The Production Team

Emmanuel Lubezki
Cinematographer/DP

Lubezki began his career in Mexican film and television productions in the late 1980s. His first international production was the 1993 independent film Twenty Bucks (1993), which followed the journey of a single twenty-dollar bill.

Lubezki is a frequent collaborator with fellow Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón. The two have been friends since they were teenagers and attended the same film school at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Together they have worked on six motion pictures: Sólo con tu pareja (1991), A Little Princess (1995), Great Expectations (1998), Y Tu Mamá También (2001), Children of Men (2006), and Gravity (2013). His work with Cuarón on Children of Men (2006), has received universal acclaim. The film utilized a number of new technologies and distinctive techniques. The “roadside ambush” scene was shot in one extended take utilizing a special camera rig invented by Doggicam systems, developed from the company’s Power Slide system. For the scene, a vehicle was modified to enable seats to tilt and lower actors out of the way of the camera. The windshield of the car was designed to tilt out of the way to allow camera movement in and out through the front windscreen. A crew of four, including Lubezki, rode on the roof. Children of Men (2006) also features a seven-and-a-half-minute battle sequence composed of roughly five seamless edits.

Lubezki has been nominated for eight Academy Awards for Best Cinematography, winning three, for Gravity (2013), Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014), and The Revenant (2015). He is the first cinematographer in history to win three consecutive Academy Awards.

Jack Bender
Director

Jack Bender was born on September 25, 1949 in the USA. He is a director and producer, known for Lost (2004), Child’s Play 3 (1991) and Under the Dome (2013).

Kabir Akhtar
Editor

Kabir Akhtar, ACE is an Emmy-winning director and editor whose work includes Arrested Development (2003), Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015), New Girl (2011), and Unsolved Mysteries (1987). Ten of the pilots he has edited have been made into series. He recently completed a two-year term as Co-Chair of the DGA’s Asian-American Committee, and a four-year term on the Television Academy’s Editors’ Peer Group Executive Committee.

Daniel Marin
Voice Over Talent

Daniel was born in San Jose, Costa Rica to Roberto Marin-Sojo and Katherine Muller. Growing up, Daniel and his family, including his brothers Christian and Erick, moved and traveled all over Central and South America, as well as Central Asia. With all the traveling, Daniel became fluent in 3 languages and understands the basics of many others. He obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Elon University in North Carolina, and resides in Los Angeles, California as well as Lima, Peru.

Daniel is also an accomplished magician, having performed all over the world in various languages. He is also a professional photographer having worked for 1.5 years for the United Nations.

Linus Sandgren
Cinematographer/DP

Linus Sandgren is an Academy Award winning Swedish cinematographer. He is best known for his work with Damien Chazelle on La La Land (2016) and his collaboration with David O Russell on the films American Hustle (2013) and Joy (2015).

He also worked with Gus Van Sant on Promised Land where he shot the film in a unique format, Super 35mm 1.3x anamorphic.

In La La Land he shot in the classic Cinemascope ratio 2.55:1.

Guillermo del Toro
Director/Producer

Guillermo del Toro was born October 9, 1964 in Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico. Raised by his Catholic grandmother, del Toro developed an interest in filmmaking in his early teens. Later, he learned about makeup and effects from the legendary Dick Smith (The Exorcist (1973)) and worked on making his own short films. At the age of 21, del Toro executive produced his first feature, Dona Herlinda and Her Son (1986). Del Toro spent almost 10 years as a makeup supervisor, and formed his own company, Necropia in the early 1980s. He also produced and directed Mexican television programs at this time, and taught film.

del Toro got his first big break when Cronos (1993) won nine academy awards in Mexico, then went on to win the International Critics Week prize at Cannes. Following this success, del Toro made his first Hollywood film, Mimic (1997), starring Mira Sorvino.

del Toro had some unfortunate experiences working with a demanding Hollywood studio on Mimic (1997), and returned to Mexico to form his own production company, The Tequila Gang.

Next for del Toro, was The Devil’s Backbone (2001), a Spanish Civil War ghost story. The film was hailed by critics and audiences alike, and del Toro decided to give Hollywood another try. In 2002, he directed the Wesley Snipes vampire sequel, Blade II (2002).

On a roll, Del Toro followed up Blade II (2002) with another successful comic-book inspired film, Hellboy (2004), starring one of Del Toro’s favorite actors, Ron Perlman.

Christopher Nolan
Screenwriter/Director

Kenya Barris
Producer

Kenya Barris was born on August 9, 1974 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for his work on Girls Trip (2017), Black-ish (2014) and America’s Next Top Model (2003).

Phil Abraham
Cinematographer

Phil Abraham is a director and cinematographer, known for Daredevil (2015), Mad Men (2007) and Orange Is the New Black (2013).

Production Team
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