FILMMAKERS

DIRECTOR | PRODUCER

Matt Livadary is a multifaceted creator and production executive with over fifteen years of branded content, storytelling & marketing experience. 

While serving as Creative Director at millennial culture publisher Uproxx, his industry-leading creative and documentary work earned hundreds of millions of views and received OMMA, Digiday, Cannes Lion, One Song and Webbie awards for clients such as Intel, Honda and MillerCoors. 

His documentary work has received multiple Emmy nominations, and includes the award-winning feature documentary QUEENS & COWBOYS (2014, Netflix). In 2018, he founded the production company Arroyo Parkway, serving digital content to companies like Uber, NFL, and Wondery. He teaches storytelling to students and businesses alike and loves igniting a passion for connecting the world through effective storytelling. 

He currently specializes in building internal creative agencies for brands and serves as the Head of Video Studio for Markforged. 

PRODUCER

Erin Krozek has a diverse work experience in the entertainment industry. Erin is currently the SVP of Development for Smuggler Entertainment since March 2022. Prior to that, they worked at National Geographic from 2013 to 2022, where they held various roles such as Sr. Director of Development, Director of Development, and Development Producer. Their responsibilities included leading creative teams, managing relationships with network clients and industry professionals, and overseeing program development for scripted and non-scripted series. Before joining National Geographic, Erin worked as a Development Producer at BBC Worldwide in 2013 and held producer positions at Peace Point Entertainment Group, Around the Bend Productions, LLC, Painless Productions, Gurney Productions. Erin started their career as an Assistant to Jason Reitman at Right of Way Films and as an Assistant at the William Morris Agency.

Erin Krozek completed their education at the University of California, Berkeley, from 2002 to 2006. During this time, they pursued a Bachelor of Arts degree in Classical Civilizations.

EDITOR 

Based just outside of Los Angeles and equal parts creator, craftsperson, and collaborator,Tim specializes in narrative strategy and audiovisual development, post-production, and marketing. He's collaborated with a wide array of clients, creators, and filmmakers on everything from critically-acclaimed feature films to multi-faceted campaigns and branded content with millions of impressions. Whether it's just the beginning or nearing the finish line, I'm capable of deploying and overseeing a robust set of solutions and resources to help guide and fully actualize any audiovisual story or campaign, all while minimizing overhead and maximizing results.

Some of his past collaborators include Netflix, Universal Pictures, Sony Pictures, Black Lives Matter Global Foundation, RLJE Films, Shudder, IFC Films, XYZ Films, Variance Films, Vertical, Wondery, Roadside Attractions, Well Go USA Entertainment, Spectrevision, 1091 and more.

COMPOSER

Joachim Cooder is a composer/songwriter/producer/drummer who lives in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Mt. Washington. As a young boy he would watch his dad, guitarist Ry Cooder score films. He loved all of Walter Hill’s doomed seedy characters and the wide open spaces of Wim Wenders’ Paris, Texas. He spent many nights in his room listening to Tangerine Dream’s soundtrack to Thief and was struck by the strange, cold melancholy that can only be achieved by synthesizers and machines. A feeling that continues to inspire him. He collaborates regularly with his wife, the LA artist Juliette Commagere. The two of them also just produced Carly Ritter’s debut. He also put out his own record under the name Love On A Real Train. His most recent soundtracks include the documentaries “Spark: A Burning Man Story” and “Queens and Cowboys.”