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The underdog story of a fencer from Brooklyn who overcomes a gauntlet of hardships on the road to the Olympics.
Nevo Shinaar
Producer
Born and raised in northern Israel, Nevo is a recent graduate of Northwestern University's Documentary Media MFA program. His main area of interest is fostering a deeper understanding of the communication process, both on the interpersonal and the societal levels; promoting an enhanced understanding of differences in perspectives and motives. As part of this commitment, Nevo has spent two years working and living in Nepal specializing in media and community building and is currently part of Free Spirit Media, a Chicago-based organization which promotes media literacy amongst young adults in Chicago’s South Side neighborhoods.
Luther Clement
Co-Director, Cinematographer
Luther began his film career as a concept designer and editor for Grammy nominated artist J Cole. He has since worked as a writer, director, videographer, animator, and editor. Luther is currently an MFA candidate at Northwestern University.
Shuhan Fan
Co-Director, Cinematographer
Shuhan Fan is a Chinese female documentary filmmaker and recent Northwestern University graduate. She uses colorful, quirky, and graphic imagery to blend mundane social activities into metaphorical expressions.
Ashley Brandon
Co-Producer
Born and raised in rural Ohio’s Great Black Swamp region, Ashley is a documentary filmmaker with interest in telling the stories of small-town America, for small-town America. A recent graduate of Northwestern University's Documentary Media MFA program, her films have screened at various festivals such as Slamdance, Cleveland International, Austin Film Festival and the American Documentary Film Festival. She currently teaches film production at Quinnipiac.
Aaron Brewer
Animation Director
Aaron Brewer is currently an animation director and storyboardist on the Emmy winning Amazon show Niko and the Sword of Light. His background in martial arts informs his expressive and realistic animation of character movement.