Buschel 's first film , '' Bringing Rain '' , premiered at the 2003 Tribeca Film Festival . His second film , '' Neal Cassady '' , was distributed by IFC . His third film , '' The Missing Person '' , premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and was distributed theatrically by Strand Releasing . It earned Buschel a 2009 Gotham Awards nomination for Breakthrough Director . He has collaborated with cinematographer Ryan Samul on four films : '' The Missing Person '' , '' Sparrows Dance '' , '' Glass Chin '' and '' The Phenom ''
2009 Sundance Film Festival
2009 Sundance Film Festival
Noah Buschel