Meet our crew…
Ari beser
Creator/Director Ari Beser spent over 10 years working with atomic bomb survivors to inherit and convey their testimonies. His grandfather Jacob Beser was the only man on both planes that dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Ari became a Fulbright National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellow, member for the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons and Student Academy Award semi-finalist for his documentary ‘The Nuclear Family’ is creator, show runner and executive producer. Ari has given three TEDx talks. He has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, National Geographic, Time Magazine, and The Japan Times. His work has been published by National Geographic, The Guardian, The Financial Times, French Vogue, The Nation Magazine, Oprah Magazine, PRI’s The World, EFE, Spain’s El Diario, Harvard Law School, Human Rights Watch and Huffington Post.
Bonnie Cutler
Producer/Editor Bonnie Cutler has 20+ years experience as an award winning documentary film editor and story producer. Starting out at CBS News working with Bill Moyers, her work has gone on to appear on most major networks including but not limited to: ABC, CBS, PBS, CNN, Discovery and The National Geographic Channel.
She has been honored with 3 EMMY nominations in the Best Editing category, and took home the EMMY for Best Editing for “The Pigeon Murders”, originally broadcast on National Geographic Explorer.
Deborah (Debbie) London-Harrington
Director of Production Deborah (Debbie) London-Harrington is a senior executive leader in the global multimedia market, overseeing business development and production for National Geographic, Discovery, Al Jazeera Networks Worldwide. Debbie previously oversaw more than 150 hours of factual programming every year as Senior Vice President and acting President of National Geographic Partners at the global headquarters in Washington DC.
CAROLINE CHRISTOPHER
Executive Producer Caroline Christopher has over 20 years of experience producing and leading creative development of documentaries at media companies that include ABC, NBC, and National Geographic, creating content ranging from news & current affairs features to longform documentaries to 360 experiences. She is an experienced leader of production and has served as the head of all Creative Content & Development for Verizon Media. As an innovative storyteller and hands-on creative consultant, Caroline delivers engaging content across multiple platforms for global media brands, driving new revenue streams and younger audiences.
Isaac Wamani
Associate Producer Isaac Wamani, is a young aspiring filmmaker from Uganda with a poetic soul and a passion for telling stories. Growing up as a member of the Abayudaya (Jewish) community in the mountains of eastern Uganda, he became deeply committed to representing the lives of his communities, and other marginalised groups alike through storytelling. He is driven to learn and has undertaken courses in mass communications, and film production, and has directed several music videos.
SARAH WILSON
Associate Producer Sarah Wilson is a documentary producer, researcher and oral historian. She has worked on documentary and oral history projects for NPR, National Geographic and the Smithsonian Channel, covering subjects ranging from climate change to the history of indigenous peoples in the US. Her own research focuses on the relationship between religious & community identity and public memory, and she has given talks on the ethics of oral history, journalism and documentary at conferences for the American Historical Association and Oral History in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Since 2012,
ALBERTO ANAYA
Composer Alberto Anaya is a classically trained Spanish composer with experience in visual media, video games, and teaching. His love for jazz and contemporary music has led him to accrue a lot of experience as a composer as well as a performer. His music for visuals is completely tailored to the picture, and his ability to write in any given style/genre makes Alberto one of the most well-rounded musicians around in the business. Being a Fulbright Scholar in New York (2018-2020) provided Alberto with the connections and the experience for succeeding as a composer in his field. He also recently won “I Oskar Rieding International Competition for Composers” (Slovenia, 2018) and got his work premiered in “Festival de Música Manuel de Falla” (Cádiz, 2017) by “Taller sonoro” ensemble.
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