Lifelines the Movie

Felipe is the COO/VP of Operations for Noirtainment Productions. He studied at LACC and LA Trade Tech and has supervised teams for various corporate retail outlets. Recently, he was Colorist on the film Positive that screened in LA in 2013, Camera Operator on The Power of Forgiveness and Supervising Editor on several commercials.

Felipe has a unique eye for detail and precision which makes him an asset to any production.

Pete is an accomplished SAG actor and producer, with over 20 years of program and project management experience in both the aerospace and the entertainment industries. He is a former military aviator and test pilot, and was selected in the first class of commercial astronauts. Pete starred alongside Eric Roberts in the film, In The Name of God, and was on shows such as Criminal Minds and other network series.

As a producer, Pete has worked on several television shows and new media productions, and has brought several feature films from initial concept to fully distributed status, and consulted on multiple others. As Executive Producer for feature films, On the Border and Taking Fire, Pete secured distribution. Other producer credits include Smile, Equilibria, The President’s Dogs, the Windward Spirits series on Op-Prime TV and Marisa Romanov coming to Amazon Prime.

For over 25 years, DeVonna Prinzi has produced events, from galas to disaster relief drives. She is known for her stellar performances in 3 of Miranda Spigener-Sapon’s early films: True as the Narrator that screened at L’Entrepot Cinema in Paris, France; next as the lead in the short film Copy Café and a Field Reporter in the PBS series Eat Art, that aired in 5 markets. Prinzi has coordinated and produced several major events and festivals as well as worked as a promoter. She was educated in film and acting at The University of Tampa and in modeling and industry training at The Model Studio. Her breadth as a creator and producer can not only be seen in her dynamic film Yellow Belt, a promotional video for Martial Arts of America, which shows the advantages of martial arts training for students with behavioral disorders and also in her film Bronze Casting, an instructional video. She is currently coordinating retreats and social media campaigns. DeVonna is a highly motivated, conscientious and tenacious individual with the innovation as a creator that secured her current position at The Kaizen Tropical Wellness Institute as an Executive Producer of their upcoming documentary series.

Gunter holds over 30 years experience as a Psychologist. His passionate perspectives and scrutinies on what makes human beings thrive allows him to develop relationships with people in order to ignite their aspirations. Gunter is exceptional in facilitating outcomes in learning, productivity and communication by providing a safe environment with unobtrusive assistance and guidance wherein participants experience the flow between content and context.

Swoboda is the creator of the Making Good Men Great movement which gained attention of BuzzFeed, Oprah and Arianna Huffintong. Swoboda is the author of Surfing the New Wave of Masculinity available in stores and online everywhere. His critically-acclaimed upcoming novel, Mountains of Sea, debuts soon from Winterwolf Press.

Recently, he as Written/Produced Masculinity That Inspires Change streaming on Amazon Prime and Host of Inspire Change on iHeartRadio.

Elly Kaye is a TV Host, actress and CEO Designer of LAVISH PETS - a Designer Fashion & Accessory company for pets. She has appeared on MSBNC and several news outlets about her pet clothing couture business. As an actress she has co-starred in Alien Dawn, Star Trek: Into the Darkness, General Hospital, recurring on The Bold and the Beautiful and she appeared in an episode on TBS's Conan.

Kristin Ruggaber has been called many things in her life, daughter, wife, mother, homemaker, and storyteller, to name a few, but not always in that order. As a kid growing up in Northwest Indiana during the 50’s and 60’s when the region was still still mostly rural, before growing into an endless sea of suburbs for an ever expanding city of Chicago, Kris was like any normal child of her time digesting a steady diet of Gunsmoke, Maverick, I Love Lucy and of course, the show that put them all to shame, Bonanza. On the back of her own horse Gypsy, Kris would dream of the old west, fantasize about being part of it, and imagine tales of a bygone era where life was more simple than it was in the bustling technology-cluttered modern days of the second half of the 20th century. As it does for all, time marched on, technology evolved, life changed, children of her own were born, grew up, moved on, but one thing stayed the same, the romance of the old west. After settling west in Virginia City Nevada and then later in Southern California, Kris and Mike have settled in, “at home” and strangely, back in time back in Indiana.

Andrew Flores is a visual artist/painter, singer and actor. He starred in the Houston Grand Opera’s Prince Igor from 1999-2000, Don Carlo from 2000-2001 and on the PBS TV Variety Show “Eat Art” as a Co-Host and Singer. Most recently Andrew has co-starred in WGN’s Salem, James Franco's 11/22/63, TNT’s Dallas (Season 3), USA’s Queen of the South and Tig Natarro’s Hulu serie’s One Mississippi. Recently, he was key supporting in the anniversary return to stage in Los Angeles in the hit Off-Broadway play The Flame.

Francesca Esposito is an Italian Assistant Camera for Film and Television, based in Los Angeles. Graduated with a master’s degree in architecture in Italy and gained a cinematography certificate at UCLA Extension, she developed a unique combination of artistic and technical expertise.

Francesca has shot features, shorts, and web-series. One of her latest project, the short film “Everyday” (2019) that she also co-produced, has been released in Italy for a press campaign, and has been mentioned on national media.

John Lazear, SOC is a Camera Operator/ Director of Photography based in Hollywood California. Lazear is member of the International Cinematographers Guild, and was inducted into the prestigious Society of Camera Operators in 1996 with a unanimous vote.

As Director of Photography he specializes in shooting feature films in the 35mm film format. His body of work as DP covers full length feature films, and several TV Series, music videos, and documentaries. A native of Los Angeles, born in a small hospital nestled between Disney studios and NBC studios John was destined for the movie industry. John has been fascinated with the art/science of capturing images since a child. On making his first 16mm documentary at 12, Lazear knew he wanted to make movies. In College Lazear tried a number of artistic endeavors including painting a historic 300 foot x 20 foot mural that still stands in Studio City.

Anna Sahlstrom is an actress, writer and producer. She has written, produced and starred in the comedy shorts, Pick Me!, Business Casual and Super Break-Up. Pick Me! was an official selection at the 2011 Filmstock Film Festival. Her feature script, The Go-Girls, was a finalist in the 8×8 Screenwriting Competition in 2014. Anna’s first love is the stage and she has a Post-Graduate Certificate in Acting from Drama Studio London and attended the Summer Training Congress at ACT. And she has a Theatre BA, and Spanish minor, from LMU.

Maria is a Los Angeles-based documentary and fine art photographer/editor. She currently shoots for local newspapers and magazines, where she enjoys shedding light (pun slightly intended) on the people, places and topics that make Los Angeles unique (although she’s also been known to grab her camera and head to other cities/states/countries when the travel bug inevitably makes its presence felt every so often). In addition to telling visual stories for media, Maria produces her own fine art passion projects, and several of her pieces have been featured in group exhibitions (at Bergamot Station and Annenberg Beach House, most notably) or sold to private collections.

Maria is available for fine art photography commissions, as well as for photodocumentary (including BTS/productions stills) and editorial work. She also provides editing services for clients on product, lifestyle, portrait, travel and architecture assignments.Maria is a professional member of

the American Society of Media Photographers and the Los Angeles Women's Photography Alliance.

Gayla has over 30 years as an international style consultant. Through The Gayla Bentley Fashion Design Group, Gayla is able to design and market women’s apparel and accessories for Women with Curves. The Gayla Bentley Houston-Paris Collection is sold in over 100 specialty boutiques worldwide, including Zappos.com, Myshape.com, neimanmarcus.com as well as www.gaylabentley.com. The collection has also successfully sold online. In 2009, Gayla made her national television debut on ABC’s Shark Tank, where Gayla found guidance and support from sharks such as Daymond John and Barbara Corcoran. Gayla was Costume Design/Co-Producer for the film, Hidden Assets, which premiered at Cannes Film Festival.

Laura Medina is a national and worldwide lifestyle, entertainment and food blogger. Her knack for knowing what people like to eat especially on the go or when on set makes her perfect to handle our craft services. Laura is the Editor in Chief of the Nationally Syndicated The Arriviste Blog.