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Eric Bruggemann

editor

Recently coming off producing and editing the feature documentary “Sunshine Superman” and working on Amazon’s series “The New Yorker Presents”, Eric Bruggemann has been active in the documentary, television and film worlds for years. 

He has edited four projects for Alex Gibney including “NRDC: Laws of Nature” and “Taxi to the Dark Side”. He edited “Video Free Europe,” a feature doc about R.E.M. and “3 Nights Live,” a feature doc about Ryan Adams. Eric also cut two seasons of Sundance Channel’s “Iconoclasts”, the feature film “Woodpecker,” and broadcast campaigns for Levis, NASCAR, DeBeers, and Citizen Watch. Eric has also edited music videos for Rufus Wainwright, Natalie Cole, Gladys Knight, Tilly and the Wall, The Stills, Ryan Adams, and Counterclockwise.

 
 
 
 
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Daniel Falconer

Director

Born in Detroit, Daniel Falconer studied Film at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. He wrote, directed, and edited “On My Own” in 2008. before dedicating three years to making the documentary “Deforce”.

He is proud to put his storytelling ability to work on “Unrepresented”. He stands ready to claim credit for anything the film does well, and equally prepared to blame others for any potential shortcomings.

 
 
 
 
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TJ Hellmuth

Cinematographer

LA based, TJ began his career in NYC in 2002 where he had the opportunity to work in camera and lighting departments on projects such as “Man on Wire”, “Law and Order”, “The Visitor”, “Great World of Sound”, “Sesame Street”, and “Seemore's Playhouse”, as well as countless music videos for artists such as Chris Cornel, Lil Kim, and 50 Cent.

 
 
 
 
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Hannah Noel

Research Director

A Lansing native, Hannah graduated with a degree in Screen Arts and Cultures from The University of Michigan. She is an advocate for social justice and reform, heavily involved in the Prison Creative Arts Program- dedicated to bringing arts and literature inside Michigan prisons and connecting students with incarcerated men, women and children. It was here that her drive was sparked to bring insight to audiences about issues that plague our society, and ways in which we can stand up to change them.

 
 
 
 
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Andrew Rodney

Executive Producer

A graduate of Groves High School and Hillsdale College, Andrew wrote and produced the documentary Deforce in 2010. Andrew is the Chief Operations Office for Detroit Forming, Inc. in Southfield, Michigan. He is also a tutor in Detroit schools and a global member of Gen Next- a group dedicated to confronting challenges that face future generations.

 
 
 
 
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Natalie Shaheen

Coproducer/Unit Production Manager

Detroit native Natalie Shaheen graduated NYU in International Law; Spanish; and Theater studies. She is an NYC based producer and just had her directorial debate with the short film Always, closely followed by 2 national commercials. She finds purpose in using film to bring a voice to the voiceless and is proud to be a part of the Unrepresented team.

 
 
 
 
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Sara Needham

Impact producer

Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Sara Needham is an Emmy-nominated producer with over 18 years of experience working in documentary film and journalism. She has led and implemented several successful outreach & impact campaigns for documentaries and is excited to be spearheading the distribution campaign for UnRepresented.

Sara holds an M.J. from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, where she learned the craft of filmmaking from legendary, Oscar-nominated filmmakers and her reporting skills from some of the top journalists in the country.