Production Team 

 Alexandra Rose | IMDB
​Production Supervisor

​Alex Rose is known for her stellar filmmaking background, which includes being nominated for producing the Academy Award-winning film Norma Rae. She is also distinguished by her many television and film production accomplishments,  including five films in collaboration with director Garry Marshall. Her feature film credits comprise critically acclaimed Frankie & Johnny, Overboard, The Other Sister, Quigley Down Under, Nothing in Common, Exit to Eden, Big Wednesday, Drive-In, and I Wanna Hold Your Hand. Alex has also produced three television pilots and series: Just Us Kids for CBS, Norma Rae, and Nothing in Common for NBC.

​Priscilla Gonzalez Sainz | IMDB
​Production Manager

​Priscilla is an independent film producer and writer. She earned her Master of Fine Arts in Documentary Film and Video from Stanford University, where she was awarded a fellowship and Stanford Arts grant. Her films have screened at festivals across the country, and her thesis film "Room 140" was nominated for the IDA Wolper Student Documentary Achievement Award. Prior to graduate school, Priscilla worked with various film festivals and artist development organizations, including Sundance’s Feature Film Program, the Writer’s Guild Diversity Department, and the National Association of Latino Independent Producers. She now works in documentary film production at Chapman University. 

 ​Heather Flores | ​IMDB
Production Manager
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 Heather is predominantly known for her advocacy in the arts as a producer of anthropological documentaries.  Her work is based on her research during her undergrad at UCLA and her studies in East Africa, focusing on cultural and religious ideologies with a concentration on the African Diaspora. Her work also includes studies of the cultural impact that Chicano art has imprinted in Los Angeles. Her first break into the industry was given by Richard Duardo and Cheech Marin, in which she produced her first feature film The Chicano Collection, which has now become a staple in the department of Chicano Studies  in Universities worldwide.  

​Kylee Nealy​
Production Manager
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Kylee  graduated from Chapman University with a B.A. in Public Relations and Advertising. Kylee is currently in Entertainment Law at Loyola Law School. Her passion for the entertainment industry has led her to pursue a career in law. a Kylee  hopes to bring the knowledge she has learned through her studies at Dodge College of Film and Media Arts to the production team for the 26 Seconds documentary project and help give the voiceless a voice. ​

Anthony Deng
​Production Assistant

While growing up in Taiwan, Anthony discovered the joys of video editing and multimedia technology. After receiving his Bachelor of Fine Arts in film production from Chapman University in 2016, he became an online editor at Illuminate Hollywood in Studio City, later going on to freelance in post-production in the Los Angeles area. He most recently assistant-edited the documentary Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen (directed by Sam Feder), which had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2020.He is currently assistant-editing on a documentary in North Hollywood. 

Prateek Damodaren
​Production Assistant
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​Prateek Damodaren earned his masters degree in cinematography at Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University. 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 US. In the future Prateek sees himself as an independent filmmaker.​

​​Hope Ballard
Production Assistant
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Hope earned her Bachelors Degree in Documentary and Broadcast Film Production at Chapman University. Hope directed, edited and produced her own Evangelistic Documentary titled "Macall’s Miracle." This documentary went on to win Documentary of the Year in an RCTV film festival. She is a passionate and determined filmmaker, inspired to make a difference in the world with the projects she works on.

Cassandra Brothwell
​Production Assistant

Cassandra earned her bachelor degree at Chapman University, Dodge College of Film & Media Arts. She majored in Film Production with an emphasis in writing, so giving a voice to the voiceless has been an important endeavor. Cassandra is proud to have worked on the 26 Seconds Documentary Project on the post production team in helping to create awareness and call to action for victim survivors from the sex trade. 
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 John Hurley
​Production Assistant 

John Hurley studied film at the University of North Carolina. He produced The Dear Hunter: Gloria and co-produced Red or Blue. He also worked on The Patient as a production manager and completed a summer internship at Chapman University as a production assistant on the 26 Seconds documentary. John loves stories and will keep crafting them wherever his career takes him.

Willa Mitchel
​Production Assistant

Willa Mitchel was raised in North Carolina. She started her BFA in film at University of North Carolina School of the Arts in 2015. Willa transferred in 2017 to start her first semester at Chapman University. She was accepted into the BFA Creative Producing Program at Dodge College of Film and Media Arts and has now graduated and is excited to pursuit a career in the entertainment industry. 

 Anshuman Mitra
​Researcher-Treatment

​Anshuman Mitra is a graduate screenwriter at Chapman University. Wanting to see his name credited as a screenwriter on feature films and television shows is what keeps him up at night. Anshuman is also passionate about performing rap and spoken word poetry. Having fallen head over heels with writing, he also wishes to extend his talents to graphic novels, comic books, and documentaries in the future.

 Francesca Parodi
​Narration-Short Doc

 Francesca grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada. She studied screenwriting and theater performance studies at Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. Francesca  worked as a set decorator on Beast, costume designer on "La Notte Eterna del Coniglio," and production designer on "Mr. Bananas" and "Chimera." Francesca graduated in 2016 and is self-employed as a production designer and freelance art production assistant for TV Commercials. Her professional credits include American Letters and Golden Heart.