Meet the Team
Camille Bernier-Green, Producer
Camille Bernier-Green is a Development Executive who has developed and produced projects for Bravo, HBO, and Facebook. Passionate about all things social justice, Camille aims to create socially impactful content that brings the world closer together. She is currently based in Los Angeles. (@cammbg)
Alex Sgambati, Producer & Actress
Alex Sgambati is an actress and producer best-known for her work on The Walking Dead. She can be seen in the upcoming feature The Immaculate Room, starring Kate Bosworth and Emile Hirsch, and the Russo Brothers executive produced Something’s More than One Thing. She has taken home Best Actress awards at Mammoth Film Festival, Sunset Film Festival, IndieFEST Film Awards, and Williamsburg Independent Film Festival, and shared Best Ensemble Film at the San Diego Film Festival. Miso is her first project as a producer. (@alexsgambati)
Mariah Bess, Producer, Writer, & Actress
From the age of 11 through her days at Barnard College, Mariah Bess received her education in all-women schools, which ignited in her a passion for women's rights and the female experience. In her creative work as an actress and writer, as well as her life coaching practice, Mariah focuses on relationship, sexuality, and personal catharsis. “Miso” is Mariah’s debut as a screenwriter and producer. (@kingmariah)
Kelly Walker, Director & Editor
KELLY WALKER is an Australian multi-hyphenate award-winning filmmaker. She's had multiple short films in the festival circuit, most notably The Brownlist, directed and edited by Walker. The Brownlist had a successful festival run, including the Jury Award for Best Short Film at Bentonville Film Festival. Next up, Walker was selected for Australian's In Film's Writers Lab, which led to her directorial feature debut, My Fiona. My Fiona had it’s World Premier at London's prestigious BFI Flare and has gone to have an award-winning festival run and, in turn, secured distribution with a limited theatrical run and releasing on all VOD platforms in November 2021. Walker was selected to talk on BFI Flare’s Lesbians In Cinema Panel, a juror in Queer Screen's Pitch Off, and has been a speaker on numerous talkbacks advocating for female filmmakers and diversity behind the lens. (@girldownunda)
Mariscela Beatríz Méndez, Director of Photography
Mariscela Beatríz Méndez is a Cinematographer and has worked with numerous clients including Vanity Fair, Google, Slamdance, The Clorox Company, and TVOne. She was recently selected to participate in the Women in Film INSIGHT Fellowship Program as well as The American Society of Cinematographer’s Vision Mentor Program. Mariscela is based in Los Angeles but works throughout the US. (@mariscela)
Roxanna Dunlop, Executive Producer
Roxanna is an L.A. based director, and producer focused on supporting stories written by womxn, about womxn, with the key goal of supporting womxn in all creative industries. Her favorite show is The Sopranos and her favorite movie is Mrs. Doubtfire. She's impatient and extremely hardworking, she takes her coffee with cream - no sugar - and she doesn't like meek people. A woman of many talents and a vision to be reckoned with, she is eager to learn and fiercely dedicated to what she believes to be the most powerful art form: film. (@whosroxy)
Arden Grier, Executive Producer
I'M ARDEN! I LOVE TYPING IN ALL CAPS AND ANY ACTIVITY THAT BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER. I DON'T LIKE GOING TO BED, AND I DON'T LIKE MEN WHO TALK MORE THAN ME. MY FAVORITE MOVIE IS DIE HARD. MY DAD SHOWED ME MOVIES LIKE PULP FICTION, THE TERMINATOR, AND CASINO WHEN I WAS 6 YEARS OLD AND WOULD SAY "DON'T TELL YOUR MOM." SOME PEOPLE CALL THAT WRONG BUT I CALL IT EDUCATIONAL! I LIKE TOP-40 POP SONGS AND BRIGHT COLORS, AND I FOCUS ON TELLING WOMXN'S STORIES AND HIRING WOMXN BEHIND THE LENS. THAT IS ALL FOR NOW. I ALSO LOVE YELLING. (@ardengrier)
Carol Kim, 1st AC
Carol is a 1st AC based in Los Angeles. From independent short films to commercials, she participates in various projects. She hopes to join Local 600 and take on more camera operating work in the near future. (@yerolkim)
Keiry Verà, 2nd AC & Media Management
Keiry is a girl of a few words but is fueled by the desire to grow in the industry. She enjoys building cameras and scavenging the crafty table for sweets. (@kry_ici)
Jenna Verchota, 1st AD
Jenna is an award-winning writer with degrees in both Screenwriting and Sociology. She began performing as a competitive dancer at the age of two, progressed to singing and acting at thirteen, added modeling and writing at eighteen, and then became the youngest 1st AD to run a major network series, on Paramount’s highest rated reality show, at twenty-four. She once split a bullet in half and hit two targets at the same time, then peed a little with excitement. She also peed after winning a karaoke contest in New Zealand, owns more combat boots than Doc Martin, knows way too many digits of pi, and tells equally too many dick jokes. (@partychota)
Genevieve Evans, Gaffer
Genevieve is a set lighting technician working in Los Angeles. She enjoys studying how light plays in time and space. She has 10+ years experience in the camera and lighting department. (@gennygeezy)
Jackie! Zhou & KT Pipal of One Thousand Birds, Audio Post-Production
Jackie! Zhou and KT Pipal have been working as a team at One Thousand Birds LA since 2019. They believe in creating emotional experiences through sound and elevating storytelling across formats from narrative episodic to scripted podcasts to commercial work. Their shared sound design credits and collaborators include: Wireless, an upcoming episodic Quibi show (dir. Zach Wechter), FKA Twigs' "Sad Day", and Sonos. They will never turn down a sweet treat during the work day. One Thousand Birds is a design studio for audio with locations in NYC, LA, and Bogata. (@zhoutato, @_sleepal_, & @otbirds)
Jennifer Pague, Composer
Jennifer Pague is a composer, sound designer, and songwriter based in Los Angeles. Originally from outside Philadelphia, Pague started her band, Vita and the Woolf, in 2012 and has since toured the world performing at festivals such as Firefly, SXSW, and Reeperbahn. She's worked with keyboardist Roger O'Donnell of the Cure and her work has been featured in Billboard Germany, Elle, USA Today, NME, and many others. (@jenniferpaguesounds)
Kaitlyn Battistelli, Colorist
Kaitlyn Battistelli is a colorist at Ethos Studios in DTLA. (@kaitlynbattistelli & @ethos_studio)
Marina Pappas, Poster Design
Born and raised in Raleigh, NC, Marina Pappas is a artist and designer residing in Portland, Oregon. Whether expressing herself through music or visual design, her creativity’s purpose is to be in connection with others. She believes storytelling has the power to connect, inspire, bring people together, and heal. (@mreens.space)