Christopher Traub:  

Life I retired as a Correctional Deputy Sheriff in 2009. During high school I took a semester off to visit Panama. It was a wonderful experience immersing myself in a totally foreign culture as well as the cultures of the 3 indigenous peoples there; the Kuna, the Embera, and the Guaymi. I worked my way through Sonoma State and graduated with a B.A. degree in sociology. I taught martial arts for many years but didn't earn enough money so I finally got brave and went into corrections. I worked at San Quentin for a year where I saw two fatal stabbings during my first week on the job. That's not why I quit. I quit because I got tired of a normal week being 50 hours with the commute and I got tired of working doubles two days in a row. Now, having worked at the Sonoma County Jail for more than 24 years, I have retired...HAPPILY! I've maintained a passion for film making for a long time. I've mostly been a cinematographer (i.e. Director of Photography) shooting other people's films but I am becoming a director now. If I can find a niche in the motion picture industry I will do so. I've written a feature-length script called "Samira" which is about a non-Muslim American man who falls in love with a Muslim Jordanian woman. This is forbidden by her religion and culture. I would love to direct it. I'm looking for investors. I still love to travel and have been to many places outside the U.S. including Mexico 3 times, Colombia 1x, Costa Rica 2x, Panama 2x, Guatemala, the Caribbean 4x, Indonesia, Israel 2x, Iran (before the revolution!) England 3x,Turkey, Iceland, Germany, Norway, Peru, Vietnam, Cambodia, Peru, Canada 4x, Kenya and, well, etc.! I also love to study languages and I'm fluent in Spanish and Portuguese and conversant in Arabic. In the rainforest of Panama I once climbed a vine to get a closer look at ma...Expand for more