Meet the Crew

Brennan McGee

Writer & Director

BRENNAN McGEE is a Los-Angeles based writer-director tending toward the psychological. Brennan has a difficult time working on projects that are not deeply and difficultly human. His film APARTMENT 28, about an eccentric and self-repressed filmmaker, won “Best Director” and “Best Comedy” at the Grizzly Film Festival and was featured in the A+D Made at Berkeley Undergraduate Catalog. In 2020 he directed a PSA about teen mental health and in 2021 Brennan curated and directed the 2021 Paonia Film Festival.

Kenzen Takahashi

Director of Photography

KENZEN TAKAHASHI is a cinematographer who shoots all over the country collaborating with a diverse roster of directors and production creatives who share his passion for innovative and effective storytelling. He cut his teeth as a grip on the Netflix production 13 REASONS WHY and has continued to hone the craft of shaping light and creating beautiful images. Most recently he has garnered a number of awards for a short film CABIN FOR TWO, and recent feature credits include HELLBENT ON BOOGIE directed by Vito Trupiano. He is also an official ambassador for Sony and a number of other educational cinematography platforms.

Sierra Oleson

Producer

SIERRA OLESON is an American film producer coming off producing CABIN FOR TWO, a short film which has garnered awards globally. Sierra has worked on numerous television shows such as 13 REASONS WHY and ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA, gaining invaluable production experience while founding a production company DOOR30THREE. She is currently writing her debut short film in addition to producing WESLEY LOSES HIS PENIS.

Avery Chung-Melino

Producer

AVERY CHUNG-MELINO is a digital marketer by day and is a producer and production designer by night. Her passion for visual and written storytelling led her to filmmaking, where her focus is on projects that explore themes of womanhood, identity, and cultural belonging. She was president of UC Berkeley’s longest-running film club, GiANT Filmmakers, and is an alumna of the cinema fraternity Delta Kappa Alpha. Her most recent project, THE PHOENIX, where she was the Producer of Marketing, has been accepted at over 30 festivals and won thirteen awards.