DOLLYS BRAE FILMS PRESENTS A SKYLIGHT CINEMA PRODUCTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH 20TH DIGITAL STUDIO
A THOMAS VERRETTE DOCUMENTARY "ZERO GRAVITY"
FEATURED ASTRONAUTS STEVE SMITH JACK FISCHER AND CADY COLEMAN
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY CARLOS MARULANDA
EDITED BY THOMAS VERRETTE
MUSIC BY PENKA KOUNEVA
CO-PRODUCER JACK FISCHER
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS DAVID WORTHEN BROOKS AND STACEY PARKS
PRODUCED BY HALLER RICE AND THOMAS VERRETTE
DIRECTED BY THOMAS VERRETTE
Thomas Verrette is an award-winning director, producer, and editor, having just completed Zero Gravity, which will begin its festival circuit in April 2021. A 14-year veteran of the film industry, Verrette is a former FOX creative and production executive, and is most known for producing the 20-episode FOX Sports docu-series, Phenoms, Verrette also edited the “Goalkeepers” episode, which premiered the series at the Tribeca Film Festival and is the highest rated episode of the series.
Other featured work includes creating the promo campaigns for multiple seasons of the critically-acclaimed series Kingdom, starring Frank Grillo, Nick Jonas, and Jonathan Tucker, as well as Rogue, starring Thandie Newton and Cole Hauser, and Ice, directed by Antoine Fuqua. He also directed promos for The Dan Patrick Show, The Rich Eisen Show, and Undeniable with Joe Buck, and nominated for multiple PromaxBDAawards. He was the also the executive producer for the documentary feature, Ordinary Gods, which premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
Penka Kouneva has composed on iconic video games such as League of Legends, Prince of Persia, The Mummy, a NASA theme park at the Kennedy Space Center, and numerous feature films, including the Oscar contender Aga, Sony Pictures releases, Encounter and Devil’s Whisper, and Zero Gravity: The Film.. Her music has received national press as “fantastic, luminous and breath-taking” (Billboard, NPR and Forbes). As one of the industry’s most accomplished women composers, in 2019 she was invited by showrunner Mark A. Altman and composer Joe Kraemer to co-compose the CW primetime TV show, Pandora.
Penka is a Sundance Fellow, Duke University Distinguished Alumna and has received the Game Audio Network Guild Recognition Award. Two-time Oscar-winning composer Alexandre Desplat called her music “stunning.” In 2019 Penka was commissioned and performed by Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl in front of an audience of 18,000 (“America in Space”).
Brooks began his career as an award-winning editor and screenwriter. whose early work was with directors Tony Kaye, Ridley Scott, Spike Jonze, Paul Hunter, Leslie Dektor and Baz Luhrmann. Brooks has been recognized for his creative work by entities including D&AD, Sundance Film Festival, London International Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival, One Show, and the Clios.
Most recently, Brooks received the 2018 Creative Media Award for branded entertainment with advertiser Mars, for his work as an Executive Producer on Bite Size Horror, a series of short form content for broadcast. Other previous highlights include Phenoms, Parrallels, Suit Up, and Small Shots.
Now, Brooks oversees 20th Digital Studio as the EVP and Senior Executive Creative Director. 20th Digital Studio is a division of Walt Disney Television, dedicated to developing, producing, and distributing content, both original and derivative.
01.04.2021 | Zero Gravity's blog
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