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
Andrew Abrahams (formerly credited as Andy Abrahams Wilson) is an Emmy-nominated, two-time Academy Award–shortlisted director and producer of creative non-fiction films, and the president of Open Eye Pictures. With director credits spanning more than 15 documentary films, he is also a cinematographer and photographer. He studied at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and the University of Southern California’s School of Cinema, where he earned a master’s degree in Visual Anthropology. His work emphasizes visual storytelling as a means of bridging disparate people, perspectives, and ideas.... » view full bio & filmography
Co-Producer of COMPLICATED, Donna is a rare disease advocate, medical educator, and healthcare communications strategist whose work sits at the intersection of storytelling, medicine, and systems change. Before moving into nonprofit leadership and advocacy, she worked in video production at Sony and later at Cramer, a creative agency that produces branded content and large-scale live events for some of the world’s biggest brands. Donna is the Founder and Executive Director of ElevateRARE and serves as the Director of Patient Advocacy at Pathways to Trust, organizations focused on the unmet needs of patients with rare diseases.
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 commitment to impact, Sebastian aims to shed light on narratives that move audiences to take action.
Editor of COMPLICATED, 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.
Co-Director of IN THE CROSSHAIRS, Herb is an award winning documentary editor with years of experience in the communications industry. He’s a seven-time regional Emmy winner and 12-time nominee. Herb's editing work has been recognized internationally, including the feature documentary STABLE LIFE, nationally broadcast on PBS’s America ReFramed. He was honored at Sundance for THE FIGHT ON THE FIELDS about acclaimed immigration activist Cesar Chaves and won a Gold Medal for editing at the New York Film Festival. RACE IS THE PLACE, which he edited, won Best Feature Documentary in the San Diego International Latino Film Festival, and premiered as the season opener for PBS’s Independent Lens.
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.