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SANDRA VALDE-HANSEN Director of Photography (8/14/19) SANDRA VALDE-HANSEN Director of Photography www.sandravalde.com FILM & TELEVISION DIRECTOR COMPANIES PRODUCERS “THE L WORD: Sarah Pia Anderson Showtime Marja-Lewis Ryan GENERATION Q” Steph Green Jennifer Beals (Series) Ilene Chaiken “NOW APOCALYPSE” Gregg Araki Starz! Steven Soderbergh (Series) Gregg Araki Gregory Jacobs “CROSSING” Arthur Ian Off Shore Productions Debra Trevino Cynthia Graner Gohar Igityan “AFTER EVERYTHING” Hannah Marks Yale Productions Jordan Yale Levine Joey Power WYSJ Media Michael J. Rothstein Sean Glover “DESOLATION CENTER” Stuart Swezey Mu Productions Mariska Leyssius “SOCIAL ANIMALS” Theresa Bennett BondIt Ash Christian Cranium Entertainment Mark L. Lester Melodie Sisk “SEATTLE ROAD” Ryan David Seattle Road Ryan David Cynthia Graner “LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED?” Kim Rocco Shields Love Is All You Need Michael J. Zampino Kim Rocco Shields “CROSSING” Arthur Ian Off Shore Productions Cynthia Graner Bryan Wilkerson “WHITE BIRD IN A Gregg Araki Desperate Pictures Alix Madigan BLIZZARD” Wild Bunch Pavlina Hatoupis Official Selection: Sundance Film Festival “BEYOND PARADISE” J.J. Alani Newroz Films J.J. Alani The Group Entertainment Gill Holland “GIRLTRASH: ALL NIGHT Alexandra Kondracke Power Up Films Angela Robinson LONG” Lisa Thrasher Official Selection: Outfest Film Festival “HELLO HERMAN” Michelle Danner All in Films Alexandra Guarnieri Roughsky Productions Brian Drillinger “JEWTOPIA” Bryan Fogel Oops Doughnuts Prods. Tucker Tooley Tooley Productions Pavlina Hatoupis “FLY AWAY” Janet Grillo Ministry of Content Catherine Hardwicke Official Selection: South By Southwest Film Festival Cricket Films Pavlina Hatoupis (cont.) SANDRA MARSH & ASSOCIATES Tel: (310) 285-0303 Fax: (310) 285-0218 e-mail: [email protected] (8/14/19) SANDRA VALDE-HANSEN Director of Photography -2- FILM & TELEVISION DIRECTOR COMPANIES PRODUCERS “SLANTED” Cristina Anderlini Girl Factory Jeff Marchelletta A Broad Vision Prods. “KABOOM” Gregg Araki Wild Bunch Pascal Caucheteux Official Selection: Cannes Film Festival Desperate Pictures Sebastien Lemercier Official Selection: Sundance Film Festival “ACTS OF MERCY” Laura C. Lopez Ambrosia Films Laura C. Lopez Erica Harrell “EL SHOW” Shari Scorca MUN2 Television Shari Scorca “MANIC” Kate Marks HBO Kimberley Browning (Short) Kelly Edwards DOCUMENTARIES “DESOLATION CENTER”* Stuart Swezey Mu Productions Stuart Swezey “BURN MOTHERFUCKER, Sacha Jenkins Showtime Documentary Erikka Yancy BURN!” Films Official Selection: Los Angeles Film Festival Mass Appeal “GREEN” Leighton Woodhouse Participant Media Conner Ficcadenti (Short) Leighton Woodhouse “THIS LAND IS OUR LAND” Leighton Woodhouse Story of Stuff Leighton Woodhouse (Short) “AL JAZEERA AMERICA: Jennifer Taylor Al Jazeera America Jennifer Taylor DAUSY & MAX” Specific Pictures “TEDActive” Marla Mitchnick TED “MTV HOUSE OF STYLE” Nicola Darrach MTV Nicola Darrach Nate Ford “STREET KNOWLEDGE 4 Jennifer Taylor Latino PBS Jennifer Taylor COLLEGE” Specific Pictures “MTV SUPER VIDEO” Nicola Darrach MTV “TALES OF MASKED MEN” Carlos Avila Echo Park Films Carlos Ávila PBS “YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL WITH Jeffrey Shepherd Jeffrey Shepherd BRENDA RUSSELL” * - shared credit (cont.) SANDRA MARSH & ASSOCIATES Tel: (310) 285-0303 Fax: (310) 285-0218 e-mail: [email protected] (8/14/19) SANDRA VALDE-HANSEN Director of Photography -3- COMMERCIALS KENZO PSA: DANIEL’S PLACE EL AGUA DE ASUNTO DEL TODOS ICDC COLLEGE PSA: HIGHWAYS PERFORMANCE SPACE & GALLERY ANCESTRY.COM Locations: US, UK, Bahamas, France, Mexico Citizenship: US Languages: English Membership: IATSE Local 600 & Associate Member of the Society of Camera Operators (SOC) SANDRA MARSH & ASSOCIATES Tel: (310) 285-0303 Fax: (310) 285-0218 e-mail: [email protected] .
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