Crew

Kahlil Maskati

Writer/Director

Kahlil "K-Swish" Maskati is a half-Indian, half-Puerto Rican writer, director, and rapper who hails from Edison, New Jersey with a BFA from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. He was most recently Script Coordinator on the Bounce series, "Act Your Age," and the CW series "Tom Swift", where he earned writing and story credits. Previously, he wrote a pilot called "Revenge Tour,", which was optioned by AMC Studios and went onto earn Special Jury Recognition at SXSW and an invitation to the Sundance Episodic Makers Lab. Kahlil is an alumni of the Paramount Writing Program, where he specialized in light, character-driven dramas that deal with relationships, dating, music, and young artists. In his spare time, he enjoys playing fantasy basketball and petting his friends' dogs.

Sarah Whitaker

Producer

Sarah Whitaker Graduated Penn State University with a BA in Advertising and Sociology and a Minor in Spanish, International Studies, and Psychology. Sarah has spent the last 15 years in event production and staff management. Sarah is the co-owner of an event planning & production company with her sister called ParkerWhitaker Productions.

Aaron Pagniano

Executive Producer

Aaron Pagniano is a gender non-binary, queer producer and filmmaker from Central Florida. Their short films have played dozens of festivals around the world and won multiple Best Writing, Best Short, and Audience Choice awards. Their first feature film, the horror/ thriller, “Sunset on the River Styx,” premiered as a spotlight film at Cinequest Film and Creativity Festival in 2020 and makes a cameo appearance on the TV in Ellie's room in do i shock u like lightning.

Clifton Prescod

Executive Producer

Clifton Prescod is a renowned Entertainment and Motion Picture Campaign Still Photographer based in New Jersey. He graduated from NJIT with a degree in Business Marketing and studied Architecture/Industrial Design. He specializes in key art and large-scale entertainment campaign work covering genres from scripted to feature film and big-ticket standup comedy specials. You've seen his photography promoting some of your favorite shows and films, such as Kaleidoscope, My Next Guest With David Letterman, Wild'N'Out, and Hasan Minhaj's The King's Jester. His work behind the camera has led him to work on national and globally recognized projects with clients such as Netflix, NBC, Starz, Viacom/CBS, MGM+, and many more.

Blair Lachlan Scott

Executive Producer

Blair Lachlan Scott hails from water logged lands of the Pacific Northwest and has pursued a career in storytelling ever since his impressionable (and thoroughly blown) mind witnessed Darth Vader enter the Tantive IV in STAR WARS. Since graduating from NYU Tisch School of the Arts in 2015, Blair has made a name for himself writing and producing the Escape Academy video game series for indie developer Coin Crew Games. While he's not at liberty to discuss future projects for fear of time traveling, robot delivered assassination, he assures us they are coming and that nobody's heard of them yet because they go to another school. He's also the SkeaKy half of electro-punk band SkeaKy & K-Swish and makes the beeps and boops.

Rebecca Apruzzese

Executive Producer

Rebecca is originally from NJ but made the long trek to Los Angeles 6 years ago where she shares a residence with a pug (Eddie) and an actor (Malcolm). She has had her own share of musical endeavors singing with the Oratorio Society in NYC and the Verdi Chorus in LA and is a strong supporter of the arts. Rebecca is proud and excited to be a part of do i shock u like lightning

Nacia Schreiner

Cinematographer

Nacia Schreiner is a filmmaker and documentarian based in Los Angeles. She is known for shooting LGBTQIA comedies and female-led narratives and has been featured in various festivals including OUTFEST and CINEQUEST. She is most passionate about making character-driven pieces and wants her work to help broaden our cultural perspective by painting a broad spectrum of stories.

Clarence Deng

Editor

Clarence is a filmmaker/editor & working Assistant Editor in LA, originally from the south end of Silicon Valley, who met Kahlil at NYU.