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Formerly the Multimedia Editor at HuffPost, I moved to Colombia to pursue freelance projects, and I covered social and environmental justice all across the country, for Al Jazeera, Washington Post, Greenpeace, the BBC and more. I was recently awarded an O1 Extraordinary Ability visa to move to the US, and I am now based in LA, where I am working at a documentary production company. I have previously been awarded grants to film and produce experimental 360 videos to tell climate change stories, and I have training in - and experience of - reporting from hostile environments. I am currently working on a short doc for First Look Media, filming in a prison; an investigative feature-length doc filming in LA; and a number of short news packages for Deutsche Welle, the BBC and Al Jazeera. I am represented by UTA and split my time between LA, London and Colombia.

• Documentary DP
• Field Producer
• Reporter / Journalist
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - News
• Fixer
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Copywriter
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture

Journalist, documentarian, digital archivist. I've worked for Reuters and Agence France Presse as a video news journalist as well as with Fatherly, AJ+ and Simple Most for social media video. I've filmed and covered breaking news in more than six countries (India, Kosovo, Panama, Mexico, Japan and the USA) and produced 100s of news pieces. I've interviewed A-list Hollywood celebrities, Indian breakdancers and Japanese anti-nuclear protesters but the interview I'd most like to do is with my mother when she was my age (if I had a time machine!) My speciality is producing or video editing for news but I sometimes work on commercial projects or television programs as creative director or production manager. My personal interests include boxing, cooking gluten free dishes and digital archive management. I love to collaborate and I believe firmly in 100% risk, 100% reward.

• Commercial DP
• Fixer
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Translator
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Production Assistant
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Reporter / Journalist
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Production Company

Lisa Schwartz was born in Los Angeles and raised on Seinfeld. Schwartz is best known for her YouTube channel, “Lisbug”, that has garnered more than 2 million unique subscribers. She also has been seen hosting various digital segments for ABC’s The Bachelor, Seventeen, ATTN, and Yahoo. Previously, Lisa co-created, wrote, and starred in PARTY GIRL, an original scripted series for Freeform as well as THIS ISN’T WORKING for ABC Digital. She can be heard as the voice of talking Angela on the TALKING TOM AND FRIENDS series on Netflix and Rube in the animated feature film THE LADYBUG. Schwartz has her first published book “THIRTY-LIFE CRISIS”, which immediately shot to number one on Amazon’s comedy and autobiography list. Her Grandma hated the chapters about Lisa’s sex life. Clearly a jealousy thing.

• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Digital Content Creator
• Audio Storyteller

Mareesa Stertz has worked in the industry for over 20 years. Her passion for film began with a Betamax camcorder at the ripe age of six, led to a degree in Cinema at San Francisco State University, and has taken her shooting all around the world. She has created and produced a feature length film, and documentary series, both streaming on Gaia TV, and her work focuses on imaginative inspiring stories that expand the mind and bring people together. Mareesa’s work has been featured by Viceland, CBS, IFC, SPIN, INDIE NATION and has been shown in numerous film festivals around the world. Clients include, Viceland, Participant Media, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, TEDX, Ableton Live, New York Film Academy, and more.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Video Editor - News

Over the past ten years, I have built strong, principled, and trustworthy relationships with many organizations and companies. As a result of my dedicated work ethic to providing the best media production services possible, I frequently received contractual jobs with excellent customer satisfaction. I have produced over 50 video projects, such as product promotions, media campaigns, TV Commercials, and documentaries. Over the years, I have collaborated with well-known national and international institutions such as USAID, US Embassy-Kabul, Counterpart International, DAI, World Vision, Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, IOM, Afghan Government and Ministries, Roots of Peace, VOA, Newsweek, Discovery Channel, Story Hunter, Newsy, Insider, and UN Organizations.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Commercial DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Company
• Corporate Videographer
• Field Producer

Kate Linhardt is an independent documentary filmmaker and freelance video editor based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Over the past 15 years she has worked on a variety of projects, ranging from documentary films, commercial web content, film trailers, reality television, short films, and music videos. Her work has been featured on ABC, ESPN, Discovery, The Huffington Post, The New York Times, and many other news and TV outlets. She served as an associate editor on Keepers of the Game, an Emmy nominated feature-length documentary about a Native American girls’ lacrosse team, produced by Tribeca Digital Studios. The film premiered at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival. She graduated from Vassar College with a degree in American Culture and Film.

• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

Austin Meyer is a documentary filmmaker, cinematographer, and photographer based in Berkeley, California. He is a National Geographic Explorer whose work has been featured by HBO, Hulu, Apple TV, The New York Times, National Geographic, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and PBS among others. He has worked with organizations such as The North Face, Stanford University, and the United Nations. Meyer’s self-defined purpose is to tell stories and create learning experiences that change the way people walk through the world by inspiring curiosity, wonder, and empathy. www.austinmeyerfilms.com www.youtube.com/austinmeyerfilms

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Reporter / Journalist
• Production Company
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - News
• Fixer
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Event Photographer
• Executive Producer
• Senior Editor
• Product Photographer
• Creative Director

A filmmaker and cinematographer based in Los Angeles and New York, I've worked on several high-profile feature documentaries concerning a wide variety of topics My work has been released theatrically, as well as being aired on HBO, A&E, Showtime, PBS, ESPN, and other networks. Coming from a motion picture background, I've also worked as a cinematographer on feature films, music videos and commercials. I've worked all over the world, and look forward to travel as well. I'm passionate about social and political issues, and apply a heavy sense of motivation and work ethic to every project I undertake.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Translator
• Reporter / Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Field Producer

J. Claude Deering has worked as a Digital Producer, Writer and Director for MSN, Funny or Die, CollegeHumor, Fullscreen, New Form Digital, Pitch.live and TBWA\Chiat\Day. He's the creator of "Things Are Going Great For Me", a Funny or Die talk show, produced by Betsy Koch ("Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles"). His web series, "The World According to Jeff" was a finalist for the Sundance Institute | YouTube New Voices Lab. And his work has been featured in The Huffington Post, Vulture and Bustle. He's also a lifetime member of the Lincoln Center Theater Directors LAB. BFA - NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

• TV News Producer
• Series Producer / Show Runner
• Creative Director
• Fixer
• Copywriter
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Reporter / Journalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

Over nearly a decade of working in documentary production I've shot and produced documentary work for a range of media outlets including Al Jazeera, CNN, the Guardian, the Intercept, MSNBC, National Geographic, NBC News, the New York Times, TIME among many others. I’ve also DP'd and directed commercial work for companies including Red Bull, AT&T, Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Oculus, Fox Studios, and many more. Additionally I've directed, produced and DP'd independent films as well as commissioned documentary projects for non-profits and NGOs.

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Fixer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Company
• Drone Operator
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer

I'm a documentary cinematographer working out of Los Angeles, the Bay Area, Seattle, and Portland. My work has appeared on The New York Times, The New Yorker, PBS, Frontline, Al Jazeera, Channel 4 (UK), and more, as well as for clients like CNN, AirBnb, and the Oakland Museum of California. I've also produced on series for National Geographic, Netflix, and for feature documentaries like Girl Rising. I own and operate Sony equipment (Fs7, A7siii), with a MavicPro 2 drone, Sigma Art lenses, Aputure lights, and more. See more work at www.derekknowles.com

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - News
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Drone Operator
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Sound Mixer
• Corporate Videographer

Michiel Thomas is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, video journalist, camera operator, editor and producer based in Los Angeles, CA. His feature & short doc titles include Game Face (Netflix, 2016, Peacock 2023), Relighting Candles: The Tim Sulivan Story (Hulu, 2024), Ballin' Out (Outsports, 2024) That's Wild (PBS, AMC Networks, 2021) and Gemmel & Tim (Tubi, 2023). As a freelancer, Michiel partnered with clients such as HBO, BBC News, TBS and VOX. Via Glimmer, Michiel collaborated multiple times with 60 Second Docs, Indigenous Media, USA Today, Gannett, and more.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Drone Operator
• Production Company
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Non-Fiction Film Director

I'm a San Diego-based filmmaker/photographer.I’m a visual storyteller who thrives on capturing the rawness of real life as it unfolds in front me. Whether it’s across the globe or close to home, the Earth and the humans in it have a story to tell. These stories can be spoken or simply reflected in our eyes, hearts and minds. Through traveling and self exploration in the realms of psychology and philosophy, I recognize the themes of community, survival and resilience that bind us together as humans in this strange reality we find ourselves in.

• Production Company
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Production Assistant
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Sound Mixer

Bradford is an Editor and Producer working between New York City and LA. He has worked on such diverse projects as Mike Myer’s directorial debut, “Supermensch,” the Ugandan action movies of Isaac Nabwana, and “Death Row Stories” for Alex Gibney’s Jigsaw Productions/CNN, and the upcoming rock doc "Third Eye Blind: Live at Red Rocks." His films have screened at Tribeca and SXSW, while most recently, the latest season of "Broadway Sandwich" for PBS garnered multiple NY Emmy Nominations.

• Senior Editor
• Field Producer
• Video Editor - News
• Copywriter

Brendan Grant is an LA based cinematographer and owner of a 4k cinema camera package with a BA in film production. He cut his teeth on documentary/reality productions and has since expanded over the last 8 years into more scripted and commercial work. He is also the published author of a cinematography guide called The Cinematographer's Handbook, available on kindle and paperback, and owns a boutique video production company in LA called Neuway Media.

• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Corporate Videographer
• Creative Director

With over 15 years of experience working with different companies, I've been able to meet deadlines and deliver to my clients the work they envisioned. I'm a video director at a record label Del Records with over 1.2 billion views on youtube. My work has reached a global scale. I'm a creative individual that always seeks different ways to make each project a great one and different from others in its unique way.

• Creative Director
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Drone Operator
• Digital Content Creator
• Event Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Corporate Videographer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

Born and raised in California, Lakshmi is an educator and journalist with a focus on South Asia, gender, race and the arts. Over the past few years she has worked with newspapers, radio and magazines from Gaborone, Botswana to Los Angeles, California. She has written and produced for various audiences, including Mic, Global Voices, Al Jazeera Online, AJ+, Fusion, the New York Times and KQED. Lakshmi is a graduate of Pitzer College and the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.

• Fixer
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Translator
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - News
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Series Producer / Show Runner
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture

My name is Toroes Thomas I am a freelance Cinematographer/Editor based in Los Angeles, California. I am also an award-winning filmmaker. I use my life experiences to create new stories and share them with the world. I've worked with NBA players, Legendary Pictures, HLN TV, Hearst Television and my own personal projects. Telling stories is my passion.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Sound Mixer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Reporter / Journalist

I’m a passionate documentary DP/Camera Operator with 12 years of continuous experience working in the documentary and commercial world. I’m skilled in having a creative eye for detail and extreme dedication to quality of work and have an in-depth understanding of digital cinematography, camera builds and movement. I’m a collaborative team player who excels in challenging, fast-paced environments.

• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Corporate Videographer
• Sound Mixer
• Field Producer
• Fixer
• Production Company

My name is Derek Ellis. Im a professional Director of Photography. Most of my work is corporate and broadcast documentary but im open to all genres and stories. I have a calm demeanor, and pride myself on my professionalism. My interests include, philosophy, reading, traveling and outdoor adventures.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Video Editor - News
• Corporate Videographer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Senior Editor
• Drone Operator
• Sound Designer