American Bison
 
 
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Max McGillivray

writer | Director | editor

Max is a writer, director, and editor located in New York City, pursuing his MFA from Columbia University's School of the Arts. 

He taught fiction filmmaking in Harvard's Visual and Environmental Studies program alongside Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin. He’s also worked as a researcher for Oscar-winning documentarian Errol Morris, Oscar-nominated writer/producer James Schamus, and Oscar-nominated director/producer Athina Tsangari. 

He studied film and history, while an undergraduate at Harvard, and also performed with the Hasty Pudding Theatricals, America's oldest theater troupe.

 
 
 
 
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Christina Wood

Producer

Christina is a Canadian-South African Creative Producer and recent MFA graduate of Columbia University School of the Arts '20. She holds a BA in English, Economics & Marketing from McGill University, ‘15. She is interested in social-impact entertainment, revisionist history and social satire.

In 2019, Christina was a recipient of the Katherina Otto-Bernstein production grant for her thesis film Delicate Prey. Short films she has produced have screened at over 75 festival films around the world including Tight Spot which saw its premiere on the opening night of Rhode Island International Film Festival in 2018 and won several awards on the festival circuit.

She was a production assistant on Dick Johnson is Dead which won the U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Innovation in Nonfiction Storytelling at Sundance Film Festival in 2020. Currently, Christina is post-supervising South African feature documentary We Are Zama Zama which will see its festival premiere later this year.

Previously, Christina worked for leading international distributor, Entertainment One, in London where she supported the UK theatrical release campaigns for over 40 films including Spotlight (Tom McCarthy), Arrival (Denis Villeneuve), The Girl on the Train (Tate Taylor), Jackie (Pablo Larraín), I, Daniel Blake (Ken Loach), The BFG (Steven Spielberg), Captain Fantastic (Matt Ross), 20th Century Women (Mike Mills) and Miss Sloane (John Madden).

Christina’s previous internship positions include the United Talent Agency at the Sundance Film Festival, Focus Features and Elle Driver at the Cannes Film Festival, Velocity Films Afrika in Johannesburg and Global Adjustments in Chennai, India.

 
 
 
 
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Alexa Wolf

Director of Photography

Alexa Wolf is an NYC based Director of Photography with a sophisticated visual sense built on a deep knowledge of cinematic history and an eye for finding beauty in the moment. With years of experience in the camera and lighting departments, her creative visual storytelling is backed by a comprehensive knowledge of modern cameras and lighting techniques. She works in all genres, though she holds a special love for narratives and the visual unfolding of strong stories. Her recent projects include Candace a narrative short which won a Best Picture award in the Emerging Filmmakers Showcase at Cannes Film Festival '18, What She Said a new feature length dramedy, and commercial work for clients such as Zeiss, LOFT, Mozilla, & Sanofi Pasteur.  

 
 
 
 
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Daniel Prosky

Production Designer

Daniel Prosky is a New York-based set designer for theater, film, music, and events.  Recent theater designs include 1969: The Second Man (New York Theater Workshop Next Door), Two by Friel (Irish Repertory Theatre), Medea (Atlantic Acting School), and Ragtime (Ellis Island). His other projects include work with A$AP Rocky, The New York Times, The Future of Storytelling, and The Pulitzer Prizes at venues like Sotheby’s, The Williamsburg Savings Bank Tower, and Harvard University’s Sanders Theater. Other designs include work with The Flea Theater, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, and The American Repertory Theater.  He received his B.A. from Harvard University.