About Us

Zoopraxis Films is a production house of storytellers and film professionals, dedicated to creating compelling narratives and cinematic visuals at the forefront of culture and filmmaking techniques. We offer creative services and digital media production for commercials, music videos, and films, and are able to elevate projects of all sizes to their fullest potential.

Zoopraxis Films is based in Brooklyn, New York and on hand to shoot globally.

The Team

Sam T. Wilson

Director | Cinematographer

Independent filmmaker Sam T. Wilson is a California native living in Brooklyn, NY, where he has been making films for the past 5 years. An inspired director, writer, and cinematographer, Sam seeks to shine a light into humanity’s darkest corners and thrust them to the forefront of his audience’s experience. He utilizes his comprehensive understanding of light and storytelling, combined with a precise attention to technical detail, to direct crew and talent of all experience levels and sizes. Currently Sam is directing The Molok, a fantasy feature film that explores the loss of childhood innocence through personal tragedy, and has recently finished production for Poets Are The Destroyers, a feature film where he worked as the Director of Photography.

Nancy Pop

Producer | Writer | Director

Pop is a Romanian-American actress and filmmaker from Reghin, currently residing in Brooklyn, NY. She has been producing and directing digital content for celebrity and developing talent for the past four years, in addition to creating films and theater. Recently, she finished production on her feature film, POETS ARE THE DESTROYERS, which she directed and executive produced. She is currently producing THE MOLOK, as well as hosting the monthly IN COLD READ workshop series in conjunction with Spoonbill & Sugartown Booksellers. She received her B.A. in Theater Performance and Playwriting from Marymount Manhattan College. Pop over to her website for more information!

Indio Martinez

Cinematographer

Director and Cinematographer on a quest to show the world how sexy Noam Chomsky is. Raised by an artist and a social activist. Passionate about social issue narrative and documentary films. Also, just generally a passionate man. Based in NYC by way of California and Mexico. Been doing this for mad days (10+ years).

Daniel Card

Editor

Daniel Card is a Brooklyn-based editor. He is a graduate in Psychology at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin (2016). Currently he works at VICE as a Short Form Editor for VICE News. Internsihps include Jazzmobile, Broadway Video and A+E Networks.

Chris Tabassi

SFX Makeup/Hair Artist

Born in Little Rock, Arkansas and raised throughout the US & Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Chris Tabassi is a New York based Beauty/SFX Make-up Artist and Dancer. In 2013, Chris moved from Kuala Lumpur to New York City, where he received his B.A. in Dance Teaching at Marymount Manhattan College under Dance Chair Katie Langan. Shortly after graduating, Chris enrolled at the Makeup Designory in NYC, logging in 812 hours to obtain his Master Make-up Artistry certification. With a passion rooted in movement, conceptual artistry, activism, and cosmic intricacies, Chris pulls eclectic inspirations from his blended Iranian and Venezuelan upbringing through the perspective of a queer gender neutral first generation American in the modern age. His ultimate mission is to combine his love for makeup and kinesiology to create high-end performance art, alongside collaborating with different artists in order to integrate a range of perspectives through a variety of artistic mediums.

Will Benson

Gaffer | Sound

Will Benson was born in Minnesota and raised in Vermont, so he’ll never really fit in anywhere. He believes in adventurous filmmaking that knows the rules so that they can be broken; the more someone lives and is open to living, the better they will be at whatever it is they do. Will has done stained glass window fabrication and restoration for fancy places like the National Cathedral in DC, Duke University, Stanford Memorial Church, and several jobs where the non-disclosure agreements are still valid. He doesn’t do that anymore; but his passion for light, colors, and the intricacies of visual myth-making drive him to create unique films. Anything else you want to know can be talked about over a drink.

SERVICES

CLIENTS

Do we have to hire the full team?
Nope. You can hire Chris. You can hire Nancy. You can hire Chris AND Nancy. You can hire Chris, Nancy, Indio, and Sam, but NOT Will or Danny - if you want. Though ouch, message received.

So, what will it take to produce my video?
Rates for projects are determined by the production's needs: time, travel, talent, equipment, pre-production requirements, and more. Send us an e-mail through our contact page for a quote! (hint: the more detailed, the better)

What's the lowest budget you've ever worked with?
A six-pack of beer, split between five of us.

Can I offer you a six pack to shoot a car commercial?
Can you breathe in outer space?

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