Production Team
Chris Stetson - Writer, Director & Producer
Chris Stetson is a writer and director in New York City, as well as the founder of MorrisonFilms LLC., which seeks to produce material that tests the parameters of creativity and incorporate nuanced social commentary into various genres of film and web based video.
Chris recently finished work on an original web series parodying MTV’s “The Real World” entitled “The Really Real World.” The Really Real World” (RRW) follows Krystal, LaShandra, Sophie, Devon, Lucien-Julian, & Jake as they cohabitate and are coerced by “the producers” while living together in a one bedroom apartment in New York City. After screening the entire series to a full and immensely receptive house in June 2008, RRW was released on the internet one episode per week for seven weeks. Feedback has been excellent thus far.
Some notable comments from the public include:
“I would watch this on tv every night!”
- ToffeeKiss Veoh.com;
RRW Episode 1 “This is the best!!! Please get it on t.v!!!!”
- Ctdavis5 Veoh.com; RRW Episode 1
“GENIUS!”
- Delaminator Veoh.com; RRW Episode 2
“toooo funny please keep making more”
- asiatroyanahhw YouTube.com; RRW Episode 1
Chris enjoys long walks on the beach, tapioca pudding and thumbing through his collection of vintage Hansel and Gretel cartoon books.
Maria Fernanda Nieto - Producer
Maria Fernanda Nieto is a Colombian American producer and writer based in New York. A native of Queens, she has written for leading Latino publications and has authored a children’s book which she hopes to see published in the near future.
In 2005 she was the Executive Producer on the short film “Lousy in Love” which she also co-wrote. This highly regarded short film was an official selection of the 2005 HBO New York International Latino Film Festival and aired nationally on SiTV’s “Not So Foreign Filmmaker’s Showcase.”
In 2006 she and her husband and business partner, William Cutler, were the Executive Producers on the feature film “A Song and A Prayer” and its accompanying soundtrack of original Gospel music also titled “A Song and A Prayer: Music From and Inspired by the Film” both currently in post-production. This modern day tale of faith and redemption features the work of an extremely talented cast and crew and is the flagship for Wait A Minute Productions. The ethnically diverse talents on display both on and off screen are the very embodiments of Wait a Minute Production’s mission to bring the work of Latino and African American filmmakers to the silver screen.
Maria Fernanda’s screenplays include several feature film and short film length screenplays as well as an adapted screenplay titled “Anna’s Two Wars” from the book “Anna’s Two Wars” by author Mimi Paris. In addition, she has conceived and written a treatment for an animated children’s television show titled “Pepito and Pepita.” Maria Fernanda’s love of writing and filmmaking has found its perfect expression in her work as a producer and screenwriter and she looks forward to continued success in both of these fields.
She is both honored and thrilled to be a part of the burgeoning Latino filmmaking community and is soon to launch www.LatinosInEntertainment.com an entertainment industry website for Latinos across all genres.
Vicky A. Ayala - Producer
Born and raised in New York City, Vicky has been producing independent projects for the past 5 years including live theater performances and a short feature film. Her background is primarily in marketing low budget ventures within various industries including student-based collegiate groups, service-based nonprofit organizations, entrepreneurs, small businesses and performing artists.
Vicky has been working in new media marketing for several years, specializing particularly in email marketing and social media strategy. She works with aspiring entrepreneurs and performing artists by showing them how to create an effective web marketing strategy that helps them build an interactive community of engaged viewers. As a co-founder for LatinosInEntertainment.com, she also works to build a strong online presence for Latinos within various areas of the entertainment community.
Currently, Vicky freelances as a web marketing consultant and runs a small production company “Brown Light Productions” which offers entertainment marketing solutions with an emphasis on social media, video production services for film and web-based content and project consultations.
Horst Dieter Baum - Director of Photography
Ecuadorian-Colombian-American filmmaker, Horst Dieter Baum, began his career in filmmaking from the unlikely point of electronic engineering. After working for 10 years at the New York Times, in positions that ranged all the way from delivery person to Circulation Sales Analyst, he decided to leave the company in order to follow his passion for photography and film.
After working in various short films as production assistance, he then went on to study photography in Houston, Texas. His photography gained exposure and acclaim when he won Best in Show at the Lone Star College’s Photography Forum. From there, he states “on a quick decision, I decided to freeze my environment, but then stumbled into filming a moment.”
Currently, he’s a passionate advocate of the independent film movement and has assisted in various student shorts as director of photography. In the fall of 2008 he created, directed, and shot the short film “Mirrors” with the help of a collaborator partner. He is also an active volunteer for the IFP and served as a videographer for the 2008 IFP Film Week Conference.