Meet the Team

  • Ari Gold

    FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR

    Ari Gold has directed four Sundance films, and has won over fifty prizes, including best film at SXSW twice and the Student Oscar.

    He is in production on his third feature, "Helicopter,” which expands on his student-Oscar-winning short film about his mother’s death, and which features legendary director Alejandro Jodorowsky. Ari's most unusual distinctions include a High Times Magazine "Stoner of the Year" award, and a Guinness World Record for commanding the largest air-drum ensemble on earth.

    In 2024, in addition to film and music projects, Ari is releasing a book of poetry and the ecological graphic-novel "Fogtown."

  • Michelle Stratton

    DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Michelle is an actor, writer and producer. Following a decade of performance in film and theater, she has transitioned into the role of creator. Her latest passion project “Thoughts I Had While Almost Dying”, a puppet-infused black comedy, premiered at Filmadrid in June.

    Her most recent Grack project involved stepping into new territory as the executive producer of “Brother Verses Brother” a lush one shot music driven feature that is now gearing up for the festival circuit.

  • Natasha Nua

    VP INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT

    Natasha is an actress and producer creating work that promotes justice, healing and sustainability. She is a graduate of the University of Southern California’s Schools of Dramatic & Cinematic Arts.

    She has written, directed and starred in social impact films while also producing USC’s first ever Eco Film Festival. She is an Andrew Lloyd Webber Scholar and a Television Academy‘s Internship Finalist.

    She is amalgamation of Argentinian, Polish, American and Spanish roots, so she hopes she can continue working internationally.