DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
TEODORA TOTOIU
Kate Gleason is fourth-year MFA Directing student at UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television, presently in post-production for her thesis film, "Spacey," the story of two scientists on the second manned mission to Mars, caught between the integrity of their work and the media frenzy that surrounds them. She is presently working at TriStar Pictures and has worked with Carlton Cuse Productions through The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Jeremy Renner’s production company, The Combine, and shadowed director Andy Cadiff on the set of the sit-com Young & Hungry, as well as written, directed, and produced several short films highlighting identity and revelation beyond surface reality, following years of working in many capacities in film production in New York City. She is the recipient of the Sloan Production Fellowship Award and the Jack Nicholson Distinguished Director Award, among others.
WRITER / DIRECTOR
KATE GLEASON
PRODUCER
MEGHA KOHLI
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PRODUCER
JUANITA CEPERO
Teodora Totoiu is a Romanian-American Cinematographer based in Los Angeles, California.
In 2013, she was one of three cinematography students accepted into UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television where she pursued her MFA in Production with an emphasis in Cinematography. She shoots both narrative and documentary content.
She has worked as a cinematographer on the highly anticipated feature-length Women Of Light -a documentary which highlights the creative and technical work of female cinematographers in the industry today with inspirational interviews from Reed Morano, ASC., Ellen Kuras, ASC., Rachel Morrison, ASC., and many more. Recently, she has lensed a film adaption of William Faulkner's short story A Rose For Emily starring Marianna Palka, James Franco and Karsen Liotta.
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Juanita Cepero is writer-producer and a graduate of UCLA's MFA Producers Program.
Born in Colombia, the home of magical realism, she has an particular affinity for stories that incorporate magical realism into their narratives.
Her slate of projects include, among others, the penning of two PSA's for Women in Film and the producing of a film adaption of William Faulkner's short story "Dry September", starring James Franco, Alicia Witt and Topher Grace.