MISSION
Open Eye Pictures is a multi award-winning, nonprofit organization specializing in the production and distribution of creative, educational media. We open the eyes of viewers to see the extraordinary in the ordinary and the greatness in the smallest of things. We turn the lens on places where worlds and assumptions collide, illuminating the new life and insight that spring forth. Encouraging compassion and action, Open Eye Pictures moves its audience in unexpected ways.
“Open Eye Pictures is the most exciting non-fiction production company in the Bay Area.”
PEOPLE
Founder and president of Open Eye Pictures, Andrew (also credited as Andy Abrahams Wilson) is a two-time Oscar-shortlisted and Emmy-nominated producer/director of creative non-fiction films. He is also a cinematographer and photographer. He studied at Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism and USC's School of Cinema, ultimately receiving a master's degree in Visual Anthropology. Andrew’s approach emphasizes visual imagery as a way to bridge disparate parts, peoples and ideas... » view full bio & filmography
Sebastian is a San Francisco-based videographer, editor, and sound designer with over a decade of experience and a Bachelor’s degree in Film Production from The Los Angeles Film School. He has collaborated with nonprofits focused on causes from mental health to sustainability, and taught film production to Bay Area students. Previously, he also led video editing for a YouTube channel with nearly six million subscribers and produced content alongside professional musicians and dancers. With a versatile creative background and a deep commitment to social impact, Sebastian aims to shed light on meaningful narratives that move audiences to take action.
Alex is an experienced documentary editor whose work has premiered on PBS, Fox Sports, Netflix, Amazon Prime as well as film festivals across the country and around the world. After receiving a BA in Liberal Arts from Sarah Lawrence College, she began collaborating on a variety of documentary projects including Netflix’s MAKING OF A MURDERER, the Emmy-nominated Q BALL, and the Emmy-winning Netflix film FIRE IN PARADISE. She served as lead editor on the award-winning documentary WOMEN'S MARCH and BEAKMAN. Most recently, she worked as a co-editor on PERFECT SWEAT, a documentary travel series.
Aaron has been editing picture for over twenty years. He graduated from Harvard with an ambition to write, but soon discovered the story-telling power in editing and fell in love. Since then Aaron has cut documentary feature films as well as television series for Netflix, PBS, Bravo, MTV, BET, A&E, and others. In 2008 he won a regional Emmy award in the New York market for his work on the series “NYC Soundtracks,” and more recently he was lead editor on a documentary feature for executive producer Rob Reiner, to be released in 2024. For Open Eye Pictures, he edited DOG WAR and is an additional editor of COMPLICATED. Aaron approaches every film committed to telling the subjects’ stories with clarity, empathy and honesty.
Lisa has been an editor, producer and executive producer in the commercial video industry for over 30 years. She is founder and President of Bonfire Labs, a high-end creative studio in San Francisco. Clients include Google, Salesforce, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Sony, McDonalds, Palm, HP, AT&T, Adidas and Yahoo. Prior to coming to California, Lisa was a television director at production houses and television stations in Philadelphia and Cleveland, where she also worked independently as a film and video editor. She is past President of the Association of Independent Creative Editors, an international trade association that represents the interests of independent creative editorial companies and their editors.
Bruce is an Australian national living in San Francisco California. He has worked in three industries – digital media, financial markets and financial software. In digital media Mr Grant co-founded Skuff TV, Australia's premier independent actions sports media brand watched by millions each month around the world. Bruce holds a Bachelor's degree in Commerce from University of New South Wales and a Masters in Business from London Business School.