About Kambiz S.

Freelance Combat and Natural Disaster Photojournalist • Covered several combats and natural disasters including: o Tehran Flood, 1987 (Tehran, Iran) o Iran-Iraq war, 1988 (Kermanshah, Iran) o Manjil–Rudbar earthquake, 1990 (Manjil & Rudbar, Iran) o Bosnian War, 1993 (Bosnia, Yugoslavia) o Bam earthquake, 2003 (Bam, Iran) o Cyclone Gonu, 2007 (Baluchistan, Iran) o Afghanistan War, 2001 (Zaranj, Afghanistan) o Iraq War, 2003 (Sulaymaniyah, Iraq) o Kyrgyz Revolution, 2010 (Bishkek, Kirgizstan) • Produced and Directed several documentary films including: o Café Cinema (9 Episodes, 50 min) about Social Justice Issues in Cinema o Help Wanted (25 min) Director and editor (Homelessness in Austin, TX) o Head Over Heels (95 min) about Refugees in Turkey o Baby Angel (25 min): about Undocumented Immigrants in Texas (co-produced with PBS) o Deport (30 min) about undocumented Immigrants in Texas (co-produced with PBS) o Llama de Amor Viva (30 min) about Flamenco dancers in Texas (co-produced with PBS)

About Kent B.

Professional since 1985...Camera/editor - Dallas and Austin, TX areas after 22 years in Seattle, WA with another 7 years editing TV programs in London...documentaries, factual, arts, corporate Shot and/or edited for: CBS, HGTV, Investigation Discovery, Curiosity Stream, BBC, Channel 4, ITV, PBS, FX Networks, DC Universe, SXSW, Discovery, Smithsonian Channel, 7 Network, KOHLER, Microsoft, AMAZON, DELL, Southern Living, many non-profits SONY FX9/FX6 cameras and latest Premiere Pro or FCPX on my MAC PRO...have shot and edited many times without producer/director present, as needed

About Nick W.

Filmmaker and Videographer living and working in Austin, TX.

About Bex R.

Bex Rodriguez is a filmmaker based in Austin, Texas. As a full-time freelancer since 2013, Beca has worked on countless docs, commercials and music videos. Recently, Bex worked as a DP for Hulu, NPR, AT&T, The Daily Show, and most recently Discovery Plus. Bex’s goals are shooting and directing documentaries with a focus on women and minorities. She has traveled to Morocco to DP the disappearing culture of the nomadic people in the Sahara. Bex not only DPs but has recently discovered directing. From Sol to Seoul, a rock climbing doc following a young woman’s journey from her farm in Colorado to the granite mountains of South Korea, is her latest film in post production.

About Rebecca C.

Rebecca Centeno is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and video journalist. Her work has appeared in numerous outlets including Democracy Now!, Truthout, ZORA, NowThis, The Washington Post, and act.tv. Her film EARTH SPEAKS was selected for The Red Nation, Santa Fe, and San Pedro International festivals and received an award at the Cinema Verde Festival in 2016. She was awarded a New York City Council Citation of Honor for her work on the LGBTQ New Americans: Oral History Project with Brooklyn Community Pride Center and Immigration Equality in 2016. Since 2017, Rebecca has worked as a Video Producer with act.tv and has traveled across the U.S., along the Texas border, and in Mexico filming various social and political movements. She received a BFA degree from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and an MFA degree from the Integrated Media Arts (IMA) Program at Hunter College.

About Kate S.

Innovative media creator and manager with 15+ years of experience. As a supervising producer at BuzzFeed I wrote, shot and edited over 300 videos and oversaw the production of more than a thousand, generating billions of YouTube and Facebook views. I have skills shooting with a variety of cameras, know the Adobe Creative Suite - specializing in premiere and after effects. As a documentary filmmaker I know how to create impactful stories that resonate with audiences.

About Trevan H.

Austin, Texas Filmmaker Director's Reel: https://vimeo.com/413352925/620f94d8be

About Sally O.

Sally O’Grady has been producing and directing non fiction video for several years. Her work is concerned with illuminating a social issue in a surprising and visually arresting manner. She has an insatiable curiosity and a sincere affection for humanity (from incarcerated men to inuits in Greenland, to C level professionals Sally can find a way to connect with the scope of humanity) . Sally has worked as a producer for National Geographic, History Channel, The Smithsonian, MSNBC, PBS and Discovery. Most recently she has specialized in Branded Entertainment, creating successful campaigns for T Mobile, Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loans, Saucony, Brooks and more. In addition to producing and directing Sally is a competent shooter and editor. Just don't leave her stuck in a dark room for too long.

About Headlands S.

Headlands Studio is the producing/ directing team of Jennell Lewis and Sally O'Grady. Based in Austin, TX - Jennell & Sally have lived and worked all over the world. The team can produce and direct a polished short documentary on time and on budget, in addition they are highly skilled at shooting, editing and 2D GFX. Their combined mix of empathy and production acumen is something to behold.

About Bijou F.

Bijou Finney is a certified personal stylist, branding consultant, video producer and content creator that is obsessed with story telling and human optimization. She has produced custom campaigns for companies such as Red Bull, Razorfish, Lamborghini Austin, OCTO and directed the personal brand strategies of corporate executives and creative entrepreneurs in the US, Canada, and Mexico. In the last 8 years she forged a solid reputation as a visionary problem-solver and creative tactician in the fields of brand activation, concept design, media production, and professional development.

About Emily G.

I'm a producer, journalist and documentary filmmaker. I’ve produced in Myanmar, Korea, India, Guam, above the Arctic Circle in rural Alaska, in the cab of a semi truck, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Nacogdoches, Texas. I’ve interviewed Bill Nye, violent Buddhist monks, and mothers who have lost children to gun violence. I've won numerous awards for the documentary series Untold America which I produced for AJ+ / Al Jazeera and my content is regularly viewed by millions of people online.

About Sarah K.

Sarah Kuck is a media maker, skilled at storytelling, editing, and researching. She is the director of Present Medium Productions, a video-production company based in Austin, Texas. Present Medium specializes in finding heartfelt human-interest stories within the larger waves of tech, business and environmental news. For the last two years, her company has been working on gathering these types of stories around the globe, producing content with international crews in locations like Mumbai, Istanbul, Nairobi, and Manila. To find out more visit www.presentmedium.com While in Austin, Sarah also works on a variety of independent film projects as a camera operator and editor. If you'd like to work together, please get in touch!

About Leonardo R.

I've been working in video/film for the past 7-8 years and would love to get to work on more interesting projects. Documentary is something that's always calling out to me. Even though I enjoy all aspects of story telling I'm definitely drawn to real life drama.

About Amir R.

I'm a freelance Producer / DP / Editor that works with full service production companies across the country. I can easily integrate into ongoing projects myself or take one on from the ground up with my team. I like to be as prompt and communicative as possible when taking on a role. Clients include: Discovery, HEB, Maersk, Business Insider, Shopify, NBCLX, USA Today, BRUT, Aetna, Indeed, Lightricks, Hearst, Clean Cause, Galderma, My Heritage, Dickies, Dave & Busters, Atlas Obscura, and more.

About Gabriella P.

Gabriella Parsons (she/they) is a Midwest-born-and-raised 90s kid, visual storyteller and freelance documentary filmmaker living in Austin, Texas, with her fiancé and their two adorable Shiba Inus. Gabriella’s work centers on community empowerment, sense of place, social justice, identity and belonging. Whether producing a short doc or helping clients envision long-term communications plans, Gabriella loves working with teams to bring stories from ideation to completion. Formerly, she worked as an Emerging Media Producer for Nebraska Public Media, Nebraska’s PBS and NPR. Gabriella holds a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications. During her time at CoJMC, Gabriella was an award-winning fellow of the Global Eyewitness photojournalism program, which she and other alums have worked with college faculty to reform since 2020. Previously, Gabriella was the Program Coordinator for Untold Migrant Stories, a program of the Asian Community and Cultural Center that empowers immigrant and refugee youth to tell their stories through digital media. Reach out for assignments, collaborations, or just say hi at gabriellaphotovideo [at] gmail.com.

About Matthew T.

Griffyn.Co Productions is an Austin, TX-based script-to-screen media production company run by Denise and Matthew Thornton. We produce films, music videos, short-form content, commercial marketing videos, and podcasts.