Discover Top Creative Directors in Bakersfield, California, USA

My name is Justin Nijm and I am an Arab-American filmmaker. I specialize in directing as well as producing features and videos. I recently completed a short horror film for 20th Century Digital called "The Hug" and am currently in development on the feature. "Grasshoppers" is an indie feature I produced starring Saleh Bakri and premiered at the Bend Film Festival in Oregon. It plays next at the Bahamas International Film Festival and Cinequest. I worked as a staff director, writer, and editor for Funny Or Die for three years. I co-directed 2 seasons of the IFC show Stan Against Evil, now streaming on Hulu. My work has been featured on Comedy Central, Hulu, Funny Or Die, YouTube Red, The History Channel, Adult Swim, Jimmy Kimmel, The Super Serious Show, and more. I love projects that let me use genre to tell stories in visually compelling ways, and I try to incorporate activism and social commentary into everything I do. I am advanced in Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects, and more. I own my own editing bay which I built myself and camera package that includes a Canon C500 MK II and (2) Sony a7s III's. I believe strongly that no project is worth hurting your crew. I believe in the power of a strong personal vision unified with thoughtful collaboration. I strive to create an environment on every set that is inclusive, safe, and fun.

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• Video Editor - News
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• Commercial DP
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Music is one of my biggest passions. I have written songs with Linkin Park and FKi 1st (one of hip hop's biggest producers), opened shows for Green Day and Twenty One Pilots, and have had one of my songs go RIAA certified gold. Cinematography started as a flirtation (a way to kick start my band) but over the years it has become a passion equally as large as music. I have worked with some of the biggest names in the business such as Nike, HyperloopTT, Palm Springs, Charlie Rocket, Vero, Bosch, Troye Sivan, Brat, Fashion Nova, and Ableton. My biggest accomplishment was contributing work on Nike's Emmy Award-Winning 30th Anniversary "Just Do It" commercial "Dream Crazy" featuring Colin Kaepernick, arguably their biggest commercial they've had to date. No matter what career path I take, my work ethic and my drive to be the best version of myself always results in success at the highest of levels.

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• Video Editor - Commercial
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• Colorist
• Event Photographer
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• Podcast Producer
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• Social Media Producer
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• Sound Mixer

CINEMATOGRAPHER - ONE MAN BAND - PRODUCER - OWNER/OP - RED KOMODO X - SONY FX-9 - CANON C300 MK III - 32BIT AUDIO - LIGHTING - GIMBAL - TELEPROMPTER - MULTI-CAM - PRODUCTION COMPANY - 10+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE I'm here to execute your project & deliver excellence. Plain & simple. My name is Tony and I'm a DP in the Pasadena area and I work frequently across the country. I've done everything from features, corporate commercials, documentaries, music videos, live events, and online ads since 2011 when I began my professional career. I own and have access to a variety of camera and lighting gear such as 6K Cinema cameras, 4K 120FPS two camera setups, wireless focus/video, grip, and LED lighting. I have a RED Komodo X, Sony FX-9, Canon C300 Mark iii, Sony FX-3 and a Canon C70 ready to go for any shoot. Cinema or L-Series glass available. I have a sound Devices Mix-Pre 6 MK ii and a sound engineer I can bring along with me if needed. DEMO REEL: https://vimeo.com/848253859/14d6d0b403?share=copy I have a production company Pretty Sweet Films and a flexible team who are travel ready. We're ready to execute your project from concept to delivery. Shoot me an email and let's chat! - Tony Ahedo I have been in the industry since 2011.

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Genéa Gaudet is an award-winning documentary and music video director, editor, and camera woman. Working in both Los Angeles and Joshua Tree, CA, Genéa (pronounced Jenaya) explores gender, memory, relationships, and sexuality in her work. Recently she’s been working on 16mm and 8mm film and experimenting with analog video formats. She is a featured director on Free the Bid and Boyish. Currently Genéa is in post-production on a film called 5 Days – an intimate portrait of a man who faces a five-day trial and 30 years in prison for child molestation. Her latest TV series will see a 2021 release on FX network: A doc series called PRIDE about the rise of the LGBTQ++ movement. Her first short documentary, Elder, recalls the experience of a Mormon man who became a missionary in Italy during the 70s and fell in love with a Communist man. It premiered at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival and was a selection for the Emmy award-winning New York Times Op-Docs series. It won a jury prize for Best Short Documentary at the Napa Valley Film Festival. Her second film, Second to None, is a branded-content short about Isabella and Margaux Isaksen – two sisters vying for an Olympic slot on the U.S. Pentathlon Team. It was featured on ESPN in 2016. Genéa’s music video Game to Lose for indie-folk supergroup I’m With Her is featured on Rolling Stone, and aggregating on Variety, The Guardian, JamBase and Daily Motion. Additionally, she has filmed music videos, short documentaries and promotionals for Steve Martin, Andrew Bird, Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn, the Violent Femmes, The Record Company, and Lindsey Sterling. Genéa is a union editor on the roster for the IATSE 700 Editors Guild. Genéa grew up in Canada and works through her production company, Girlfight Pictures. She spends most of her time living the art life in a quiet expanse of the Mojave Desert. She is a former roller derby player who somehow raised the most amazing daughter in the world.

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I'm a documentarian, video journalist and photographer currently based in LA. When I'm not in LA I spend a good chunk of my time on assignment in either Chicago or New York City. Some of my past experience includes- head of video production for Sofar Sounds Chicago, camera operator for Audiotree Live Sessions, and photographer for festivals like the Chicago International Movies and Music Festival (CIMM Fest) and Lollapalooza. I am also currently an in-house photographer for Cinefamily in Los Angeles. My latest short form doc was featured on the first episode of the new PBS show 'Live @ 9:30'. I attended Columbia College Chicago as a cinematography/documentary major. My work in LA consists of camera operating, DP'ing, camera assisting (both in the film and editorial photo world) and DIT work on everything from short films to major television shows, music videos, commercials, and feature films. I am definitely an asset to have in your corner. I am personable, passionate, and devoted to my craft.

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Jennifer Molina, was most a documentary producer for Entertainment Tonight and EdSource. Previous to that she was director of video for LA Times Studio at Tronc (formally Tribune Publishing) executive producing vertical video series for the LA Times Studio and advising on strategy for video content and programming within the tronc digital markets, which include,The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Baltimore Sun, The New York Daily News and five more major US markets. Molina is an Emmy-award winning filmmaker and producer of documentary films such as Uniform Betrayal: Rape in the Military and life @ the end: caring in the face of loss, Prior to tronc, Molina was executive producer and content strategist for Wochit Productions, where she lead Wochit's team of content creators in the production of 400+ videos a day with an emphasis on journalistic storytelling. Previous to Wochit, Molina was executive producer at Tribune Publishing Video in Chicago and executive director and editor at HealthyState.org, a digital public media (NPR/PBS funded by CPB) project covering health in the state of Florida. She also served as senior video producer at Newsweek.com where she produced and edited stories on topical, socio-political, cultural and medical issues, and at the United Nations in Rome, Italy, where she produced and edited promotional videos and developed websites for UN-affiliated programs. Molina remains active in the film industry, conducting international workshops and serving as an adjunct at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She is currently producing Rumberas y Vedettes; a film that tells the story of Cuban women who danced their way to stardom in cabaret and Mexican cinema during the 1940s and 50s. www.rumberasyvedettes.com.

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Oscar and Emmy-Nominated PES is the creator of some of the most widely viewed stop-motion films of all-time including Fresh Guacamole, Western Spaghetti, Submarine Sandwich, Game Over, Human Skateboard, KaBoom! and Roof Sex. On his YouTube Channel alone, PES's films have been viewed over 1.4 billion times. PES's uncanny knack for transforming familiar objects and people through stop-motion animation has earned him global recognition and dozens of honors, including an Academy Award® nomination for Fresh Guacamole in 2013. (At 1 minute 40 seconds, Fresh Guacamole is the shortest film ever nominated for an Oscar, as confirmed by The New York Times and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences). Now, with over a billion+ consolidated views online, Fresh Guacamole is the most-viewed Oscar short in history. PES is the originator of "the stop-motion cooking film" genre with his short film Western Spaghetti in 2008. Western Spaghetti earned Time Magazine's #2 Viral Video of the Year in 2008 as well as the Audience Award at Annecy in 2009. PES's three stop-motion cooking shorts -- Western Spaghetti (2008), Fresh Guacamole (2012) and Submarine Sandwich (2014) -- have spawned thousands of copycat works online and established "the-stop-motion-cooking-film-with-substituted objects" as a popular meme. In addition to his original content, PES has also directed over 75 commercials for major international brands including Corona, Honda, Android, Orange Telecom, Kinder Surprise, PlayStation, Sprint, Samsung and Bacardi. Some of these commercials have became viral hits on YouTube reaching into the hundreds of millions of views. In 2016, PES received an Emmy® Award nomination for his commercial Honda "Paper", a 2-minute stop-motion tour de force showcasing the 50-year history of the Honda Motor Company. The spot earned numerous ad industry awards including the One Show's "Automobile Advertising of the Year Award." It was also recently added to the permanent collection at both the Louvre's Museum of Advertising and The Museum of Modern Art.

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Born and bred in NYC kevin Amato began his career as a fine art, lifestyle and COMMERCIAL photographer. A GRADUATE OF NYC'S SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS. Photographing for publications such as I-D, COMPLEX, TIME, DAZED AND CONFUSED, OUT, INTERVIEW, ESSENCE, ROLLING STONE, ESPN, NYLON, XXL, 032C TO NAME A FEW. And commercial clients such as NIKE, ADIDAS, SONY, DIESEL, CONVERSE, HOOD BY AIR, FEAR OF GOD, SSENSE, OPENING CEREMONY, PACSUN to name a few. Most notable are Amato's collaborations with underground and emerging fashion designers globally. As well as his Photographic series of Bronx youth subcultures and Travis Scott's "RODEO" album cover and artwork. Using the same lifestyle and reportage approach in his photographs, Amato began photographing and casting for fashion brand Hood By Air in 2007. Later becoming the brands's visual and brand director. Breaking the barriers of traditional marketing and casting direction.. Representing the underrepresented. ​ "A conduit between the runway and the real world: both divining rod and den mother" New york times ​ ​ Amato has casted campaigns and runway shows for NIKE, MTV, KITH, BAND OF OUTSIDERS, VFILES, JOYRICH, LUAR ZEPOL, HOOD BY AIR, BARNEYS, ADIDAS to name a few. Throughout his career Amato has been credited with discovering and developing emerging talent such as Actor/Model Luka Sabot, Influencer/Stylist Bloody Osiris Photographer RaysCorruptedMind and Model/Actress Hari Nef to name a few. ​ ​ Amato's PHOTOGRAPHY work has been exhibited throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. He has published two books of his photographic work. ​ IN 2014 AMATO RELEASED "COZY" BOOK AND POP UP SHOP. WITH THE SUPPORT OF VIRGIL ABLOH AND SHANYE OLIVER. COLLABORATIONS INCLUDED OFF WHITE, HOOD BY AIR, LUAR ZEPOL AND AMBUSH. WITH BOOK LAUCH POP UPS SHOPS AT VENUES LIKE GR8 JAPAN, COLETTE PARIS, ITHK, WILDSYLE LA, 424 ON FAIRFAX, VFILES SOHO, MACHINE A AND SELFRIDGES LONDON. ​ IN 2016 AMATO RELEASED "THE IMPORTANTS" PUBLISHED BY PHAIDON PUBLISHING. FORWARD BY Alix BrownE / AFTERWARD BY Rick Owens. Kevin Amato CURRENTLY RESIDES IN Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

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I currently specialise in automotive and tech content, offering directing, editing and cinematography services. But I have also gained a huge variety of experience in video and television productions in other areas. I have a proven track record in using all the major manufacturer's camera systems, as well as gimbal and drone technologies. I am also a highly skilled editor and have expert knowledge of Final Cut Pro X, Premiere Pro, After Effects and DaVinci Resolve. I pride myself on being a resourceful creator, tackling ambitious content usually considered beyond the scope of single-shooters. I also have led teams and crews on larger projects, and can inspire the best from other contributors. My mantra is to always exceed the expectations of the client. Clients include; Ferrari, BBC Studios, CNBC and Xsolla. I am a US permanent resident and do not require any visa or sponsorships to work.

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Gray Fagan, also known online as graysworld, is a Louisiana native, born and raised in Baton Rouge. His love for storytelling led him to LSU where he studied film for two years before transferring to Chapman University where he graduated with a BFA in Film Production. Fagan has amassed over 4.6M followers across platforms with an incredible engagement rate of 60.03% -- 32.9x the benchmark average. Gray was recently contracted by HBO and HBOmax to launch and run their TikToks as an in-house Creator, quickly growing their followings to 1M+. He can be seen both starring in and in the writers room for the new digital sketch series STAPLEVIEW, co-produced by Sam Grey and Stoney Sharp (COMEDY BANG! BANG!, I LOVE YOU AMERICA) with head writer Reggie Henke (I THINK YOU SHOULD LEAVE). Gray can next be seen starring opposite Owen Thiele in the untitled indie short film produced by Greg Daniels (THE OFFICE, PARKS AND REC, KING OF THE HILL, THE SIMPSONS) and directed by Haley Daniels (MY MOM YOUR DAD). Gray has previously worked with brands including Curology, Hot Topic, and Anker.

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Irina Logra is a pet and nerd friendly award-winning photographer who dedicates her life to helping conscious businesses and wonderful individuals thrive. Once you set her on a task to bring betterment to your life, she'll do everything possible not just to reach but to exceed your expectations. To make sure such an ambitious goal is achieved, Irina utilizes only top-notch equipment, hires talented and reliable professionals, and never stops learning new techniques and tricks, even if it requires spending a night browsing TikTok. She is even willing to register on Snapchat to test how your content will look there. When Irina is not helping Mitsubishi, Cirque du Soleil, Cadillac, Adobe, Citizen, Walmart, Kaspersky, UCLA, Mt. Wilson Observatory, Jaguar Land Rover, Renault, Frame.Io, GoDigital develop captivating visual content, she is probably nerding out on quantum theory, rock climbing, painting by numbers, kickboxing, but most likely reading Adweek and researching the latest marketing trends. Yet all these activities can eventually become tiresome. She's actually much happier serving her true purpose - working with you on exceeding your goals. If you are a conscious business or a wonderful individual, please, drop her a line. Irina's life is meaningless if she is not helping others, so do not hesitate to contact her even if all you need is advice.

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After film school, I started my career in New York City as a Production Assistant and editor. It was exciting to balance my time between production and being on set and post production and editing a project for months at a time. My first producing job was a music video for James Taylor. I moved to Los Angeles and produced music videos and commercials. Soon after, I found myself going to Nashville to produce country music videos for Brooks and Dunn, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, Dolly Parton, Martina McBride. I have been nominated for 14 Academy Of Country Music Awards for Producer / Best Music Video and have won the award 5 times. In-between the music videos I would produce commercials for clients such as FORD, Tropicana Juice, Kraft Foods, Varilux, Kia, Jack Daniels and Blue Cross to name a few. ​ Always keeping busy, I moved into Television producing specials and long form DVD's for NBC, ABC and FOX. Some of these include: THE PASSION (FOX - Produced all of the pre tape segments), Olivia Newton John-Live from the Sydney Opera house (a Live 10 camera performance based DVD), WIND IN THE WIRE - Producer for a TV movie for ABC, Rascal Flats, Nothing Like This - (ABC) a behind the scenes look of the band creating a new album. Along with numerous promos for NBC/Universal, Fox and ABC. ​ I've even kept up my editing skills by cutting documentaries for Wings Over Wendy's, Pioneers of the Automobile and several commercials and web series. ​ My philosophy has always been to create a “team” atmosphere with my production crew. Growing up, i worked in the family run dry cleaners, where my dad taught me every aspect of the dry cleaning industry. I learned to deal with the public and manage employees. I have put this same type of experience into producing. Over the years I have learned details of all equipment and I try to stay current with the latest trends in everything from cameras to lighting styles. I have made it a point to learn as much as I can from every department on a movie set or in post production. This comes in handy when budgeting and dealing with problems that arise during production. Because of my experience, I am able to aid in decisions and even think outside the box to come up with solutions to a problem. My background producing commercials, promos, documentaries, music videos and multi-camera shows has taught me that there are many creative solutions to the problems that arise in production.

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Art Director / Motion Designer / Cinematographer with record of delivering award-winning campaigns. Specializing in Directing / Shooting and VFX Supervision. A self-starter and passionate with a strong creative eye to maintain consistency and quality across all deliverables. Live and breathe the latest digital technologies, design, typography, photography, cinematography, storytelling and music. Go-to Passionate team leader with seven years managing a highly experienced best in class creative post team, consisting of motion designers, art directors, and Flame Artist. Success guiding efforts covering post-production, creative strategy, visual direction, and creating meaningful content that connects with core audiences. Solid interpersonal skills, down to earth and strong belief in creative diversity. Advanced proficiency in After Effects, Cinema 4D and a fluency in the Adobe Creative Suite.

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Grace Bukunmi is a photographer, art director and stylist who is also sought after as a lifestyle, fashion + travel influencer. Bukunmi launched her freelance photography career with commissioned work from Elle, Highsnobiety, Hypebeast & Complex while growing a styling portfolio that includes musicians Martin Garrix and Alicia Keys & brands such as Nike and Target. Most recently, her photoshoots, artwork, interviews & features can be found on the pages of Vogue, Teen Vogue, OkayPlayer, Fader, Milk, Dazed, Popsugar, Complex, Galore, Ladygunn, Refinery29, AfroPunk, NY Times, and The Cut or stowed within the visual archives at brands such as VSCO, Reebok Adidas, Motorola Solutions and Diesel. As an influencer, she has fronted campaigns for brands including Amex, Dirty Lemon, Jagermeister, Polaroid, Maserati and Tumi. She has also provided multi-platform social coverage at several major music and art festivals for both publishers and brands. Her interviews for both types of clients range from pop stars such as Ashanti and Sabrina Claudio to artists such as Migos and Travis Scott. Her most recent work centers around the female gaze and identities of otherness which has found her at the forefront of social justice organizations including Unity in Color, Magic in her Melanin, and Nasty Women Portraits. The thread that ties Bukunmi's work is her fascination with finding beauty and light in every form of humanity.

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Nat Prinzi is a multi-faceted creative entrepreneur who has founded multiple entertainment and multimedia companies, each a vehicle to express his unique creative vision and ideal. Prinzi has directed, created, and produced over 300 projects, including original series, award-winning short films, documentaries, music videos, and ad campaigns for fortune 500 companies. He has worked with a variety of brands including Pepsi, Verizon, Instagram, Swatch Group, Converse, Uninterrupted, New Balance, De Beers, Linkedin, Dell, ASUS, Morgan Stanley, Roc Nation, Macy's, Dell, Charles Schwab, COMPLEX and more. Nat is also the Founder and Executive Producer of Betterdays Media, and serves as the lead creative, and directorial force behind Betterdays’ array of projects in the commercial, digital, scripted and unscripted spaces. ________ Betterdays Media is an award winning full-service Production and Entertainment company with offices in New York and Los Angeles. We specializes in the creation of commercial, branded, and entertainment content for major brands, agencies, networks, and publishers worldwide. We are a diverse group of creatives, producers, and innovators with an insatiable hunger for storytelling and getting shit done. Our focus and sensibilities stem from a deep cultural attunement to the newest movements in music, culture, style, and filmmaking. We've created and produced original series, award-winning films, ad campaigns for fortune 500 companies, as well as music videos for grammy award-winning artists. Betterdays represents a collection of diverse and innovative award-winning Directors, Producers, Cinematographers, and Post-Production artists. Whether a social campaign, brand film, or a 30 second spot - our work is driven by our purpose to create entertaining, elevated, result driven content. Betterdays prides itself in being a minority owned company, and operated by women and BIPOC.

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Savannah Bloch is an American/South African filmmaker and graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Her feature film directorial debut, And Then There Was Eve, won a 2017 Jury Award at the Los Angeles Film Festival and opened numerous Women’s Film Festivals across the U.S. As a digital producer/cinematographer, Savannah created 50+ mini-documentaries for Hearst Digital Media and over 300 videos for medical education. Shooting documentary footage of Chinese neocolonialism in Nicaragua, the eviscerating impact of shrapnel on Syrian refugees and rural surgery in remote Bolivia have reshaped her view of the world and unearthed more questions. As a cinematographer, Savannah shot the award-winning feature film, Quality Problems and has worked with brands such as Us Weekly, Popsugar, TLC, and Netflix. Savannah studied stage directing in NYC at The Barrow Group and afterwards honed her skills as an actor’s director in two plays. One is a dark comedy about a dysfunctional family and the second probes the post-9/11 Sikh experience. Currently, Savannah is in post-production on an Irish music documentary. Savannah runs a weekly director’s workshop in Hollywood called The Sandbox and teaches cinematography at USC. Her passions include social innovation, feminism, surfing and veganism.

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Multimedia storyteller Sarah Fretwell looks deeper into the intersection of the environment, people, and business with one question: “What if the new bottom line was love? Her award-winning work explores the lives of everyday people with extraordinary stories and creates the human connection that engages people on a personal level. Her work offers individuals a voice for justice, insight for solutions, and the human connection needed for international engagement. She loves collaboration, working as a team, creating compelling stories, and living outside of the box. Clients & Publications The World Bank Group, United Nations, USAID, USAID Indonesia, Tara Expeditions Foundation, BioCarbon Fund, SXSW Interactive, TEDx, The Royal Academy of Engineering, The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, Enough Project, Human Rights Watch, Outside Magazine, Beads of Esiteti, Parker Clay, International Peace Initiatives, The Surfrider Foundation, CNBC, Bloomberg, Social Documentary (SDN), Blue Earth Alliance, and Photoville. Sarah completed the COVID-19 Safety Training for Visual Journalists.

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Marianela Maldonado and Robin Todd are filmmakers who have developed a film and television career in the UK, Europe, South America and US, by writing, directing and editing both short and feature films, documentaries and animations. They have filmed the feature film "Children of Las Brisas" shot over seven years on one of the most dangerous slums of the world. As documentary filmmakers they have directed and produced a tv series for South American Broadcasters Biopiratería and Indigenous communities, worked in Independent documentaries in Venezuela, Bolivia and Colombia. They have also shot current affairs for BBC World and recently, they have been working for Univision in short documentaries. Robin and Marianela created Invento Films, a film company in Souther California where they have been developing fiction, documentary and animation.

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Commercial Director and Photographer working between Los Angeles and Sweden with 18 years experience in the industry. Please visit portfolio page for more in-depth look at the work. Product - Fashion - Lifestyle - Food & Drink - Travel Selected Client List: Marriot Bonvoy • Vice • Apple • The New York Times • Pepsi Co •MTV • VH1 • UniversalMusicGroup • BET • NBC Universal • Mens Fitness • MERCK • SalesForce • WIRED • Oxygen • Bravo • AOL • Nordstrom • RedBull • Viacom • Mens Journal • Fredrick Fekkai • Vogue • G-Shock • LATimes • Mattel • Womens Health • USC • Microsoft • HBO • Volvo • JEEP • Cointreau • Turo • Macy’s • IWCWatches • JennAir • Ebay • HP • Food&Wine • Footlocker • Nike • Time • Meredith Corp • Total Luxury Spa • Hilton • SoSoDef Records • Nettwerk Music Group • IndiePop • Fader

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Sepehr Mikailian is an Iranian-born filmmaker living in Los Angeles. He started his studies in performing arts at the Iranian National Radio and Television Academy and later majored in Theatrical Arts at the College of Art and Architecture at the University of Tehran. For the past decade Mikailian has been active in various aspects of production in Iranian cinema not only as assistant director and producer, but also as cinematographer, videographer and actor. His production experience exceeds 20 feature films including assistant to Bahman Ghobadi in No One Knows About Persian Cats and Rhino Season and production coordinator for over 15 documentaries for Iranian and international venues such as Aljazeerah English, ARTE and Canal Plus. Mikailian began directing and producing his first documentary upon migrating to the US in 2010

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