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Meet the Crew
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Sandi Williams is a Line Producer and Production Manager of Documentary Films. She was thrilled to be a part of Brave New Foundation’s inaugural season of “In Their Boots” and is excited for this second season. She began working with Brave New Films on the series, “The Freedom Files: Season 2.” Other credits include “When Medicine Got It Wrong,” the award winning PBS series “Craft In America: Community, Landscape and Memory”, the American Masters show “Bob Newhart: Unbuttoned”, and “Black Sky: The Race For Space.” Ms. Williams graduated from the University of New Orleans with a degree in Filmmaking, with a focus in Film as Social Practice. While attending the university, she was heavily active in school government and as a victim’s rights advocate in the community. After graduation, she produced and directed a series of short films shot in and around Paris. Sandi comes from a family with a strong military tradition, and she is honored to be a part of a project that advocates and honors veterans. |
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| Amanda Spain is excited to be working on her second season of In Their Boots. Last year she had an amazing time getting to know all of the people that participated in our stories. This year she is excited to meet a new group of people and help bring awareness to the American people about the issues we address on In Their Boots. Before coming to In Their Boots she was a Producer/Director on The Freedom Files where she tackled the subjects of the death penalty, sex education and gay rights. She was also a Story Producer on The Sierra Club Chronicles, a series that captured the lives of everyday Americans who were being negatively impacted by the destruction of the environment around them. Other Story/Segment Producer credits include Iraq For Sale, Gimme Sugar, and Buy Ohio. She attended the University of Southern California where she received a degree in Gender Studies and a minor in Theater. Amanda is currently looking for her own pair of boots. | |
Abe has been working as a field producer and editor in film and TV for the past 9 years. Some of his recent work includes editing "The Simpsons Ride" for Universal Studios and the documentary/animation hybrid “Creature Comforts” for CBS. He also worked as an Assistant Editor in New York for several years on projects for Discovery Channel, History Channel and Harpo Productions. In 2005 he directed his first documentary feature, "Geeks On Board" and plans to do more in the future. Abe credits two of his mentors, director Lucy Winer and editor Spiro Lampros, for introducing him to the craft of documentary filmmaking. Some favorite documentaries, just off the top of his head, include “Grey Gardens”, “Gates of Heaven”, “Spellbound” and “Please Vote for Me”. You can follow Abe’s In Their Boots roadtrips throughout the season at http://twitter.com/EditorPenguin |
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| Tina began her television career in her early 20's reporting for WFOR-CBS and WSVN-FOX in Miami, and quickly became the Miami go-to girl, reporting and producing for television shows such Oprah, Hard Copy, Inside Edition, E! News Daily, and E! True Hollywood Stories. Since moving to Los Angeles in 2000, Tina has become an internationally recognized TV personality with shows such as E!’s Extreme Close Up, Joel Silver’s Next Action Star , and A Current Affair. The past few years, Tina helped to create the women's how-to show Savvy (WE Television), where she served as host, writer and supervising producer; and developed several hit shows for SiTV (an English language cable network for a Latin demographic), including the popular relationship talk show, The Rub, Jammin’ Onstage, which she Co-Produced, and SiTV’s flagship show The Drop, where she served 5 seasons as Executive Producer. Tina is also a close friend of, and advocate for, human trafficking victim Maria Suarez, who was wrongly convicted of the murder of her captor and spent 22 ½ years in prison for a crime she did not commit. She is currently writing Maria’s book and is also planning a televised benefit to bring awareness to the crime of trafficking. At the beginning of 2009 Tina founded an all female run, television production company called Shattered Glass Entertainment to develop quality, original programming. She is proud to be a part of a project as thought provoking and important as In Their Boots. | |
Kristy Tully shot her first documentary in High School in the STAC program lead by Ron Demaio….and she’s not saying how many years ago that was. She made a few more at SUNY Purchase before giving them up to make a buck in the Indie film world. She worked as a gaffer in the nineties in NYC on several films and countless commercials. After her move to Los Angeles and a meeting with Robert Greenwald, she was back in the Doc saddle again and was the Director of Photography on Walmart: The High Cost of Low Price. As a DP, Kristy shoots commercials (to help fund doc habit) but loves teaming up with the old crew for important work that (hopefully) educates and motivates. She has worked with Brave New Films and Foundation on past projects: Walmart, Sierra Club Chronicles, and Freedom Files. Go Team. Fore more info visit her website at www.kristytully.com |
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| Sandra Keats spends most of her time scouring news articles, exploring the depths of the internet, and talking to Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans and their families to find the subjects and stories that appear on In Their Boots. She came onboard Season One of the series in March 2008 after working as a researcher on “Madame President,” a documentary film and television series about the twelve current female heads of state around the world. She developed her passion for nonfiction storytelling while attending Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. In between school and her time at Brave New Foundation, Sandra worked as a researcher and writer for several magazines, including "National Geographic Adventure," "Men’s Journal," "Skiing," "5280" (Denver’s city magazine), and "Delicious Living." A native of New Jersey and past resident of Wyoming, Colorado, and New York, Sandra is still perplexed by Los Angeles, where she has also worked as a production assistant and coordinator on several national commercials. But she’s thrilled to be back for the second season of In Their Boots.
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| Steve Schrenzel produced a number of television documentaries before coming to In Their Boots. He worked on the ABC series Homeland Security USA, following the men and women protecting the nation’s ports and borders for months. He also helped produce an episode of the award-winning MTV documentary series True Life, a documentary special for MTV Tr3s, and the docu-drama Gimme Sugar for Logo. Steve got his start in the industry by researching and editing a number of television development concepts for Asylum Entertainment, and working on a show about wacky retired people! He graduated with a B.A. in Political Science at the University of California Santa Barbara, and has traveled extensively and lived in both Spain and Italy. Steve continues to produce his own short documentaries on the side, and writes and records music, some of which finds its way into the soundtrack of In Their Boots. |
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| Jaron Halmy spent the early part of his childhood gazing across the street at MGM Studios in sunny Culver City. Once he reached high school he joined the Academy of Visual and Performing Arts where he learned to direct and edit. His senior short film “Timothy Volt,” which he directed, edited and scored, was accepted into the 2001 Los Angeles Film Festival. After studying film and digital media at UC San Diego, Jaron went on to work as a PA on numerous commercial, film and television sets, all the while developing an extensive freelance editor portfolio. His short documentary “The Dwelling” has been accepted into the Asian American International Film Festival and the Los Angeles International Film Festival. Some of his other work includes behind-the-scenes shorts for State Farm, Toyota and The Asian American International Film Festivals. Jaron spent Season 1 of In Their Boots as an Assistant Editor and has since moved to Editor for Season 2. Jaron is honored to be a part of the In Their Boots team and looks forward to a long career that utilizes film to promote positivity and inspire action. | |
Lissette Roldan joined Brave New Films in February of 2005 as an assistant Editor for Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price. In the last 4 years, she has seen the company grow into an empowering and inspiring source of media. Quickly becoming the in-house Editor for Brave New Films and Brave New Foundation, she cut several of the short investigative documentaries produced in the last 2 years. When it came time to begin work on Brave New Foundation's compelling new magazine show In Their Boots, Lissette was proud to be invited onto that team as their Editor. She very much enjoyed being part of such an integral show, and she is thrilled to have been brought back for season 2. |
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| Jay Trautman is new to In Their Boots for season two, returning to Los Angeles after a stretch of series television in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Jay has cut and assisted anything made of moving images, including documentaries, indie films, and music videos. He holds a BS in mathematics from Harvey Mudd College, but that's another story. | |
Alex Maldonado was born in Mexico City and raised in Anaheim California. In 2007 he graduated from the Art Institute of Los Angeles with a Bachelors Degree in Digital Filmmaking and Video Production. Alex has worked on several short films and worked as a Producer on the show "Sunset Stripped." Alex is very excited to be part of the In Their Boots team as he believes these stories change and affect lives more than anything he has ever worked on. Alex hopes to share his awesomeness with the whole team.
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| Nathan grew up in Denver, and attended the University of Northern Colorado, attaining degrees in theatre and political science. He moved to Washington and worked in various nooks and crannies inside the Beltway, eventually earning a Master in Public Policy from the George Washington University. He worked for Congresswoman Diana DeGette's Washington staff as the Director of eCommunications. Nathan manages press and communications for In Their Boots by reaching out to mainstream media, working with the staffs of elected officials, and forging partnerships with groups of similar purpose. Nathan believes that we as a nation make a promise to the men and women who choose to wear the uniform of the United States armed services. We promise that in exchange for their service, we will care for them when they come home. He hopes that through his work on In Their Boots, Nathan can do his part to keep that promise. | |
Joe was born and raised in Northern California before he made a conscious decision on 9/11: When he was old enough he would join the Marine Corps. At the age of 17 he enlisted with visions of deploying to Afghanistan, but in his last days of boot camp everything would change for him with the invasion of Iraq. In 2005 he was deployed to a small forward operating base in the Al Anbar Province. Joe had originally planned to make the military his career, but at the end of his four years he realized one night that his one true love had always been film. He decided he couldn’t just take all that love and give nothing back, so he packed his bags and off to the City of Angels he went to start a career in film with the In Their Boots production, where enjoys helping spread the very important stories of his fellow service members, family, and survivors. Joe also plans to further his education in the film industry where his goal is to make a lasting impression. |
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