2020

Em Weinstein

Em Weinstein

1) What was your first professionally directed work and when was it?  My first professionally directed work was Candace, a short film which premiered in 2018 while I was still in graduate school at Yale School of Drama. Candace played at festivals worldwide including the Mill Valley Film Festival, Outfest, the Rhode Island International Film…

Taylor Washington

Taylor Washington

1) What was your first professionally directed work and when was it?  Just about three years ago I made some really fun social spots for Southwest Airlines’ "Wanna Get Away" campaign. Had the honor of collaborating with some great creatives at GSD&M and still love the spots we made, especially the one involving an eyebrow waxing!…

Lacey Elizabeth Uhlemeyer

Lacey Elizabeth Uhlemeyer

1) What was your first professionally directed work and when was it?  It is crazy to think back on my first commercial spot and how it really propelled me to where I’m at today. An old colleague of mine was working as an EP at Media Monks and reached out to me with an opportunity…

Mikko Timonen

Mikko Timonen

1) What was your first professionally directed work and when was it?  Commercial for a company called Construct Connect in 2019 2) How did you get into directing?  I have been a cinematographer for 15 years and recently have had the urge to expand my skillset. 3) What is your most recent project?  My most…

Jedediah Thunell

Jedediah Thunell

1) What was your first professionally directed work and when was it?  My first professional job was for Audi in the winter of 2019 2) How did you get into directing?  I think I started the way a lot of filmmakers do, making skate films. That led to short comedies with my friends, and then…

Stephen Steelman

Stephen Steelman

1) What was your first professionally directed work and when was it? I was creating tour visuals for System Of A Down in 2017. Shavo and I came up with a bunch of different ideas for 12 of their songs, and then we did a proper video shoot to create a bunch of different vignettes…

Daniel Sorochkin

Daniel Sorochkin

1) What was your first professionally directed work and when was it?  In 2017, I directed my first professional video for a fitness combat gym called FitHit. The gym is run by a Krav Maga expert and former special-ops unit officer in the Israeli Defense Forces. He’s a real beast. According to a few popular…

Aisultan Seitov

Aisultan Seitov

1) What was your first professionally directed work and when was it?  My first professional director work was shot in Almaty in Kazakhstan. I directed for a local city pop artist. He’s like the father of the local indie scene. We made a music video about raves and parties in the Soviet Union. It was…

Diane Russo

Diane Russo

1) What was your first professionally directed work and when was it?  I first started directing branded content for teenVOGUE with both Nike and Adidas around 2017/2018. It was definitely a stepping stone, because after that I worked with Nike direct on several projects, and in 2019 a spot with one of their top athletes,…