Director - Producer

Lauren Greenhall is an NY-based director known for her community-forward approach, comedy background, and commitment to inclusiveness. Her clients include Nat Geo, The New Yorker, NYPost, CBS, HuffPost, and Inside Edition as well as Marvel, Footlocker, and Matador Records.

Greenhall was a 2021 resident at the Jewish Film Institute for her documentary ZELDA, which was awarded the FY2024 Grant from the NY State Council on the Arts.

Her previous success profiling women in religious spaces include short documentary about modest fashionistas The Frock (NYPost) and news/doc piece on Abby Stein, the first transgendered Hasidic Jew (Inside Edition). The virality of her series Muslims in America (HuffPost) landed her the opportunity to speak at NYU about the relationship between religion and the media.

Notably, Greenhall also directed docu-series "Stay Calm Mom"(VeryWell) examining pregnancy from a pregnant woman's POV and Milk Riders (NYPost), a viral short about an all women’s motorcycle club.

She is a proud member of Film Fatales, Video Consortium, and Brooklyn Documentary Club. She has a BA in Judaic Studies from the University of Oregon.

Cinematographer - Producer

Matt Braunsdorf has had a love of cinematic storytelling since his childhood. Growing up secluded in the woods of New England, cinema was his window into other worlds. He realized that cinema transcends physical boundaries and helps audiences learn about cultures and places outside of their own.

Matt Braunsdorf is a cinematographer, editor and director whose body of work includes film, television, Broadway, music videos, and web content. He was the Director of Photography on feature film "Perfectly Good Moment" which was recently acquired by Buffalo 8 Distribution, as well as upcoming Brooke Shields film "Out of Order". Matt was also a cinematographer for the NY Post's Extraordinary People Series where he worked alongside Lauren Greenhall creating many viral videos including a piece on the Frock, Hasidic clothing designers. He also traveled across the US shooting the series “On the Buddha’s Path” for the Tzu Chi Foundation.

He was a Director of Photography on the Comedy Central series "This Week at the Comedy Cellar" and "Astronomy Club." His web content includes clients such as Nickelodeon, Saturday Night Live, Comedy Central, Improv Everywhere, People Magazine, NBC Sports, The New York Post, The Nerdist, Above Average Productions, College Humor, and UCBComedy.

Editor

Marissa Gouverne is a New York City based documentary editor. Hailing originally from Corpus Christi, Texas, she studied story structure and technique at the University of Pennsylvania. She specializes in topics ranging from arts & culture to social justice, having worked on such documentary productions as Into the Night: Portraits of Life and Death, Like Any Other Kid, Jane Fonda in Five Acts, Lenox Hill, and Americonned. When she's not cutting, she can be found catching a movie, visiting an art museum, or enjoying a cold one with her partner and two cats.

Producer

Dorottya Máthé is a New York based Producer from Hungary with over 25+ film credits in her extensive portfolio, including narratives and documentaries.

Serving as the orchestrator of all production aspects, from inception to distribution, Dorottya takes a hands-on approach and thrives in the culturally eclectic landscape of New York.

Her credits include GOOD EGG, a female driven adventure-comedy sparking thought-provoking conversations about women’s courageous journeys behind their reproductive choices; SHOULD WE KID OR NOT?, an interview-based insightful documentary web series commissioned by PBS; IMPOSSIBLE MONSTERS, a psychological thriller starring Tony Award Winner Santino Fontana; THE INDEPENDENTS, a fictional folk ’n roll fable featuring cameo roles by Richard Kind and Tony Award Winner Kelli O’Hara.

Currently in development, Dorottya is working on RABBIT, an enthralling horror/fantasy tale intertwined with a redemption story, exploring the intricate dynamics between a mother and son as they seek shelter in their rural home on the precipice of a climate disaster.

For more than a decade, Dorottya has been sharing her expertise in education, serving as a Producing Instructor for the Documentary Faculty at the New York Film Academy and as a guest lecturer at BMCC, mentoring emerging international filmmakers.

Additionally, Dorottya is an active member of Women Independent Producers, a global network dedicated to supporting and fostering the success of female producers.

www.dorottyamathe.com

Composer

Mikey Coltun is a Bass Player, Producer, composer, and Engineer living in New York City. He plays bass with Mdou Moctar, Oumou Sangare, Steve Gunn, Sessa, Cheick Hamala Diabate, Les Rhinoceros, and Yonatan Gat's and Dvorak Quartet. As a part of Mdou Moctar, Coltun plays bass, produces, is their musical director and recorded their monumental 2019 release ILANA THE CREATOR, and AFRIQUE VICTIME, a critically acclaimed album that was voted 2021 Best Album of the year by the New York Times (#5), Pitchfork (#8), Esquire (#1) and The Guardian (#10) as well as featured on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert and on the cover of the February 2022 edition of The Wire. Coltun's music ranges from noise, experimental, rock, improvised, tuareg, bambara, bubu, and soukous. He has created music for Film, TV, and Advertisements including the theme song for HBO’s new series Irma Vep, New York Times, Havas, TEDEd and McCormick Spices among others.

At age 15 Coltun's band Les Rhinoceros debuted their self titled album as part of "The Spotlight Series" on John Zorn's Tzadik label. "The Spotlight Series" was created by Zorn, the father of the Downtown Music Scene, specifically as an opportunity to spotlight Coltun and other young adventurous artists. He continued to support Coltun's music with 2 additional album releases on Tzadik as well as a residency at his music venue "The Stone" in 2017. Coltun plays, records, and produces a variety of different artists from the Sahel region of West Africa. Originally traveling to Mali to play bass with Cheick Hamala Diabate for FESTIVAL SUR DE NIGER in 2011, he ended up playing bass with Toumaini Diabate and Djelimady Tounkara of the Rail Band. Coltun also conducts field recordings throughout the Sahel as well as record in remote rural locations abroad using a mobile rig. Musicians Coltun has played with include Janka Nabay and the Bubu Gang (Luaka Bop), Marisa Nadler (Sacred Bones), Ikue Mori, Marc Ribot, John Zorn, Cass McCombs, Lee Ronaldo, Sunwatchers, to name a few.