David is a registered nurse turned filmmaker who received his Associates of Science degree in Nursing in 2005 and has since been working as a registered nurse in the hospital setting on medical, surgical, cardiac, and intensive care units. While in school he was the President of the International Honors Society, Phi Theta Kappa for 2 year and was also named to the All-Connecticut Academic Team in 2005. Now living in Tampa, FL he continues working at a community hospital while pursuing his independent filmmaking career as president and founder of Sir Rebel Films. After making several short films and music videos he found his calling in creating feature length documentaries that have a positive impact on his community. David spent 2 years writing, directing, and editing his first feature documentary inGREEDients, a film that has successfully blended his career as a health care professional with his passion for filmmaking. In 2009 inGREEDients took the independent film festival circuit by storm winning 6 awards and self-distributing thousands of DVDs around the globe. The inGREEDients movie went international in 2010 when Burton signed a deal with Russia Today (RT) who has broadcasted the film to over 70 countries on 6 continents. David has spent the last 2 years leading an outreach program that includes speaking engagements and screening the film at schools, churches, libraries, yoga centers, and spas throughout Florida. Most recently he has been focusing his efforts speaking to children at schools about the connection between diet and disease while working on 2 new documentaries slated to come out next year. The most rewarding part of the entire process has been talking to the kids in schools, teaching them healthy eating habits at an early age is the best thing we can do for the health care crisis in America. David Burton

J. Thomas Wenzel also known as "J" can be most accurately described as a professional vagabond and serial entrepreneur. His unrelenting spirit and fortuitous drive have led him around the world in search of fortune, spiritual harmony and inner peace. “J” has a drive that is unsurpassed and when it's time to dig-in, he's ready to work. From sales to marketing and now producing documentaries, his spirit, effort and energies are unsurpassed and has been an invaluable member of the Sir Rebel team and the creation
of inGREEDients. “J” is also a vibrational alchemist and travels the country performing vibrational therapy with the non-profit organization, Gong The Planet. 

If you look up the word 'Artist' in the dictionary you may as well find a picture of Gary Lavarack's smiling face. He is the quintessential 20th century artist and has dedicated his life to his craft. His career started back in 1962 as an official photographer for the New York World Fair and then he became Art Director and Head Photographer for several studios in California. Gary is an incredible fine arts painter, sculptor, and inventor. He designed the Chopper Guitar, a fully functional guitar that is machined from a solid piece of aluminum but his real passion would be found in digital animation. With a career spanning more than 5 decades, Gary has been able create art that is relevant to media and pop culture by transcending from canvas to computer. He worked in Los Angeles for almost 10 years animating for employers such as; Warner Brothers, Fantasy II, DreamQuest (Disney Studios), Foundation Imaging, and Digital Fantasy. Retiring from the motion picture industry at age 55, he moved to Connecticut to pursue his art and the invention of the Digital Model A, an electric car. Gary decided to help with the animation needs for the documentary inGREEDients and he quickly became part of the Sir Rebel Films team and was made the Visual Effects Supervisor. He was a mentor to the whole crew and helped throughout the entire filmmaking process.

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