OUR TEAM
Meet the creators who Brought this story to life!
Hey! I’m Paul. I suppose you could call me an emerging filmmaker because I am just figuring all of this stuff out. Over the last four years, I’ve dug my heart and soul into this project to bring these important stories to life. I’ve learned about the challenges of fundraising and grant writing, gathered a team of talented and experienced professionals to learn from, struggled and failed lots - but kept my head down and kept going. I’ve been a part of aspect of this film from creative vision, team management, production logistics, fundraising, filming, editing, fundraising, filming, writing, editing, and more fundraising. It has been challenging to say the least - but I’m proud of how far we’ve come.
My passion to tell this story comes from a personal experience with my mother who introduced me to the adaptive sports community and emphasized the importance of nature to our health. You can see some of my other work through my website below.
Ghislaine owns and runs Whipped Sea, an independent production company based in France that operates globally. Whipped Sea's primary focus is producing bold and cinematic feature length documentaries and docu-series with a human interest, adventure, or environmental theme. Her latest release “Savage Waters” is now streaming on Outside TV.
I got connected with Ghislaine during our 2020 Crowdfunding campaign and she has been supporting the project since with her expansive industry connections and experience.
Kjell is a passionate visual storyteller and well-accomplished drone pilot and cinematographer. He’s worked for many big companies including National Geographic, Coca Cola, and NASA - just to name a few - and produced several short films on his own.
When I initially had the idea to make this film, Kjell was the first person I called. He has been a go-to sounding board throughout the process of making this film, and also had a large influence at the beginning on the cameras and quality we filmed with which have led to the quality and project we have today. Kjell supported initial production interviews and home-life as well as aerials on Mount Baker and the Lower Salmon. To be inspired and blown away, check out more of his work below.
Hans is an editor, director, and producer who has worked for decades with television networks National Geographic, PBS, Discovery Channel and more. He is best known for The Current: Explore the Healing Powers of the Ocean (2014), Changing Tides (2017) and Fresh Tracks.
Hans came on board to help with our 2021 Trailer and has brought his incredible wealth of knowledge and expertise to the project - helping us get to rough cut and build out our post-production team.
Ben is not just a music composer - he’s a music magician. Based in Los Angeles, Ben has toured the world with artists including Selena Gomez, Noah Cyrus, Liz Phair and others. He recently scored SEASPIRACY which was the #1 film on Netflix in 31 countries. He’s also worked as a staff composer for Hans Zimmerman doing countless TV shows including 2022 Jeopardy and National College Championships. This barely scratches the surface of his credits.
I have no idea how I got so lucky to meet Ben, but I am truly grateful for his support and coming on board this project. He put together the original score for our 2021 Trailer and has been working close with the team throughout the post production process. To learn more about Ben check out his website below.
Adam began his journey behind the lens creating outdoor sports videos with his friends in high school (including me!). Since then he has worked on national TV productions such as Velocity's hit show "The Lifted Life" and shot commercials for companies including White's Boots POC and more.
I reached out to Adam to join as second camera for our White Rim Trail adventure (pictured above). He is responsible for all the beautiful slow cinematic desert shots in our trailers and has been an incredible support throughout.
Gabe has been shooting adventure sports for over 20 years, in extreme conditions and remote locations. He has worked for big brands including Patagonia, The North Face, Black Diamond, Red Bull, Sony, Microsoft, Osprey, Ski-doo among many others.
In college, I had the opportunity to intern with Gabe and we became great friends. As things started coming together for our Mount Baker shoot I knew he would a great addition to the team as it takes a specific person to be able to confidently climb an 8000ft glaciated volcano while filming.
I am fascinated with everything visual - with a special love for photography, design and the union of the two. My formal education has been spent exploring graphic design and marketing at Western Washington University, where I have become hungry for visual communication, be it motion graphics, web, or editorial design.
Meanwhile, I have immersed myself in the experiential education of photography, trying my hand at every genre that intrigues me, whether it be commercial portraiture or storytelling photojournalism. Integrated in these two worlds, I have met some spectacular individuals and listened to many extraordinary stories.