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The MAUPINFEST
Documentary Team
Who We Are
Michael Duncan
Executive Producer
Mike is driven by a great love and respect for history. He believes in documenting and preserving stories for others to experience. Up until now, that documenting has been done in the print world through writing and publishing memoirs dealing with local history. Then Mike got to know Thomas Maupin and the rural Tennessee yearly event that celebrates Old Time Music and flat foot buck dancing. And he assembled a talented team to record and preserve the man and the music. The result is this documentary, MAUPINFEST.
For Mike, this first time video production of his is truly a passion project, a work of love. If you spend an hour enjoying MAUPINFEST the documentary, and find yourself believing this music and dance is a folk art worth preserving for future generations, then Mike and everyone connected with this video project have succeeded.
David Van Hooser
Writer-Producer-Director
David has 35 plus years in television and video production, with 25 regional Emmys, the Silver Circle Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and a Peabody Award. For several years, David was a writer-producer-director in the Multimedia Department for The Renaissance Center. Prior to that, David was the Director of Marketing and Promotion at WKRN-TV, Nashville. As VP of Development at Pro-Kids Productions, David was responsible for writing and producing children’s programs. David developed much of his skills as a writer-producer in the marketing department of nationally recognized television station, WSMV-TV in Nashville.
Currently, David oversees his own video production company, LightHand Productions. He gets to work with his friends on varied projects, including a feature length thriller, shorts, a documentary on the war in Ukraine, and now… MAUPINFEST.
Craig Anderson
Director of Photography
Craig has a decades-long career in the music, video and television industry in Nashville and middle Tennessee. Craig was a key part of the studio production team for Jim Owens and Associates, contributing to many shows for The Nashville Network. As studio manager, camera operator and jib operator, Craig helped launch studio production efforts for the multimedia team at The Renaissance Center. While there, he received multiple Emmy nominations, eventually receiving an Emmy Award for lighting.
Currently, Craig is an independent camera operator, director of photography, jib operator and more, contributing to various country and Christian music endeavors, as well as video efforts for the NHL team, the Nashville Predators. Craig was a creator of the cult TV series “Dark Encounters Investigated”, and a producer on the horror film, “The Dead Half.”
Tom Terry
Director of Photography
Tom is a graduate of the University of Southern MS with a degree in film production. This led him down the path of working at four different local television stations from MS to TN. He multitasked at various positions from studio camera work for local news to photojournalism in the field to commercial work. He dove back into the world of film by partnering with two fellow television veterans with like minded goals. They collaborated on several film projects from short films to documentaries to finally a much anticipated goal of a full length feature film, "The Dead Half", in 2017. This fanned the flames to continue film work to this day. He also has worked in a freelance capacity with everything from sports photography with an NHL Franchise to commercial work to documentaries to music videos. As Tom would say " television paid the bills, but film work fueled his dreams". He currently resides in Nashville, TN with no signs of slowing down.