MEET THE TEAM
OLIVIA CROWELL
WRITER, DIRECTOR
Olivia is a multi-hyphenated artist (director/writer/actor) based in New York City. Her work includes writing for both the screen and stage, in addition to film acting, contemporary and classical stage, and improv comedy. Her most recent short, The Life of a Zebra, played at the Marina Del Rey FF. She specializes in dark humor and true to life characters. Olivia is a witty director who values hard work, perceptiveness and laughter.
BILL KIRSTEIN
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Bill Kirstein is an award winning cinematographer based in New York. He is known for his work as cinematographer on Mean Girls (2024) and Happyend (2024).
With more than a decade of experience lensing narrative, documentary and commercial films all over the world, Bill has collaborated with some of the biggest artists including Beyoncé, Paul McCartney, Tina Fey, Jon Hamm, Justin Timberlake, and Adele, and his work has competed and screened at all the top festivals including Venice, Cannes, Tribeca, Locarno, Berlinale, SXSW, New York Film Festival, AFI, Camerimage among others.
His work is characterized by a considered, personal approach to framing and camera movement that seeks to dispel preconceptions of iconic subjects in order to portray the unexpected.
ROBERT RAVENSCROFT
PRODUCER
Robert is a co-founder of Pan Up Productions, an award winning full service production company with a narrative focus on developing and creating everything from short films to docs, and features alongside a commercial branch including a roster of directors / photographers.
Robert has produced and overseen 40+ short films working on growing and developing directors and navigating the festival circuits. He recently wrapped a feature entitled “Great White” starring Jon Bass, Pat Healy, and Emily Davis. While building up a solid network of talent to dive into feature films. In the commercial realm Robert has either produced, directed, or photographed spots for companies such as Southwest Airlines, Canon, Netflix, Clear, Seatgeek, Square, Dermstore
MAYA BARBON
PRODUCER
Maya Barbon is a bi-coastal producer and production coordinator. Co-founder of the production company Driver’s Ed Media, she has produced films and music videos for a variety of clients, including Warner Records, BeyGOOD, R&R Records, Indie-Pop!, and more. With experience as an Assistant Director, Production Designer, and Unit Production Manager, she prides herself on her versatility on and off set.