OUR TEAM
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Laura L.C. Carlson
WRITER & PRODUCER/ DIRECTOR
Laura Carlson is a producer, screenwriter and director with Alpha Films in Los Angeles. She has been a writer for more than 25 years and recently served as director/producer of the two-part docuseries “Beyond Barriers.”
The series won multiple awards ranging from Best Short Documentary to Best Editing. -
Bjorn Madrid
MULTI-MEDIA DESIGNER & CAMERA OPERATOR, CO-DIRECTOR
Bjorn is a multimedia designer and director/film editor/camera operator. Bjorn served nearly 20 years in multimedia design and videography at IEHP, a not-for-profit health plan in San Bernardino. He is now Marketing Director at YMCA-East Valley. Earlier, he was Art Director for the documentary “Father Tony.” He also produced and re-edited a trailer for the pilot.
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Tyler Holtman
EDITOR
Tyler has done editing and animation work for subsidiaries of YouTube, the Daily Dot, Midnight Pudding, and various other companies. He has worked in production at Warner Bros. for the Golden Globe award-winning TV series “The Kominsky Method” and for their animation department. Tyler also worked as an Assistant Editor at Bix Pix Entertainment.
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Steve Holtman
COMPOSER
As a trombonist, composer, orchestrator and arranger, Steve is an award-winning musical artist based in Los Angeles. He has recorded for such films as “Proof of Life,”
“X Men II,” and “Bad Santa.” Steve has worked with other remarkable composers including Hans Zimmer and André Previn. -
Todd Eric Valcourt
EDITOR
For nearly a decade, Todd has been running an independent film and music company (Double Take Entertainment Group), producing SAG signatory short films. He also pursues his acting and music interests – appearing in dozens of commercials and playing multiple musical instruments in major clubs in Los Angeles.
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Orlando Skidmore
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Native American cinematographer, director & producer, Orlando is known for dozens of short films and TV series – among which are “Made for Her: A Love in Native Couture” (2025), “Soul Mates” (2023) and “Pollo Loco” (2023) and “Irish in Albuquerque” (2022). Orlando has won eight film festival awards over the past few years.
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Brad Stoddard
FINISH EDITOR & COLORIST
Brad is an award-winning filmmaker, writer and cinematographer. His credits cover a broad range of feature film, television, and documentary projects, and educational media. Brad owns Stoddard Communications, a New Mexico production/post-production company and was the President of the New Mexico Post Alliance.
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Kelso Meyer
VIDEOGRAPHER
Kelso is a Diné visual storyteller whose photography and videography reflect a deep appreciation for the beauty of his Native lands. He previously served as Content Director at the Chicago-based platform CASHDROP. He also worked as a Producer at the ad agency Optimist and served as a Production Assistant with Randy Murray Productions.
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Laura Alvarez
SPANISH DIALOGUE EDITOR
Laura M. Alvarez is a professional Bilingual Communications Writer with more than 20 years of experience in varied fields. These range from health care to municipal and educational communications. A native of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México, Laura is a bilingual writer at the Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) in Southern California.
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Bijoyini Chatterjee
VIDEOGRAPHER / PHOTOGRAPHER
Bijoyini Chatterjee is a filmmaker, photographer, and dancer, and the co-founder of Onirica Productions. She has directed and produced a range of documentaries. Her first feature-length film, “Flamenco Syndrome” (2018), was followed by “Conference of the Birds” (2020). Bijoyini is now directing her third feature-length documentary, “Exodus.”
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Juan Carlos Barrera Romero
COLORIST / SOUND MIXER / EDITOR
Juan Carlos Barrera Romero is a musician, film editor, producer and the co-founder of Onirica Productions, an audio-visual production company based in Boston, MA., and Bisbee, AZ. Originally from Spain, he founded Zapallal, a Spanish NGO dedicated to empowering children all over Peru.
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Andrea McCracken
CINEMATOGRAPHER
With almost a decade of film and media production experience, Andrea has written, produced, and directed narrative films, commercials, and branded content for local and international clients such as Canon USA, Johnson & Johnson, and Procter & Gamble. She serves as Founder and Creative Director of Arizona-based Rollcrew Media.