Film Kids curriculum developers hold secondary teaching certificates in English, Communications and Technology Applications and have developed curriculum with the Charles A. Dana Center and AISD elementary and high schools.  All Film Kids lessons are aligned to 5th Grade ELA and Fine Arts TEKS, but the greatest benefit is the collaboration, teamwork and social emotional skills that are developed by the filmmakers as they explore their creative ideas and the issues in their community.

Brian Cox

Brian taught in high school and middle school classrooms for fourteen years, gaining four teaching certificates in English, Speech Communications and Video Production. Then, while making movies with his own children, he realized that younger people can benefit greatly from the creativity and collaboration of filmmaking. His experience with non-profit organizations like Badgerdog Creative Writing and Violet Crown Community Theater led him to develop a series of original video projects for young people. These projects give filmmakers creative input in developing their stories and the “hands-on” experience of live video production. 

Caleb Garcia

Caleb grew up in Austin and graduated from The University of Texas with a Bachelor of Science degree in Radio-Television-Film. He has worked as an assistant editor on documentary series for public television which include The American Revolution (2025), American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos (2024), The U.S. and The Holocaust (2022), Hemingway (2021), Country Music (2019), and The Vietnam War (2017). Before starting this career in post-production, Caleb also developed and led an inpatient program at Dell Children’s Medical Center called, “Once Upon A Time,” which introduced storytelling concepts and filmmaking techniques to terminally ill children. Sharing his knowledge and empowering kids through creative expression has been a passion Caleb has maintained ever since “Once Upon a Time”, and he is thrilled to have the opportunity of working with the next generation of young filmmakers.

Colby Thompson

Colby's filmmaking journey began like many kids enrolled in Film Kids. When he was eight years old, his mom enrolled him in a filmmaking summer camp that created a love in him for movie-making. He was mostly self-taught until high school, where he got the opportunity to intern and create video content at a marketing firm. Colby went on to earn a degree in Creative Media Production from Arkansas State University. While in school, he directed two game shows and created Aluminum Man, a silly comedy short that he loves showing to the kids. As an instructor, Colby loves teaching kids not only the art of filmmaking but also how to work collaboratively with others.

Kaleb Williams

Kaleb is an interdisciplinary artist who holds degrees in Theater and Film Production from Austin Community College and The University of Texas. Acting and making films in and around Central Texas has been his passion for over thirty years. He has spent time teaching with AISD, The Lindamood-Bell school and the Just Imagine! Program here in Austin, and he relishes the opportunity to share his passion for storytelling and film with a new generation of cinephiles!