The
Crew
Showrunner
Kendra Nydam
Kendra likes Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and is a lady in charge. She is excited to work with an amazing crew to see what they can accomplish this semester.
Producers
Mary-Grace Wells and Canon Young
Canon Young is one of the producers on this project. He is in charge of locations and budgeting. I am excited about this project because it is challenging to our film making skills.
Mary-Grace Wells is a senior arts major, acting as one of the co-producers for Afterlife Coach. She's most excited to be a part of this project because the story juxtaposes dark comedy with deep and personal topics.
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Directors
Jerome Bowers and Abby Johnston
Jerome Bowers is an Actor/Director/Writer from St. Petersburg Florida and a graduate from Southeastern University. He's excited for our audience to grow and relate with our characters in this wonderful hereafter as they progress through the series, and he's excited to be a part of telling Dr. Helen Kohl's story!
Abby is a natural born leader. She's excited for the project and how it will turn out with her fellow director.
Director of Photography
Shi’Anna Whitman Johnny Vessey
Shi'Anna is an artist whose work seeks to channel the forefront of human emotion that can be discovered through each story’s sublime imagery.
Johnny Vessey is one of the Directors of Photography for Afterlife Coach. He is currently a Junior at Wheaton College and is studying Communication. He is a big movie fan and loves the cinematography of movies such as La La Land, 1917, and Hurt Locker.
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Production Designer
Rankin Ballard, Jes Mabanglo, and Eunice Maruhi
Rankin is from Colorado City, Texas. He's an actor/director/production designer.
Her favorite part about design so far has been hunting for all the beautiful modern mid-century furniture that will be in protagonist Dr. Helen's Kohl's office. Jes is an award-winning filmmaker currently living in Boston, Massachusetts, and is the writer for another LAFSC production, Siren Society.
Eunice Maruhi is a film major at LAFSC with a passion for production design.
Editors: Video & Audio
Sean McClelland and Charlie Lowry
John Hagala and Daria Swisher
Sean McClelland is from Huntington University and planning to graduate this coming May. He's one of two editors for this project and looking forward to editing the pilot for this web series.
Charlie Lowry is one of the picture editors on Afterlife Coach. He's a senior in college and excited to get started on putting this pilot episode together. He's been editing for just over 6 years now and can’t wait to see what he and his co-editor, and I come up with.
John Hagala is a Media Arts Major and Philosophy Minor from Corban University, originally from Washington state. He love writing, working with sound, and making films and videos of any kind. He hope to use my knowledge and ears for good sound to make this first installment of ‘Afterlife Coach’ a story to remember.
Daria Swisher is from Columbus, Ohio. She got her start in audio as a radio DJ at WNZR and currently contracts with Kokosing River Productions making short films and local documentaries.
Marketing
Shelby Price and Matt Ellis
Shelby is a double major in Film Production and Broadcasting. She's a social media manager for artists and has a passion for music videos.
Matt Ellis is a producer/marketer for Maeya Films. He looks forward to this pilot and hopes for the best of the crew as production begins and ends.
