Jaren Kerr Media

We’re just under a week away from the premiere of CYCLES and ! The screening is SOLD OUT but rush tickets will be released 10 minutes before the block begins. The film will be shown in the NW Series block on Sunday, April 19th, held at at 2:00pm. I hope to see you there!

This post goes out to my amazing crew(s) that made this project possible.

CYCLES is the first installment of an anthology highlighting local film photographers. The goals of this project are to shed light on some amazing local artists and serve as an opportunity to collaborate with a range of other filmmakers. I will be producing and shooting each installment through .llc and intend to collaborate with different directors across the anthology.

This first installment granted me the opportunity to work with the ever talented . I am forever grateful for our friendship and collaboration! I also had the pleasure of working with two separate crews for this installment which were both jam packed with skillful and quite lovely folks.

The end product of this film is directly correlated to the folks that were apart of it. Each and every one of them brought unique perspectives and immeasurable talents to the table.

You can find the full crew list below. Hire any/all of them on your next project. You won’t regret it.

Director & Editor: Daniel Cantu |
Director of Photography & Producer: Jaren Kerr |
Assistant Director: Aaron Baltierra |
Production Company: Ensemble Media | .llc

First AC: Gabe Clement & Kayla Caldiera | &
Location Sound: Artthew Ng & Justine Lacio | &
BTS Stills: Aaron Baltierra & Trey Slyapich |

Composer: Kennedy Verrett |
Sound Design: Daniel Harris |
Colorist: Jaren Kerr |

Equipment Support: Framework & Desert Island Studios | &

already broke the news but I’m excited to share that we’re headed to next month!

If we’ve bumped into eachother at a networking event or industry mixer anytime in the last couple years I’m sure I talked to you about wanting to shoot a series of short docs highlighting local photographers. ‘CYCLES’ is the first installment of a body of work I’m referring to as ‘Through the Lens’.

When I started thinking about whose story I wanted to tell for the first one came to mind immediately. Her passion for film photography is absolutely infectious, her eye for details and story is incomparable, and her genuine love for the community is indisputable.

I cannot wait for ya’ll to hear a bit about her journey with film. Who knows, maybe you’ll go out and pick up a camera and roll of Kodak Gold afterward.

Director & Editor: Daniel Cantu |
Director of Photography & Producer: Jaren Kerr |
Assistant Director: Aaron Baltierra |
Production Company: Ensemble Media | .llc

First AC: Gabe Clement & Kayla Caldiera | &
Location Sound: Artthew Ng & Justine Lacio | &
BTS Stills: Aaron Baltierra & Trey Slyapich |

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Here’s your reminder that Chimera is premiering at in a couple weeks!

Crew
Featuring: James Alby
Director & Editor: Daniel Cantu
Producer: Aaron Baltierra
Director of Photography: Gary
Briggs
1st AC: Jaren Kerr
2nd AC: Sean Molloy
Gaffer: Matt Lindberg
Location Sound: Justine Lacio
B Cam Operator: Jaren Kerr
PA: Trey Slyapich
BTS: James Noah Smith & Trey Slyapich
Composer: paese.daniel Daniel Paese
Colorist: Grant Benesh
Sound Design: Jared Blizzard
Title Design: Michael Fagan Poster Design: Brendan
Hanna
VX Footage: James Noah Smith

Photos courtesy of

Chimera is funded in part by the Regional Arts & Culture Council and the Office of Arts & Culture!

Feb. 13th 2025 | Cedar Mill, OR