REEL WITNESS | CREW

Aimie Vallat | PRINCIPAL, RW

PRODUCER, DIRECTOR & WRITER

For the past twenty-five years, I have worked as a social change agent in the non-profit and documentary film sectors. I’ve always been fascinated  about how the human experience shows both our uniqueness and common ground. My interest in storytelling has taken me around the world; from the townships in South Africa, to a youth theater troupe in Serbia and interviewing Holocaust survivors in Poland.

Building on my bachelors degree in Visual Anthropology from Fairhaven College and a Masters in Communication from Antioch University, I created REEL WITNESS  with Noah Dassel. Together we developed stories about sustainability,  food security and our refugee community. We debuted our first  documentary in 2015 with Present Moment, and Little Rebel was our first  collaboration with Guido Ronge. This Being Human was released in  spring 2019.

NOAH DASSEL | CO-FOUNDER

CO- DIRECTOR & DP

I am a Seattle-based filmmaker and musician with work focusing on social justice, education, and healthy communities. Since 2006, I have had the good fortune to work on projects concerning local food, financial literacy for youth, international women's empowerment, social entrepreneurs, and local community health. 

In August of 2017, I completed my master's degree from Vanderbilt School of Nursing and I am now a certified Family Nurse Practitioner with the University of Washington. I am excited to combine my storytelling and media skills with my new role as a healthcare provider, both locally and globally. 

GUIDO RONGE |

CO-DIRECTOR & DP

I was born in Southern Germany and developed a love of travel at a very  early age. I relocated to the US in 1995 and began my career as a filmmaker starting as a camera technician, camera assistant and then  transitioned to working as a Director of Photography. I have had the good fortune of working on a range of productions world wide including;  corporate and feature films, commercials and documentaries.

Expanding on my desire to travel the world, I began focusing on cross-cultural work opportunities, like the collaboration with Soulcraft Allstars and  EPIC. Seven years ago we started working on a long term documentary  exploring the intersection of the local communities in southern Haiti and an endangered bird population, the Black Capped Petrel, in a film called ‘Save the Devil’. Closer to home, I have been excited to team up with Reel Witness to shoot and co-direct a series of films on the refugee/asylum experience.