Aaron Godfred is a filmmaker with short film, music video and commercial credits and over ten years of producing and directing experience. In 2006 Aaron produced OREGON’S WAR AT HOME, a documentary that was awarded a Northwest Regional Emmy. He has recently directed and produced projects for The Hallmark Channel, Outdoor Life Network and a variety of corporate clients.  Before founding Montauk Project Films, Aaron worked as an assistant at The Endeavor Agency in the Story, Film Financing and Motion Picture departments. In 2005 he received his MBA in Sports Marketing from the University of Oregon’s prestigious Warsaw Center. He has a bachelor’s degree in International Business from Linfield College.

Dave Szamet served as solo producer on BEYOND BORDERS: THE DEBATE OVER HUMAN MIGRATION, a feature documentary that was featured at the Tribeca Film Festival, and several other film festivals. Dave is currently pursuing a Masters degree in producing from the American Film Institute. Dave has earned credits as creative producer, on a variety of Internet spots and the short film Intensity. His experience in the many and varied aspects of filmmaking include creative development, contract negotiation, budget oversight, and scheduling. His prior experience with The Weinstein Company, and Ambush Entertainment, led Dave to Camborne Productions where he began working with Simon W. Burrow on his documentary film, BEYOND BORDERS. Dave has coordinated shooting for films in such diverse locations as Haiti, Miami, Boston, Washington DC, San Francisco, and New York. He is a graduate of Linfield College in McMinnville, OR where he majored in English and Political Science.

Malcolm Leo comes to the table with over thirty years of writing, directing and producing experience.  He has produced and directed films such as THIS IS ELVIS for Warner Brothers, IT CAME FROM HOLLYWOOD for Paramount, BEACH BOYS, AN AMERICAN BAND for ABC, WILL ROGERS: A LOOK BACK IN LAUGHTER for HBO and ROLLING STONE PRESENTS TWENTY YEARS OF ROCK & ROLL.  Malcolm's experience is invaluable and he will serve as executive producer lending his wisdom in development, production and post-production.

Lucas grew up in Casper, Wyoming. He started his career as a photojournalist for an NBC affiliate.  While in college he landed a job as a camera p.a. on the television show ER.  This led Lucas to several years working in camera department on various television shows, features, and commercials.  Since becoming a Director of Photography Lucas has shot numerous short films, commercials, web based content, and two features.  He holds a BA in Cinematography with a minor in Art History from Columbia College Chicago and an MFA in Cinematography from the American Film Institute Conservatory.

Anne Costa boasts a diverse experience and history with many forms of art. She attended the San Francisco Art Institute studying Fine Arts for three years and then spent a year in Burapha University in Thailand studying Folk Art. She graduated from Washington University in Saint Louis with a BFA in Illustration and Motion Graphics. After graduation Anne chose to get her Masters Degree from American Film Institution in Los Angeles because it targeted narrative storytelling and highly accredited graduate program in Production Design.

Simon was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. After graduating from the University of New Orleans in 2006, Simon worked as an editor with Côte Blanche Productions; Credits include: THE MAN WHO CAME BACK, AMERICAN CREOLE: NEW ORLEANS REUNION (A nationally broadcast PBS documentary, winner of the Silver Telly, public television’s top award), and WATERMARKS a three-part, 30 minute, narrative short, depicting the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. It was official selection: New Orleans Film Festival, 2006, Oxford Film Festival, 2007, Winner: Outhouse Film Festival, 2007 and Southern Appalachian Film Festival, 2006.