Biographies

Ron Fricke is a meticulous filmmaker who has mastered a wide range of skills. He is especially well known for his groundbreaking work with time lapse photography and large format cinematography.

In the broad landscape of independent film production Mark has emerged as a unique producer who has undertaken artistic projects that are epic in scale, entail great technical complexity and innovation, and transcend an ordinary view of the world.

Michael Stearns is a highly accomplished composer, musician, and sound engineer who combines a diverse range of skills to create music with a deeply resonant and spacious quality very conducive to work with film.

"Music is a Place to take Refuge. It's a Sanctuary from Mediocrity and Boredom. It's Innocent and it's a Place you can go to lose yourself in Thoughts, Memories and Intricacies..."

Marcello De Francisci is a composer who has provided award winning music for various films, television shows, and video games since the late 90s.

JC Earle studied film at Hampshire College. He has been doing lighting and camera work on documentaries for the past 13 years.

Myles Connolly grew up in Southern California, just a stone’s throw from the heart of the film industry. After studying film at the University of California, he spent time working in Hollywood before making the leap to the world of documentary filmmaking.

Christopher Reyna is a technical expert who has extensive experience with the full spectrum of image acquisition, visual effects, mastering, and exhibition of high quality moving images since 1971.

Michelle Peele was mission control in Los Angeles, holding the production together while the team was in the field.  She continues to shepard the film through the distribution process.  Her positive attitude and organizational skills have been key to the success of Samsara.