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Hey, I'm Fedir - a visual artist with a passion for photography and film. I've been working in the industry for over 20 years, and during that time, I've had the opportunity to explore a variety of creative roles. As a Director of Photography, I specialize in corporate, documentary, and commercial productions. I love working with clients to create stunning visuals that bring their ideas to life. My technical expertise and creative vision have helped me to deliver high-quality work on time and on budget. I'm also a photographer, and I have experience in a wide range of genres, including photojournalism, portraits, products, fashion, and landscape photography. I believe that a great photograph is all about capturing the essence of the subject and telling a story. I love the challenge of finding the perfect composition and lighting to create images that are both visually stunning and emotionally impactful. In addition to my work behind the camera, I also have experience in production coordination and art direction. I've worked on a variety of projects, from small-scale independent films to large-scale corporate events. I'm a natural problem-solver, and I thrive on managing teams and ensuring that every aspect of the production runs smoothly. I pride myself on my creativity and attention to detail, and I'm always looking for new ways to push the boundaries of my craft. Overall, I'm a dedicated and passionate visual artist who loves to create stunning and impactful work. Whether I'm behind the camera or in a production role, I bring a wealth of experience and expertise to every project I work on.

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• News Shooter / Video Journalist
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• Video Editor - Documentary
• Colorist
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• Video Editor - Commercial
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Event Photographer
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• Portrait Photographer
• Product Photographer
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Filmmaker/journalist/photographer with an established track record of producing impactful, innovative work for media companies such as the BBC, The New York Times, NBC, The Guardian and Al Jazeera over the last decade. Currently in New York – via Latin America, London and Moscow. Portfolio: www.frederickbernas.com Videos: www.vimeo.com/frederickbernas Instagram: @frederickbernas Other clients include: The New Yorker, NOWNESS, LA Times Studios, VICE, The Economist, TIME, Bloomberg, Reuters, AP, Monocle, UNHCR, Rolling Stone, Great Big Story, Atlas Obscura, Insider, Spiegel TV, CNBC, Fusion, 60 Second Docs, Wired, Vocativ, TBD Media, International Committee of the Red Cross, Global Citizen, CNBC, Roads and Kingdoms, CBS, France 24.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Fixer
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• On-Air Reporter / Host
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• Creative Director
• Field Producer
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• Video Editor - Documentary
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• Production Assistant
• Production Company
• Audio Storyteller
• Corporate Videographer
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Event Photographer
• Copy Editor
• Landscape Photographer
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• Drone Operator
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Full-Service Live Production
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Podcast Producer
• Executive Producer

We're a full-service video production company that works with brands and non-profits who make the world a better place. By creating genuine and powerful narratives that take the form of documentaries, commercials and branded content, we share our clients’ passion for what they do and why their work is important. We help brands powerfully engage viewers to tell stories that are bigger than any of us on our own. Reverie works in places all over the world, and is proudly based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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• Video Editor - Documentary
• Sound Designer
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Emmy-nominated, twice National Headliner Award winning video journalist. His documentary work focuses on socio-political issues and human-interest stories in the U.S. and Latin America. He currently resides in Brooklyn, NY. For more info on his work visit www.carlospbeltran.com

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Sound Designer
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Executive Producer
• Fixer
• Sound Mixer
• Creative Director
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Drone Operator

I am a composer, performer, producer and recording artist residing in the Washington, DC area, and a part-time product trainer for Casio Music Gear. I've scored documentaries for Voice of America, including "Boko Haram: Journey from Evil", narrated by Award-winning British-Nigerian actor David Oyelowo. "Boko Haram" won first prize at the New York Festivals World’s Best TV & Films ceremony at NAB 2018 in the "international documentary" category. Another documentary I scored for VOA, "A Single Step: Journeys of Women Leaders", featuring academy award-winning actress Sally Field, won a finalist certificate in the Biography/Profiles at the 2016 New York Festivals International TV & Film Awards, and the VOA doc "AIDS: Living in the Shadows", featuring Sir Elton John, won the Silver World Medal Award at the #NYFTVFilmAwards in 2015. I have been nominated for "best score/short film" at the Liberty University Cinematic Arts Student Showcase 2017 for Becky M. Barker's World War I drama "We Are the Dead", and for Best Score Short Film at the 2012 Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema for the science fiction drama “The Cosmonaut”, and for best score at the Machinima Festival 2006 in NYC for the EA Gameplay Trailer for “Battlefield 2142". I scored two documentaries featured at the 2013 Justice Conference Film Festival, Suzanne Taylor Glover's "The Road We Know" (from Citygate Films), and the CIY production, "Becoming Sons and Daughters" (I was 1 of 3 composers on this film, which also was the winner of "Best U.S. Documentary" at the 2012 San Diego Christian Film Festival). I've scored the trailer for "The Ville" for Zynga, music packages for VOA’s Persian News Network and Africa News Network, Telly Award-winning shorts for PCM Animation Studios and Citygate Films, and ID tags for the United Football League. One of my projects, “The Story of Ian & Larissa” (produced by Citygate Films for Desiring God) has had over one million views on Vimeo. You can listen to my music on my Soundcloud page: https://soundcloud.com/roho

• Music Composer
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Sound Designer

I am a filmmaker and visual journalist with over 10 years of experience writing, directing, producing, and editing impactful documentary films. As en editor, the pacing and structure of my edits are directed by emotion. I have experience in documentary sound design and basic color correction. As a director, I bring a unique creative eye to my projects, incorporating stop motion animation, puppetry, diorama builds and work with actors, into much of my journalism for The Washington Post. Creating a safe and supportive space for those featured in my stories is a top priority. I am passionate about portraying people's many layers with sensitivity and nuance. I earned a Pulitzer prize and the Ben Bradlee Award for Courage in journalism for my contributions to The Washington Post’s coverage of the January 6th insurrection. I am a Digiday winner and two-time Webby Honoree for multiple documentary series.

• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Field Producer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Art Director
• Documentary DP
• Sound Mixer
• Sound Designer
• Grip

Baltimore native Brandon Woody was referred to as an artist on the rise in the region by the Baltimore Sun in 2015 at the age of 17. Since then, Woody has gone on to become an international artist, performing with his band, Upendo, curating projects for major museums, collaborating with international brands and performing at major venues and institutions around the globe. Woody uses music as a tool for healing, genuine connection and celebrating community. Woody started his own band, UPENDO in 2015. Since then, the group has gone on to perform internationally with regular concerts across the east coast. Notable performances from the band include their 2019 performance at the Harlem Stage, 2021 performance at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore’s 2022 Vegan SoulFest, the 2022 closing of Baltimore’s Lexington Market, and their 2022 residency at the University of Maryland. Upendo’s concert experiences are comprised of original music composed by Woody and fellow Upendo collaborator, Troy Long. Woody has also had the privilege of performing alongside artists such as Stefon Harris, Tarus Mateen, Tim Green, Theljon Allen, Sean Jones, Robert Glasper, Derrick Hodge, Solange, Craig Alston, Terri-Lyne Carrington, Quincy Phillips, Benny Maupin, Jon Faddis and Danilo Perez, who have all greatly influenced his artistry and musical taste. Woody’s career as a composer and recording artist has granted him the opportunity to score films such as Unwavering: The Power of Black innovation, The Unveiling of God, Keep What You Sow, Aliferous, Paint it Black Baltimore and Three Blind Mice. Woody has also produced and arranged horns for Emma Vie, Sudan Archives, Tye Tribet, Miranda Curtis, Kevin Sinatra and Klein. This work garnered the attention of international brands which lead to his collaborations with Calvin Klein (One Future), Saucony, Vogue Italy, Nike, Reebok X Eames, Union Los Angeles, High Snobiety X Newport Jazz Festival, Somewhere DC. Brandon has also curated projects with the Baltimore Museum of Art, Walters Art Museum, Reginald F Lewis Museum, August Wilson Center, MOMA PS1. Woody also had the opportunity of casting musicians and acting as a band leader in an upcoming Apple TV series, Lady in the Lake to be released in the fall of 2023. In 2021, Woody was named a Bach/Conn endorsed Artist and was named the Best musician to watch by the Baltimore Magazine in 2022. Brandon’s other accolades include the 2021 Best Musician of the Year Award by the Baltimore Crown Awards, 2020 Emerging Voice Award by the Festival of New Trumpet and articles by the Baltimore Banner, Baltimore Sun, True Laurels, BmoreArt, Makers of the USA, Paper Magazine and Schone Magazine. Woody also works to share his knowledge and love for music with those who want to learn. In his spare time, Woody private lessons and masterclass and has taught for institutions such as the Peabody Preparatory, University of Maryland, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Accent Pontiac and public schools such as Cecil Elementary, A Philip Randolph High School, Temple X Schools, and Highlandtown Elementary #215.

• Music Composer
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• Digital Content Creator

Matvey Kulakov is an award-winning editor, composer and sound designer. Our New President, Matvey’s first feature as editor, premiered at Sundance 2018 where it won a Special Jury Award for Editing. The short version of the film was released by Field of Vision in 2017 and was a Vimeo Staff Pick. Working as sound designer and composer, Matvey collaborated with the art collective Pussy Riot on multiple live performances and installations. As a member of Third Party Films, a NY-based film production company, Matvey has worked on several feature documentaries including The Truth About Killer Robots (2018 - HBOMax/ TIFF premiere) about the perils of automation, The Conspiracy (2022) (DTLA Film Festival 2023 - best editing), an animated feature about the history of conspiracy theories and antisemitism starring Liev Schreiber, Jason Alexander and Lake Bell, and How to Rob Banks For Dummies (post-production - 2024) about the performance artist Joe Gibbons. The Lakota Daughters (2020), a 30 min short that Matvey edited, has played dozens of festivals and received numerous awards. Most recently, Matvey edited and animated The Town That Shot the Sheriff, a film about a successful rebellion led by a group of upstate New Yorkers against the building of a natural gas pipeline on their land. In addition, Matvey has edited numerous teasers and sizzle reels. Matvey is known for his dynamic editing, layered sound work, and a strong narrative sense.

• Video Editor - Documentary
• Sound Designer
• Music Composer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Non-Fiction Film Director

Charles is an East Coast based photographer and cinematographer whose passion for capturing the beauty in the brutal has taken him globally, from the continental United States to the Far East. Shooting professionally for the better part of a decade with a Bachelor of Science in Photography from Drexel University, his work blurs the lines between personal and commercial. Beyond his namesake brand, Charles spends most of his time immersed in the visual world. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor in Drexel University's Photography Department, as Photo Editor of JUMP magazine, and as Proprietor of Colorspace Labs - a shooting studio and exhibition space serving the greater Philadelphia area. In his spare time he can often be found drinking an unhealthy amount of black coffee and taking care of his freshwater piranha tank.

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• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Colorist
• Corporate Videographer
• Sound Designer
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• Drone Operator
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Landscape Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Product Photographer
• HD Live Operator
• Fixer

Michna has composed original music and themes for Nike LeBron, Sony Playstation, and Wired Spoken Edition. His songs have been featured in Showtime's "Billions," HBO's "Silicon Valley," Netflix's "Blood and Water" as well as Vice, MTV, and ESPN. As a music composer for hire he takes pride in being approachable, congenial, inclusive, and musically versatile. No project is too small or too large. There is always a musical solution to be created that is high quality, original, and delivered on schedule. Michna received a Bachelor of Music from the University of Miami Frost School of Music and has over 20 years experience working in both live music and electronic production. As a solo artist he has released 2 albums on Ghostly International and 5 albums on Manhattan Production Music. He lives and works in New York City.

• Sound Mixer
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• Music Composer
• Sound Designer
• Audio Storyteller
• Content Strategist

I've been deeply involved in broadcast television, cinematic films, documentaries, emerging media, reality television, political campaigns and podcasts everyday for many years. I am primarily a post production mixer, however I have a very strong secondary interest in capturing quality sound for any production because I know what I want to hear in the mix suite! My field kit is ready to go at all times and I've worked with talented Directors, Producers and DP's that respect and appreciate capturing audio properly. Please reach out to talk over your project and request a link for examples. SEARCHABLE KEYWORDS post production, audio, field audio, pro tools, surround, sound editor, sound mixer, 5.1

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As an animator, designer, and illustrator, Scott has helped create a variety of work, including Vice TV’s Most Expensivest, advertising campaigns like Brooklyn Brewery’s Pulp Art IPA, music videos for artists such as TVOD, documentaries like BuzzFeed Studio’s Unclickable, educational content for institutions like Harvard University, and much more. As a filmmaker, Scott’s independent films — including Someplace in Time, Goldfish, and others — have been recognized in over 70 festivals, museums, and exhibitions worldwide, including the 29th Raindance Film Festival, Animist Tallinn, NYC Indie Shorts Awards, Motionographer, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, and the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library.

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• Executive Producer
• Graphic Designer

I record and design sound for storytellers and interactive media makers. I appreciate patient film making and vérité approaches to sound design. I was the sound director of the Peabody award winning and Emmy nominated interactive documentary HOLLOW. My production venture SLO is the result of an interest in combining natural aural aesthetics and observational film, creating space in media for reflection, activity and critical thought. I’m a classically trained electronic musician and pitched percussionist. I’m also an avid collector of records - ‘50’s cowboy music, old SFX compilations and ‘80’s synth jams being some of my favorites. I’m a fervent Star Trek fan. I love cats, station wagons and my bicycle. I work out of my sound studio in Providence, RI.

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I am a creative producer and video editor working primarily with nonfiction and interactive media. Previously, I worked as the Senior Producer of POV Digital, producing award winning projects, launching new storytelling initiatives for the PBS documentary series, and helping to grow the POV Digital Lab. I've spoken at several film festivals and conferences including DOCNYC, IDFA DocLab and DocsBarcelona. I've contributed to alt-weeklies and online publications as a freelance videographer and writer, and co-produced two digital documentary projects, Folk to Folk and The Story Store. She is currently working on creating a mobile platform to help people cope with social anxiety through art, storytelling and software.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
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• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant

Michael Canzoniero is the owner of MCM Creative (www.mcmcreativeproductions.com) a New York based production company with a wide range of services in lighting, production, post and finishing. His team of cinematographers, gaffers and location sound mixers can ensure that every shoot will be done with professional quality of a company (MCM PRODUCTIONS) that has been serving the New York Film and Television industry for 20 years. In 2020, Michael launched MCM Stages (www.mcmstages.com) a 5x studio 10,000 square foot soundstage facility in Manhattan with White Cyc, Green Cyc, Kitchen Set, Home Studio, Vodcast and Podcast studios.

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• News Shooter / Video Journalist
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• Creative Director
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Graphic Designer
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• Sound Mixer
• Colorist
• Senior Editor
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Full-Service Live Production
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Post-Production Manager
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Podcast Producer

I am a 3 time Emmy Award winning designer and animator, received a Vimeo Staff Pick selection, James Beard Award Winner, had a film selected for a screening at the Ottawa International Film Festival, among other accolades. I was the Senior Motion Graphics Producer at CNN Digital for several years and am currently a teacher at School of Visual Arts. Prior to that I worked at Adult Swim, Comedy Central, Vice, Red Paper Heart Interactive, and several other studios. Always interested in hearing about new projects, so feel free to reach out! Here's a reel of some of my work: https://vimeo.com/515933485/7a6dfbd56d

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Film professional and video journalist David Matorin brings deep experience to stories for businesses, nonprofits, national news organizations, international broadcast outlets, and award-winning filmmakers. Projects for The Intercept/Field of Vision, The Wall Street Journal, and Criterion/Big Mouth Productions have garnered Webby and Independent Spirit award nominations. Equally at home behind the camera, in the edit bay, or in the mix studio, his integrated versatility is a powerful asset to your project.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
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• Commercial DP
• Production Company
• Field Producer
• Video Editor - News
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In 2016 Adam received a “Great Performances” grant to make a film about the creator of NYC bucket drumming (still in production.) From that he founded his company Island City Studios and has been directing, producing, filming and editing projects ever since. On contract with the Bronx Museum and the School of Visual Art (SVA), he recenlty completed his first film: “All 4 One - The Tandem Tour Story.” Upcoming projects include, a feature doc about Steinbeck’s novel “The Log From The Sea of Cortez” where Adam will be working with Emmy Award winning producer Robert Kanter and actor James Franco.

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• Post-Production Manager
• Production Assistant
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Colorist
• Fixer
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Adnelly Marichal is a documentary photographer, videographer and fixer currently based in Puerto Rico and New York City. A graduate of Wesleyan University, Adnelly has worked on various feature documentary films including: "The Central Park Five", "The Roosevelts: An Intimate History", and "Going Blind." Her photography clients include Eater, Mitú, CNN, Erica Weiner Jewelry and Carleen, an LA based women's wear collection. She is interested in exploring the intersections of social activism, agriculture and health through the mediums of video and photography.

• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
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• Translator
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Field Producer
• Transcriber
• Product Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Landscape Photographer

I am an Audio Engineer, Sound Designer and AV Technician with an extensive background in mixing and recording large scale music shows, corporate events, live tv broadcasting and studio productions. I have a diverse experience in all aspect of events, shows, music productions and broadcasting productions, from planing and producing to executing. I am often on the road traveling across the US to work on shows or record at various studios. I also rent audio equipment and backline for music shows and corporate events.

• Sound Mixer
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