editing Nine Good Teeth, a feature length documentary about his 96 year old grandmother Mary Mirabito. Like all respectable documentary makers, Alex was financially challenged and to make ends meet, he rented his Avid out to other filmmakers by day and edited his film at night. Thus Post Factory^NYwas born.

Alex brought on Jim O'Hagen in 1999 and together they built the most unique post-production house in New York City, a facility bristling with top of the line equipment that still manages to feel more like a creative community than an post-production house.

They must be doing something right - Post Factory^NY has been the home of films by The Coen Brothers, Steven Soderbergh, George Clooney, Jim Jarmusch, Philip Noyce, Ridley Scott, Gary Winick, Ang Lee, Andy Tennant, Wayne Wang, Tom McCarthy, Michel Gondry and Sofia Coppola.

Alex's career began in London, working in musical theater. Two years of living like a creature of the night convinced him he needed something more so he returned to the states to pursue a career in film. He earned degrees from NYU Tisch School of the Arts and the Instituto De Science Cinematografice, Florence, Italy. He also trained as a circus performer and juggler.

In 1995, Alex directed and produced the highly successful independent documentary film Nine Good Teeth, chronicling the life and death foretold of his grandmother Mary Mirabito. Alex took 5 years to complete the award winning film which premiered to rave reviews on HBO and the BBC. During this same time, Alex started Post Factory^NY.

Alex is currently working as a screenwriter, director and occasionally as juggler in Washington Square Park. Alex recently directed a series of short films produced by partner Jim O'Hagen for the ICDDR,B, a research hospital in Bangladesh.

Jim's early days were spent on the West Coast, working in San Francisco at Zoetrope Studios and later in Los Angeles as an actor in television and films. After many roles over many years, Jim decided he needed a break from the drama of the film industry, so he moved to New York and opened a restaurant. Jim's restaurant, Nadine's, was a lot of things - extremely popular, trendy and very busy. Relaxing, however, it was not.

After ten hard and happy years in the restaurant business Jim realized that the film business wasn't so bad after all. In 1999 he teamed up with Alex and now spends his days helping old and new friends realize their creative visions at Post Factory^NY.

In addition to Jim's many roles at Post Factory^NY he recently produced a series of short films directed by partner Alex Halpern for the ICDDR,B, a research hospital in Bangladesh.

Kim Spikes career started in the wildly extravagant fashion industry working for fashion designer and icon, Betsey Johnson. After seven years of developing the best tattoo armored sales teams in the south, it was time for Kim to hang up her pink stilettos. Kim moved from fashion to visual effects and became the Director of Sales and Marketing for Janimation. While there, she geeked out and created the video games division, while she continued to develop and manage sales for feature film and advertising. In 2007, the East Coast was calling and it was time for Kim to grab New York City by the apples. As Director of Channel Marketing for Take-Two Interactive, the parent company to Rockstar Games, she helped launch the largest grossing entertainment property to date: Grand Theft Auto IV. Nowadays, Kim oversees the hottest post-production property on the east coast as Executive Producer for none other than Post Factory^NY.

Andrea Modenos Ash is the Business Manager at Post Factory^NY. She began her career in finance 15 years ago in the music industry working for such clients as Blues Traveler, Natalie Merchant, Lenny Kravitz, Fuel, Vanessa Carlton and American Idol. Following her love of film, she decided to shift gears and work as a Production Accountant. She managed the finances of several documentaries including American Gangster and the HBO series, Family Bonds. She has been working at Post Factory^NY since January of 2008 and is proud to be part of the Post Factory^NY Family.

Caryn began her career as a jewelry designer owning and operating Mayhem, a shop in the East Village for 9 years. Working with various artists and designers from LA to NY, Caryn quickly became familiar with the unique challenges of running a business in a creative field. In 1997, Caryn began her active role within Post Factory^NY, when the entire company consisted of one Avid in a single room. Her role has since changed during the many incarnations and locations of Post Factory^NY over the past decade. When she isn't adding up the numbers, her time is dedicated to damage control and sibling mediation for her two sons, as well as coping with temperamental technology at home. These skills have proved invaluable to her at Post Factory^NY as well.