WRITER / DIRECTOR

Narrative film in post production…

Lio thinks they are following directions to a mysterious party. Instead, they end up on a disorientating journey through the wild.

Photos by Elena Zhukova

DIRECTOR / PRODUCER

If Cities Could Dance | San Francisco: Transgender Dancer Sean Dorsey Dreams of a Limitless Future for Trans and Queer Communities

Emmy award winning short film created for KQED’s Web Series.

Meet Sean Dorsey, the first openly transgender modern dance choreographer who has brought his trans-positive performances to cities all throughout the U.S. His powerful works blend contemporary dance, queer partnering, music and spoken word.

DIRECTOR / EDITOR

TRANSPIRE is a film series and live performance which lifts up the historical, present, and future human/water relationships and personal lived experiences of water use and recreation in Boise. In celebration of the Treasure Valley and inspired by the Morrison Center's location on the Boise River, this work is a collaboration between BANDALOOP Artistic Director Melecio Estrella with filmmaker Lindsay Gauthier and Choreographer Lauren Edson of LED Boise.

TRANSPIRE

Conceived by Melecio Estrella

Directed and Edited by

Lindsay Gauthier

Artistic Directors

Melecio Estrella and Lauren Edson

BANDALOOP and LED

BANDALOOP Choreography by Melecio Estrella in Collaboration with Dancers

LED Choreography by Lauren Edson in Collaboration with Dancers

Commissioned by

The Velma V Morrison Center for the Performing Arts & Boise State University

Director of Photography

Yoram Savion

Executive Producer

Thomas Cavanagh / BANDALOOP

Associate Artistic Director

Courtney Moreno / BANDALOOP

Line Producer

Brian Thacker / Morrison Center

TRANSPIRE Music Composed and arranged by

Andrew Stensaas

1st AC Jik-Reuben Pringle

2nd Camera: Desmond O’Shea

Colorist: Gary Coates

BANDALOOP Dancers:

Jose Abad, Becca Dean, Lauren Godla, Rose Huey, Sarah Keeney, Courtney Moreno, Isha Clarke

LED Dancers:

Jacob Beasley, Cyrus Bridwell, Nell Josephine, Daniel Ojeda, Jess Sulikowski

Live Vocals written by Andrew Stensas Performed by Angel Abaya / LED

Music for the Morrison Center Outdoor Live Performance by Ben Juodvalkis

All Rigging and Ropecraft: Derrick Lindsay and Miranda Oakley

Lighting and Theatrical Design: Jim French

Wardrobe: Krystal Harfert

Stage Management and Tour Management by Nick Brentley

1st Assistant and Production Management by Jessi Barber

Climate Scientists in Creative Collaboration

Dr. Alejandro Flores BSU

Dr. Andrew Jones UC Berkeley

All production by The Morrison Center for Performing Arts

Shaun Sites, Director of Production and Operations

Matt Curtis, Production Manager

Shot on location in and around Boise, Idaho

Critical Mention:

Jet Boat / Camera Boat Driver, Darren Koontz

Dance Boat, Brenden Fitzgerald

Helicopter Aviation Support by Silverhawk Aviation

Black Cliffs counsel from the Boise Climbing Association

Rescue Swimmers: Brian Thacker, Jim French, Jessi Barber, Derrick Lindsay and Thomas Cavanagh

Accomodations, Inn @ 500

Land Acknowledgment

Gratitude and honor to the Shoshone-Bannock indigenous people of the Treasure Valley and Boise River area who model land stewardship and who will always be the true guides, leaders and keepers of the river.

“Water is Sacred”

Special Thanks to Boise State University, Brian Thacker, Laura Kendall, and all the production staff who tirelessly fueled and supported the filming of TRANSPIRE

Additional Thanks to the Salo Family

Avery Salo and his brothers Liam and Ethan Salo

Honorable mention to the community of Boise, who welcomed BANDALOOP and friends to film and dance in their river, along their bike pathways, in their reservoir and on top of their beautiful mountains.

Endless gratitude to BANDALOOP founder Amelia Rudolph for inspiring dance in the vertical in all places; mountains, cities, bridges and buildings.

BANDALOOP Worldwide Representation by SOZO ARTISTS

Copyright and all rights reserved #BANDALOOP

Cinematographer / Editor

The Barman's Daughter. Directed by Shawna Virago. Queer maximalism meets gender-nonconforming drag meets Trans Femme Power in this short film featuring Virago, Churro Nomi and Mira. Themes of dual consciousness and proliferating doubles pop while uplifting Trans femmes and drag femmes.

Cinematography/Editing: Lindsay Gauthier. PA: Sean Dorsey PA: Heidi Erickson Cast: Churro Nomi, Mira, Shawna Filmed on location in North Beach, SF CA Music Lyrics: Shawna Virago Produced by: Shawna Virago and Grace Coleman Recorded at Different Fur, San Francisco CA. Engineer/Mixing: Grace Coleman Mastering: Lien Do Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica, Bass: Shawna Drums: Lien Do

MIRA_singular_shift was a film capture created for the Goethe Institut San Francisco for an exhibition in their gallery.

Choreografie/Concept: Julia Riera

Film Director / Camera / Editor: Lindsay Gauthier

Dance: Joy Kammin

Music: Timm Roller/Philipp Mancarella

Assistance: Julia Franken

Director / Co-Director / Editor / Cinematographer

A collaboration Lindsay Gauthier and André Williams, these three music videos were a triptych created for Diatom Deli’s Album release under label RNVG Intl.

DIRECTOR / CAMERA / EDITOR

A video installation created for a gallery exhibit at the Marin Headlands Center for the Arts with Fog Beast.

Director / Producer / Editor

A dance film collaboration between GARRETT + MOULTON PRODUCTIONS and Rapt Productions.

Choreographer and Artistic Director: Janice Garrett

Composer and Musical Director Jonathan Russell

Dancers: Amy Foley, Jaime Garcia Castilla, Nol Simonse, Juliann Witt, Miche Wong

Director of Photography: Heath Orchard

Costume Designer: Juliann Wittt

Gaffer: Matthew Stouppe

1st Assistant Camera: Jared Tabayoyon

Audio Engineer: Matt Carr

Musicians: Allegra Chapman (piano), Lucan Chen (cello), Victoria Hauk (flute), Natalie Raney (cello), Jonathan Russell (clarinet), Jon Szin (clarinet)

Technical Director for GMP: David Robertson

Technical Director for ODC Theater: Del Medoff

ODC Theater Health and Safety Staff: Monica Ascencio, Juliet Hicks, Lucia Flexer-Marshall, Never Navarro, Alexandra Rosen

PRODUCER

A 17 minute dance film created for the San Francisco Ballet 2021 Digital Season.

DIRECTOR

PASSAGES TRAILER

Project Co-Directors : Danae Mattes, Hope Mohr, Henry Threadgill

Film Director: Lindsay Gauthier

Film Co-Artistic Directors: Danae Mattes, Hope Mohr

Sculptor/Set Designer: Danae Mattes

Choreographer: Hope Mohr, in collaboration with the performers

Dancers: Belinda He, Jane Selna, Karla Quintero

Music: Pathways (2018) by Henry Luther Threadgill

Music Performed by:

Zooid

Henry Threadgill, alto saxophone/flute/bass flute

Elliot Humberto Kavee, drums

Liberty Ellman, guitar

Christopher Hoffman, cello

Jose Davila, trombone/tuba

Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble

Timothy Weiss, director and conductor

Remy Libbrecht, English horn

Lauren Anker, horn

Camille Vogley-Howes, violin

Devin Cowan, viola

Matthew Frerck, double bass

Tyler Smith, percussion

Director of Photography: Andy Hoffman

1st Assistant Camera: Jared Tabayoyon

Gaffers: Marc Lenahan & Orlando Torres

Set Photographer: Aleksey Bochkovsky

Creative Consultant: Heath Orchard

Assistant Editor: Susana Barron

Studio Assistant/Craft Service: Sasha Cherkassky

Set Construction: Dan Richards

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PRODUCER / EDITOR

Short dance film created for SF Ballet’s 2021 Digital Season.

Directed by Lauren Finerman

Choreographed by Cathy Marston

Filmed at the Fairmont San Francisco in November of 2020 and released selectively in 2021, this dance film includes choreography from a scene of Mrs. Robinson and stars Principal Dancers Sarah Van Patten and Joseph Walsh in the ballet’s leading roles.

PRODUCER / EDITOR

A 40 minute dance film created for San Francisco Ballet’s 2021 Season.

Director / Producer / Editor

Dance Film / Dance Film Commercial

An intricate duet bathed in light, OPEN the dance film was created from material shot for a Peerless Lighting commercial. Choreographed by San Francisco Ballet's Dana Genshaft, performed by Alonzo King Ballet's Michael Montgomery and Laura O'Malley, cinematography by Ben Estabrook, set photography by Aleksey Bochkovsky, production management and storyboard by Lauren Bedal.

The Open dance film commercial was lit purely by the Open Luminaire. It exposed the beautifully soft quality of the commercial lighting fixture which won Most Innovative Product of the Year from the LFI Innovation Awards. 

Editor

Director of Photography: Ben Estabrook

A short documentary exploring a new work by Natasha Adorlee for Amy Seiwert’s Imagery Sketch 12 program.

DIRECTOR / EDITOR / COLOR

Conceptual Ballet meets Music in a Dance Film that was premiered at San Francisco Dance Film Festival. Set to a cover of an original song by Indila.

Concept by Kevin Jenkins and Natalie Bancroft

Choreography: Kevin Jenkins

Music Production: Greg Johnson

Cinematography: Heath Orchard

Camera: Ben Estabrook

First AC: Jared Tabayoyon

Vocals: Natalie Bancroft

Dancers: Laurence Gonzalez Ramos and Reka Gyulai

HMUA: Pete Cervantes

Photography: Ryan Beck

Co-Director / Editor / Post-Production

Dance Film

Part dance film and part music video, “since you went” follows the story of a couple where the passing of time and the history of a relationship is measured in cups of coffee. Developed at the Djerassi Resident Artists Program, the film uses the lush, open landscape near Woodside, CA as the backdrop for a series of glimpses into nostalgia, love, loss, and a mountain of coffee cups. 

 Created by RAWdance and Rapt Productions

Co-Directed by Ryan T. Smith, Wendy Rein, and Lindsay Gauthier

Cinematography by Ben Estabrook, Music by Let’s Whisper

Director / Camera / Editor

Dance Film

This was my second dance film and remains one of my favorites despite it's low-tech quality. A collaboration with Cielo Vertical Arts, this film has been shown at the San Francisco Dance Film Festival, the Cross Pollination Festival, and Breaking Ground Film Festival.

Editor

I have been making the trailers for the annual San Francisco Dance Film Festival for 8 years. It is one of my favorite things to edit. There is so much visually stunning imagery to pull from. 

Creative Producer / Project Head / Behind the Scenes Editor

The Co-Laboratory is an annual film project produced by the San Francisco Dance Film Festival. It is a unique collaboration between two teams of choreographers and filmmakers who are given the opportunity to create two short dance films in a week, shortly before the annual fall festival. The intention is not to create the perfect film, but to bring professional artists into the atmosphere of a laboratory, one that challenges them to think collaboratively and explore possibilities for expression outside their fields, hopefully inspiring future creative relationships among local artists. 

As the creative producer, I am in charge of making the project happen in all of it's facets. I work with an advisory panel to select and pair the artists, guide the creative collaborations along once the artists are selected, and oversee the artists, staff, and crews. 

These are a number of the films that have been created over the last four years.

Feature Documentary Editor

This engaging one-hour film goes behind the scenes with composer Shinji Eshima and San Francisco Ballet resident choreographer Yuri Possokhov as they recount their collaboration with the original cast of RAkU. It brings together a confluence of eastern and western cultures in music and dance. The contributions of Butoh, martial arts, chanting Zen monks, the rigors of rehearsal with Yuri Possokhov and the enduring friendships of the artists are all featured in the documentary preceding the stunning performance which was recorded in a film studio.

The performance is shot cinematically in the style of a dramatic film, providing an intimate relationship with the dancers. From the film’s opening narrative scenes, it establishes an intimate style and carries through the ballet performance. This gives viewers an immediate and powerful sense of being close to the dancers, rarely shared in dance films.

Editor

Dance Film

Music is Moving is a dance film I edited for Fountain 3 Films.  I worked together with Kate Duhamel to execute her vision.

Editor

Trailer for a dance film by Kate Mitchell.

Director / Editor

“Wildfires through the Heartwood” commemorates the impact of the 2017 fires on Root 101, Sculpture Garden by Bruce Johnson, which was located at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts. I created this with SoCo Dance Theater. SoCo along with guest artists performed in the sculpture garden live in the spring of 2017. We filmed footage of the performance before the fires, then after, with fire damaged sculptures and empty garden, and wove them together into a new film "Wildfires through the Heartwood.

Director / Producer / Editor

Documentary Short

In celebration of the Year of Technology at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, Nighthouse Studio was invited to be the 2015 Grace Cathedral Artists in Residence.

Fields of Prayer, an integrative, immersive light and sound installation was premiered on November 7, 2015. Nighthouse Studio explored the medium of light and sound as ephemeral phenomena with the potential to unmask hidden aspects of architectural forms within the cathedral and to activate space.

Sound design: Floor van de Velde

Cinematographer: Ben Estabrook

Photographer: Aleksey Bochkovsky