TEAM
Timothy Wolfer, Director/Producer
For the last ten years Timothy Wolfer has been producing documentaries about humanitarian aid, international development and migration. His work has taken him to 40+ countries; Places like South Sudan to tell stories of the conflict, Bangladesh to cover stories of the Rohingya fleeing Myanmar, and Cuba as the country opened up to the first U.S. humanitarian assistance. Wolfer filmed and produced the feature film “Adopting Haiti”, shot days after the 2010 earthquake; distributed though hulu.com. He has also produced numerous, short docs for PBS stations, winning him a regional Emmy.
Siobhan Luikham, Producer
Siobhan has worked for the last 6 years for non-profit organizations and the United Nations managing humanitarian emergency responses to refugee and other displacement crises around the world - including in South Sudan, Greece, Iraq, Bangladesh and Uganda. She understands that the decision to leave home is never taken lightly - and that the challenges and trauma do not end upon reaching a "safe" place. Siobhan seeks to improve public understanding of migration, so that we recognise all migrants as fellow human beings worthy of care and respect.
Graham Ehlers Sheldon, Producer
Graham Ehlers Sheldon has produced and shot scripted, travel, topical, and historical TV, digital and film projects on six continents. Some highlights of Graham's documentary work include NBC's The Island with Bear Grylls, Sinking Nation, Echoes from Chernobyl, Cuba: An Island Apart, The Agency: Inside the CIA, and his Emmy award winning expose on migration: Crossing Borders. Graham is a Sigma Cine Pro, member of the Producers Guild of America, and a contributor to the filmmaking website: Cinema5D. Feature film credits include Ms. White Light, The Good Catholic and Dry Blood.
AJ, Co-Producer
Amador 'AJ' Jaojoco is a designer located in San Diego, CA. Originally an, Los Angeles native, he met Timothy Wolfer during their college days when they worked on the feature film 'Adopting Haiti.' Since, AJ has been a collaborator and consultant with Wolfer Productions for the past 10 years. He actively consults LGBT ally groups and organizations, specifically in conversations involving faith and religion. He is most passionate in projects that create new perspectives and bring awareness to populations in need.
Jonny Orlansky, Writer
Jonny Orlansky studied film, journalism, and literature at the University of Kansas, where he also learned Spanish while spending a semester in Andalucia. After college he moved to New Orleans where he worked doing post-Katrina relief with people with disabilities and working on death penalty appeals. After four years there he got his Masters of Education at the University of Washington in Seattle in 2014 in Applied Behavior Analysis and has worked full time as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst for children with autism since. This is his first feature film project, which happens to be an ideal alchemy of all his life experience and interests.
Zachary Walter, Composer
Zachary Walter is an American musician, film composer and audio engineer with a career in music spanning 2 decades. To date, he has scored 5 feature length films, 8 short films, 3 documentaries and 2 podcast series. Zachary also has independently released two full length albums, an EP, and wrote an original composition titled ‘Velkominʼ, which was performed by the ‘Bloomington Symphony Orchestraʼ. Zachary continues to pursue his passion in visual and symphonic narratives to help ascend and educate the human condition through cinematic storytelling.