Our Crew
TERRY ROSS
Director / Producer / Teacher/ Coach/ Mentor
Terry Ross is an award winning film director, producer and actor of both stage and screen and the winner of the 2017 “Women in Film” Award at the San Diego Film Awards. She has acted, directed, produced and taught professionally for over 30 years as well as serving as a casting director on several independent films.
Her directorial debut on a feature film, “Carving A Life”, garnered numerous awards and nominations including Best Director, Best Feature Film, Best Ensemble Cast, Best Screenplay and won the Excellence in Directing a Feature Film from Idyllwild Film Festival and the Indie Spirit Award from New Hope Film Festival. In 2020, Terry won "Best Director" from Venice Film Awards and “Best Director US for a Feature” from Hollywood Women’s Film Festival for her second feature film, "The Sweet Taste of Souls", with an expected release date in October 2020.
Her short films have also been featured in many film festivals, most notably “The Last Resort”, winning “Best Director” and “Best Screenplay” from the Idyllwild International Film Festival and the Jury Award winner of the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival.
Terry holds a Masters of Education from Stanford University and a Masters of Fine Arts in Directing from University of California. She has taught acting and directing at San Diego State University and University of San Diego as well as being a faculty member of the acclaimed Masters of Fine Arts Acting Program at the Old Globe Theatre. For the past twenty years, she has owned the highly successful acting studio, Acting Professionally, in San Diego, California.
LISA BRUHN
Writer/Script Supervisor
Film Producer, Line Producer, Production Manager, Production Accountant, Script Supervisor, and Screenwriter Lisa Crawford Bruhn manages the business aspects of film productions with integrity, poise, and tenacity. Lisa's specialties include budgeting, onboarding cast & crew, insurance, clearances, union contracts, payroll, and distribution deliverables. Lisa is an accountant and is also on the Board of Directors of KOCT TV a North San Diego county public access television station.
Lisa's films credits: "Carving A Life," for which she wrote and produced, was released in 2017 on several streaming platforms after a seven day theatrical release in Hollywood. After "Carving A Life," Lisa went on to write and produce several award-winning short films, most in collaboration with award winning Director Terry Ross. Lisa was Line Producer for these Feature films: "Sweet Taste of Souls," "Where We Begin," and "Regarding the Case of Joan of Arc," aka "American Martyr" all released in 2020. Lisa is currently producing three feature films, a fantasy anthology, and a cooking show.
JOHN FREEMAN
Director of Photography
John Freeman is an award winning director and cinematographer as well as an editor, fight choreographer, director and graphic artist. In addition to “A Castle in Umbria”, he has been the director of photography on over 24 projects and bring a unique vision to every film. His film “Capture” won at San Diego’s Horrible Imaginings Film Festival and he has also received nominations for best cinematography from the San Diego Film Awards and San Diego Film Week.
EDNA ALEJANDRA LONGORIA
Composer
Edna returns as composer for “A Chateau in the Loire” after composing the score for “A Castle in Umbria’. She is an award winning Mexican-American composer born in McAllen, Texas and raised in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, México. Longoria obtained a MM in Music Composition at the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at CSULB, and a BM in Music Composition from UTSA. Miss. Longoria has recently won the 2020 San Antonio NALAC Grant Award, as well as the 2019 San Antonio Performing Arts Grant Award. In addition, Edna’s piece “Danzas cautivas” won the 2019 call for scores at the LunArt Festival. Longoria’s music has been performed at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, SCI National Conference, Music by Women Festival, SCI Region VI Conferences, LunArt Festival and the Alba Music Festival. Edna’s music scores have been featured in several film festivals such as, New Hope Film Festival, Burbank International Film Festival, Oceanside Film Festival, San Diego Film Week, IDYLLWild International Festival of Cinema, Big Bear Film Festival among others. Edna’s music has been premiered in the US, Mexico, and Europe.
ALAN VAZQUEZ
Assistant Director
Alan Vazques is a filmmaker from San Diego, CA and a graduate from the Film Production program at Vancouver Film School. He's been working in the industry for a few years now as a producer, assistant director and script supervisor, all the while working on his own projects as a writer/director.
JACKIE BAINTO
DIT
Jacqueline “Jackie” Bainto is an editing Samurai, Graphic Designer, and Assistant Director for Life In Reels. On set, she is upbeat and devoted to delivering a quality product, and is capable of filling a variety of roles, earning the name “Jackie of All Trades”. The fun-sized “Swiss-Army knife” is a videographer who shoots commercials for San Diego businesses and works with Film Consortium San Diego. She has experience in short and feature films, commercials and documentaries.
EDUARDO ALEJANDRE
ASSISTANT CAMERA
As a Californian native, Eduardo Alejandre Jr. completed his Bachelor’s degree in film production at San Diego State University. Throughout his 8 years as a freelancer, he worked within the camera, lighting, and grip department. Working in various projects from Los Angeles to Tijuana. Currently, he is becoming an expert Assistant Cameraman, Gimbal Operator and Drone Pilot.
LARISSA CRIPPEN CHAVEZ
SOUND CHOREOGRAPHER
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