Blake Rice is the director, editor, and producer of "Meridians" - his first film. He is an artist who guides his audience into an unforgettable cinematic experience like a true gentleman. With a genuine smile. A presence that puts even the most anxious person at ease. Seats them comfortably. Chloroforms them, hogties them, and gives them the experience of their dreams. (The bad kind, of course.) Somehow, Rice manages to deliver this experience in a way that has people thanking him on the way out of the theater. He is currently working on an ambitious project entitled "Apples of Sodom", which is likely to disturb even the most die-hard fans of transgressive film. -Paul Michelsen