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 and creative outreach groups led him to develop a series of original video projects for young people. These projects give young people creative input in developing their stories and the “hands-on” experience of live video production. 

Andreas Streuli

Andreas graduated from Wesleyan University, where he programmed content for its Film Series. His narrative thesis short, Empty Road, screened at SXSW in 2016. Most of his work since graduating has been devoted to youth mentorship, first with the Boys and Girls Club before transitioning into filmmaking education. He previously worked for the Austin Film Society’s afterschool film club, where he guided students through the process of making narrative and documentary shorts while leading complementary media studies lessons. He’s currently in post-production on his first feature.

Kay Gough

Kay is a freelance video editor and motion graphics artist. They've worked in video production since they were a teenager, where they dove into the deep end of filmmaking while interning at Cleveland's top video production studio. They went on to graduate from Brigham Young University. Since then, they've continued to build their skills, creating videos for sketch comedy groups, healthcare companies, tech firms, and everything in between. They spend their free time playing with their dog, watching indie horror movies, and training at a local Krav Maga gym.

Rebeca Danon

Rebeca is a creative director from Guadalajara, México. She moved to Austin two years ago to continue and grow her creative career. She has a degree in Audiovisual Arts and she has been teaching art to kids for several years now. She believes that teaching is the best way for her to grow as an artist and as a human being! She loves being in the classroom and teaching kids that there are no limits when it comes to creativity! “What I love the most about teaching is that there is not one day that I don’t laugh! And that is medicine for my soul!”