Rodney Bursiel, Photographer / EP

Born in the largest city in Texas. Live in one of the smallest cities in Texas. Learned scuba at 10. Competitive swimmer. Hand fed an 8’ green moray eel. 3 plates and 22 screws hold my hip together. Made geological survey maps for oil exploration. Built houses. Graduated from Southwest TX State with the most boring degree possible. Worked at Dell for 5 days. Never been fired. Had a pajama party with Angelina Jolie. Wrote a screenplay. Moved to LA (twice). Played basketball with Kevin Costner. Saved the dog in Pearl Harbor. Rigged lights for music videos. Climbed to the top of the Astrodome. Published a magazine. Lived in a 150 square foot tiny house I built for $5,000. Moved up to my 900 square foot palatial estate. Rode in a 3 day horseback pilgrimage through Mexico with a broken ankle. Been face to face with great white sharks, salt water crocodiles, killer whales, 30 ton humpbacks, herds of stampeding horses and rock stars. Only one of those is dangerous. Surfed with Donavon Frankenreiter. Scuba dove all over the world. Wear flip flops and cowboy hats. Love to read Christopher Moore books. Can’t get enough traveling. Turbulence freaks me out. Never missed a flight. Left brained, right handed, left footed. And won a bunch of awards for photos I have taken all over the world.

James Douglas Cooper, Director / EP

James is a Director and Creative with 20 years experience both in Australia and internationally. During 2021 he was Creative Director for Chris Hemsworth’s Centr wellness brand. Previous work includes directing for Apple, Headspace, Visit California Tourism, Hulu, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo.

James has directed short film projects starring Hollywood talent, including Golden Globe winner David Oyelowo (Selma, Gringo) and Oscar-nominated Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine). While spending time on the agency side, James’ art direction work in London included innovative projects for David Bowie and Paul McCartney.

Creating highly visual work, James’ passion for storytelling is felt through every authentic moving image, captured together with engaging performances. He prefers to create within an intimate environment, working with a small crew and sometimes shooting projects himself.

James has delivered guest lectures at USC School of Cinematic Arts, UCLA Extension Entertainment Studies and School of Visual Arts, New York City. His award-winning short films and commercials have been screened worldwide.

  • Carlia Simone Ashton

    Producer

    Carlia is an eternal creative, and passionate conservationist. Over the last 15 years, Carlia worked extensively in creative operations and built her conservation network simultaneously. Carlia
    has managed creative teams in Australia and the Middle East and overseen creative operations for Centr by Chris Hemsworth, SWEAT, The University of Adelaide and most recently KOJO.

  • Harlan Hodges

    Composer

    West Texas born composer Harlan Hodges writes, performs and records music that blends the lonesome, smoky, and distant atmospheres of the American Southwest with the lush harmonic language of jazz and vibrant melodies of the Hollywood Golden Age. Educated in the classical tradition and self taught as a jazz musician, his music embraces the intimate relationship between styles, improvisation, performance, cutting-edge technology, and craftsmanship. The soulful call of blues, rolling rhythm of Western Swing, driving forces of rock and the great orchestral literature have all contributed to an eclectic and versatile background for his unique approach to scoring in modern cinema.