Tray Goodman
Producer + Director

His work has been described as inspired, transformative, and urgent. Tray Goodman's expansive career has been an exploration of the evolving models of communication, allowing him to internalize the impact of narrative in a way makes film and literature his intuitive expression rather than an exercise of craft.

In this space, the moving image is Tray's native language, while the written and spoken word are translational; modalities by which he navigates and documents our emergent global story line. Tray takes what he refers to as a "non-lateral," approach to storytelling, understanding that the most comprehensive translation of our world involves not just looking backwards and forwards, but also looking outward and inward. Reflection upon the past and anticipation of what is to come are the critical scaffolding of our shared experiences, but aspiration and introspection are the dimensions that engender our most authentic truths.

Mario Chioldi
Producer + Writer

PRODUCER/WRITER Mario Chioldi has been producing media, film, and TV since the 1990s. Headquartered in New York City, Mario has worked around the world. Mario earned an MA in Literature and has written numerous projects that have been produced and many in development. He is a founding member of the American Pictures Group, a New York City based production company focused on bringing conservative values to modern cinema. In 2017 he produced "9.8m/s^2" with Russian director Michael Vaynberg which screened at Cannes and went on to win over 30 domestic and international festival awards.

Rusty Case
Producer + Writer + Assistant Director

Rusty, also known as William, began working for NBC in New York in 1985. He owned and operated an organic food distribution business out of New York with 40 employees and generating $12MM in annual sales. After eight years in the food distribution business, Rusty was ready to return to entertainment and in 1994 became Director of Systems Engineering for Cinergy FX/Mass.Illusion.

In 1996 Rusty was hired by Sony Pictures Imageworks and became a Sr. Systems Architect for the development of the multi-thousand processor Imageworks facility in
Culver City. In 2000 Rusty was hired by Warner  Bros./Eon Entertainment as the CTO for the Wachowski Brothers.

In 2004 Rusty was a junior partner in the purchase of the 150,000 square foot Linda Vista Hospital Location Studio in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, where he managed all studio operations and was also director of business and project development for the 400-unit Buena Vista Lofts condominium project being developed for that site. From 2004 to 2008 Rusty was involved in location and production logistics for over 900 productions, including such high profile TV shows as Without A Trace, Bones, the Shield, Monk and Criminal Minds; and additionally participated in raising over $100MM
in capital. Thereafter Rusty became the Chief Commercial Underwriter for the Platinum Capital Group in Manhattan Beach where he interfaced with numerous commercial banks and capital finance companies.

Sam Erdmann
Director of Photography

Sam believes communication and teamwork is key to a great production. Big or small. She loves to learn and teach others why film has been and will continue to be her passion. Sam's most recent production was GCM own feature length documentary called "#HatersMakeMeFamous" where she acted as co-producer, co-director and worked as the Director of Photography.  With an artillery of gear knowledge behind her, she is ready for any production.

Sam is familiar with both film sets and broadcast control rooms. She has a passion for sports replay of all kinds with the exciting pressure of getting the right shot to the crowds. She also loves telling stories on sets with dynamic lighting and shots only found on film sets. Sam also spends a lot of time paying it forward and teaching others her knowledge. She is a professor at Scottsdale Community College, teaching different aspects of a broadcast control room. She has also been teaching a children's camp at the Del E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts for over 10 years, inspiring children to tell their own stories through film and editing.

Sam practices learning and listening as much as leading and producing. She works to create pieces of work that show her artistic expression

Tamara McDaniel
Producer

Tamara McDaniel – Producer/Production Manager/Casting Director/VO artist Tamara McDaniel is a Phoenix-based producer, production manager, casting director, actress and voice over artist, as well as the founder of the award-winning Phoenix Independent Film Makers Group (PIFMG). Tamara was most recently the UPM on the feature film Anti Corona Virus and an international film, NRI – Nayana Rara Intiki, staring Srinivas Avasarala. She was also producer on Girl, Wired!, a feature about a preteen electronics genius which is now available on Amazon, as well as a producer on“KGOOG, a reality show comedy about a dysfunctional production company which is available on Amazon. Other films she produced include “Aliens From Uranus”, a science fiction comedy due out in 2020 starring Grant Cramer (Killer Clowns from Outer Space) and Dee Wallace (ET and Cujo), and “Margarine Wars” with Robert Loggia (Independence Day) and Doris Roberts (Everyone Loves Raymond); as well as “Hatfield and McCoy”.

Tamara has also produced numerous commercials and short films, including “The Nephila” starring Ellen Muth (Dead Like Me) and “Family 2.0” starring Christopher Atkins (Blue Lagoon) as well as several episodic television shows. Prior to her work in film, Tamara received a BS in International Business from Western International University and worked in the Utility industry for 21 years, 15 of those at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, where she ran multi-million dollar projects and designed nuclear engineering processes and procedures.