The Bass Player

Cast & Crew

Jim McKay

(Featured – The Bass Player)

Jim spends his time in playing the bass, taking the jazz approach both in his music and in life.

Niall McKay

(Director & Featured )

McKay won an Emmy for his documentary “Sikhs in America” about the challenges of being Sikh in the US, which aired on PBS stations nationwide. His work includes documentaries for PBS and dramas for cable television. He co-produced Irvine Welsh’s directorial debut, “Nuts.” Niall is the founder and director of the San Francisco Irish Film Festival and the co-founder of the Los Angeles Irish Film Festival. A former print journalist, Niall’s work has appeared inThe Economist, The New York Times and Wired Magazine. You can email Niall at niall@mediafactory(dot)tv

Marissa Aroy

(Producer & Featured)

Marissa Aroy was named one of the most influential Filipina women in the US last year by the Filipina Women’s Network. She recently directed the educational soap opera series “Grand Café.” In the documentary realm she produced and directed “Little Manila,” for PBS and produced “Sounds of Hope” shown on Frontline World. She received a Northern California Emmy for the documentary “Sikhs in America,” which she produced and directed. Aroy holds a BA in psychology from Boston College and a Masters degree from the Graduate School of Journalism at University of California, Berkeley. When she’s not making or watching movies, she’s teaching digital filmmaking at Berkeley City College. You can email Marissa at marissa (at) mediafactory (dot) tv