FILMMAKERS
Ming Lai, Producer / Writer / Editor / Director IMDB
Ming Lai is a filmmaker and photographer and Founder/CEO of Humanist Films, a film and photography production company based in Los Angeles. His narrative and documentary films explore the human condition, addressing subjects like war, illegal immigration, art education, and mental illness. His photography similarly tries to capture the human spirit, from breathtaking architecture to haunting internment camps. In his commercial work, he’s created commercials and corporate videos for many international clients, including Coldwell Banker, Epson, Fujitsu, Marukome, and Yakult. With all of his projects, he strives to create enduring works of art that benefit humanity.
Matt Steinauer, Producer / Editor IMDB
Matt Steinauer is a veteran cinematographer and editor in the entertainment field. Having shot and edited many features, commercials, and music videos for over a decade has afforded Matt the opportunity to meet and work with colleagues from around the world. Matt was recently nominated for an “Annie” award for his editing work in TV. With a desire to contribute to the shared “conversation” of humanity through his skills and diligence, Matt looks forward to working on projects that make a difference.
Dilip Isaac, Director of Photography IMDB
Dilip Isaac has been behind the camera for nearly a decade. Starting in grip and lighting, where he formed his own rental business, he learned how to manipulate light both from ambient bounce and actual sources. Dilip has taken his years of experience from gaffing and gripping as well as composition techniques to create new images that look both natural and cinematic. Having worked with many talented people along the way, he is always creating a fusion that is a combined style of the best while adding his own flare.
Trevor Crist, Director of Photography IMDB
Trevor Crist is a Los Angeles-based cinematographer, gaffer, and camera operator. Born in New Mexico, he studied at the College of Santa Fe and moved to LA in 2004. Trevor has spent most of the past decade lighting commercial and feature film projects that have gone on to critical acclaim in festivals such as SXSW, Los Angeles Film Festival, and the Independent Spirit Awards. “Visions of Warriors” marks one of his first ventures into the documentary format. Trevor is very proud to be a part of a project with such an important message.
Sven Faulconer, Composer IMDB
Sven Faulconer, born and raised in Belgium, is a Los Angeles-based composer for film and television. He employs a wide and unique range of music styles, as reflected in the remarkable list of credits acquired by him over the years. In particular, a keen sense for collaboration and strong story-telling skills have earned him music credits on blockbuster movies as The Hunger Games series, Nightcrawler, The Bourne Legacy, The Green Hornet, and Parkland. His original approach in independent productions has resulted in numerous scores with a very distinctive character.
Jeff Hutchins, Sound Supervisor IMDB
Jeff Hutchins is a hands-on Sound Supervisor with 27 years of experience doing sound work for motion pictures and television. Field recording is a passion and brings a flow of unique sounds into every project. Spanning the globe on a quest to record interesting sounds, his high definition recordings really propel a freshness into each project. Jeff's studios include a design suite and a high definition foley stage. As a result, he has won five Emmys and seven Golden Reel awards for excellence in the sound industry.
Bruce Greenspan, Dialogue Editor / Music Editor / Sound Effects Editor / Re-Recording Mixer IMDB
Bruce Greenspan has been working in LA since 1993. As an audio engineer who specializes in post sound for film and TV, he does what’s necessary to propel a story to best serve the narrative and realize the creator’s vision. For the last 20 years, Bruce has been a “one-man editor, designer, and mixer” for Planet Grande Pictures, Painless Productions, and many independent producers, delivering TV series from animation (CrashBox, Snowden’s Christmas) to reality adventure (Patrick Dempsey: Racing Le Mans, The Dead Files, Freshman Year, Two Hour Tour) to documentaries and specials (Moonshine Madness, Bad Boys of Summer, Breaking the News, It Conquered Hollywood), and much more. With hundreds of broadcast hours and dozens of features of experience, Bruce has had the opportunity to work with some of Hollywood’s finest and is thrilled to work with Ming on such an important film.
Stacy Hruby, Location Sound Mixer IMDB
Micah Mucklow, Location Sound Mixer IMDB
Micah Mucklow is a sound engineer and owner of Secret Menu Productions, LLC. Micah has recorded audio for numerous indie films and documentaries over the past five years. With a degree in visual anthropology, Micah began his post-college career as an educator in the Oakland Unified public school system but soon turn back toward documentary filmmaking and the film/tv broadcast industry within the Bay Area. Micah currently works as a freelance sound mixer and A2 for Secret Menu Productions, Pac-12 Networks, and the local IATSE 119 sports broadcast union.
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