SETH STEELE
Seth Steele has been a Christian and fan of film all his life. Currently he's employed as a videographer and editor for Fox 17's Morning Mix (a Grand Rapids local talk show), but in the past he's worked on independent features and short films, as well as directed and co-written a short that made the rounds at Michigan Film Festivals. He was incredibly happy to join the True Myth Media team in December of 2017.
His interests outside film include reading, writing, board and video games, general geek culture, History, Mythology, Philosophy, Art and his pitbull, Virgil.
5 Films that Define Seth:
1) Persona (1966) - Ingmar Bergman
2) La Dolce Vita (1960) - Federico Fellini
3) Pan's Labyrinth (2006) - Guillermo Del Toro
4) Princess Mononoke (1997) - Hayao Miyazaki
5) The Lord of The Rings Trilogy (2001-2003) - Peter Jackson
MICHAEL J MCDONALD
Michael is the Founder of True Myth Media, a Writer/Director, and a practicing Orthodox Christian. He has worked as an Assistant Director and Production Coordinator in the film industry and teacher of film at performing arts camps in Grand Rapids, Michigan (his home), and in the surrounding Midwest Region for 6 years.
His interests outside of Film include, Lego, The Maker Movement, Board Games, and Religion/History/Philosophy/Sociology (he considers this all one big lumpy subject).
5 Films that Define Michael:
1) Ben Hur (1959): - William Wyler
2) O Brother Where Art Thou (2000) - Joel & Ethan Coen
3) The Fountain (2006) - Darren Aronofsky
4) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) - Steven Spielberg
5) Star Wars:Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - Irvin Kershner
Lucas Rose
Lucas Rose is a writer/director/podcaster and husband/father based in West Michigan with an agnostic curiosity of religion and religious views of all practices. His history with film is not as extensive as some, but his love of storytelling in any medium leads to many different interests. Besides all things film, he hosts a weekly nerd culture/hangout podcast, “Fluxtaposed,” which also streams live on Twitch every Tuesday.
Other interests outside film include games of board and video, comics, craft beer, and personal computers.
5 Films the Define Lucas:
1) Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope (1977) - George Lucas
2) Blade Runner (1982) - Ridley Scott
3) Alien (1979) - Ridley Scott
4) Labyrinth (1986) - Jim Henson
5) Mortal Kombat (1995) - Paul W.S. Anderson
Karl Nagurski
Karl is…
5 Films that Define Karl:
1) The Wailing (2016) - Hong-jin Na
2) Taxi Driver (1976) - Martin Scorsese
3) Shawshank Redemption (1994) - Frank Darabont
4) The Lord of The Rings Trilogy (2001-2003) - Peter Jackson
5) There Will Be Blood (2007) - Paul Thomas Anderson
Chris Yiesla is a digital film editor with 20 years of experience and holds 2 degrees in his field from Indiana University and Compass College of Cinematic Arts. He has worked on over 50 feature films, short films, and commercials during his career—ranging from stop-motion animation to sci-fi thrillers to political ads to corporate promotion and tutorials. Chris has always had an interest in enriching, narrative experiences and strives to make every video project one that tells a story. He believes people are always drawn in by a good story—no matter what the medium.
Some of his favorite movies include Ink, Gladiator, and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.