Team
Associates & Collaborators
Richard Chisolm – is an Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker with more than twenty-five years of production experience. Based in Baltimore, he has shot films and television programs on a variety of subjects in the US and abroad. Deeply committed to the value of honest stories and the adventures of real people, Richard has worked for PBS, National Geographic, BBC, Discovery Channel, HBO, and many other broadcast entities. He was the Director of Photography for both of ABC’s “Hopkins” primetime medical documentary series (2000 and 2008) and recently directed A Century of Compassion, on behalf of the Henry Phipps Psychiatric Clinic at Johns Hopkins. He is the recipient of a Peabody Award, a Columbia duPont Journalism award, two Kodak Vision awards, three CINE Golden Eagles, and is a Distinguished Alumnus of the University of Maryland. Richard’s recent film, Cafeteria Man, a feature documentary on school nutrition reform, premiered in 2011 and is currently screening across the USA to critical acclaim. (www.RichardChisolm.com)
David Grossbach – has been editing documentaries for over twenty-five years. His award winning work has been broadcast on The History Channel, The Discovery Channel, National Geographic TV and PBS among others. Last year he edited “Allah Made Me Funny,” a live performance comedy film theatrically released across the United States. His most recent film, “Soul of a People: Writing America’s Story,” can currently being seen on The Smithsonian Channel.
Sheila Kinkade – has extensive experience as a storyteller, writer, and filmmaker. A graduate of the Columbia School of Journalism, over the past twenty years Sheila has traveled to more than forty countries helping nonprofit, corporate, and public sector clients tell the human story driving their social change work. She co-produced Cafeteria Man, a feature-length documentary chronicling a pioneering school food reform effort in Baltimore, MD, and is the author of books, articles, and publications that celebrate the lives of those whose perseverance and hope eclipse the barriers they see around them.
Frank Rehak – is a working photographer, passionate participant in film and filmmaking, and an experienced professor of photography and film. Frank has more than thirty years of experience teaching at various institutions such as the University of Maryland, The School for Photographic Studies in Prague, The Johns Hopkins University, Loyola University Maryland, The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, and Goucher College. He was a long-standing member of the Baltimore Film Forum and served as a juror for the Baltimore International Film Festival. Frank also served as the Mid-Atlantic Regional Chairperson (1980 – 86) of The Society for Photographic Education, and co-founded The Circle of Confusion, a think tank for issues of criticism and history related to the photographic medium. His works, both visual and written, have appeared in the publications of Eastman Kodak, Ilford, Polaroid Corp, the New York Times, The Baltimore Sun papers, Photographers Forum, and the News American.
Christopher Louie – is the current president of Limbix Productions, and a dedicated advocate for addressing inequities in healthcare and education. He has received multiple distinctions for leadership and community engagement, including recognition from the American Cancer Society, and has served as a member of the Johns Hopkins University Board of Trustees. He is also a former member of the Board of Directors for the 4K for Cancer Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to engaging young adults in the fight against cancer by spreading awareness, raising funds, and fostering hope; through this organization, he has led two 4,000 mile, cross-country cycling treks from Baltimore to San Francisco, supporting cancer research and community engagement through the American Cancer Society and the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Medicine. He is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, University of Pennsylvania, and the Johns Hopkins University, receiving degrees in public health, biotechnology, and neuroscience, respectively.
