DIRECTOR

Brian Robau is a Cuban American award-winning director, born and raised in Miami, Florida. In 2014, Brian moved to Southern California where he is finishing his M.F.A. in Directing at Chapman University. In 2016, he was fortunate enough to win the Student Academy Award for his intermediate film It’s Just a Gun.  He is passionate about exploring the human condition through stories that have an added layer of social consciousness. Esta es tu Cuba is his thesis film inspired by the many stories of the children from Operation Pedro Pan, including his father's.

PRODUCER

Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, John is currently in the dual MBA and MFA Film & TV Producing Program at Chapman University’s Dodge College.  2016 was a great year for him, as two films he produced won the Student Academy Award (It’s Just a Gun) and the DGA Student Film Jury Award (Black Magic). Having previously interned for Universal Pictures, United Talent Agency and Fox Searchlight Pictures, John is passionate about every facet of filmmaking and takes deep pride in all of his projects.  Esta es tu Cuba is his thesis film and the culmination of his three years in graduate school.

WRITER

Daniel Klein is a writer, director and producer of award winning short films and television projects. Klein has had films featured at festivals around the world and, recently, wrote the screenplay for the 2016 Student Academy Award winning short film “It’s Just A Gun”, directed by Brian Robau. Prior to that, Klein co-wrote, directed and produced “GARY: UNDER CRISIS” with Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly. Klein also wrote and directed  "AB-", which premiered at the TribecaFilm Festival and is currently wrapping up post-production on the short film “Paper Beast”.

CINEMATOGRAPHER

Born and raised in Indianapolis, IN, Trevor is completing his third year as a graduate student at Chapman University with an MFA in Cinematography. He was a finalist nomination for the 2016 Kodak Award Scholarship in Cinematography for the film, Look at Me. Having shot a wide variety of work--ranging from short films, music videos, and commercials--his work often features softer, naturalistic lighting with subtle, elegant camera movement.

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER

Filmmaker Alexandra Rodríguez Rosado is close completing her bachelor in Digital Production of Cinema in the University of the Sacred Heart. She has produced films as the documentary “Canta de todas formas” made with the association of the non-profit organization San Jorge Children’s Foundation. The short films “Mirada Inocente” starring Cristina Soler and Julio Ramos and “Postponement of Suicide”, chosen to be presented at the Rincon International Film Festival, among other projects.