Danny Caporaletti makes movies about life’s mysterious turning points and those magic moments that linger in dreams. His films have screened in Berlin, New Orleans, Washington DC , Richmond, VA — where he currently resides —and beyond. Pastime, his most recent short, won runner-up award in best cinematography at 2020’s Awesome Con in Washington, DC. He has an MFA in Fiction Writing from the University of New Orleans, is a professor in the Cinema department at Virginia Commonwealth University, and works as a director/producer on a variety of commercial, narrative, and documentary productions that are seen globally. He is currently developing a feature film about rowdy teenagers, ghosts, & halloween parties. caporalettifilms.com

Bron Moyi is a cinematographer and his frames illicit emotion. Surrounded by talented storytellers, Bron takes in the moments and shares them with the world through his lens. Currently nominated for a Grammy for his most recent project with with Jon Batiste and director Alan Ferguson, the music video for the song Freedom has nearly 7 million views. A resident of New Orleans, Bron has collaborated on museum projects with photographer Dawoud Bey and was the winner of the 2019 New Orleans Film Festival’s prize for Best Cinematography for the film WINGS. In down moments, Bron supports his community at home, most recently filling his camera van with generators and gasoline for those in need in the wake of Hurricane Ida. bronmoyi.com

Jordan Rodericks is a producer, director, and photographer who is always on the lookout. While investigating cool angles and interesting perspectives, Jordan has developed a knack for identifying talented individuals and assembling teams that create together. A frequent collaborator with director Danny Caporaletti, Jordan often works in the commercial world but is always seeking narrative tales that move the viewer. He is an alumni of Virginia Commonwealth University and calls Richmond, VA home. He holds various awards for his productions, including an Emmy, won for an International documentary, and an several Ad Show Awards for his commercial work.

Dylan Frayser is a producer based in Richmond, Virginia. His production department experience includes Joy, Captain Phillips, TURN: Washington's Spies, Lincoln and dozens of commercial projects over the years. From 2016-2018 he was the Festival Coordinator of the Richmond International Film Festival and the Contest Coordinator for the Creative World Awards, an international screenwriting competition. He is a graduate of the VCU Cinema program, a husband and father of two, and in addition to his ongoing film career, is the VP of The Frayser Group, a regional insurance brokerage firm that specializes in small group health insurance. 

Celina West is a creative producer based in Los Angeles, CA. She received a BA in Cinema from VCUarts with a focus in Production Management, and began her career in film and television on set working as a PA/assistant in Richmond, VA. She moved to Chicago, IL in 2018 to join Greenhouse, the content production arm of Leo Burnett. She then spent a year on the integrated production team at Edelman Chicago, overseeing a wide range of projects, both content and experiential. She has served as production manager on acclaimed short films, commercials, and an independent feature, Macbeth: Unhinged, which premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

Donathan Arnold is a performing artist that acts, sings, and dances. A recent graduate of Appomattox Regional Governors School 21’, he’s currently attending Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Drama for Acting 25’. Donathan’s love of performing started off in the theater with The Color Purple (Young Harpo/Young Adam), Oliver! (The Artful Dodger), Children of Eden (Adam/Noah), Caroline, or Change (Joe Thibodeaux), and Tarzan (Young Terk). He has been a part of the Apple TV+ series SWAGGER and Fox’s Legends & Lies (Supporting). Donathan has also appeared in short films — Cliques (Lead), Child Abuse Public Service Announcement (Lead), No Perfect Home (Lead), and director Danny Caporaletti’s previous work: Pastime.

RJ Wilson is an actor from Richmond, VA, currently based in New York City. With stage experience in her background, she relished the opportunity to work in film with “A Little Sun.” The rest of the cast, the crew, and the director made this project incredibly enjoyable and fulfilling, and RJ is so grateful that she was given the opportunity to bring Jane to life.

From an early age Brian Landis was loved improvisation and acting. In the early 1990s, while struggling to find his academic calling at Virginia Commonwealth University, Brian flourished fronting noise rock bands, experimenting with performance art and making films with friends and traveled to San Diego Returning to Richmond in the 2006 refocused his love of performance and he began writing and directing his own films (Kill Jar, Song of the Common Loon) while acting in roles opposite Cynthia Erivo in “Harriet”, Jim Gaffigan in “American Dreamer”, and Alfre Woodard in the Netflix feature “Juanita”. Brian has also appeared in the Apple TV+ show “Swagger” and is currently working on another Apple TV+ show shooting in Philadelphia.

Ben loves chickens and making shit and making shit for chickens.