WRITER-PRODUCER-DIRECTOR

FOUNDER OF CINESCREEN STUDIOS LLC

BIO:

Tonia Willis is the Founder of the Transmedia Production Company startup CINESCREEN STUDIOS LLC that focuses on multi-platforming content as media extensions to core narrative.

Tonia is a graduate of Chapman University’s MFA Showrunner program (formerly Television, Writing and Producing). She is currently continuing post-grad studies at Mount Saint Mary’s University in Los Angeles.

She was inspired to become a filmmaker because of her genuine love for storytelling.

In addition to the MASH-UP universe of properties, she created the Pilot for the short film PSEUDOCIDE: A Tale of Wrath. She is currently marketing a science fiction screenplay, The Dakota Experiments and The Port, a supernatural TV Series.

CINEMATOGRAPHER

BIO:

Lua Rasga is a cinematographer that graduated from the University of Iowa’s Cinematic Arts program. Originally from Brazil, she moved to the US to study Cinema and has been working in filmmaking ever since.

She has been the cinematographer for short films, documentaries, commercials, dance performances and many more.

Lua was inspired to become a cinematographer because of her love for film and art. She has an Associate's degree in Fine Arts and loves to paint, draw and take photos.

Lua's vision is to create an expressionist and compelling visual style while translating the director's view.

1st ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

BIO:

Amisha Kakkar is an Indian-American immigrant raised in the state of Colorado. After high school, Kakkar attended Metropolitan State University of Denver for journalism, but after freshman year she realized that it wasn’t for her and she wanted more. Kakkar moved to California in the year of 2018 to pursue filmmaking earning a Bachelor of Science. Kakkar considers herself as a director and writer, but has worked various roles in the indie world, such as producer, script supervisor and set dresser, etc.

SCRIPT SUPERVISOR

BIO:

Nakiya Martinoni was born and raised in Switzerland and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Film Production from the Los Angeles Film School. Since then, she has built a successful career as a Script Supervisor, contributing to over 10 feature films (XYZ Films, The Hallmark Channel, Amazon Prime), numerous commercials (Google, Kia), and more than 30 short films—many of them critically acclaimed and featuring renowned talent.

UNIT PRODUCTION MANAGER

BIO:

Lai Na Cheng is an immigrant filmmaker, originally from Hong Kong, China. She is currently a full-time film student at California State University, Northridge. As part of the Asian immigrant community in the United States, she seeks comfort and healing by making films that represent her community through creativity and story connection. Being a filmmaker is the American dream that brings her thousands of miles here from her home, but also it has been a belief of hers that she is responsible and inspired to discover and tell marginalized stories.

TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR

BIO:

Emily Skelton is a student, an artist, an actress. She is a writer, a painter, a jewelry maker, and a bit of a language nerd. She comes to us with a bachelor's degree in Screenwriting, and 30 years of professional experience in film production. She moved to LA in the mid-90's after getting her start as a driver on two films shot in Kansas City. When the productions wrapped, she packed her bags and joined the "rodeo." Today, she is a grad student at MSMU. We are happy to have her come on board as our Transportation Coordinator for MASH-UP.