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My name is Nima Khalilian and I am a videographer, and soon a storyhunter. Ever since I was a kid, I have always had an interest in the odd and thought provoking. I enjoy telling stories that depict triumph over adversity, a story that inspires and bewilders at the same time. The infinite study of the human condition is an important topic that sometimes is best told through a visual medium. These are the kinds of stories I strive to "hunt" for. Over the last 6 months I have been traveling through Latin America. Recently I decided to settle down for a bit in Medellin, Colombia. The city of eternal spring as it is referred to by locals and travelers alike, is a city with a tragic past, but a bright and optimistic future. Last year it was awarded the most innovative city of the year beating out Tel Aviv and New York. Medellin is the perfect backdrop to tell tales of tragedy and struggle coupled with perseverance and the triumph of the human spirit. My experience working in a newsroom for nearly 9 years has given me the skills to express myself through the video platform. My diversity in storytelling is a strength that I hope to bring to the Storyhunter team.

• Documentary DP

Chris Warner is Director and President of Warner Hanson Television (WHTV). He oversees series development, field & post-production, and the technical aspects of the company. Prior to co-founding WHTV, he directed and produced documentaries and news features for PBS, A&E, ESPN, CBS, CNN, and others. Before moving to Washington, DC in 1992 he spent time in New York City as an independent filmmaker working at Global Village and The New School. Prior to that, he produced features for CNN in Atlanta and news stories for the CBS affiliate in Seattle. Chris has won numerous awards for his work in film and television. He has been recognized by his peers for excellence in production over the years and currently serves as a jury chairman for the Cine Golden Eagle Awards. He also judges for the Emmy Awards at the request of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Chris has a joint B.A. in English and Government with a minor in Fine Arts from Georgetown University in Washington, DC. He did post-graduate work at The New School’s graduate film program in New York, NY.

• Documentary DP
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Fixer
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant

As a filmmaker, I understand and value all aspects of the filming process and the creativity it takes to ultimately tell a story that captivates an audience, whether through sheer entertainment, educational motives or by a moral imperative. Each stage of film has to be carefully organized and mapped out, from choosing the right equipment, to casting, to shooting, to selecting the perfect shot, and creating the final cut for a screening. Being apart of several film projects, I have the creative knowledge to tell a visual story from beginning to end, as well as the experience to get the job done. Born and raised in Washington DC, with Jamaican descent, I studied Film and received his B.A. at Howard University and later received a Visual Effects M.A. at SCAD-Atlanta (Savannah College of Arts and Design – Atlanta Campus). I credits Howard University for technically and aesthetically getting him film ready, while SCAD developed his artsy creativity. It’s in Atlanta where I gained several resources and knowledge with the film industry working on major Hollywood sets as a Production Assistant. I was a part of the production crew for the reality series Most Haunted Live, Big Momma’s House, and VH1 Single Ladies. Afterwards in 2011, I moved back to Washington DC to work for Monumental Sports and Entertainment as a Graphic Producer/Video Editor and Videographer. At Monumental, my responsibilities were to create motion graphic elements for in-game arena, producing web and network shows, design event promos, shoot post-game conferences, show segments and interviews; In addition, build corporate marketing spots and commercials. Through these experiences I have establish myself as a respected Filmmaker earning multiple awards including regional Telly Awards for Best Director and Best Video Editor. In addition, it has expanded my breadth of knowledge of the ever-evolving video production industry. My background includes identifying client requirements, managing camera equipment, filming videos, creating shot list, editing content, and delivering the highest quality final products for productions in areas such as sports, concerts, news, digital and social media, commercials, events, and music videos. I have a wide range of industry standard equipment that I use daily. Some of my credentials and client projects I’ve worked on includes Toyota, McDonalds, Cornflakes, Bevel, Wizards Magazine, Verizon, Def Jam, RCA, MMG, Washington Redskins, CNN, Washington Post, MGM Hotel and Casino, and more.

• Commercial DP
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Field Producer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Documentary DP
• Production Company
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Creative Director
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

Kokayi is a Grammy nominated artist and producer whose career began at a small club in D.C.; fueled by his dad's vinyl collection and a love for hip hop and go-go music. His recent work as a vocalist can be found on Goldlink's "At What Cost", Jazz harmonist Gregoire Maret's "Wanted' and Afro -Cuban pianist Omar Sosa's "Ile". As a producer and composer Kokayi has crafted sounds for "Kevin Hart's Laugh at my Pain", MTV's Rebel Music and Rebel Music -Joan Baez , in which he enlisted his penchant for blending hip hop, electronica, neo-classical, blues and folk to capture the essence of the visual. Kokayi continues to perform and tour as; a soloist under Kokayi, with his Afropunk alum band the CZRS, as one third of the electrojazz outfit, Proverb Trio, with McArthur recipient Dafnis Prieto and David Bowie collaborator, Jason Lindner, as a vocalist with Rollin's Band member Melvin Gibbs' Elevated Entity, as well as continuing to work with his mentor Steve Coleman. As an educator he works as faculty at the School of Improvisational Music in NY, as a guest Collaborator with international arts program OneBeat and as a music emissary with the US State Department.

• Music Composer
• Sound Designer

Alexandra Hall is a bilingual television, radio and print journalist based in Washington, D.C. with experience in Chile and throughout Latin America. During 2013-2014 Alexandra was based in Santiago, Chile where she worked as a writer and translator for CNN Chile and a producer for Radio Cooperativa. While in Washington, D.C., she also worked as an on-camera correspondent for TeleSUR English and on the foreign affairs team at PBS NewsHour. Most recently she worked as a translator for NPR’s Investigative Unit and as a producer on the Latin American desk at Reuters TV. As a freelance reporter she has covered gender and sexuality, human rights, public health, entertainment, sports, the environment and politics in the United States, Chile, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina. Her work has been broadcast by NPR, Radio Ambulante, GlobalPost, PBS NewsHour and Reuters TV. She is fully fluent in Spanish and speaks conversational Portuguese.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Fixer
• Sound Mixer
• Reporter / Journalist
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Translator
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

Kimberly Holmes has a wealth of experience. From reporting and anchoring to shooting, editing and producing, she’s done it all, and often, all in the same day! She was a morning anchor at WBOC on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. During her time at WOFL-TV in Orlando, she was responsible for covering health and education stories for the special projects department, as well as general assignment reporting duties. She also helped manage the special projects department. Lastly, she often filled-in on the anchor desk for every newscast--- usually at a moment's notice. Her heartfelt coverage of an officer’s funeral earned her an award from the Associated Press. Right before landing in Central Florida, she was the weekend anchor & special projects reporter at WXIX-TV in Cincinnati & WBOC-TV in Salisbury, Md. Her career began behind the scenes. She worked as an associate producer in Miami and as a field producer at Bloomberg TV in D.C. Kimberly graduated from Duke University and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Reporter / Journalist
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• TV News Producer
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

Emmy® Nominated Director / Producer/ Screenwriter / Author After spending 15 years in New York directing and technical directing some of the most widely viewed programs on network and cable television; Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Emeril Live, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, I followed my passion for history in 2005 and produced a series historical films including; Silent Wings, Lincoln and Lee, The Wereth Eleven and others. *Wereth has just been nominated for an Emmy® Award. I am the winner of more than 25 writing and directing awards and am one of only a handful of directors whose work has screened in the Congress of the United States. Silent Wings debuted on Capitol Hill on the day of its release in 2007 and became the catalyst for New York Congresswoman, Carolyn McCarthy's, House sponsored, Joint Resolution honoring America's WWII glider pilots. All my work has focused on finding and telling the untold "American story". And my focus now is on national politics, economics and history and I want to produce these stories now in a video journalist format.

• Documentary DP

Hello, my name is Ngoc Le ( pronounced Knock ) I'm an owner operator, freelance DP that works primarily in the CORPORATE and COMMERCIAL spaces. I work in small to medium size productions and can supply various camera packages, along with a G&E package. I'm based in Rockville, Md. I work throughout the DMV area and beyond. I am willing to work throughout the tristate area as well. My areas of expertise are in corporate and commercial video productions, b-roll and interview packages, table tops / product etc.... I specialize in corporate and commercial cinematography. On top of working as a freelance DP, I also own and operate a small video production agency in which we can handle corporate / commercial video productions from A-Z. PRE- PRODUCTION, PRODUCTION AND POST. My goal on set is to provide my creative expertise and technical knowledge through many years of experience. Most importantly, I pride myself in being a true hard working team player that can lead.

• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Production Company

I'm Remon Henes, an award-winning creative producer with 15 years of experience in creating visual stories, advertisements, and documentaries. I am the founder of Dot Lemon, a production company that provides different media and commercial services through storytelling. My passion is to capture people's stories, highlight their emotions and feelings, and make them visible as unique individuals. I am also passionate about creating platforms that celebrate the diverse and vibrant communities we live in. Five years ago, I moved to the United States to create EL-Saha, a platform brand under the Voice of America umbrella, where I led my team between Cairo and Washington, DC. Recently, I created DC Zesty Story, a platform that showcases the human side of the city, often associated with politics and bureaucracy. Through personal stories, projects, and talents, DC Zesty Story aims to highlight the unique experiences and perspectives that bring people together. Throughout my career, I have won numerous awards at international and local festivals, including the Telly Awards, the New York Film Festival, and Cannes. I believe that great stories are at the heart of all successful media, and I strive to help my clients tell their stories in the most compelling and effective way possible. Apart from producing outstanding work, I also have five years of experience teaching filmmaking, editing, and video journalism. I have trained many talented individuals in Egypt and the United States who are now colleagues and working with major media organizations worldwide. If you're looking for a skilled and experienced creative producer to help bring your story to life, I'm here to help. Whether you're looking to create a film, television show, commercial, or digital content, I have the skills and expertise to help you achieve your goals. Please feel free to explore my website and learn more about me and my work.

• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Corporate Videographer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Production Company
• Creative Director
• Executive Producer

Businesswoman focusing on media production with 13 years of experience in Communication and Journalism. Bachelor’s in Social Communication - Journalism. Responsible, punctual, respectful, and always ready to propose new ideas. AREAS OF EXPERTISE Latino Community, Politics, LGBTQ Community, Minorities, Tourism, Journalism, Audiovisual Production (Equipment: computer, HD camera, phone camera, editing programs) I have reported live, on-air globally on current affairs, including politics, immigration, economics, civil liberty, and community issues, in English and Spanish. My experience in journalism and investigative research make me a great fit for your journalism needs. I work meticulously, promptly, and quickly; my ability to balance multiple, competing demands – as has been conveyed through my previous reporting and journalism experience, as well as my educational background in the field – also enhances my ability to bolster the reporting of any organization. Moreover, I remain a candid, upbeat, flexible, poised, open-minded, and dynamic professional in any setting. My references and previous employers, bosses, and mentors all attest to my personality, interpersonal adroitness, and willingness to go the extra distance to accomplish any job at hand.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Fixer

Fernando Pizarro is an experienced Washington political reporter. A multiple Emmy Award-winner and nominee, he has covered Capitol Hill, the White House and the federal government for 17 years. Since 2000 he has covered national and mid-term election cycles, including eight national party conventions, multiple debates and primaries, and interviewed presidential candidates and foreign heads of state. His analysis has appeared in the Washington Post, NPR, 1A, On Point, BBC, WNYC, Public Radio International, The Diane Rehm Show, and radio and print media in Spain, Mexico, Central and South America. Currently he is a trustee for the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and sits on the Board of Governors of the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Emmy chapter. Additionally, he is an adjunct professor of journalism at the School of Communications at American University. In 2014 The Huffington Post listed him as one of the top 40 Latinos in American media. The League of United Latin American Citizens honored him with the 2016 Media Trailblazer Award. He was a 2006 Border Justice Fellow at the USC Annenberg Institute for Justice and Journalism and won awards from the Florida Bar for overall immigration coverage, and the Iowa Newspaper Association for editorial writing. His Washington experience includes working as a national correspondent for Univision, a freelance correspondent for CNN en Español, producer for Associated Press Television and a U.S. correspondent for National Television of Chile. Previously, he was a sports anchor at ESPN International, NBC Latin America, Telefutura and Pan American Sports Network.

• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• TV News Producer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Field Producer
• Executive Producer
• Senior Editor
• Audio Storyteller
• Copy Editor
• Fixer

Innovative, seasoned Producer with 20 years of crafting compelling stories, journalistic interviewing, spearheading creative teams, and operational management. Special skills include working with PM, Princes, Children, Animals, Insects, and Robots. The genres in which he has experience include scripted non-fiction, fiction, documentary, reality, live news, educational, exploration, adventure, archaeology, natural history, wild animal, oceanography, aero and Astro science, meteorology, quantum science, travel, geology, game competition, sports, craft, build, renovation, food, lifestyle, fitness, brand, corporate, commercial, social media, experimentation, and investigation. Networks, media, and clients include: NASA, NASA+, Discovery Channel, National Geographic, Animal Planet, Smithsonian Institution, Military Channel, AP, CGTN, TLC, Travel Channel, History Channel, A&E, USA, ABC, BBC, Netflix, Slice (CAN), MTV, Craftsy/NBCUniversal, U.S.-Aid, United Nations, and The Great Courses.

• Creative Director
• Field Producer
• Fixer
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• TV News Producer
• Non-Fiction Film Director

Most recently based in Afghanistan, I've been a humanitarian and academic for nearly thirty years serving as a gender and humanitarian expert for UNDP, UNICEF, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNV, UN Women and OCHA. I was UNHCR’s first GBV Advisor in Chad/Darfur, UNHCR’s Regional GBV Advisor in the Balkans and lead evaluator for UN Women peacebuilding program in Kyrgyzstan. I conducted OCHA’s agency-wide gender evaluation and lead GBV evaluator for UNFPA in Uganda. I’m a member of UN’s new Anti-Trafficking in Humanitarian Settings Taskforce, the UN’s Protection from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (PSEA) Task Team, the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (ISAC) Gender Based Violence (GBV) Area of Responsibility (AoR) under the Protection Cluster and IASC’s Sub-Working Group on Gender and Humanitarian Action. My Ph.D. is from London School of Economics’ Gender Institute and my dissertation was published by Routledge - Gendering Ethnicity: Implications for Democracy Assistance. Other publications include Conflict, Gender, Ethnicity and Post-Conflict Reconstruction, Hunting for Women: Bride-Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan and recently published Epidemic: America’s Trade in Child Rape. Additional publications are on my website www.LoriHandrahan.com.

• Reporter / Journalist
• Fixer

During the course of his twenty + year career Andrew Paterson has worked for several major media outlets including the National Geographic Channel, CNN, and ABC News. He played a key role during the launch of both The National Geographic Channel and MSNBC, producing programming for each networks’s flagship news journal. Andrew loves to journey around the world to produce award-winning long form documentary programming and newsmagazine features. Andrew and his camera crews explore unusual and exotic locations. He has traveled in the back of a Fedex cargo plane with a pair of giant pandas en route from Beijing to the Memphis Zoo, walked with amateur athletes as they endured the blazing heat of the Gobi Desert, and experienced sub-arctic temperatures while touring Canada’s Oil Sands facilities. His wide ranging work includes an investigation of Aids in Africa, an examination of Chinese immigration to the United States, and a look at the treatment of Thailand’s domestic elephants. His programs garner industry awards including several Cine’ Golden Eagles, the US Humane Society’s Genesis Award, and a National Emmy nomination.

• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Production Company
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Field Producer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

I am a video/photo journalist having more then 12 years of experience in relevant field. Currently working as a independent Video Journalist/Documentary maker at Washington DC. My recent work was with BBC world service where I served for 4.5 years as a Video Producer. I am seeking to grow my network as an independent video journalist. I am interested in developing a professional relationship with my connections where I can be beneficial for them. Professional strengths... Video Summaries of Events, Seminars, Exhibitions, Expos & Press Conferences. Awareness Video Campaigns, Corporate Profiles & Promotional videos for Corporate Clients, Entrepreneurs, Artists, Technical Personalities, Academia & Intelligentsia. Documentaries, Testimonials, Program Profiles, Public Service Messages, Intros & Educational videos for Centers, NGOs, Hospitals & Educational Institutions. Activity Summary & Projection videos for Corporate Sector & Diplomats.

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

I'm a director of photography and video producer with over 12 years experience shooting national television, corporate films and documentary projects. I have extensive international experience leading projects in a variety of locations including Japan, India, Turkey, Poland, France and throughout the United Kingdom. I've taught film-making workshops for high-school aged students in International schools in Turkey and India and in addition have overseen documentary productions for educational nonprofit and nongovernmental work in India including programming focused on poverty reduction through female education in Kolkata, India. For five years I led London-based production company SFM Digital, as creative director and director of photography. Since moving to the US, I've been working closely with Washington, DC nonprofits, institutions, independent productions and TV networks, producing high quality, original films and content to meet their video and storytelling needs. I own a Canon C300MKII kit and am available for hire as a documentary shooter.

• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Fixer
• Commercial DP
• Production Assistant

For the past several months I've been handling petabytes of data on at the National Geographic Channel. I worked with editors and producers to ensure a seamless media workflow, and kept deliveries to our digital distribution partners on-time. Before NatGeo I was at The Washington Post, where I was in numerous roles as a technical director, editor, web producer, and videographer. From running video walls to wrangling robotic cameras, from patching in NASA astronauts from space to directing shows - we were a lean and mean crew. I worked extensively on their web team to engage audiences across platforms, striking the right mix of social media while tweaking my headlines for SEO for maximum exposure of our content. Several years at American University were the basis of my production experience, as I led a team of 12 production assistants to produce content for the school. If you're looking for someone with versatility and is a creative problem solver, then I'm your guy.

• Video Editor - News
• Fixer
• Documentary DP
• Sound Mixer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

Kyna Uwaeme is an artist and freelance photographer from Washington, DC. She received her BA in Journalism from Norfolk State, allowing her to hone storytelling skills. Uwaeme has built her work around highlighting her community and culture intentionally empowering her subjects. Her ability to capture her subjects in a real, raw and compassionate way is what has allowed her work to stand out. Uwaeme explores many mediums within photography shooting with 35mm film, medium format, polaroid and digital cameras. To her the camera is simply a tool made to hold time still, creating memories, awareness and preserving history throughout her life. Her work has bee featured in publications throughout the US such as The Washington Post, The Fader, Bloomberg Business, Dazed, People's Magazine, and more. She is also the founder of a co-working art space called Golden Studios. She founded this space because she wanted to provide something to the community that she didn't have when she was start

• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist

WORK EXPERIENCE Atlanta, GA CNNe Image + Sound 09/09 – 09/23 Edits daily news segments: Packages, Opens, VOs, SOTs, Look Lives, GFX, Interviews and many others for live news. Trans-adapted packages. Special projects, documentaries, sports, and digital nat-packages for the online web. Bogota, Colombia Canal Caracol 06/98 - 12/08 News Video Editor Edits ten to fifteen daily news segments in a pressure-filled and deadline oriented environment for live news. Projects for associated channels such as: Telemundo, Telefé, Venevisión, Ecuavisa, and others. PREGO Television 01/92 – 06/98 Videotape Editor Edited six to ten broadcast reports daily. Worked with reports for programs such as: news, magazines, cultural, sports, political and economical. Telestudio - Q.A.P. Noticias 03/87 – 01/92 Production Assistant News archives. Satellite and microwave transmissions. Knowledge: Final Cut Pro, Harris Velocity NX, Harris News Flash, Quantel, Avid, Adobe Premier, After Effects.

• Video Editor - News
• TV News Producer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Senior Editor

I introduce myself as J. Pamela. I am a Washington, D.C. metro-based photographer. Over time, I have been intentionally varied in my photography; creating a library of images held in a wide-ranging portfolio. Everyday there is something or someone that calls to the camera. I see my camera as a tool to see the world I live in. I have photographed sporting events to include softball, baseball, basketball, soccer, tennis, and most recently rugby. I have photographed corporate events, community events and conferences. I have photographed an intimate wedding, capturing wedding details and emotional stills. I have provided portraits for high school graduating seniors of 50+ students. I have photographed local fashion show, providing coverage over a four-day period. I have also done portraiture, personal and business branding, creating images showcasing an active lifestyle or brand-conscious content.

• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Event Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Landscape Photographer