Cinematography & Sound

Alberto De Coste Calla | Cinematographer & Sound
Iraq, India, Mexico & USA

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. He moved to Orange, CA where he studied Cinematography at Chapman University. His work has taken him around the world and the films have been awarded a student Emmy award and Student Academy finalist.

www.albertodecostecalla.com

Nico Aguilar | ​Cinematographer
Cambodia, Thailand & USA

Nico was born in Mexico City where as a teenager he was crewing on film school theses, commercials, and features. He worked under Trisha Ziff and Michael Nyman at 212 Berlin before studying 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 preproduction for two more films for the upcoming year.

www.nicoaguilar.com

Prateek Damodaren | Cinematographer & Assistant Editor
India, East Africa, Mexico City & USA

Prateek Damodaren is a cinematography graduate student at Chapman University's film school, Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. He has been making films since he was 19, during which time he was pursing an undergraduate degree in Economics at Delhi University. He has a passion for art, social work and philosophy. Film making 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 US. In the future he sees himself as an independent film maker.

Brodin Plett | Cinematographer & Sound
​Cambodia & Thailand

Brodin was raised within the San Francisco Bay Area. His father is of Swedish descent and his mother of Chinese. As someone who's grown up straddling two cultural backgrounds, Brodin has a natural interest in perspective and in telling stories that involve human nature. 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 including Yahoo, Blizzard, Funny or Die, and Whitelist.

www.brodinplett.com

Ben Lew | Additional Cinematography
Tijuana Mexico & USA

Ben Lew is the Media Director at Live Momentum. Having his hand in various departments in organizations over the years, He obtained proficiency not only in photography, but in audio and lighting work as well as videography. Driven to share powerful experiences, Ben is constantly searching for new means and fresh perspectives to inspire others to live life to their fullest!