About the Team

Amy is a talented producer, communicator and collaborator with 2 decades of experience in entertainment, working in New York, Los Angeles, Knoxville and Australia. Most recently she served as the Impact Producer for Bonesteel Film's documentary, SHADOW OF A WHEEL helping to secure funding and relationships with partners and distributors. In Hollywood she was on the executive team for a major production studio gaining deep experience in the craft of storytelling, making her a vital link in leading the efforts of Bonesteel Films in building, not just an audience, but a connected community behind our film projects.

Bryan’s career as a cinematographer is rooted in his teens. That's when he first fell in love with photography, taking tens of thousands of photographs during high school and college. Now with more than 20 years of professional experience in film, he loves it as much as ever. Bryan has worked with Paul Bonesteel and Bonesteel Films on many projects including the award winning documentaries; AMERICA’S FIRST FOREST, and in 2023 the four-part episodic series SHADOW OF A WHEEL.

Janet McCue is a writer, researcher, avid hiker, and co-author with the late George Ellison of Back of Beyond: A Horace Kephart Biography, which won the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award shortly after its release in 2019. She collaborated with Ellison on several other publications, including the biographical chapter in Horace ­Kephart: Writings (2020). In the 1970s, McCue and her husband began exploring the Great Smoky Mountains on extended backpacking trips; her interest continues today through her work on George Masa, Kephart, and the Smokies Life board of directors. For three decades, McCue was a librarian at Cornell University where she specialized in library administration and digital library development. She lives in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, writing regularly about the beauty and bounty of the area. In 2019 she invited Bonesteel to collaborate on the book project, resulting in “George Masa: A Life Reimagined.”

Linda is a fourth-generation Californian active in the genealogy and Japanese American communities. Her research areas include upstate New York, England, Australia, Japan, Japanese Americans during WWII, and the use of DNA in genealogy. Linda has been researching her husband's ancestry since 2012, documenting his family in the internment camps and in Japan. A charter member of the Nikkei Genealogical Society, she is also a featured columnist for the Nichi Bei newspaper. Her column, "Finding Your Nikkei Roots" is published bimonthly. She is a member of numerous Japanese American organizations, as well as the Association of Professional Genealogists. Ms. Okazaki holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Development and a Master of Arts degree in Education.