Creative Team
Madison McClintock
Madison McClintock is a Maine-based filmmaker and textile artist with over a decade of experience in community-centered, ethical storytelling. Her work explores stories of interdependence, often emphasized in the intimate relationship between people and place. Most recently, Madison worked in the field for National Geographic’s Pristine Seas and currently serves as the staff storyteller at the Island Institute in Rockland, Maine. A former Fulbright Scholar to Finland and a current Docs-in-Progress Impact Production Fellow, Madison just completed her first feature documentary, Craftswoman: Weaving Life Whole.
Director, Producer, Cinematographer. Photographer & Editor
Aino Juutilainen
Aino Juutilainen is a cellist, composer and sound designer based in Helsinki, Finland. She is educated in classical music but her main focus is in composing and improvising as well as sound art. Her broad contact network includes both classical, jazz and pop musicians, choreographs, dancers, actors, theatre directors and puppet theatre artists. One of her dearest projects is her own group AINON that combines jazz, improvisation and classical music. In addition to that, is a member of Quartet Ajaton, Josu Mämmi trio, Vespera, Mikko Sarvanne Garden and Koi trio.
Music Composer
Zefferin Llamas is a Mexican-American storyteller, illustrator, and wildlife conservationist originally from San Diego, California. He has had the privilege of working in the fields of natural resources management and public health on both sides of the US/México border, experiences that have led him to use his work to foster Pan-American Unity (mutual cooperation and understanding between North, Central, and South America).
Illustrator, Animator and Film Poster Illustration.
Zefferin Llamas
Charlie Van Kirk is an audio engineer and composer based in Maine. His work has won awards from Sundance, London International, Sound on Sound Magazine, the Association of Music Producers (AMP), Ciclope, Clio, One Show Interactive, and others. In 2020, he was nominated for an Emmy as part of ESPN’s audio team for the broadcast of the U.S. Open. His productions have been featured on Splice, ABC, Spotify’s Fresh Finds, The Guardian, WNYC, Brooklyn Vegan, The Drum and others.
His work for advertising has appeared on content produced for Apple, BMW, Google, Facebook, Nike, The United Nations, National Geographic, Childline, Goodwill, KLM, Philips, Scotch & Soda, and many others. He has also contributed binaural recording and sound design for Virtual Reality projects commissioned by Mountain Dew and Patron.
Sound Design, Mix and Mastering
Charles Van Kirk
Translation
Janica Hindle
Additional Credits
Additional Footage
Atte Kautto, The Lahti Historical Museum
Associate Impact Producer
Jada Mael
Colorist
CJ Julian and Away Team
Project Partners
