MEET THE TEAM
Rose Kelso
Writer/Director
Rose Kelso is a writer/director currently studying Film and Television at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. There, she has worked on a number of short films, sketches, music videos, and commercials. Her ideas have been pitched to companies such as Sony Music Entertainment, CNN, and MTV. She has had two commercials featured on AMC. In 2018, a commercial she wrote and directed was chosen to be entered into the AICP Awards. Rose previously worked for BuzzFeed where she helped shoot, sound mix, and edit their video content. She currently works for the Design Department at Saturday Night Live.
Harrison Allen
Madeleine Schumacher
Ori Chevio
Producer
Producer
Producer
Harrison Allen is a producer currently studying Film and Television at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. He's produced multiple award-winning short films and has worked for companies like The Cinemart and Bleecker Street Media and has had his work featured on Entertainment Weekly and IndieWire. In 2018, Harrison partnered with Madeleine Schumacher to create their production company, Arachnid Films, which now has two feature films slated for production in 2019, including one being co-produced by two-time Independent Spirit Award nominees, Isen Robbins and Aimee Schoof of Intrinsic Value Films (Experimenter, Marjorie Prime, Blue Caprice).
Madeleine Schumacher is a producer currently studying Film and Television at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Madeleine has produced a number of short films both independently and at NYU and has worked for companies such as AwesomenessTV and Atlantic Pictures. She is the co-founder (alongside Harrison Allen) of the production company Arachnid Films which is currently producing two independent feature films set to enter production in 2019.
Ori Chevio is a producer currently studying Film and Television at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Between 2013 to 2016, Ori served as the Chief Producer in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Spokesperson's Film Unit. After his service, Ori started working as a Junior Producer at MARKER Films, a Tel-Aviv based production company whose credits include Tali Shalom-Ezer’s Princess (Sundance Film Festival 2015). His producing credits include Tonight You Belong to Me, a short film directed by Eli Zuzovsky which was selected for the 70th Cannes Film Festival Court Métrage.
Olivier Theurillat
Edoardo Vitaletti
Marcus Wei
Assistant Director
Cinematographer
VFX Supervisor
Olivier Theurillat is a Spanish cinematographer based in Madrid, Spain. He obtained his Master of Fine Arts in film from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. His first “onset” experiences were as a camera PA on Reed Morano’s “Meadowland” and Rob Reiner’s “And So It Goes.” His portfolio includes a range of commercials, music videos and short films. Most notably he shot Raed Alsemari’s Dunya’s Day, winner of the Jury Award in International Fiction at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.
Edoardo Vitaletti is a NYC-based, Italian Writer, Director and 1st Assistant Director, currently attending NYU's Tisch School of the Arts as a Senior. Vitaletti moved to New York to attend film school and pursue internships at prestigious companies such as SONY and BuzzFeed. Ever since coming to the US, his narrative, Virtual Reality and commercial content has been featured in film festivals in Europe, South and North America. He has an extensive on-set experience as a 1st and 2nd Assistant Director, two positions he has covered on both student and professional Film Productions.
Marcus Wei is an editor and VFX artist with 7 years of experience in Premiere Pro and After Effects. He is currently in his final year at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. In addition to the many student films he’s been involved with, Marcus has edited several professional, commercial, and indie productions.
Trevor Münch
Brittney Najar
Maggie Harrigan
Production Designer
Production Designer
Production Designer
Trevor Munch is a visual artist working interdisciplinary between photography, fiber arts & video. He lives and works in New York City, graduating with a BFA in Photography & Video from the School of Visual Arts in 2018. He works collaboratively with Brittney Najar as a production design, prop styling, content producing duo under the name Filthy Acres.
Brittney Najar is a visual artist from Los Angeles, CA living and working in New York City. She graduated in 2018 with a BFA in Visual and Critical Studies from the School of Visual Arts with a focus on photography, video and sculpture. She works collaboratively with Trevor Munch as a production design, prop styling, content producing duo under the name Filthy Acres.
Maggie Harrigan is a visual artist from Boston, MA living and working in New York City. She is soon to be a graduate from Marymount Manhattan College with a degree in Scenic Design/Stage Management. Her primary education has been Theatre, but through the internship, her experience has broadened to include design for TV/Film. Aside from school, she works as a Set Design Intern for Saturday Night Live.