Filmmakers

Pablo Miralles – writer/producer/director

Pablo Miralles served as Production Coordinator on Cedar Grove Productions' ACADEMY AWARD winning short film “VISAS AND VIRTUE” and Co-Producer on their second award-winning short film, “DAY OF INDEPENDENCE”.

Other professional experience has included motion picture and television projects at Mess Media, UBU, CBS, Neo Motion Pictures, Triangle Productions, Commercial Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures. Independently, he has produced, written and directed several DV short-shorts, educational shorts and on-line interactive marketing materials for such clients as AIG Insurance, Zenalta and Intomotion. In 2006 Pablo traveled to Germany and produced several short features on the World Cup for local Los Angeles television. He attended the UCLA Graduate Film Program where he won both the UCLA "Spotlight" and MPAA Student Filmmaker awards as a producer/writer/director for his short “THE HAMMER”. His UCLA thesis work, “POSESIÓN”, won Best Short Subject award at the Charlestown International Film Festival. As a writer, Pablo was runner-up for the 1998 Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Production Grant and he was finalist for the first annual Nickelodeon Writer's Fellowship. For more info: pablomiralles.com

Michael Whalen – writer/producer/editor

Michael Whalen has been producing documentaries since 1994. His feature documentary, “ANOTHER FIRST STEP,” received The CINE GOLDEN EAGLE, the BRONZE PLAQUE from the 42nd Annual Columbus Awards, and was nominated for a student ACADEMY AWARD.

For the past twelve years Mr. Whalen has been working as a writer, producer and director for The Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, NBC, Fox Television and The Arts and Entertainment Network (A&E). His work includes; “The Curse of the Goddess Pele” and “Sacred Places” for the A&E series Ancient Mysteries; “Skyscrapers” and “Hibernia GBS “ for the TLC Series, Super Structures of the World. “Military Master Builders,” “Below New York” and “Subterranean Secrets” for the TLC Series Mega Tech. His most recent release, “FRESH Women,” is a documentary about six female artists in San Francisco who have decided to leave their business jobs for careers as artists. It was recently screened at the Santa Cruz Film Festival and has received an “Award of Excellence” from the Accolade Awards. For more info: whalenfilms.com

Roberto Donati – producer/director

Born and raised in Mexico City, Roberto received his Master's Degree in Film and TV production from UCLA. His short films "Peritheosis" and "The Extra" have garnered numerous International Awards including the prestigious Chicago Film Fest's Silver Hugo Award and the Director's Award at the Hiroshima International Film Festival. "The Extra" was also optioned by Paramount Studios. Roberto was also a finalist of ABC/DGA Director's Program.

His experience includes narrative film, music videos, commercials and educational projects. His clients in the educational market include the U.S. Department of Education, The National Cancer Institute and The Better Health Foundation. Commercial clients include Nintendo, Asahi Beer, PeoplePC and the international publication Marie Claire. His last project, Inglés ¡Ya!, a $4 million Telenovela style English Language Series, is currently the #1 Bilingual English Language Program in California schools.

Chris Chomyn – cinematographer/visual consultant

As cinematographer on the feature films: “Flying By”, “Mr. Sadman”, “American Primitive”, “Sea of Dreams”, “Lockdown”, “Picture Bride”, “Phantasm III” & “IV”, and "Taxi Dancer" - Chris made his reputation for creating compositions that convey the subtext of each moment and draw the audience into the story. His diverse body of work includes films and television programs, as well as commercials, music videos, documentaries and interactive projects.

Chris earned his MFA in Production from The UCLA School of Theater Film and Television. He has led cinematography workshops and seminars for: Walt Disney Feature Animation, Eastman Kodak, The International Cinematographer’s Guild, UCLA Extension, Loyola Marymount University, Film INDependent, The International Film and Video Workshops in Rockport, Maine and the Center for Educational Exchange with Vietnam through the Ford Foundation. Chris currently holds a faculty appointment as Senior Lecturer at the USC School of Cinematic Arts where he has been teaching cinematography and visual communication since 1997. For more info: chrischomyn.com

Zoroastro Rodriguez - graphics

Zoroastro Rodriguez, better known as Zoro, was born in UCLA Medical Center and raised in Northridge, CA until the age of five. At which during this time he also moved to Jomulquillo, Zacatecas, Mexico (this is where he descends from) for a year and a half. He returned to live in Woodland Hills, CA, where he would call home for the next eighteen years.

Little Zoro’s very first doodle was of a cockroach. He was certified as gifted in art by the LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District). Zoro furthered his education by attending Moorpark College where he earned his Associates Degree in Art, graduating with honors. His entered the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA.where he majored in Illustration/Entertainment Art, and graduated in 2007 receiving his bachelors’ degree.

Since then he has created the art work for Hecho Latino, a clothing line based in Dallas Texas. Other work has included creating everything from the program cover to the set design for Jump Dance studios. He also worked on “Ingles Ya!” creating background paintings to book layouts. Included on Zoro’s portfolio is a seven-month internship with Disney Consumer Products, where he excelled as a character artist for the boy’s team. As part of the boy’s team at DCP, he had the opportunity to work on The Cars, G-Force, and Toy Story franchise.

For more info: www.zororodriguez.com.