John Cocca

Born in Rochester, New York 1964. His father, John was a Lieutenant on the Fire Department, and his uncle, Patrick was a Captain. Following in the family tradition, John entered the Fire Academy at 20 years of age, and has been a Professional Fire Fighter since 1984. His mother, Elaine was a 25 year veteran Sheriff's Deputy. Began writing and producing short 16mm films in 1989, and produced a few low budget features prior to After Image (2001). Lives in Rochester, New York, and in Park City, Utah where he teaches skiing at Deer Valley.