Spinnaker - Filmmakers

The Filmmakers

Jeanne Leszczynski & Diane Dicarlo

Executive Producers

Diane Dicarlo & Jeanne Leszczynski - Executive Producers

Jeanne and Diane were co-owners of the Sage Inn & Lounge in Provincetown from 2011-2017. They are Major Donors to the Human Rights Campaign, Mass Equality, GLAD (Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders), LPAC, the Center for Coastal Studies, the Provincetown Film Society, the Provincetown Theater, the Tennessee Williams Festival, the Massachusetts Horticultural Society and the Speakeasy, ART and New Rep Theaters in Boston. They are sponsors of the Goddess Garden at Elm Bank (you’ll find their heads on the goddesses) and continue to maintain an Italianate Garden in their backyard in Needham. They can also be found in their seasonal homes in Provincetown and Long Boat Key Florida with their loyal companion, Nikki, their 4.7 lb Toy Poodle.

Their interest in producing the Spinnaker film was borne of their concern for the health of our environment, especially for our oceans and the life within. As it is for most of us, we find it painful to watch the tragedy of climate change. We believe that film is the surest path to winning hearts and minds. And women are the best filmmakers. Now is the time.

Nadine Licostie

Executive Producer & Director

Nadine Licostie

Nadine’s range of experience in the film and television industry spans nearly 30 years and a variety of disciplines. With a passion for theatre, film, television and digital media, she has produced projects with some of the top talent in television, film and theatre.

As a director, Nadine is focused on creating stories that resonate politically and socially while also attaining entertainment value. Film and television projects include directing The Last One (Showtime), The Good Mother of Abangoh (Independent Documentary), The Best of the GLAAD Media Awards (MTV Networks), Cyndi Lauper’s True Colors Fund (PSA Campaign) and Be an Ally, Be A Friend (GLAAD PSA Campaign).

Nadine produced Phil Allocco’s short film, Joseph Henry, which has traveled the festival circuit and won numerous awards. Executive Producer credits include the award-winning romantic comedy, The Truth About Lies, and the critically acclaimed documentary, Sidemen: Long Road to Glory.

Nadine is a partner of Red Thread, where her client list includes Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Bank of America, SAP, CBS, and History. As an Executive Producer, Nadine has led teams of writers, graphic designers, editors and multimedia programmers creating award winning national television commercials, promotion, interactive media, and corporate events. Projects for CBS, History, True Colors, Discovery Online, The Travel Channel, ABC, and Discovery Channel have won the PROMAX Gold Award, The Insight Award, The Telly Award, and The International Monitor Award.

Nadine began her career in the arts while achieving a B.F.A at New York Institute of Technology and pursuing work as a stage manager at independent theatre companies in the New York City theatrical community. Early work relationships include the Roundabout Theatre Company, The Writers’ Theatre, and Queens College Theatre at Colden Center.

Connie Grazia

Executive Producer

Connie Grazia

Connie Grazia is a principal of Red Thread Productions and an award-winning producer/director. Her
roots are in filmmaking, and feature documentary work includes Spinnaker, The Last One, Sidemen: Long Road to Glory and Roxy: The Last Dance. She has also worked extensively with branded content and commercials for History, CBS and Bank of America as well as digital and live events for HPE, SAP, Bank of America, CBS and the University of Arizona. Compelling storytelling is the “Red Thread” woven through all of these projects. Connie’s work has been recognized with numerous industry awards including several Telly Awards and a gold Effie.

Jeff Ertz

Composer

Jeff Ertz

Jeff Ertz is a multi-platform storyteller and post production czar at Red Thread Productions, creating and facilitating media in film, television, event production and branded content. He has edited, sound designed and/or mixed commercials and branded content for CBS, History Channel and Bank of America, and has built remote post production workflows for Hewlett Packard Enterprise and SAP live and digital events. Jeff’s film work has ranged from post-supervising features (The 24th, Sidemen: Long Road to Glory), to editing documentaries (Bernadette, Return to Timbuktu), mixing/sound designing docs (Roxy: The Last Dance, Finding Sandler), and editing shorts (Hands & Eyes, Spinnaker). As a singer-songwriter, Jeff placed songs from his first EP So It Goes on ABC’s A Million Little Things and NPR’s Reveal. If Jeff’s not making music, he’s making sounds, which he’s applied to a variety of projects like the title sequence sound design for the Emmy-award winning Weird But True television series. He also edited and helped conceptualize promos and episodic programming for Hearst’s Car and Driver and Popular Mechanics brands, a series of PSAs for Cyndi Lauper’s True Colors Foundation, and Clear Channel’s launch of it’s iHeart Radio video platform, which landed him a Webby honoree for best editing (Alicia Keys’ Empire State of Mind, Part II).