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The Story Behind the story

Brisbane, California is nestled on the eastern slope of San Bruno Mountain. It's a small town and Steve, Ann, Keith and Sam have lived there for 16 years or so. Oddly enough the two couples had never met until the spring of 2006 when a mutual friend introduced them.

At the time, Steve and Ann, along with David Brown (also a Brisbane resident and filmmaker) had begun work on a documentary film about the fascinating story of the mountain. Much research and many interviews had taken place, and it was time to begin filming the mountain itself, along with its rare butterflies.

Keith had just acquired his first High Definition video camera and had been testing it out with some nature filming. Both he and Sam thought the mountain story was a great project, so they began daily hikes up the mountain to film the rare butterflies and the many other treasures on the mountain. They were lucky enough to get some amazing and unique footage.

Steve, Ann, Keith and Sam formed
Dunsky-Moreau Films in early 2007 and continue to write, film, edit and produce
Butterflies & Bulldozers --a national story, in their own backyard!

Steve and Ann met while getting their Master of Fine Arts degrees at the prestigious UCLA film school. Together they have made dozens of films over the past twenty-five years, many for the U.S. Forest Service. Their award-winning The Greatest Good (2005) was internationally screened and widely acclaimed.

Keith and Sam met at the renowned Plush Room in San Francisco. He was the sound engineer and lighting designer, and she was the headwaiter and they were both professional musicians. They got to know each other while Sam was recording in Keith's studio, Pyramind Sound, and later when they were in a band together.


About the Filmmakers

Steve and Ann have produced dozens of programs mainly about conservation and environmental subjects.

Steve Dunsky
continues his work with the Forest Service and is currently working on a feature length documentary about the great conservation writer Aldo Leopold.

Ann Dunsky
is a freelance screenwriter and editor. Later this fall she will join the Aldo Leopold project as the lead editor.

Keith Moreau
is a videographer, music composer, graphic designer, software developer, project manager and was the co-founder of one of San Francisco's premier audio recording facilities, Pyramind Sound/SF Audio Network and is the founder and owner of KM Publishing.

Sam Ellis Moreau
is a Registered Horticultural Therapist (HTR) and has a unique perspective on the critical link between protecting our endangered plants, animals, and open spaces and the ultimate survival of this planet's human population and is the founder and owner of Gooddirt.com.


David L. Brown has many years experience as a documentary filmmaker in the San Francisco Bay Area. He teaches documentary filmmaking at the City College of San Francisco and UC Berkeley Extension and the History of Documentary at Film Arts Foundation. His recently completed documentary about legendary 94-year-old surfer-sailor Woody Brown, Of Wind & Waves won the Inspiration Award at the 2006 Telluride Mountain Film Festival.

Where to Go From Here:

For More Information about the Film, if you would like to Contribute, or just want to get in touch with us,
email us at info@butterfliesandbulldozers.com

Butterflies & Bulldozers Fiscal Sponsor: Film Arts Foundation San Francisco, CA