About Us

WRITER

Ava was born and raised in rural, northern British Columbia in 2003. She spent her childhood years reading as much fantasy as she could get her hands on and eventually attempting to write it as well (to varying degrees of success). This continued on through high school, though her love for reading was overtaken by a love for volleyball and theatre for a time.

After graduating as valedictorian of her high school class, she attended the University of the Fraser Valley for a Bachelors in Criminology, but somehow found herself taking every single creative writing class she could email her way into. To this day, she still enjoys reading and writing as well as painting in her spare time, and considers herself to be an aspiring film nerd.

CREW

Vish is a Sri Lankan-Canadian raised in the small town of Flin Flon, Manitoba before moving to Vancouver in 2016. He is a combination of carefree/adventurous and eager academic that loves all kinds of people and experiences. He is an avid learner and in an ideal world, he would spend the entirety of his life in various schools.

Vish recently graduated from Vancouver Film School's Game Design program, where he was the project manager and programmer for his game named, "ESC/APE". During this time, Vish discovered his passion for game development, and various other adjacent fields, and has been consistently working on his skills and meeting as many people as he can!

PRODUCER & EDITOR

Born in Denver, Colorado, Reed began his journey in film with claymation, stop-motion, and animated shorts he created himself. Transitioning into live action, he quickly excelled at editing. Reed attended Vancouver Film School, specializing in directing and editing, and contributed to numerous short films, music videos, and television series. Over time, he has worked in nearly every role on set and loves the entire filmmaking process.

After graduating from VFS and obtaining Canadian dual citizenship, he joined various production crews—including with Reel One Entertainment—and is now based in Vancouver, Canada.

ART DIRECTOR & EDITOR

Morgan was born in Sunnyside, Washington in 1996. Her role models and family members were hard-working and entrepreneurial types, and she takes much inspiration from the creative powerhouses that were the matriarchs of the bunch.

Morgan is passionate about many topics, including but not limited to: Astrology, music, tarot, video games, history, psychology, health and wellness, floral arranging, painting and art in general, logo design… The list goes on! Morgan has an at times insatiable hunger for knowledge.

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER & DIRECTOR

Hailing from Michigan in the United States, Cory's initial back ground is in business management and marketing from Michigan Technological University. In 2015 while living in Washington D.C. he joined the ska-punk band, Thirteen Towers, as the trumpet player. During this time he created and directed video content for the band and it was there he found his passion for film making.

Deciding to follow his passion, Cory earned a scholarship from filmmaker Kevin Smith (Clerks, Chasing Amy, Dogma) towards attendance to the Vancouver Film School. While in school, he produced a host of short films and projects, gaining even more passion. He hopes to start a career of working for himself doing photography, film making/videography, and other creative endeavors.

Currently, Cory is based out of West Bend, WI (just NW of Milwaukee) with his wife, Hannah. He strives everyday to challenge himself to develop (pun intended) his abilities and learn more styles of capturing media. In his spare time, Cory continues to play trumpet, make short-films, playing hockey, and spend time with Hannah and his golden-doodle puppy; Lindy.

WRITER

Liam was born in Victoria, British Columbia in 2001. He has a fascination with biology and has worked as a lifeguard for nearly a decade. He loves to spend time in the water, swimming and hanging out alike.

In his free time, Liam plays video games, cooks and writes primarily fantasy stories, currently working on a novel. His favourite ideas often come from a marriage between fantasy and biology, discovering how wild things can get when science and imagination collide.

FOUNDER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Graham was born in Yakima, Washington in 1998. His parents owned a Fruit Orchard and Vineyard in Wapato, Washington, and much of his childhood was spent running around, with a large diverse space as his mind’s creative canvas.

Graham comes from a long line of ‘Art Appreciators,’ and grew up around family members with interests spanning from Modern Media to Literature, and History, both of the World and of Art. Graham knew he wanted to be a writer from a young age, and has been weaving grand, unintelligible tales ever since.

A graduate of Vancouver Film School and the University of the Fraser Valley, Graham’s specialties lie in Creative Writing, Production Management, and Visual Storytelling. He is also a licensed Drone Operator, as well as a musician and voice actor.

WRITER

Emily is a recent BA graduate with her degree in English and Creative Writing. Her writing “spark” first ignited when she wrote her first One Direction fan fiction on Wattpad, but she didn’t take it seriously until her first creative writing course at university.

Emily’s favourite genres to both read and write in are Mystery, Thriller, and Horror, but she’s terrified of scary movies. Emily also dabbles in acoustic and electric guitar, her favourite colour is dark blue, and she is unapologetically obsessed with ‘The 1975’ (with three tattoos to prove it.) Thank you for supporting our ever-growing family at OCM!