CREW
Elease Patrick
Writer & Producer
Elease Patrick graduated from Rutgers University where she double-majored in English and Journalism. While still a senior, she became a staff writer for The Home News Tribune (New Brunswick) where she learned the art of the obituary. Of course, she wrote the occasional news blurb and the rare interview piece for the features section, but primarily it was obits. Seeking something more lively, Elease worked in broadcast news for a couple of different radio stations and eventually became a traffic reporter in the New York tri-state area.
Her discovery of screenwriting led her to relocate to Los Angeles, CA — the land of “happy accidents,” of which there have been several. The most notable, though, would have to be meeting the director who led to the production manager who led to the almost-line producer who led to the actual line producer who turned into the director of this film, Enrico Natale.
“Broken” is Elease’s first produced work and she’s looking forward to many more.
Enrico Natale
Director / Producer / Editor
Enrico began his career as a filmmaker 12 years ago and has since worked as a Freelance Producer/Director/Writer with over 15 feature films completed. In 2012, Enrico produced and directed a suspenseful, award-winning film titled, “Ticket to Hell”. Having been accepted into over twenty-five film festivals and winning fifteen awards, “Ticket To Hell” has earned Enrico recognition from around the globe.
Enrico has produced and directed films with many notable actors including Gina Rodriguez, Haylie Duff, John Schneider, Valente Rodriguez, James Russo, Jonathan Bennett, and Lacey Chabert.
Most recently, Enrico produced and directed the feature film WTF: World Thumbwrestling Federation (Samm Levine and Debra Wilson) and produced Amelia 2.0 (Ed Begley Jr. and Kate Vernon). Both films are available for purchase on VOD and digital platforms. Enrico also produced Silver Skies (George Hamiliton, Mariette Hartley) which can currently be seen on Netflix.
Artur Gubin
Director of Photography
Award-winning cinematographer Artur Gubin studied art at Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts (Ukraine). A versatile filmmaker, his work can be seen in numerous music videos, commercials, documentaries and short films. He shared an award for Best Cinematography (Brazil International Film Festival) for his work on the film “The Guilt List” (2016).
Nick Emerson
Sound Design
Nicholas Emerson studied sound and film scoring at UCLA, and has ghost-written music for major production companies in Los Angeles. An avid multi-instrumentalist, he has also written collaboratively with many bands spanning from New York to Portland, OR. His unstoppable passion for music and sound design, along with a keen ear for great sound, makes Nicholas a great artistic collaborator for all kinds.
Noah Andrade
Sound Design
Composer, sound designer and sound engineer. Born and raised in Venice, California. Sonically diverse and curious, he is obsessed with all things sound. He has a prolific background in many genres and styles, and has worked with distinguished musicians in hop-hop, jazz, electronic, rock and world music. His uniquely “Noah” ear brings a signature style and sound to his projects that aim to emphasize and detail the minutiae.
He loves “aha” moments and long walks on the beach.
Anne-Katherin Dern
Composer
Award-winning composer Anne-Katherin Dern’s formal music education was quite global, having studied film scoring at Musicube Academy (Germany), earned a Bachelor’s degree at ArtEZ Conservatory (Netherlands) and completed UCLA’s Film Scoring Certificate Program (U.S.).
Upon finishing her academic studies, Anne put her knowledge to practical use, becoming a composer for music production houses that specialized in music for television, video games and motion picture advertising. Throughout the years, she has continued scoring numerous projects, including film (“Geostorm”), television (“Galavant”) and sharing a Best Soundtrack award for the film Saawan (2016).
Ann also has extensive experience creating custom virtual instruments for composers worldwide.
Jeff Blum
Co-Producer
Jeff’s experience and expertise spans both on and off screen. He’s been an actor his whole life and has numerous television and feature film credits. He’s produced dozens of web projects and has a passion for what the next generation of streaming television and film can look like.
He has a professional background in branding, marketing and web development. He loves hot sauce, tequila and the ninja turtles.
If you are craving more, you can find it at jeffblum.com