The Crew

alex kyle

Alex is 19 years old and he grew up in the Middle East in Saudi Arabia. When he was little he had 3 huge boxes of VHS tapes and he would spend 3 hours combing through the old films, watching them on repeat. He would always use film as an escape and he fell in love with the productions process. He is now studying Editing at Columbia College Chicago!

teddy castro

Teddy is 18 years old and is from Stewartstown Pennsylvania. He’s always been a very extroverted person and he thrives around lots of people. He was brought up on all kinds of movies. He’s very close to his friends and big extended family. It’s with them that he started to make movies and tell stories that he wanted to from the day he got his first Ipod. Since then he’s only grown to love movies and know himself even more. He wants his movies to illustrate the the importance of the people around us and finding the beauty in the little things in life. Teddy is now pursuing Directing at Columbia College Chicago!

matt cunningham

Matt is 18 years old and he’s from Tinley Park, Illinois. He gets his creativity from his parents who both have helped him every step of the way towards his goal to be a filmmaker. He chose film as his passion because he is enamored with the thought of seeing his whimsical ideas come to life on the big screen. He is now studying to be a Director at Columbia College Chicago!

peyton knowski

Peyton is 19, and he’s from Sherman, Illinois. When doing theatre or a film he tries to find his creative passion in what the impact his character can make to a story to help drive the plot along a meaningful direction. When it comes to why he wants to keep pursuing these avenues, its the love of being able to help tell meaningful stories and to connect to the people who watch them. The feeling of being able to move somebody emotionally by something he’s displayed is truly an unrivaled feeling for him.