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RECENT ALUMNI CREDITS

Writer/Director Ricky Staub's ('06) "Concrete Cowboys" premieres on Netflix on April 1.

The film stars Golden Globe winner Idris Elba. You don't want to miss this landmark event!

See the official trailer below:

Director Ricky Staub

Director Ricky Staub (alumn) is seen here with Idris Elba, Caleb McLaughlin, on his film set Concrete Cowboys (2020).⁠

Ricky Staub is known for his work on Concrete Cowboy (2020), The Cage (2017) and Snow White and the Huntsman (2012).
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Britainne Pedersen

Disneyland Resort: Guardians of the Galaxy
Mission Breakout! (Video short) (associate producer)

Britainne Pedersen is a producer and actress, known for Eye of the Beholder: A Comedy in Three Parts (2012), Disneyland Resort: Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission Breakout! (2017) and Avatar: Flight of Passage (2017).

Samuel Vargas

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
(set staff assistant - 13 episodes)

Samuel Vargas is known for his work on Bumblebee (2018), Spenser Confidential (2020) and Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020).

Shannon Lynch

Assistant Editor

Shannon Lynch is known for her work on Honey Boy (2019), Altered Carbon (2018) and The Good River (2011).

Kristin Patterson

The Mandalorian
(visual effects producer - 5 episodes)

Kristin Patterson is known for her work on Ant-Man (2015), RoboCop (2014) and The Fate of the Furious (2017).

Nirvana Adams

American Housewife
(script supervisor - 84 episodes)

Nirvana Adams is known for her work on Dollhouse (2009), American Housewife (2016) and Emergency Operator (2016).

Paolo Cascio

Cinematography

Known for:

Addicted, Chicago Fire, Sabotage, Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas, The Internship, The Vampire Diaries.

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Jim Hope

Producer, Screenwriting

Known for:

George Lopez, Dog with a Blog, Titus, That Summer, Cousins for Life.

Leigh H. Rens

Visual Effects, Animation

Known for:

Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Battle Los Angeles, Jumanji; The Next Level, The Angry Birds Movie, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters.