Our Team
Melissa Fisher - Director/Writer
Melissa Fisher is an accomplished director, writer and multi-hyphenate in the industry with over 12 years of experience on Academy Award® winning sets such as Damien Chazelle’s LA LA LAND and FIRST MAN, and Emmy Award® winning shows like GLOW and THE DROPOUT.
A graduate of Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film, Fisher’s directorial work merges technical skill with poetic imagery to create emotionally evocative drama, tackling social justice themes and highlighting marginalized communities. Fisher’s recent short BUSCANDO ALMA focused on immigration and gender identity, and won numerous awards including the Oscar®-Qualifying Jury Award at Atlanta’s Out On Film Festival.
Jonathan Clark - Writer
Originally from Chicago, Jonathan has spent the last 20 years working as a camera assistant in the International Cinematographer’s Guild. His industry experience includes everything from large-scale films and television series such as ‘The Dark Knight’, ‘The Killer’ and ‘Euphoria’ to more character- driven projects like ‘Malcolm & Marie’ or ‘Moneyball’.
In his writing, Jonathan often focuses on strained familial ties, finding the humor and pathos in shared human experiences. He has collaborated on scripts with the producers of ‘Euphoria’ and two of his screenplays are currently in consideration at The Gersh Agency.
Katie Gunderson - Producer
Katie is a mom who moonlights as producer, writer, and actress. You may have seen her opposite Brendan Frazier in DC’s Doom Patrol, or on one of your favorite network dramas like “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Dynasty” or “Scandal.”
As a producer her superpower is her strongly competitive nature, and her loud support (and cheerleading) of others. Her film “Two Funeral and a Freezer,” a project she wrote, produced, and starred in alongside her creative partner Kai de Mello- Folsom premiered at the Oscar®-Qualifying festival Cinequest. Her most recent film “Buscando Alma'“ won numerous awards including the Oscar®-Qualifying Jury Award at Atlanta’s Out On Film Festival.
Boa Simon - Cinematographer
Boa is a Boston-raised and Los Angeles based cinematographer. His narrative work has earned him awards from the American Society of Cinematographers, and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences; his commercial work is broadcast internationally, and has won Imagen Awards & Webby Awards. Boa's cinematography for video artist Christopher Richmond has shown in galleries in Austria, Spain, Germany, and the US. Boa has taught Cinematography courses at the Manhattan Film Institute production program. In 2014 Boa joined Holotrope VR, developing a professional workflow to capture motion picture for virtual reality. Boa’s recent short BUSCANDO ALMA won numerous awards including the Oscar®-Qualifying Jury Award at Atlanta’s Out On Film Festival.
Tashi Trieu - Colorist
Tashi was the digital intermediate colorist on James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water. Tashi explored the rich canvas of Pandora's underwater world in Dolby Cinema and IMAX, using the latest state-of-the-art tools to deliver a spectacular experience in 3D, HDR, HFR, and 4K.
Tashi is the CEO and founder of MOSAIC, an artist-driven post-production facility in Burbank, California specializing in motion picture color grading and finishing for theatrical and episodic. Tashi’s artistic skill set is strengthened by a rich technical background in color science, image processing, and digital post-production workflow. Tashi is the co-author of the textbook "Modern Post", an internationally recognized authority on modern Hollywood post-production finishing.