REEL WITNESS | CREW

Aimie Vallat | PRINCIPAL & CO-FOUNDER

PRODUCER, DIRECTOR & WRITER

For more than three decades, I have worked as a social change agent across the nonprofit and documentary film sectors, exploring how the human experience reveals both our profound individuality and shared humanity. This devotion to story has carried me across the globe—from the townships of South Africa, to a youth theater collective in Serbia, and back home to narratives of justice and resilience in the Pacific Northwest.

Grounded in a bachelor’s degree in Visual Anthropology from Fairhaven College and a master’s degree in Communication from Antioch University, I co-founded Reel Witness with Noah Dassel. Together, we have developed documentary work focused on sustainability, food security, and refugee communities. Our first feature documentary, Present Moment, premiered in 2015, followed by Little Rebel and This Being Human, created in collaboration with Guido Ronge. Our most recent film, Surrender | A State of Being, was completed in 2025.

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.