Infinite Wings Media
Ekwa received her BFA in Film/TV from Tisch School of the Arts and an MA in African Cinema from Gallatin School of Individualized Study, both at New York University. Ekwa has directed several short films, most recently the short comedy film entitled Soko Sonko (The Market King) which was commissioned by Focus Features Africa First Program, and produced by Infinite Wings Media. After several exciting screenings, Ekwas suspense-thriller Taharuki (Suspense), a 12-minute prequel to her feature film in development, Eastlands, was picked up for distribution by Shorts International, Inc. and is currently in circulation in both North America and Europe. For the past decade Renee has worked in a strategic and operational capacity of studio, reality and LIVE programming for Viacom Media Networks. In this age of new media with such a competitive landscape, this means making really compelling content and executing creative ways to grab viewers attention on multiple platforms. Renee has partnered with internal stakeholders to increase brand exposure, and maintained strategic relationships that create revenue and joint distribution opportunities. Some of her Credits include: The VMAs, The MTV Youth Inaugural Ball, True Life, CRIBS, Extreme CRIBS, State of the Union, Second Coming and Stolen Innocence. Renee holds an MBA in Finance and Strategy from NYU Stern Business School and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Snyder is an award winning cinematographer. He shoots documentary, narrative, commercials, and music videos, specializing in capturing innovative and creative images with the latest camera and lighting technology. Best of all, hes SUPER easy to work with a delight to work with an absolute pleasure. He also owns a degree in film from Full Sail University and can work in four different languages (english, spanish, french and creole). So thats something.