Caleb Gonzalez, Ph.D. (Writer / Director / Producer) is a cancer researcher at the Texas Medical Center who loves telling stories through film.
Lance Childers (Producer / Director of Photgraphy / Editor) is a Houston-based filmmaker. He began making short films in 2012.
Amos Cochran (Composer) is an Emmy Award nominated composer, musician and sound artist based in Arkansas. His compositions for film, theater, radio, and television have received many honors, including a 2010 Kennedy Center Excellence in Composing Award and a premier at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. In 2019, he was commissioned by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art to create a sound piece for their groundbreaking outdoor exhibition, Color Field, and he was selected by global creative house Justkids to be an official artist of the award-winning Unexpected urban and contemporary art festival.
Caleb Gritsko (Gaffer / Key Grip) is a storyteller and filmmaker from central Virginia, now at home in Austin, TX. He loves to compose images and shape light, seeking to convey beauty, humanity, and truth in his work. In his spare time, he enjoys craft beverages, drumming, and dry sarcasm.
Siegen Bretzke (Production Sound Mixer) is a production sound mixer based in Austin, Texas. He was raised with a deep respect for music and learned piano at an early age. Beyond his extensive body of television, film, and commercial recording work, Siegen takes special pride in recording the delicate live performances of musicians on a chaotic film set, like those heard in Sky. Siegen's passion for filmmaking extends well past the nuts and bolts of recording a film's production sound tracks, and he considers himself a core creative force on set to support the visions of the director, producer, and cinematographer.
Rylee Manahan (Make-Up Artist) is a 21-year-old self-taught SFX makeup artist. She's been creating makeup looks for 9 years. She is so excited to be a part of this production!