Cinematography & Sound

Nico Aguilar 
Cinematographer
Cambodia, Thailand, & USA

Nico was born in Mexico City, where as a teenager he crewed on film school theses, commercials, and features. He worked under Trisha Ziff and Michael Nyman at 212 Berlin before studying at the Directing Intensive at USC School of Cinematic Arts under Michael Uno for a summer. He later began his undergraduate studies at Chapman University Dodge College, during which he was awarded the ASC Heritage Award, 1st Place Kodak International Scholarship Award, and had a film in the finalists for the Student Academy Awards. Today he works internationally as a music video, commercial, documentary, and feature film cinematographer. He recently finished his first feature film called Rock Steady Row and is in production for two more films this year.​

Alberto De Coste Calla 
Cinematographer & Sound
​Iraq, India, Mexico, & USA
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​Alberto was born in La Paz, Bolivia and later moved to the United States with his family. In his home state of Rhode Island he earned his Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Mathematics. After a few years in Boston working in IT, he decided to follow his passion for filmmaking and moved across the country to study cinematography at Chapman University's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. His work has taken him around the world. Alberto has been awarded a student Emmy award and was deemed a Student Academy finalist.​

Prateek Damodaren 
Cinematographer & Sound
East Africa, Mexico City, & USA

Prateek Damodaren is a cinematography alumni graduate of Chapman University's film school, Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. He has been making films since he was 19 years old, during which time he was pursuing an undergraduate degree in Economics at Delhi University. He has a passion for art, social work, and philosophy. Filmmaking is a source of satisfaction for Prateek and he has professional experience through internships on feature films and television shows in India and in the U.S. In the future, he sees himself as an independent filmmaker.​

Brodin Plett 
Cinematography & Sound
​Cambodia & Thailand

Brodin was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. His Father is of Swedish descent and his Mother of Chinese descent. As someone who has grown up straddling two cultural backgrounds, Brodin has a natural interest in telling stories that revolve around cultures' influences on human nature. Brodin graduated from Chapman University's Dodge College of Film & Media Arts. With experience in multiple facets of film production, he has worked on a number of independent films and music videos as well as creative and commercial content for companies like Yahoo, Blizzard, Funny or Die, and Whitelist.

​Olivia Lauletta
​Sound Mixer Pilot/Short

Olivia Lauletta is an aspiring documentarian and graduate of Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. Having spent most of her life in front and behind the camera, the art of storytelling has ingrained itself into the core of her being. Olivia has completed several short documentaries, “Accepted,” which has been admitted into several film festivals. Olivia directed and completed a short documentary about a rehabilitated ex-gang member, in Panama City. Her desire to tell true and meaningful stories and what pushes her to continue to strive to make a difference. Her dream is to create art that will start conversations and initiate change.​