MUNA

Actors

Aiko Masubuchi

Aiko is a film programmer and musician, born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. She lives in Brooklyn, New York and her band is called Toyzanne.

Britta Grant

A true Midwestern at heart, Britta Grant grew up in Michigan before veering to Baltimore, Maryland where she pursued dance with an experimental collective. She was given the opportunity to perform for a local artist, Bosley, sparking the desire to entertain for a living. Since moving to Los Angeles, Britta has continued to thrive and is grateful for each opportunity and all to come. Signed with The Movement Talent Agency her credits include Ariana Grande, Lee Jeans, David Guetta, Nickelodeon, Facebook, Digicel, and ‘Cherry Boom Boom Live’ to name a few.

Candace Rosales

My name is Candace and I skate with the Los Angeles Derby Dolls. I was born and raised in L.A., so I am so proud to be a part of such an extraordinary organization. Being true to myself has always been important to me, even through certain times in my life where I felt as if I couldn’t just be me. Through all of those tough moments, I knew I couldn’t give into what was expected of me by society or even my peers. As someone who went by the beat of my own drum, I knew early on I had to surround myself with those people who were unique, different, and genuine. Growing up with immigrant family members has taught me to admire strong women who speak their minds, and who aren’t afraid to fight for what they believe in. Getting started with roller derby was just that-finding individuals who were all unique, different, genuine and who weren’t afraid to be themselves. In addition to being able such a welcoming community, derby has really helped me tackle everyday frustrations. It clears my mind, a therapy in a way. Skating around the track and challenging myself to be the best skater I can be. It has been such a welcoming and humbling experience, and I am so happy that I can just be me with a group of people who accept me for just that. This wonderful group of people is always so welcoming, encouraging, and accepting. Much love to my dolls <3

Evita Castine

Evita M. Castine is a Los Angeles based actor and director. She loves performing physical comedy and is preparing for her first clown show at the Clown School. You might have seen her in films such as Henry IV and Bart and Cleo. She volunteers working with Second Call, a community based organization working with high-risk offenders and recent parolees to adjust to mainstream life.

Jack Pullman

Jack Pullman is a Hollywood based artist and puppet designer. His work has appeared as far away as Norway and as near as never leaving the workshop. He also plays rock and roll with his family band, The Whole Damn Fam.

Jorge Vallecillos

On September 17th, 1991, Jorge Vallecillos was born in Los Angeles, CA. He was raised by his single mother in the dense urban neighborhood of Mid-City. Spending his time between Guatemala and the US Jorge developed a love for cultural symbols, in music and design, that ultimately dictated his design ethos. Having worked on various creative endeavors with a long list of collaborators including MOCA, Mercedes Benz, Sonos and numerous others, Jorge is driven by connecting people through collaborative art, music and technology experiences. To eat, Jorge works in strategic design for marketing with a focus on design and culture related clients.

Kristen Laffey

Kristen Laffey is a producer and a leftie. She currently works at Fullscreen TV and for YouTuber Lilly Singh in writing, producing, shooting, and editing capacities. She also independently produces queer and female driven short form content in lieu of sleep. @tildacanyouhearme www.kristenlaffey.com

Lloren Zeigler

Lloren Zeigler is an LA based actress and screenwriter. On screen since the age of 2, she strives to be a beacon of love and inspiration for young women of color before and behind the camera. Lloren has worked with comedy legend Bernie Mac and starred in Kel Mitchell’s directorial debut, “She is Not My Sister”. Her most recent project with actor-writer Diarra Kilpatrick (American KOKO) premiers in spring 2017. INSTA: @llorenzeigler

Parissah Lin

Parissah Lin is a recent graduate of the Gallatin School of Individualized study with a concentration in “Power, Gaze, and Identity.” She focuses on visual and performance arts as a space through which diasporic, indigenous, and post-colonial identities can resist, refuse, or subvert the violence produced by colonialism and imperialism. Using the language of critical race and performance theory, post/anti-colonial and indigenous studies, and social and cultural analysis, she attempts to disrupt the frame by which power and identity are produced through narrative practice. Her artistic praxis uses video art, archival and collected footage, public mourning, and performance. She is a founding member of the Yellow Jackets Collective a queer intersectional and interdisciplinary collective of East Asians collaborating towards radical futures that centralize marginalized bodies.

Pierre Davis

Italian for “no sex/gender,” NO SESSO is the LA based fashion house headed by Pierre Davis. The brand aims to create a world of fashion and art inclusive of people of color and gender nonconformists. Working with a wide range of prints, fabrics and reconstructed materials, each garment acts as a peaceful protest against issues surrounding LGBTQ and ethnic identities. For NO SESSO’s spring/summer 2017 “Working Girls” collection, pinstripes are combined with denim and mesh to create a couturier’s interpretation of attire that pays homage to working women of all professions. As a result, a contemporary approach to everyday uniform ranging from aprons and utility pants to suit blazers is presented to the audience. Various pieces throughout each collection are accented with the brand’s signature hand embroidery details, thus bringing a sense of balance between feminine and masculine silhouettes. A highlighted piece from NO SESSSO’s Working Girls is a denim hardware jacket with an embroidered display of eclectic characters you’d see working at a hair salon.

Skaters

Blake Johnson || bit.ly/YaiaSeries | @blakeular

Clive Dixon || thrashermagazine.com/articles/clive-dixon-interview | @clivejdixon

Kevin White || illegalcivilization.com | @jumpmanblanco

Antonio Durao || numbersedition.com | @antoniodurao

Sam Muller || sammuller.com | @sammuller

Tatiana Ettensberger

Tatiana Ettensberger is a film producer from Los Angeles, currently in school at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. She is best known for her role in MUNA’s album video, About U. She, the producer, majorly fucked up in not getting an actor in time and was forced to play the role of “girl in car” for the project.

Production

Isaac Schneider (Director)

Isaac is a recent graduate of Wesleyan University who lives at home with his parents. Before Wesleyan he attended USC but he wasn’t so into it (sorry, dad). During his time at USC, Isaac became obsessed with the imagery of Americana & credits frat-row, flip flops and the cool rush of coors light for inspiring his creative work. You can check out his work at isaac.is.

Wyatt Winborne (Director)

Wyatt was born in Los Angeles, California and grew up in editing rooms. Wyatt’s father, an editor himself, introduced Wyatt to film and the industry at a very young age, bringing him into work with him most days. As a child, Wyatt spent what he describes as “probably an unhealthy amount of time” in editing rooms, on mixing stages, and anywhere else the post production process took his father. Since burgeoning into adulthood, Wyatt has worked on several music videos, short films, and feature films, in a variety of roles ranging from Assistant Camera, to Editor/Director. He kinda sucks as a person, but who cares in this industry right?

Simona Kessler (Producer)

Simona is a film producer & photographer and graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts. She presently resides in Los Angeles – but as a young child, was an adamant believer that before coming to earth, she “lived in the paint.” This integration of art & life, in its myriad and bizarre manifestations, has remained essential to Simona’s endeavors. Her award-winning films and music videos have screened internationally at festivals including Santa Barbara Film Fest, Fantasia Fest, LA Music Video Fest, and––most notably––SXSW, at which four works have premiered since 2015. You can view a selection of these at aporkalypseproductions.com and photos at @simonakessler

Tatiana Ettensberger (Producer)

Tatiana Ettensberger was born and raised in Los Angeles before venturing to Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. She is an American Studies and Psychology double major, but because of Wesleyan’s booming film program at Wes, she has found herself working on film projects anytime she is not in class. Her film interests are driven by identity and representation and specifically by how to work both into the entertainment industry. With a year and half of school left, she is eager to graduate and begin her career in film, but hopes to learn as much as she can to ensure her goal of a more inclusive and socially conscious industry comes to fruition.

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