TEAM

Our dedicated team of professionals made this collaborative masterpiece a reality.

SABRINA HOFKIN

Sabrina Hofkin is a screenwriter, director and producer. She was born in San Francisco, California, but grew up in Seattle, Washington and Grand Junction, Colorado. She moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1986 and attended Widener University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology. In the early 90s, she discovered aviation and learned how to fly. She holds a Commercial Pilot Certificate. To build flying time, she became a MEII, Multi-Engine Instructor with Instrument Certification, and has flown all over the east coast from Maine to Florida in small single engine and twin engine airplanes.

It wasn’t until she moved back to the west coast in 1999 that she started writing. Her young adult novel, MAGNOLIA, was chosen Runner-up in the Teenage Category of the Green Book Festival in 2011. In 2009, she enrolled in UCLA Extension and earned her Certificate in Feature Film Writing and graduated with distinction. Her first screenplay, GRAND JUNCTION, was chosen as a quarterfinalist in the BlueCat Screenplay Competition in 2013. THE ROUND TABLE AT JACK’S GRILL was her first short film. It won the People’s Choice Award at the Sundial Film Festival in March 2016.

She lives in Northern California with her husband, Stephen, and their three boys, two dogs, two cats and a bearded dragon. Her passions are spending time with her family, playing in nature, cooking healthy meals, reading everything, traveling the world and watching movies. 

MEGAN RICHARDSON SHY

Megan is a freelance cinematographer and photographer. She has published two calendars for the Palo Alto Downtown Streets Team, each of which sold over four hundred copies.
In 2016, her freshman year at Emerson College, Megan was nominated for an Evvy Award in both Best Color Photograph and Best Black and White Photograph. The Evvy Awards are the largest student run Awards ceremony in the United States. She was the only student named in both categories and one of the only freshmen to be nominated for an award.
In 2008, her photography was shown in an exhibit at the City Hall of Palo Alto, California.
Her junior year, two of Megan's images were published in Emerson's publication "Developed Images".
In the summer of 2009, Megan worked as an intern for Birns and Sawyer Inc., a Camera Rental House in Hollywood, California.
In 2010 she graduated cum laude from Emerson College with a BA in Film Production and a minor in Photography. During her time at Emerson she spent two years abroad in Seville, Spain.
In the Summer of 2010 she was a Director and Editor for the Advertising Department at The Boston Globe newspaper. She was awarded an Emmy for directing “Writer Series” online video.

She currently lives in California with her husband Zak and two young children, Lawson and Remy.

for more info: www.meganrichardson.com
 

RYAN SPENSER

Ryan Spenser is a filmmaker, sound recordist, sound designer, and all around creative in charge at Rebel Rouser Pictures in Petaluma, CA. Ryan earned his B.S. in film production from Fitchburg State University in Massachusetts. Ryan got his start working in Los Angeles at Lawrence Bender Productions and The Animation Show. He has provided on set production support for several Hollywood films and sound services for independent films. Along with his experiences working in film, Ryan has also created soundscapes of iconic destinations around San Francisco, crafted stories for podcast formats and has been involved in all aspects of podcast production from concept through delivery. Currently, Ryan is developing several film projects of his own to direct.

Ryan also enjoys the great outdoors, cartooning, creative writing, and home brewing with his wife and brew cat. 

for more info: http://ryanspenser.com/  and www.rebelrouserpictures.com

MILLA REBELLO

Milla Rebello is a San Francisco based filmmaker, videographer, editor, photographer, and fashion stylist. While living in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, she stumbled upon the role of a production assistant in an independent feature film. Despite the fact that her compensation was a mere Subway sandwich for lunch, she felt a strong pull and passion toward filmmaking, and has been enchanted with it ever since. She graduated with a Bachelor's in Broadcasting of Television and Radio. Since graduation, she has worked on multiple projects, and is looking to expand her portfolio and experience in working with her art. Her unique cultural background influences the way in which she creates film and captures her subjects. 

Milla lives in San Francisco with her husband, and beloved cat - Pushkin.

for more info: www.millarebello.com

ANGEL ONCHANTHORN

Angel Onchanthorn is an editor based in the Bay Area with accreditation from the New York Film Academy, Paris campus. With a background in professional cinematography he has worked on commercials, industrials, narrative films and music videos for companies such as Caavo, Livd Produced, Rind-Raja Picture Company, JCO Studios, Chabot College and more. 

Angel currently lives in San Francisco where he continues to live his dream as a professional filmmaker, photographer and passionate world traveler.

for more info: https://vimeo.com/user56010892

JOSHUA COBBETT

Joshua Cobbett is a composer and sound designer working mostly in independent films, and other media. In 2016, he Graduated from S.A.E with the schools highest GPA. His career started like most working on student films before transitioning into a freelance sound designer. Josh has a wide variety of musical accomplishments including, working with rap legends Too $hort and Mistah Fab, recording local jazz band Buena Vista Jazz band, and releasing countless rock, rap and R&B Records Over the course of a decade.

Josh joyfully resides in San Francisco with his wife, and 2 cats - Ivory and Indigo. He enjoys digital and board games, and anything pepperoni. 

for info: www.joshuacobbett.com