JULIANA PEÑARANDA-LOFTUS
DIRECTOR & PRODUCER
Originally from Colombia, Juliana began her career working in television before moving to the U.S. to complete her Masters in film and video. In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, she traveled to Afghanistan to shoot, direct and produce her first documentary on behalf of Aid Afghanistan, an organization advocating for women's education. Since then Juliana produced 'Suicide Trip," "Wild 7," and "Kalamity" for BP Entertainment. In 2009, Juliana established her own production company, Hidden Village Films, which focuses on socially relevant films. In 2012, she was one of eight women invited by the American Film Institute (AFI) to participate in their Directing Workshop for Women.
She produced and co-directed "Landfill Harmonic," a feature doc released in 2016. The film was invited to over 300 film festivals worldwide and was licensed by HBO, Vimeo and Aljazeera. Juliana continues her freelance work while directing and producing her own films. Her new documentary "The Crossing," pulls back the curtain on Venezuela's escalating humanitarian crisis as it reaches a fever pitch.
GRAHAM TOWNSLEY
WRITER
Twice Emmy nominated and with a doctorate in Anthropology from Cambridge University, Graham Townsley has been making films for twenty years. After many years in the Amazon as an anthropologist, he has made ethnographic, historical films and scientific films for the BBC, PBS, National Geographic and many others. He currently has three screenplays in development: “Singer,” based on the true stories of Jewish artists struggling to survive in 1930’s Berlin, “Woman, Love, Revolution,” set in the Mexican Revolution, the true story of a love affair between an American journalist and a Mexican revolutionary and “Casement,” the remarkable life and Times of the Irish Revolutionary, Roger Casement. Graham founded Shining Red in 2008.
ESTEBAN MUÑOZ BOLAÑOS
EDITOR
Esteban has more than 15 years of experience in film and television editing. He has been editor of the feature films: El Resquicio by Alfonso Acosta (2012), Patas Arriba by Alejandro García Wiedemann (Venezuela-2011), Güelcom tu Colombia by Ricardo Coral (2015); and the documentaries: El Rastro de Camilo by Diego Briceño (2016), among others. He has recently worked for projects for Dynamo and Netflix. Partner of 16a13 Producciones, where he is the editor and director of his own projects.
CHRIS MANGUM
MUSIC COMPOSER
Christopher Mangum is an Emmy Award-winning film composer, producer, scholar, and international advocate for the arts. He specializes in composing orchestral music for non-fiction film and television, and his music can be heard regularly on National Geographic Specials, Discovery Networks, and PBS; as well as in museum exhibits, national parks, and major public attractions around the world.
As an arts educator, Mr. Mangum was honored to be named the 2015 New York State Teacher of the Year, top finalist; and is recognized as an important emerging voice in STEAM education research.
Chris holds a B.A. in classics from St. John's College’s “great books” program. in addition, he holds an M.A., Ed.M., and is currently a doctoral candidate in music and music education at Teachers College, Columbia University. Mangum received his formal training in music at the Juilliard School in New York. Please visit www.christophermangum.com for more details and samples of his work.
JAMES W. HAUSLER
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
James is a director and writer known for “Suicide Trip," "Wild 7," and "Kalamity".
DENISE GRAYSON
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Denise Grayson is a multi-disciplined actor/producer and attorney, and founder of Denise Grayson Productions, where feature films in development include Walter Mosley’s sexistential novel, KILLING JOHNNY FRY, and Rajiv Shah’s BLOOD AND THE RYE. Grayson starred in the Academy Award-winning feature THE SOCIAL NETWORK; her television work includes roles in Showtime’s Shameless, and in the Hallmark and the Lifetime films Pandemic, Though None Go with Me, Dark Desire, and Citizen Jane, to name a few. CARRY TIGER TO MOUNTAIN, a short film which she produced and stars in, is currently on the festival circuit. She also produced the short films NASTY, starring Robert Forster, and HINDSIGHT, which she also stars in. Grayson starred in GASLINE, a short film that won the Short Film Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. On stage, she most recently appeared in The Maltese Falcon, The Lady Eve, Casablanca, and in The Thin Man at Treepeople’s Once Upon a Canyon Night at the Mark Taper Amphitheater in Los Angeles. A former Wall Street lawyer, Grayson is a member of the Advisory Board of Celebration Theatre, and an acting coach. She divides her time between New York and Los Angeles.
BELLE MURPHY
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Belle is a former attorney whose passion is being an advocate for children and giving a voice to those unable to speak for themselves. She attended the University of Washington where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Sociology. Belle then went on to earn her Juris Doctorate from Arizona State University. Belle spent seven years with the Maricopa County Attorney's office as a prosecutor who specialized in domestic violence, child abuse and child homicide cases. Although Belle is no longer a prosecutor, she continues her focus on child advocacy and social justice by contributing to projects such as "Landfill Harmonic" and "The Crossing".
FILM CREDITS
Directed and Produced by
Juliana Peñaranda-Loftus
Executive Producer
James M. Hausler
Executive Producers
Belle Murphy
Denise Grayson
Executive Producers
Jason Loftus
Juliana Peñaranda-Loftus
Edited by
Esteban Muñoz Bolaños
Cinematography by
Oscar Fonseca
Andrés Gutiérrez ADFC
Original Music
Christopher Mangum
Writer
Graham Townsley
Associate Producers
Patricia Artigas
Lucas Etchegaray
Additional Camera Operators
Jose Henry Salazar
Juliana Peñaranda-Loftus
Sound Recordists
Juanma López A.D.S.C
Luis Fernando Muñoz
Aerial Photography
Oscar Fonseca / OF Producciones S.A.S
Fabio Leal
Arley Martínez
Production Assistant & Researcher
Paloma Duplat Santofimio
Driver
Omar Mogollón
Equipment Rental
OF Producciones S.A.S
Cinemarket equipos cinematográficos
Grant writer
Tracie Holder
Additional project writers
Luz Mariela Santofimio
Casey Cooper Johnson
Consulting Producer
Brian Newman
Story Consultants
Graham Townsley
Karen Everett
William Goldenberg
Transcripts
Traducciones Bogotá
Translations
Paloma Duplat Santofimio
Additional Translations
Colombia Traduce
Post-Production Sound Studio
Sonata Films S.A.S
Studio Manager
Daniel “El Gato” Garcés Najar
Studio Coordinator
Nancy Granada
Sound Design
Daniel “El Gato” Garcés Najar
Mauricio Moreno López
Dialogue Editor
Mauricio Moreno López
Backgrounds and Sound Effects Editor
Jorge Andrés Torres Viveros
Sound Mix 2.0
Mauricio Moreno López
VO Recording
Paul Baldwin
Abbott Miller / AMP Studios
Musicians
Napat Nanasombat - Violin
Nirutsa Usomboon - Violin
Nitivadee Kaosard - Viola
Roypim Thavornsuwan - Cello
Paul Cesarczyk - Guitar
Music Contractor
Waris Vasuphongsothon
Recorded at Vintage Studios, Bangkok, Thailand
Motion Graphics
Jorge Maldonado / Hyperactive Productions
Digital Intermediate Color by
2.35 Digital
Digital Colorist
Jose Espinosa
Conforming
María Paula Navas
Daniel Castañeda
Digital Producer and Coordinator
Adriana Ángel
Trailer by
Nicholas Goodman / Mental Properties Productions
Poster Design
Samuel Valdez / NUCL3AR
Publicity
Joshua Jason (JJPR)
Álvar Carretero de la Fuente
Mariana Méndez
Legal
Southwestern Law School
Entertainment and The Arts Legal Clinic
Professors:
Orly Ravid
Anita Surendran
Kathy Lombard
Students:
Haley Cohen
Sarah Schwarzman
Allyn Davidson
Alma Mills
Clearance Counsel
Donaldson + Callif LLP
Dale Nelson
Fiscal Sponsor
Creative Visions Foundations
Amy Eldon Turteltaub
Kathy Eldon
Meghan Gallagher
Grace Breuer
Distribution Consultants
Brian Newman
Peter Broderick
Special Thanks to
Lyndon and Richard W. Hausler
James M. Hausler
Jason Loftus
Max and Mia Loftus
Nelly Villamizar de Peñaranda
Justo Peñaranda
Sonia Loftus
Belle Murphy
Jorge Maldonado
Gaby Arellano
David Pernía
Anyela Nathascha Pérez
Victor Bautista
William Villamizar Laguado
Estefanía Parra
Freider Gandica
Richard Branson
Venezuela AID Live
Luisa Ortega Díaz
Andelfo Villamizar
Sergio Peñaranda
Viviana Gómez
Judith Gómez
Villamizar Peñaranda Family
Andrea Lemus
Andrea Medina
Oscar René Rincón Castillo
Miriam Mogollón
Ana Karina Garcia
Carolina Cardona
Manuel Pinillos
William Goldenberg
Nicholas Goodman
Amy Eldon Turteltaub
Jon Turteltaub
David Bernstein
CJ Diegel
Christy Kernes
Denise Grayson
Orly Ravid
Jeffrey Winter
Veronica Jimenez-Vossoughi
Arash Vossoughi
Jennifer Blalock
Alex Brahim
Carla Bustillos
Dr. Robert Hamilton
Lighthouse Medical Mission
Courtesy of
OF Producciones S.A.S
Freider Gandica
Getty Images / Washington DC
Additional Material By
CNN en Español / Venezuela Aid Live: Richard Branson
RTVC / Palacio de Justicia
Revista Semana / La muerte de Galán
Bolivar Films / Venezuela clips
El Pitazo / Tvvzla / Guaidó desconoce a Maduro
La Bicicleta / Written by Carlos Vives & Shakira
Euronews / Maduro destituye a la fiscal general Luisa Ortega
"Special thanks to all the people who gave us their testimony, making this film possible"
From the Director
“Dedicated to my family, my Cúcuta and to Venezuela”
Copyright 2020 Hidden Village Films, LLC