Crew
MUSHEN KIETA
WRITER, DIRECTOR, FOUNDER
Born in 1990 as the youngest of nine children, Mushen has always loved cinema and was able to cultivate his palate for quality work early on. He was exposed to a variety of films at a young age, even making and acting in VHS films with one of his brothers at age 12. By 16, he stepped behind the camera and began to craft stories of his own, finding his voice as a filmmaker and honing in on visions that mattered. From commercial content for a wide spectrum of clients to independent creative productions, his journey has taken him across the country and around the world. He founded Wunderus in 2016 to establish a production house that would serve as the embodiment of the highest quality of Film and TV production, where the story is always first.
RICHARD FRANK
PRODUCER
BRENNAN COMMISSO
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR & PHOTOGRAPHER
A prolific and long-time painter and photographer, Brennan’s knowledge in artistic composition greatly contributes to his craft in filmmaking. His first encounters with exploring various mediums of art include photography and graffiti of Boston’s urban landscape at the age of 11. As a filmmaker, these skills have flourished into his understanding of realism, urbanism, and self-referential application in his work.
ARIANA PELAEZ
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
A 1st generation Guatemalan-American, Ariana’s inclination to spontaneity in her filmmaking began with taking various visual arts classes in high school. From a dissertation on uprooted Mayan history, to an animated film of her mother’s immigration story, to a documentary on gentrification in urban landscapes, her values of community, culture, and family continuously bleed into her work.
VICTORIA SLES
WRITER & MEDIA MANAGER
Whether she’s documenting the refugee experience of her parents through a memoir or studying Journalism, Political Science, and Economics at Baruch College, Victoria has always been able to employ her writing talents toward her passion for storytelling. Crediting her taste for photography, art, and fashion, she continues to cultivate her strengths in the film world by adjoining the reality of the creative process with innovative representation in media.
LEXICA TAYLOR
STAFF WRITER
Studying Media Arts Production at Emerson College, Lexica has always possessed an innate ability and passion for creating. She started making films upon being gifted a tablet at age 9, where she began honing in on her skills in directing, writing, and editing. Since then, she has been able to develop these strengths as a leading member of Artists For Humanity’s Video and Film Production studio, applying her artistic initiative in creating the studio’s many commercial and independent projects.
