As the producing organization of Women of Tibet, the EMMY® award winning PBS series, Frame of Mind Films, draws on a vast global pool of experienced and talented film and media professionals.  Their varied skills and expertise, time and energy ensure we succeed in creating innovative media that fosters individual and social awareness and transformation.  Like all independent production companies, our teams are made up of independent contractors who come together in a variety of ways depending on the needs of any given project.   Here are a few of the people who have worked with Frame of Mind Films during the past ten years.

 

Rosemary Rawcliffe, Exec. Director/Senior Producer/Director

Founder of Frame of Mind Films, Rosemary Rawcliffe is an EMMY® award winning consultant and executive producer, producer, and director with more than 30 years of international experience in television, advertising, film, video, and theatrical production. A social entrepreneur, Rosemary is equally capable of managing both the creative and business aspects of a media production company.  Her strengths lie in her ability to successfully manage people, coordinate multiple projects, synthesize ideas into integrated concepts, and deliver the final production on time and on budget. As a humanitarian, she has a lifelong commitment to creating films that emphasize human rights and tell stories from the female perspective. When Rosemary moved to the United States from her native England, she founded Frame of Mind Films to continue her work in America and her passion for producing stories that bear witness to spirit, hope, and courage.

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Holly Hine, Assistant Producer/Post Production

Holly Hine began working for Frame of Mind Films in January 2009 as Rosemary's Executive Assistant and Post Production Assistant.  Holly began her studies in Fine Arts and Illustration and in 2006 graduated from SF Academy of Art University with a BA degree in film editing.  Holly has worked as a promotional representative for Filter Magazine where she promoted popular musicians through local venues and major record labels,  and she also interned with San Francisco Cinematheque,  by providing administrative support, maintaining their publicity archive, and assisting in their public outreach. After graduating from AAU, Holly moved to Los Angeles where she worked at Aspect Ratio, a Hollywood trailer house in their post production department. Always on tight deadlines, Holly worked as an assistant editor on Theatrical, TV, and Home DVD trailers. Holly returned to the Bay Area to work with EMMY® winning Frame of Mind Films on the Women of Tibet documentary film series. 

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Aram Fischer, Junior Associate Producer

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Peter McCandless, Director of Photography

Peter McCandless is a Bay Area cinematographer with a long and varied list of film and video credits for broadcast television and theatrical release.  The recipient of two National Endowment of the Arts Awards, his films have been presented at major international film festivals including Sundance where his work Pool of Thanatos drew much favorable attention.  Peter has been the cinematographer on the EMMY® award winning Women of Tibet series.  Peter was also the cinematographer on the EMMY® award-winning documentary film Of Civil Rights and Wrongs: The Fred Korematsu Story and the controversial  The Bridge, a 2006 documentary film that tells the stories of individuals who committed suicide at the Golden Gate Bridge in 2004.  Peter’s current work includes Call of Life, the first feature-length documentary film to fully investigate the growing threat to Earth’s life-support systems from the loss of biodiversity.

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June Zandona, Second Camera

June Zandona is a Los Angeles based cinematographer and photographer. June began working with Frame of Mind Films while pursuing her BFA in cinematography from the Academy of Art University, and considers working on the award winning Women of Tibet film trilogy one of her most rewarding film experiences. Since graduating from AAU, June has shot several music videos, commercials, and short films, and has recently wrapped on the feature length documentary film Porchlight Sessions, which traversed the country exploring the spread and flourish of American folk music culture. Currently, June splits her time between mainstream film production, compelling independent projects, and putting together a substantial body of still photography work. She is constantly on the lookout for the kind of work that makes it all worth it: collaborative, creative, unafraid, and inspiring communal and personal growth.

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Elizabeth Hartjens, Sr Film Researcher/Archive Footage Consultant

Elizabeth Hartjens, head of Washington-based Image Finders, inc., has 30 years of experience in researching historic film archives.  Lisa brings her vast experience as a leading independent researcher at the Library of Congress/National Archives.   Lisa has many credits to her name including her work with Ken Burns on his PBS The Civil War and The War documentary series narrated by Tom Hanks.

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Linda Milks, Researcher 

Linda has a broad research background with diverse areas of investigation.  Environment, culture, history, current events, religion, metaphysics, legal, medical, geography, psychology, politics.  She has a degree in history from Denver University and works as both a Researcher and as a Project / Events Coordinator.   In addition to research, some other skills she brings to her work include logistics, strategic planning, coordinating, organizing, broad visioning, and detail management.  Linda has worked with many high-end organizations that range from the legal and medical fields to film and television studios to nonprofit and international organizations.  She has a deep interest and involvement in the natural world, sustainability, spiritual fulfillment, social justice, and current events.  Linda has lived in many places including South America and Europe and currently lives in San Francisco.

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Deborah Ross, Title Design

Deborah Ross brought her extensive design experience to Frame of Mind Films when she created the Title animation sequence for the EMMY® Award winning Women of Tibet series.  She has continued to work with us, designing Frame of Mind Film’s new logo and the title designs on future film and book projects.  Deborah Ross received a Diploma of Art and Design from Ealing School of Art in London in 1974.  After working there as a graphic designer for a year she returned home to Los Angeles and began a two year stint as assistant designer to well-known film title designer, Dan Perri.  She established her own design and motion graphics firm, Deborah Ross Film Design in 1980.  She has taught motion graphics concept design at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, and continues to mentor new talent through internships with Otis and other colleges, and working relationships with young and growing motion graphics companies. Deborah is an active member of both the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.  She currently resides with her husband, artist Robbie Conal, and their two cats, in Los Angeles.

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Catherine Butler, Producer/Writer

Catherine Lynn Butler has spent the last decade creating award-winning documentaries designed to inspire audiences from thought to action. As a television producer and writer for clients as diverse as PBS, The Discovery Networks, international non-profits, and independent features, she specializes in telling the stories of people making positive change in their communities around the world.  In addition to the honor of collaborating with Rosemary and the stellar team who created The Women of Tibet series, she’s also produced stories of women in Bosnia and the Middle East.  Her most recent shows include the critically-acclaimed PBS special Documenting the Face of America, and The Future of Food which was chosen by the Oscar Screening Committee as one of the best documentaries of the 2005.

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Cynthia Zeiden, Distribution Director/Producer

Cynthia is former National Trustee, Past President and is the current Activities/Programs Chair for the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, San Francisco/Northern California Chapter. She also serves as the Advanced Media Awards Task Force Chair for the chapter. Through her company, Zeiden Media, Cynthia manages marketing and distribution for many public television programs including: MoneyTrack, The Bridge So Far-A Suspense Story, Amazing: The Rebuilding of the MacArthur Maze, Women of Tibet: A Quiet Revolution, Drinking Water: Quenching the Public’s Thirst, Grow Your Money with Jonathan Pond, The Remarkable Red Hat Society, Chevalier-Maurice & Me, What’s Up in the Universe?, Oil on Ice, Women of Tibet: Gyalyum Chemo-The Great Mother, Tommy Tang’s Let’s Get Cooking, IPO: Investing Pays Off, High Tech Home, Digital Journey, and many others. Cynthia was the Program Manager at KCSM-TV, a PBS station in San Mateo, CA (1995-1999) and the Director of Broadcast Operations at WYCC-TV, a PBS station in Chicago (1992-1995). She earned a Master’s degree in Broadcast Management from the University of Tennessee in 1991 and a Bachelor’s degree in Media Studies from Northern Illinois University in 1988.

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Ethan Jones, Web Consultant

Ethan Jones is a Frame of Mind Films web consultant. After graduating from U.C. Berkeley with a degree in Engineering, Ethan founded Mortimer Smythe Designs, an Oakland based web design and development group.

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Our gratitude and good wishes go to three colleagues who have moved on to new career opportunities.
Miriam Telles                      Editor	Cat Nightingale               Assistant Editor	Lencsi Angel        Post Production Assistant

 

 

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