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Dr. Lourdes Ramos

President & CEO of the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA)

My association with cinematography is related to my childhood and life process. I grew up surrounded by the world of celluloid thanks to my father who was a film technician. Unsealed film reels and projector lenses were part of my personal toy chest. The promotional posters of the films were my first approach to the world of graphic arts and my first interactions with the big screen took place on the terrace and garden of my house. The best film critics and commentators were my father's co-workers, among them scriptwriters, producers, editors, sound engineers, lighting technicians, and artists, among others. Since then, the world of cinematography in its different genres has been one of my great passions. As an adult, and as a hobby, I studied film and television production at the Technological Institute of Barcelona among other academic and field opportunities.

Tony Guembes

Meet Author and Creative, Tony Güembes. 

A creative leader with 20+ years of experience producing breakthrough multi-platform creative for some of the world’s most loved brands. Güembes found his love for storytelling at a young age and now produces artful packages for film, print, and television bringing a multisensory experience to the audience. 

Prized work includes the Interactive children's book Codey-B, The Arts of L.A., and a client roster that includes Starz, Fuse TV, Netflix, and more.

Learn more at jolliemedia.com

Reza Mohamad

Reza discovered his love for filmmaking at an early age. He’s been fortunate enough to have worked around the world on a variety of film and video projects.

His portfolio ranges from micro-budget passion projects to big-budget Hollywood franchise films, television shows, awards broadcasts, and arena-level live concert productions.

He holds a Bachelor’s in Film Production, aspires to teach the art of screenwriting to young writers, and is working on yet another re-write of a comedy series he’s readying to pitch.

Erin
Grissom

Erin’s love for the art of storytelling began early in life.  Thanks to the help of one particularly supportive teacher, she has been writing, directing, producing and acting in short films and stage productions since she was 8 years old.  More recently she has participated in a number of experimental theater productions at Long Beach’s very own Garage Theater, as well as produced a DIY backyard dinner theater.  Erin is a contributor at Jane Free productions and believes storytelling in all forms is an important component to embodied healing and community connection. 

Toyia Brown