Since joining Trailblazer in 2003, Eric Johnson has helped the Sound department evolve from a small shop with a local focus to a major player in the industry. He hopes to use the mediums of film, television and video to educate, inspire, and address some of our world’s most challenging issues. Recent projects include A […]
Aurelia Belfield is a creative professional drawn to storytelling in all mediums. She’s proud to have worked as a music supervisor for film and television, and executive producer of audio works with Trailblazer Studios. She currently serves on the DEI committee at the Guild Of Music Supervisors and is a long time member. Her passion […]
Paul Brill is a three-time Emmy Award nominee. He collaborated with Rock legends U2 on the HBO film, Burma Soldier, composing a new string arrangement for an acoustic version of their classic song, “Walk On.” He won the first-ever Best Music Award at the International Documentary Awards (IDA) for his score to “Better This World” […]
Daniel Kaplan is a seasoned Digital Marketing and Social Media Director who has directed and executed organic and paid digital marketing strategies for more than 50 clients and projects including creative brands, festivals, and feature films. Daniel has spent the last decade working in the marketing, education, and service sectors. Previous project highlights include digital […]
Nanfu Wang is an award-winning Chinese filmmaker based in the U.S. She is a recipient of the 2020 MacArthur Genius Grant. Her feature documentaries include Hooligan Sparrow (Sundance 2016), I Am Another You (SXSW 2017, Special Jury Prize winner), One Child Nation (Sundance 2019, Grand Jury Prize Winner), and In the Same Breath (Sundance 2021).
Elaine McMillion Sheldon is an Academy Award-nominated and Peabody-winning documentary filmmaker. She has been nominated for six Emmy awards, is a 2021 Creative Capital Awardee, a 2021 Livingston Award Finalist, and a 2020 John Simon Guggenheim Fellow. She’s currently in-production on a feature-length documentary “King Coal,” which has received support and funding from the Sundance […]
Anjali’s currently directing a Netflix Original with Tremolo Productions. In 2019, Anjali was named one of the top 40 filmmakers under 40 by DOCNYC and a director on the rise by Free The Work. Her work includes stories about warriors-turned runners, environmental activists, Afro-electric pop groups that want to go to Space and cross-continent escapes. Anjali’s films have been supported by Cinereach, Sundance, and Tribeca, have screened at […]
Ruchi Mital is an Emmy-winning filmmaker based in Brooklyn. Her films include We Could Be King; Sky Ladder: The Art Of Cai Guo-Qiang and This is Personal, both of which premiered at Sundance; The Case Against Adnan Syed for HBO; and The Me You Can’t See for Apple TV+. She is currently producing a hybrid documentary/fiction feature, This World is Not My […]
Aid-worker-turned-filmmaker, and DOC NYC/HBO 40-Under-40. Born in Korea, Catherine was fortunate to receive scholarships and dedicated her studies at Yale and Harvard – and ensuing decade’s profession across 18 countries – to global humanitarian work. Witnessing storytelling power, she left the UN to direct film. 9at38, her debut, premiered at Tribeca and features on The […]
Alexandra Lazarowich is an award-winning Cree filmmaker from northern Alberta. Her short film Fast Horse was honoured with The Special Jury Prize for Directing at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. Her body of work as director and producer include LAKE, Indian Rights for Indian Women, Cree Code Talker Empty Metal and INAATE/SE/. She is the series producer […]