We are dedicated to creating compelling short documentary-based projects for non-profits, institutions and companies who want to tell real stories that make you think, feel and engage. We are excited to hear about your ideas and will work with you from concept through post production to deliver a piece that elevates your message.
Valerie Keller -Editor
Valerie is an award-winning and twice-Emmy-nominated film & video editor with a love of story-telling that has driven her career. From the Emmy-nominated dance film Fever to the festival audience favorite Brincando el Charco, her editing work has helped documentaries win awards and screen in festivals around the world. She has also co-produced videos for Mural Arts Philadelphia, Fairmount Park Conservancy and SLAW.me on topics like addiction recovery, environmental stewardship and living a sustainable lifestyle. Her original, experimental short videos have been shown at the Philadelphia Art Alliance and the Philadelphia Art Museum.
Tony Heriza -Producer
Tony has been engaged in producing media for social change since the 1970s, while also teaching and working with community organizations. His work has been broadcast on PBS and screened widely at film festivals. Care, his most recent producing project (directed by Deirdre Fishel) premiered at the Sheffield Film Festival in 2016 and then opened in the U.S. at AFI Docs. Tony has twice represented the U.S. as a “filmmaker envoy” in the State Department’s American Film Showcase—with the film Concrete, Steel and Paint, which he co-produced with Cindy Burstein. After 15 years directing media production for the American Friends Service Committee, he recently returned to freelance writing, teaching and filmmaking.
James Wasserman -Producer and Cinematographer
James has been a photographer/videographer for 25 years. His projects have given him the experience to produce work from fish farms in Laos to the National Ballet in Cuba. His work is marked by both a humanistic connection to his subject as well as framing and storytelling that provides that person a meaningful context. His clients include The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Time, Forbes, Fortune, Mercedes, Apple Computers, Siemens, Goldman Sachs, The Dutch Development Bank, American Friends Service Committee, The US Department of State, British Council, Stanford University and MIT, Fairmount Park Conservancy, Mural Arts Philadelphia and Bartrams Garden.
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