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Rachel Bardin is a cinematographer and director based in California. She excels in a variety of filming environments, from one-man-band verité, sit down and on the fly interviews, to fully-crewed narrative and commercial sets. She grew up in a small Florida town of less than 300 people and found her way into filmmaking via the circuitous route of photography, surfing and writing. She was the Director of Photography for Citizens At Last, a documentary about the women's suffrage movement that premiered on PBS in March 2021. Films that she has directed have been awarded the Special Jury Prize at IFFBoston and Best Short Documentary at Flyway Film Festival, and they have screened at the Austin Film Festival, the American Society of Cinematographers, Marfa Film Festival, the American Conservation Film Festival and the PBS Online Film Festival. Her commercial clients include: Atlantic Re:think, Recount Media, CIT Group, National Instruments, Humanities Texas, Two Shot West, Sun Bum, FIS Mobile and the Surf Station

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Michael G. Mora born in Costa Rica and now a US citizen lives in San Diego, California and Costa Rica. As CEO and Photojournalist, Producer & Director of Photography for 506Studio.com A Film & Media Production Services he is always excited to bring his experience and creative mind to every project while, doing everything he can to learn from our clients. His achievements include: 7 Emmy Awards, 1 National Eduard R. Murrow Award, 1 Sigma Delta Chi SPJ National Award, 6 Time Society of Professional Journalists Winner, 8 Time San Diego Press Club Award and numerous Emmy Awards nominations. Michael began his career as a photojournalist in 1994 working in several different TV stations in Mexico including Telemundo and TV Azteca. After moving to the US his career continued at Univision and later the investigation unit at ABC News KGTV Channel 10 in San Diego, California also coolaborating with News companies like CNN, BBC News, Ch9 & Ch7 Australia for Sunday Nigth Show and many more. Skills: Profesional Broadcasting Camera operator, DSLR Canon Cameras shooter, Time-lapse Artist, Professional Aerial Drone Operator, ENG, Scuba Diver, Fully Bilingual Spanish & English, San Diego Police Department Media Member Freelance Independent Contractor, Digital Editing System Expert, After Effects Animation Program, Social Media Expert, Color Correction, 360 Virtual Reality Filmmaker. "I am always amazed at what I will do next when working on a new project" Michael G. Mora / CEO 506Studio.com / Photojournalist / Dr. of Photography / Producer / Filmmaker-Editor / Fixer. x WhatsApp: +1.x x facebook.com/MichaelGMora 506studio.com

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NATALIE SCHWAN is an award-winning commercial and narrative director and producer who is known for work that celebrates the vastness of the human condition, the journey of the overcomer, and the spirit of adventure. She has received multiple Telly Awards for directing and producing, produced Webby-nominated work, and recently won 2nd place in the She Directed Audience Awards Competition for her J.K. Rowling biopic short film Jo. In 2015, she launched her full service, award-winning production company Velocity Creatives, which creates commercial and narrative content that present stunning visual stories that inspire, challenge and excite. She has created work for brands including SONOS, Colgate and Goldman Sachs. Her heart is in travel and exploring, and you can often find her planning her next international adventure. She has worked on location for international jobs in Canada and China and enjoys the opportunity to work and travel. She is constantly drawn to historical narratives, and is set to direct her debut feature Rebel, an action packed film based on the true story of Deborah Sampson, the first female soldier in US history who disguised herself as a man and fought in the Revolutionary war. She is also developing a period era Ellis Island narrative series surrounding stories of immigrant children, a female-driven scripted anthology series that celebrates hidden histories of bold women, and a traveling docuseries focused on international cuisines.

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To help bring awareness to issues, we believe it begins with trust. This begins with our relationship with our subjects. As a team, we are creative storytellers, but we also strive to understand the essence of the story. Everyone on the team needs to be knowledgeable to the subject and able to adapt to situations that occur during documentary work. If we want to create something that can have an impact, our subjects need to have trust in us. They also need to be informed on exactly what and why we are asking them to share their stories. Our expertise is being able to capture the essence of a person. To get these storytellers to share themselves. To share their highs and lows in the utmost detail. To then be able to share that to communities where emotion is at the forefront. Imagery doesn’t need words to tell a story, images should be able to speak for themselves. An image should strike people at their hearts, and then their brains. A story of any magnitude should incite meaningful conversations and have people question their own lives and values. This is what we always aim to do with our projects.

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So Cal native, Aaron M Kahn traded places from an actor/model to the alternate side of the lens in 2009 when he began directing and producing for AMK Films. When he entered the world of aerial film and photography, circa 2013, it was a natural progression, combining his interest in aviation with his cinematic profession. Over the last decade, he has collaborated with an eclectic selection of professionals, ranging from independent film makers to internationally renowned production companies and organizations. His current portfolio content is worthy of being celebrated not only as functional video and stills, but also as works of art. Being an avid seeker of knowledge, he hopes to continue learning and growing along with the future of drone technology. Client List: Weckerle Cosmetics, Lexus, GT Mountain Bikes, Infinity Seneca Niagara Casino, Jurassic World, Ready Player One, CBS, History Channel, LA Metro, Fox Sports, CNBC, Jay Leno's Garage, Honda, Shell Corp.

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I've produced awarding programs, commercials, and corporate, educational and training videos. As recipient of eleven Emmys, five Telly Awards and three Videographer Awards, I provide the best and most experienced production crews, scriptwriters, set designers, 3-D graphic animators, and editors. I have two editing systems and three camera packages; LED, Tungsten, HMI lighting kits; and audio packages with wireless mics and boom mics. Most recently I have worked on video projects for the U.S. Navy, AARP, YMCA of San Diego County, 60 Minutes, HGTV, San Diego Gas and Electric, SANDAG, San Diego County Water Authority, and Pearson Fuels video projects. With our more than thirty-five years of experience in broadcast video production, companies depend on Jerry Hara and his team. Past Experience: ABC, Dateline NBC, Peacock Productions, 60 Minutes, HGTV, NFL Network, ESPN, Warner Brothers, Build A Bear Workshops, Panasonic, YMCA of San Diego County, Dell Computers, San Diego Gas & Electric, Dolphin Quest Hawaii, Katz and Associates, Southwest Strategies LLC, Nuffer Smith Tucker, UC San Diego, Y-USA, Turner Construction, and the US Navy, to name a few.

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Ben Dolenc is a filmmaker, director, and producer based out of Ventura, CA. After a career as an outdoor athlete in front of the lens, Ben jumped at a chance to move to Los Angeles and learn the world of broadcast Television. Producing over 16 television shows from Amerian Idol to Ax Men for networks like NBC, Discovery Channel and National Geographic he found his nitch creating content documenting complex characters like bush pilots, loggers, and fishermen. Ben opened the Bowsprit Company a small production company in 2010 that he directs commercials, short films, and branded content through. Clients have included Toyota, Lululemon, Red Bull, and Suzuki. In 2017 Wilshire Studios (NBC) tapped him to develop a television show around the New York Times best-selling book What Doesn't Kill Us. He is currently in production on a festival short film about two DIY land sailors who broke the 100 mph wind speed record mark in a garage engineered hand built land yacht named the Iron Duck.

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My experience includes everything from commercial work to pop culture coverage to documentaries, music videos, narrative, and branded content. I have helped multiple digital/new media platforms build their brand and find their audience, and my own films have screened in festivals and won awards around the world for 15 years. The feature documentary I co-produced and directed, The Green Standard, is racking up awards on the festival circuit now. My narrative short An Elder Man is also currently playing festivals. In the past year, I've produced and directed travel shows and docuseries for Lionsgate’s SVOD platforms, as well as produced and delivered multiple branded campaigns for digital markets. In recent years, I’ve also produced and directed campaigns for the Music Center in DTLA, branded spots, book trailers, music videos, and a number of fan favorite series for Chris Hardwick’s Nerdist Industries & Legendary Entertainment; other clients include Disney, Ticketmaster, Mission Control Media, the Jim Henson Company, Omaze, San Diego Comic-Con, Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls, Escapist/Defy Media, Screen Junkies, the Mona Lisa Foundation, and the Smithsonian Institution's Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

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I am a video editor with a focus on feature and short-form documentary, unscripted series, branded content and fashion. My goal as an editor is to explore ways of telling impactful social issue stories with visual and emotional resonance. My feature film work has screened at film festivals worldwide including SXSW, Berlin, Tribeca, Hot Docs, Raindance, Full Frame, Edinburgh, DOC NYC and AFI and been broadcast on PBS/Independent Lens, VICELAND, Channel 4 and Netflix. Feature documentary highlights include the Emmy award winning MEDORA (Beachside Films) and critically acclaimed BLANK CITY (Kino Lorber/ Insurgent Media). My commercial work includes campaigns for brands such as Audi, Brooks Brothers, Calvin Klein, Ermenegildo Zegna, Harpers Bazaar, Hugo Boss, I-D Magazine, Louis Vuitton, MAC, Marriott, Microsoft, NPR, Rolling Stone, Swarovski, Tommy Hilfiger, Walgreens, and Vogue. Co-founder of the all female production company Bunny Lake Films Based in New York City, available worldwide.

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Currently, I’m traveling the globe as a Segment Producer for National Geographic’s Uncharted with Gordon Ramsay, producing episodes in Norway, Mexico, Jamaica and Texas. Prior to this, I was a field AP for Discovery Channel’s Border Live, where I embedded with the Border Patrol and other local agencies along the US/Mexico Border. I was also the AP for National Geographic Studios’ Frontline: The United States Secret Service, the AP and researcher for Zero Point Zero's newest Netflix’s Original series, The Business of Drugs, and the Segment Producer for Returning the Favor with Mike Rowe, a Facebook Watch Original Series. I’m also a producer, editor and director of over 20 micro-documentaries that have generated hundreds of millions of views on Facebook and Youtube. I was nominated for a Webby Award in 2017, and have been showcased by the Video Consortium in DC. Previous micro-documentary clients include: Great Big Story, National Geographic, Copa90 and Elite Daily.

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Award winning Filmmaker Kecia J.Benson is known for her creative and eclectic cinematic style. From Mount Vernon, NY, she landed her first freelancing gig on actress/director Azariah Gunn’s feature debut Spare Change. Soon after was introduced to guerrilla-style filmmaking and worked with profound directors like Spike Lee, Tim Story, Charles Stone III and productions like Sesame Street, Apollo Live, Gossip Girl, Red Hook Summer, Love and Hip Hop Hollywood, Broad City, and many more. In 2010, Benson debuted her first short film “Unidentified,” a suspenseful thriller about a mysterious man redefining himself. “Unidentified” was featured in 2011 at the Reel Sisters of Diaspora Film Festival. Beale Street Blues a short controversial documentary about struggling African-American blues artists in Memphis, TN was Kecia’s 2nd film that screened at BAM’s New Voices in Black Cinema. Kecia’s Latest and most talked about work Kenya’s Eyes is a dramatic and gritty film centered around a you

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I am an award-winning, multi-faceted filmmaker based in Los Angeles. Over the past 20 years I have traveled from the remotest beaches of Indonesia and the Solomon Islands to the bustling red carpets of Hollywood, serving as Director, Producer, Cameraman, Editor, and Writer on a diverse series of documentaries and films. I am currently in production on a blue-chip film (as Writer/Director), The Hudson River: Journey Into The Wild, written and developed for Skyland Productions / RanFilms, (Austria), and co-funded by Smithsonian Channel and ARTE. My most recent films cover science and nature themes for National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, NOAA, U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service, the Smithsonian Institute, as well as for NGO’s such as WWF, Wildcoast International, Ocean Ecology Network, ProNatura, and The Nature Conservancy. In Los Angeles, my work includes filming for Oprah Winfrey, Jon Peters, and John Goldstone; filming behind-the-scenes on feature films; editing actors’ promotional reels; creating social media content, and filming/producing/editing music videos. I also have extensive experience in creating corporate films.

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When I was a toddler my parents couldn't find me a babysitter, so they did what any responsible guardians would've done... they brought me to my first Saturday matinee... Tim Burton's Beetlejuice. That first encounter with movie magic exploded into a lifelong passion that had taken me from acting to art direction to producing. I even gave music a shot as a singer-songwriter. But that hectic vagabond existence became hard to sustain. I needed to refine my focus. After soul searching and strategizing my next step in a new direction, I came to the conclusion that I didn't want to work on one element of filmmaking. I wanted to work on them all, but that didn't seem possible... until I discovered the joy of editing. Since that time, I've earned my B.F.A. at the Academy of Art University where I majored in editing, while simultaneously starting ScreenDrifter Productions -- my freelance post production company. ​ Being an editor has been the most rewarding avenue I've walked down in my creative journey and I'm excited for whatever future collaborations are on the horizon.

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Pat Shahabian is a Director of Photography and Camera Operator working locally in Los Angeles and New York specializing in documentary films. Pat has maintained a lifelong passion for story telling and the visual arts. An avid photographer and musician from an early age, Pat see's cinematography as an extension of his desire to tell stories in compelling and non-traditional ways. Pat has served as the Director of Photography for clients such as First We Feast, Google, PBS, Spotify, Vice News on HBO, The Economist, Burger King, The Player's Tribune, Vevo, Mass Appeal and many more. His work for First We Feast has been covered by the LA Times, screened at NY Food Film Festival, and earned a nomination for a James Beard Award in 2018. As a camera operator Pat has shot for TV shows such as Travel Channel's Mysteries at the Museum and Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Trevor Noah and The Opposition with Jordan Klepper. Internationally Pat has worked in Romania, Argentina, Uruguay, France, Canada, and has shot in almost all 50 states. Pat is currently available for freelance assignments domestically and abroad.

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I'm a non-traditional creative talent who is as much an innovator as a creative. A hybrid video producer with ideation, shooting, editing, and motion graphic design skills. I produce branded video content, commercials, case studies, animatics and motion graphic driven storytelling for Advertising Agencies and Media Companies. I have hands on experience shooting and directing and adept with Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere and other Adobe CC software. I am also the founder of The Original iPhone Film Festival and iPhoneFilmMaker.com. The #1 destination for iPhoneFilmMakers to watch, learn and share their films. Our flagship event is The Original iPhone Film Festival established in 2010. I have presented and led talks on the topic of mobile filmmaking at Macworld, SXSW Interactive, and at Apple Stores in NYC.If you're interested in working together please feel free to contact me directly at x or x

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Alexandra is a Chinese-American director-producer, born and raised in Orange County, CA. For her Bachelor of Arts degree, she attended Scripps College, double majoring in Media Studies and Asian Studies. In college, she was first interested in documentary filmmaking. She gained experience working on documentaries – the Official Beijing Olympics Film called "The Everlasting Flame," Brett Morgen’s "Crossfire Hurricane," John Rowe’s "Omo Child: The River and the Bush," and ping-pong documentary, "Top Spin." However, her first internship was with Spyglass Entertainment. One of her most rewarding experiences was working with Ellen Sandler, writer and EP on Everybody Loves Raymond, on Ms. Sandler’s directorial debut in the web series, “Marisa Rules.” Alexandra was the 2nd AD and Casting Associate on the production. After attending NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Asia in Singapore for her Masters of Fine Arts degree, she realized her strengths and focused on being a director and producer. Alexandra has directed five short films in Singapore, Hong Kong, France, Orange County, CA, and Long Island, NY respectively. Her short film, “Sophie,” has done very well in festivals. It has screened at over fifteen film festivals around the world, including Oscar-qualifying film festivals, Austin Film Festival (World Premiere) and Foyle Film Festival (International Premiere). She’s also produced short films in the Philippines, China, Mexico, and in numerous cities in the US.

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I’m an award-winning Producer who’s ready to contribute my leadership, fiscal management and creative skills. Whether producing complex digital, television and film projects, or bringing branded marketing initiatives to life, I’ve approached each aspect of my role as a producer with relentless curiosity, an ability to inspire the best work out of my team, and ability to align content with intended audiences. By effectively managing cross-functional teams and external vendors, I’ve played an integral role in delivering a diverse range of projects above expectations for high-profile clients including the BBC, National Geographic and Discovery Channel. I’m an expert at developing and tracking budgets and schedules, and implementing the daily controls needed to keep a production under budget and on time. I take care to continually update and expand my knowledge base and professional network, ensuring that I secure the most innovative technology and talented crew for my projects.

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