“Mak” Toriano Donald
(Writer/Director) Mak Toriano Donald is a Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor out of the South Bay Area in California. After writing, directing, and producing two public access television shows for CreaTV San Jose, and one for BAVC San Francisco, he majored in film and television at Academy of Art San Francisco. He has a decade of experience in branded content, music videos, short films, and documentaries. His experience, enthusiasm, and natural ability to create on the spot cinematic scenarios, and storylines is why he was chosen to write and direct this film. |
Donte Burney
(2nd Assistant Director) Donte Burney, is an Academy of Art University alumni, with Bachelor's degrees in Multi Media Communications, & Media Technology. Currently working for TMZ, Donte's expertise ranges from commercial production, video editing, sound engineering, videography, executive producing, marketing and acting. When it comes to this project, Donte is a valued asset that wears many hats, and knows how to get the job done. |
Kavena Hambira
(Director of Photography) Kavena Hambira is a multi-talented UC Berkeley graduate/post graduate instructor of Art Practice. He’s a global college lecturer/facilitator, documentary film maker, and has written essays for the New York Times. His extensive artistic background, analytic and visualization skills, brings a unique perspective to the cinematography of this psychological thriller. |
Erika Staud
(Assistant Director of Photography / Gaffer) Erika Staud is a Director of Photography from the Bay Area. She comes from a strong background in gaffing and documentary filmmaking. She enjoys helping to shed light on stories of people not often given the chance and using cinematic visuals to capture authentic moments and help convey their stories. She works on various types of productions, including documentaries, branded content, and commercials. |
Darrel Reynolds
(Camera operator) Currently Majoring in Film & Television at Academy of Art San Francisco, Darrel Reynolds brings a fresh young outlook to this project. As a junior, Darrel has produced documentaries, short films, and music videos. His service in the armed forces, and dedication to spending numerous hours filming school and personal projects, while balancing his family life, makes him tailored for perfecting the cinematic vision of this film. |
David L Minard
(sound engineer) David graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 2010 from Expression College for Digital Arts (Emeryville, CA). He then spent the next 5 years as the lead studio engineer back in his hometown of Santa Rosa, CA at Live Musicians Co-op, meanwhile moonlighting as a production sound mixer on various video productions and independent films. As a sound mixer, he found himself around video cameras all the time and in 2013 decided to get into photography as a way of learning the language of imagery. |
Carla Grace Fajardo
(SFX Hair & Makeup) While studying Cinema at San Francisco State University, she started doing special effect makeup for student thesis films. She started working as a professional HMUA and SFX MUA in Spring 2020 after a 3 year hiatus from filmmaking. Most of those projects were music videos, independent short films, and commercials in the Bay Area. |
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