Matthew Mishory - Founder
Filmmaker Matthew Mishory (portfolio) was named a “rising talent” by Variety and a “poetic filmmaker” (Film Threat) who “has managed to capture an austere beauty of a kind little known by all but the likes of Baudelaire” (Film International). Equally comfortable working in (and in-between) documentary and fiction forms, he has told the stories of outsiders and visionaries.
Matthew recently wrapped Mosolov's Suitcase (starring Lior Ashkenazi), the experimental biopic of a purged Soviet composer that finds brutal parallels in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. His credits include the docs Fioretta (winner of three prizes at DocLA), Who Are the Marcuses? (featuring Warren Buffett), No Place of Exile (for Arte), and Absent (“must-see” – Cineuropa); and the narrative films Joshua Tree, 1951 and Delphinium (BFI National Film Archive).
A top commercial director, Matthew has shot campaigns–including for the Super Bowl broadcast–featuring sports stars (Giannis Antetokounmpo, Venus Williams, Tia Blanco) and business world giants (Charlie Munger, Larry Fink, Ted Decker). He has earned a reputation for consistently delivering challenging spots to the world's most demanding brands.
Matthew has also created a series of ambitious film installations for the Berlin Musikfest and screened work at the Tate Britain Museum in London. Matthew splits his time between Los Angeles and New York City. When he's not on set, he can usually be found surfing or crate digging for jazz and punk LPs.
Rob Levine - Development Executive
A native New Yorker and graduate of Columbia University and NYU, Rob Levine began his career at The Image Bank’s newly-acquired film division. After moving to Los Angeles and working as a Story Analyst for New Line Cinema, he began a fifteen-year stint as a Production Executive at Universal Television.
While working for Emmy-winning producer Dick Wolf at Universal, Rob helped to assemble an ace writing staff for a stable of hit shows that included Law & Order, New York Undercover, Mann and Machine, Feds, Players, Crime & Punishment, and The Wright Verdicts. Rob was then offered the opportunity to run legendary actor Peter Falk’s production company, where he developed Jon Favreau’s Made.
A voting member of the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences, Rob is also a produced screenwriter.
Bradford L. Schlei - Co-Founder
Bradford L. Schlei (IMDB) is an acclaimed producer and financier who was born and raised in Los Angeles and attended Harvard School, Bennington College, and Yale Law School. Previously, he worked for legal department of CAA.
As the founder of the film finance fund Stone Canyon Entertainment, Bradford was responsible for the financing and production of such indie powerhouse films as Swingers and Slingblade. He also served as partner and Head of Production of Muse Productions, creators of such critically-acclaimed films as American Psycho, Sofia Coppola’s directorial debut Virgin Suicides, Buffalo 66, Irreversible, and Bully.
As a producer, Bradford’s credits include Spun, Some Folks Call It A Slingblade, Swingers, Dogtown, Welcome To Hollywood, The Killer Inside Me, The Trust, Who Are the Marcuses?, and Fioretta.
A frequent speaker on the subjects of Film, Literature, and Art, Bradford has guest lectured at USC Film School MFA writing program and Columbia University Film School. He is a well-known contemporary art collector and critic and an early investor in blockchain technology.