Filmmakers Uncut

Oklahoma native and Dubai-based creative Gerry Blaksley is the  Director at Dubai Film and Creative Director at XDUBAI. He Directed the Netflix feature documentary “Fittest in Dubai” as well as numerous commercial projects with brands such as PlayStation, Mercedes-Benz, Reebok and Red Bull. Gerry is an aerial DOP and underwater cinematographer with a love for action sports and adventure stories.

NYC Director/ Visual Engineer Steve Giralt joins Origin Films to talk about his career & mindset while working alongside some of the biggest brands in the world.

Born and raised in New York City, Ben Lyons is a Host, Producer, and Marketing consultant working at the intersection of sports, film, media, and culture. Over the years he has interviewed every major artist and athlete of his generation, while covering and attending the worlds most prestigious award shows and premieres, biggest and most important sporting events, music, and film festivals. Currently working as a Contributing Correspondent for CBS-LA covering sports and culture across Southern California, Ben has spent the past 9 years working as an On-Air personality at ESPN and ESPN-Los Angeles, contributing content on "SPORTS-CENTER, local and national radio, and ESPN digital platforms. Ben's background in the film space consists of working as a film critic and journalist over the years covering the movie business and hosting panels and press conferences at film festivals all over the world including Cannes, Sundance, Zurich, Toronto, Tribeca, SXSW, New York, LA, London, Chicago, San Diego, Moscow, Dubai, and Miami to name a few, as well as serving on the jury for AFI, Aruba, and GenArt. Ben has partnered with film studios such as Disney, Sony, Paramount, Lionsgate, Universal, Netflix, A24, Focus, Fox, etc..to host VIP/Influencer screenings of their films, in addition to branded content surrounding their release. Ben has partnered with brands from X-Box, Jose Cuervo, and MasterCard, to Nike, Jordan Brand, MedTerra, Remy Martin, Old Spice, Dove, Intel, and many others, to create press and content campaigns and consult on their behalf. Before he moved to LA, he produced music videos for Hip Hop artists Sean Price, Tony Touch, Black Moon, and Bone Thugs N Harmony. He has acted and appeared as himself in several major and independent film, TV, and digital projects including, "The House Bunny", Entourage", Beverly Hills 90210", A Stand-Up Guy", Blackjack: The Jackie Ryan Story, and "The 5th Quarter. Ben has also been asked to write profile pieces on actors and actresses for magazines like GOTHAM, LA CONFIDENTIAL and HAMPTONS.

Sean Carey began his career as a trainee at CAA and later helped launched AOL Originals in 2010 where he lead development, production, marketing and distribution for numerous award-winning doc and scripted series including partnerships and co-productions with Killer Films, Mark Burnett Productions, Tribeca Films, the Jonas Group, and Mandalay Sports Media. As an independent producer, notable projects include the theatrically-released and critically acclaimed documentaries In Search of Greatness featuring Wayne Gretzky, Jerry Rice and Pelé, and Red Army about the Soviet hockey team, Executive Produced by Werner Herzog and Jerry Weintraub, and released by Sony Pictures Classics after premiering at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.  In Search of Greatness and Red Army both received WGA nominations for Best Documentary Screenplay.  Red Army is ranked in the top 10 sports films of all time according to critics by Business Insider and the #1 Hockey Film by Vice Media.  Current projects in development and production include a scripted limited series based on UNLV Coach Jerry Tarkanian and the transformation of Las Vegas across the 1970’s and 1980’s in partnership with Jonah Hill, Drake, Ted Griffin, and Rick Yorn; a feature documentary about the life and candidacy for Sainthood of Freddie Steinmark, the legendary Longhorn who led Texas football to the 1969 National Championship before inspiring America’s War on Cancer, directed by Jared Christopher and a co-production with ESPN/The Longhorn Network; and a scripted television series about the Wayland Baptist College Flying Queens basketball team and the longest winning streak in sports that led to Title IX, in partnership with Jared Christopher, Laverne McKinnon and Kay Cannon, and based on the Texas Monthly HOOP QUEENS article by Skip Hollandsworth.

Justin runs a Youtube channel and Podcast specializing in the fields of photo & video editing, among other interests, he teaches industry-standard software such as Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Photoshop to millions of viewers around the world. Justin has worked directly with top companies such as Amazon, Adobe, GoPro, Youtube, and various influential individual creators and has spoken publicly and been featured on TedX, TV, Podcasts,  classrooms, company conferences and more. 

Check out Justin Odisho youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/JustinOdishoTV

After graduating from the Applied Photography course in 1988 from Sheridan College, John went on to work at Templeton’s Photo Studio, CBC’s the Journal and Midday and freelance work in Toronto’s Film and Television industry. Three of his latest projects as Property Master include, ‘Schitt’s Creek’, ‘Private Eyes', and ‘Anne with an E’, have met with acclaim. John currently resides in Innisfil ON and continues working in Canadian TV and Film. When time allows, you’ll find him photographing birds and wildlife @jarchbell on Instagram.

Jared Christopher is a five-time Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker. He most recently created and sold Texas 6, an 8 episode half-hour doc series to CBS All Access. Following the show's success, CBS announced an order for a second season which will premiere in the fall of 2021. He is most known for his documentary series Titletown, TX which was picked up by Facebook’s ‘Watch’ platform as part of its video launch in 2017. The series received more than 60 million views and won numerous journal awards including two Edward R. Murrow awards for Excellence in Innovation and Excellence in Video. It can be seen on Amazon’s Prime Video. Christopher spent the last decade as senior video journalist for McClatchy owned Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He’s won dozens of journalism awards during his tenure for projects that include coverage of the tragic Dallas Police shooting of 2016, the murder of Euless police officer David Hofer, the abduction of journalist Austin Tice while reporting in Syria, and the first person investigation of Las Vegas Trail, one of the most dangerous neighbourhoods in America. Christopher also served as second camera on the 2015 Sundance Film Festival breakout hit Hot Girls Wanted which was later acquired by Netflix.

Josh Morgan is the founder and creator of Momentum Productions. Beginning as an actor, Josh found his passion as a content creator and began his journey. He has worked with many celebrity clients ranging from bodybuilders like Mike O’Hearn, Producer, Randy Jackson, Youtubers like Rebecca Black, and more! Now, Josh is focusing on his own brand and content on YouTube and Instagram.

Andres P Galicia, Born in Mexico City, studied for 4 years in Universidad Iberoamericana, with a major in film (Not finished). He has recently filmed projects in Mexico, Ecuador, Canada and currently pre-producing a film shot in Africa. ​He has worked with brands like Samsung, PepsiCo, and REDKEN 5th Av.

Evan is a DP/cinematographer based out of Dallas, TX. He primarily works on narrative films and music videos. He’s worked on projects featuring artists like Leon Bridges, Gregg Allman, and Black Pumas. He enjoys collecting vintage lenses and will begin filming a new horror film in the Spring.