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Meet the Team

The Dawn Makers Films team is made up of a diverse collection of artists from around the country who work in the different elements of production.

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Musician

Abbey Ellerglick

Abbey Ellerglick, known professionally as Acelia, has acted in several DMF films as well as starring in the music video to her song The Other Half of the World.

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Abbey attends Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA.

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Musician

Anya Movius

Anya Movius is a singer songwriter from Charlottesville, VA.  She has released a self titled EP followed up by 3 singles with an accompanying music video from DMF.

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Anya attends Harvard University in Cambridge, MA.

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Writer/Director/Producer

Bella C Sonen

Bella C Sonen is the founder of DMF and has worked as a writer producer and director as well as overall coordinator of the company. 

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Bella attends the University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, CA.

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Graphic Design

Evan English

Evan English is an artist and graphic designer from Charlottesville, VA with a specialty in multi media.

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Evan attends Albemarle High School in Charlottesville, VA.

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Cinematographer/Actor

Lily Burris

Lily Burris is one of the original members and main coordinators of DMF.  She has worked as a cinematographer and musician as well as an actor.

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Lily attends the TISCH school of the Arts at New York University in New York City, NY.

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Writer

Maya Parker

Maya Parker is a writer and musician from Charlottesville, VA who works with DMF as a script advisor.  Additionally she plays bass and sings with Acelia.

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Maya attends Bard College in Red Hook, NY.

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Producer

Addie Tweet

Addie Tweet is a writer and producer from California and co-founders of Powerline Pictures.  She works as a producer and assistant director for DMF.

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Addie attends the University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, CA.

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Art Director/Graphic Design

Ava Noth

Ava Noth is a multi media artist from Chicago, IL with specialty in clothing and furniture design.  She has worked on production and wardrobe design for many DMF productions.

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Ava attends Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA

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Assistant Director/Producer

Eve Gorman

Eve Gorman is an assistant director and producer for DMF and one of the original members of the company.

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Eve attends the University of Delaware in Newark, DE.

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Producer

Harrison Oswald

Harrison Oswald is a producer and filmmaker from Asheville, NC and a co-founder of Powerline Pictures.  He works with DMF as a producer and general advisor.

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Harrison is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, CA.

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Graphic Design

Maya MacMillin

Maya MacMillin is a graphic designer and artist who has worked with DMF on logo design and on set as a Production Designer.

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Maya attends the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA.

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Cinematographer

Melissa Mackenzie

Melissa Mackenzie is a cinematographer from Orange County, CA who has worked on the DMF crew since her filming of the Eclipse MV.

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Melissa attends the University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, CA.

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