The Filmmakers
Jillian
Jillian Corsie is a documentary filmmaker and film editor who has a background in commercial post-production. She got her start in New York at Fluid Editorial, where she spent three years learning from some of the most talented editors in the industry. After more than a year of production, Jillian relocated to California where she spent a year and a half finessing Trichster in the edit room. She is currently living in Los Angeles and working as a freelance editor at a variety of post-production facilities. Jillian is passionate about making work that explores relevant social issues and causes people to think critically about that which makes them uncomfortable.
Carolyn
Carolyn Maher’s first experience with the indie film world was volunteering to project films during the Cucalorus Film Festival in North Carolina. That experience within the creative community motivated her to became a staff member at the festival for the next three years while completing her degree in Film Studies at UNC Wilmington. After moving to New York City she had the opportunity to work for a commercial post production house for nearly 3 years, eventually as a post producer. Now she manages the office of a production company in Brooklyn and is thrilled to be a part of Trichster and the effort to raise awareness about trichotillomania.
Amanda
Amanda Giordano is a Writer Producer at WNET (New York Public Media). After graduating from Marist College with a degree in Communications, she migrated south from Poughkeepsie to NYC with hopes of making it big in the world of television. She got her start at VH1, writing, producing and directing promos and co-branded content, before making the move to PBS in the spring of 2013. Trichster is Amanda’s first dive into the world of documentary filmmaking and she couldn’t be happier about it.
Katie
Katie Maul has worked in the media industry for five years. After graduating with a Video Production degree from Marist College, she jumped into work as a full time Video Editor at Critical Mention, working with clients like IBM, Apple, and Intel. She continued to work her way up through the company to Director of Video Production and most recently was promoted to Content Marketing Strategist, allowing her to polish her editing skills and expand her graphic design and UI experience. Katie has continued to work on freelance video projects on nights and weekends and was extremely excited to be asked to join the Trichster team as Cinematographer. She’s proud to be a member of the all-women, grassroots crew producing this incredibly impactful and moving documentary.
Alison
Alison Corsie recently moved from California to New York City to pursue her dream of becoming a filmmaker. She has seven years of experience in web and graphic design and coded the website. Along with being the webmaster of Trichster.com, she is first AC on the project. Trichotillomania is something she hopes to spread awareness about and is excited to be involved in this documentary.
‘Seun
‘Seun Babalola is a filmmaker and editor, born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. ‘Seun got her start as an editor for the PBS teen program, “In The Mix”, and has continued to work in post-production for the past 6 years. Currently, ‘Seun is honing her chops in producing and shooting, taking on clients ranging from Vogue Italia to the United Nations, and even working abroad, in countries such as Haiti and Nigeria. Always inspired by documentaries, she is very excited to be working on Trichster with the Trichster team and hopes that the finished product will, in turn, inspire others.
