Staff

Rod High, executive producer for projects at Tulsa-based Cryptid Films LLC, has been a screenwriter for more than a decade. He left his native North Carolina to pursue his dream of making films by moving to Arizona and creating High Entertainment. Cryptid Films is a subsidiary of the Arizona-based movie development company. A long-time fan of horror movies, particular creature features, High has multiple films in development. His love of horror dates from his childhood when he became enamored with cryptids such as Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster.

Troy Hudson is an Oklahoma resident with more than 30 years of combined military, law enforcement, and emergency management experience. Troy has worked in the US Navy as an underwater mine warfare specialist, uniformed police officer, federal law enforcement officer, federal emergency management with involvement in Weapons of Mass Destruction response and currently serves in multiple capacities within wilderness search and rescue, swift water rescue, and incident management. He also is an expert in the research of Bigfoot sightings in the Oklahoma area. From 2004-2009 Troy was a member of the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization, serving as a Field Investigator/Expedition Organizer for Oklahoma, Texas, and Arkansas He investigated numerous high-profile cases (Luck Star Casino Video and Caney Hoax Incident). Currently, Troy is an organizer and board member for the Honobia Bigfoot Conference, a field investigator and tribal liaison for the Sasquatch Genome Project, and a founder and senior investigator for the Native Oklahoma Bigfoot Organization. He travels nationwide as a guest speaker on all things Sasquatch related, and is a guest speaker for the Delaware Nation (Ok), Cherokee Nation (Ok), Mohican Tribe (Wi), and various town hall meetings throughout Oklahoma.

Josue “Sway” Garcia is a native of Orange County, Calif. His experience includes directing, writing, and producing. Garcia has had multiple PA roles on television shows including Babies, The Daily Show, El Coyote and more. Sway also has experience in editing, lighting, acting, and visual effects. He will bring his life-long enthusiasm for movie-making to Cryptid Films.

Rose Tring is the owner of AZ Media Maven, a public relations and social media agency in Arizona. She has represented High Entertainment and its subsidiaries for two years, and coordinates media coverage for the company and its subsidiaries. Rose has a background in print journalism with more than two decades as a reporter and editor at newspapers nationwide. You can reach her via email at rose@azmediamaven.com

Toni Steffen is the owner of Arizona-based Websites by Toni. She is the creative force behind our website.