TEAM MEMBERS
OSRICCHAU
PRODUCER/ACTOR
OSRIC’S FIRST LOVE WAS MARTIAL ARTS. HE STARTED OFF WITH WING CHUN AND WUSHU IN VANCOUVER BEFORE HE DECIDED TO FULLY COMMIT HIMSELF AND MOVED TO CHINA TO TRAIN AT THE BEIJING SPORTS UNIVERSITY. THAT LED TO HIM MAKING THE CANADIAN NATIONAL WUSHU TEAM WHICH IN TURN LANDED HIM HIS FIRST LEADING ROLE IN THE SPIKE TV MINI-SERIES KUNG FU KILLER, AND A CAREER IN THE FILM INDUSTRY.
OSRIC HAS SINCE WORKED ON PROJECTS THE WORLD OVER WITH PROMINENT ROLES IN FEATURE FILMS LIKE ROLAND EMMERICH’S “2012”, PARAMOUNT PICTURES’ "FUN SIZE”, AND THE CHINA REMAKE OF "WHAT WOMEN WANT”. HE’S WELL KNOWN FOR HIS WORK IN TV, THROUGH 6 SEASONS ON THE CW'S SUPERNATURAL, BEING THE FIRST ASIAN AMERICAN SUPERHERO ON TV AS RYAN CHOI, THE “ATOM” IN THE ARROWVERSE, AS WELL AS BEING THE FIRST ASIAN MALE LEAD IN A HALLMARK MOVIE.
OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, OSRIC HAS PUT HIS EXPERIENCE AND EFFORTS TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CAMERA. HE PRODUCED HIS FIRST FEATURE FILM, “EMPTY BY DESIGN” IN THE PHILIPPINES THAT PREMIERED AS THE CLOSING NIGHT FILM AT THE LOS ANGELES ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL. HIS SECOND FEATURE, “SUPERHOST” WAS SOLD TO SHUDDER AS A SHUDDER ORIGINAL. OSRIC ALSO WROTE AND DIRECTED HIS FIRST SHORT FILM “GOOD NEWS” THAT PREMIERED AT THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL. OSRIC IS CURRENTLY PRODUCING A SHORT FORM SERIES WITH AFTER EVER FILMS WHICH HE CO-FOUNDED AS HE CONTINUES TO DEVELOP SCRIPTED AND UNSCRIPTED CONTENT IN BOTH FILM AND TV.
OWENCHAU
STUNT PERFORMER/PRODUCTION STUDIO OWNER/ACTOR
OWEN CHAU DEDICATED MUCH OF HIS EARLY LIFE TO WUSHU, DRIVEN BY DREAMS OF COMPETING INTERNATIONALLY AND ONE DAY OPENING HIS OWN SCHOOL. HOWEVER, AS HIS PASSION FOR WUSHU WANED, OWEN DISCOVERED A NEW INTEREST IN FILM AND TELEVISION. DESPITE HIS DEDICATION, BREAKING INTO THE FILM INDUSTRY PROVED CHALLENGING, PROMPTING OWEN TO CONSIDER A NEW DIRECTION.
REFLECTING BACK, OWEN NOW REALIZES HE WASN’T QUITE READY TO FULLY COMMIT TO THAT PURSUIT.
OWEN FOUND HIMSELF DRAWN TO A DIFFERENT CHALLENGE—OPENING HIS OWN PERSONAL TRAINING STUDIO. INTRIGUED BY THE SCIENCE AND ART OF PHYSICAL TRAINING, HE SHIFTED GEARS, LEAVING BEHIND THE ALLURE OF FILM AND TELEVISION TO DELVE INTO TRAINING AND EDUCATION. TEACHING OTHERS BECAME HIS PASSION AS HE HELPED STUDENTS DISCOVER THEIR OWN PHYSICAL POTENTIAL.
FOR OVER A DECADE, OWEN THRIVED IN THIS CAREER PATH, OFTEN AVOIDING ACTION MOVIES, PERHAPS TO PREVENT NOSTALGIA. YET, LIFE HAD MORE SURPRISES IN STORE. THE CALL OF THE FILM INDUSTRY, A DISTANT MEMORY, RESURFACED UNEXPECTEDLY. A LAST-MINUTE BOOKING FOR A NON-UNION COMMERCIAL UNEXPECTEDLY LED OWEN TO SECURE A COMMERCIAL AGENT AND EVENTUALLY SIGNED WITH A THEATRICAL AGENT. FURTHER INSPIRED BY FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO ARE SKILLED PERFORMERS THEMSELVES, OWEN RETURNED TO HIS ROOTS WITH A NEWFOUND APPRECIATION FOR STORYTELLING AND A THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE. HE HAS SINCE WORKED AS A STUNT PERFORMER ON “AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER”, “KUNG FU”, AND STARRED AS “JHEFF” IN THE NEXUS PRODUCTION, “JHEFF WICK”.
TODAY, OWEN IS PROUD TO JOIN THE NEXUS ENTERTAINMENT STUDIOS TEAM TO HELP BRING EXCITING NEW PROJECTS TO THE WORLD.
VINCENTKHAI
STUNT PERFORMER/WRITER/DIRECTOR
ORIGINALLY FROM FRANCE, VINCENT'S JOURNEY IN MARTIAL ARTS BEGAN WITH WUSHU, PROUDLY REPRESENTING FRANCE AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS. THIS ART INSTILLED IN HIM VALUES SUCH AS DISCIPLINE AND CONSISTENCY, VALUES SO DEAR TO HIM. VINCENT WAS FIRST INTRODUCED TO STUNTS AND FILMMAKING WHILE PURSUING A BUSINESS DEGREE AT UC SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.
VINCENT THEN DEDICATED YEARS TO PERFECTING HIS CRAFT, TRAINING IN VARIOUS MARTIAL ARTS STYLES, PERFORMING IN LIVE-ACTION SHOWS, AND DEVELOPING HIS HORSE RIDING ABILITIES. THIS EXTENSIVE TRAINING ALLOWED HIM TO JOIN WORLD-CLASS PERFORMERS IN MAJOR PRODUCTIONS, CONTINUOUSLY ENHANCING HIS SKILLS IN THE INDUSTRY.
AS A PASSIONATE TRAVELER, VINCENT THRIVES ON EXPLORING NEW HORIZONS AND MAKING HIS LIFE A UNIQUE ADVENTURE. HE TAKES PRIDE IN MEETING PEOPLE AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT DRIVES THEM, FUELING HIS PASSION FOR STORYTELLING AND FINDING ITS ESSENCE IN THE DIVERSE EXPERIENCES AND NARRATIVES HE ENCOUNTERS.
LIVIALEE
SCRIPT SUPERVISOR
FROM AN EARLY AGE, LIVIA DEVELOPED A PASSION FOR CREATIVITY, DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM BOOKS, MOVIES, AND VARIOUS FORMS OF ART. THIS LOVE FOR THE ARTS GUIDED HER TOWARD A CAREER IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, WHERE SHE DEDICATED HERSELF TO NURTURING EACH CHILD’S UNIQUE JOURNEY OF EXPLORATION AND LEARNING.
AS AN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR, SHE OBSERVED THE IMPACT OF STORYTELLING ON YOUNG MINDS, DEEPENING HER APPRECIATION FOR ITS ROLE IN EDUCATION AND PERSONAL GROWTH. SHE WITNESSED HOW STORIES COULD IGNITE IMAGINATIONS, CULTIVATE EMPATHY, AND IMPART VALUABLE LIFE LESSONS, SHAPING THE WAY CHILDREN PERCEIVE AND INTERACT WITH THE WORLD AROUND THEM.
THE OVERLAP OF EDUCATION AND FILMMAKING HIGHLIGHTS THEIR SHARED RELIANCE ON NARRATIVES TO CAPTIVATE AUDIENCES, PROMOTING CREATIVITY, COLLABORATION, AND IMAGINATIVE PLAY.
EMBARKING ON A NEW CHAPTER WITH NEXUS, LIVIA APPLIES HER INSIGHTS TO FILMMAKING, ASSISTING IN CREATING FILMS THAT ENTERTAIN AND RESONATE ON A DEEPER LEVEL. HER JOURNEY CONTINUES TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN THESE TWO WORLDS, ENRICHING BOTH HER CREATIVE PURSUITS AND HER DEDICATION TO CONNECTING WITH AUDIENCES THROUGH THE POWER OF VISUAL STORYTELLING.
PATDO
WRITER/PRODUCER
AFTER HONING HIS CRAFT AT VANCOUVER FILM SCHOOL, WRITER/PRODUCER PATRICK DO CHASED HIS SCREENWRITING DREAMS IN LOS ANGELES IN 2014. HOWEVER, DESTINY HAD OTHER PLANS. BY 2017, A BRIEF TRIP HOME TO LAUNCH HOUSE SPECIAL MODERN VIETNAMESE SAW HIM RE-EMBRACE HIS CULINARY ROOTS. THE INTENDED TWO-MONTH STAY EXTENDED TO TWO YEARS, AS PATRICK'S LOVE FOR COOKING FLARED ANEW. 2020 WAS A HALLMARK YEAR FOR PATRICK. HE LAUNCHED DO CHAY SAIGON VEGETARIAN IN THE HEART OF VANCOUVER'S VIBRANT KINGSWAY CORRIDOR. THE RESTAURANT QUICKLY BECAME A NEIGHBORHOOD STAPLE AND SAW CRITICAL ACCLAIM ON A NATIONAL LEVEL, WITH FEATURES IN OUTLETS LIKE THE GLOBE AND MAIL AND VANCOUVER SUN, TO BEING CROWNED VANCOUVER MAGAZINE’S BEST NEW RESTAURANT OF 2020. PATRICK'S OWN STAR SHONE BRIGHTER TOO, AS WESTERN LIVING SPOTLIGHTED HIM AS ONE OF THE TOP 40 CHEFS IN WESTERN CANADA. YET, PATRICK’S ARTISTIC VEIN NEVER DRIED UP. ALONGSIDE BUSINESS PARTNER, OSRIC CHAU, THE PAIR HAVE A SLATE OF FEATURES AND SERIES IN DEVELOPMENT, SUCH AS THE FORTHCOMING GEN-Z HORROR/THRILLER WATCH ME. AS WELL AS THE IPF-FUNDED LIMITED SERIES TABLETOP CLUB.
DYLANST.AUBIN
EDITOR
DYLAN DOES EDITING LIKE IT’S A LIFESTYLE. HE LOVES THE MARATHON OF REVIEWING COUNTLESS HOURS OF FOOTAGE IN SEARCH OF STORIES, AND BRINGING THOSE TO LIFE WITH HIS SUBJECTIVE STYLE. HIS CURRENT GOAL IS MASTERING THE EBB AND FLOW OF DRAMATIC PACING, AND HE PURSUES IT FROM EARLY IN THE MORNING UNTIL LATE IN THE NIGHT. HIS FAVOURITE PART OF HIS JOB IS THE LEVEL OF CONTROL HE CAN HAVE ON A PROJECT’S OUTCOME, AND THAT SCARES HIM A BIT - BUT NERVOUSNESS AND EXCITEMENT ARE THE SAME SENSATION, SO HE JUST GOES FOR IT. THE SOUNDTRACK TO HIS LIFE IS ELEVATOR MUSIC. IF ANY FILM DEFINED HIM, IT WOULD BE DRIVE MY CAR.
SHIUNOKADA
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
SHIUN OKADA IS AN EMERGING DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND FILMMAKER BASED IN VANCOUVER WHO GRADUATED FROM THE UBC FILM PRODUCTION PROGRAM. HIS WORK HAS BEEN SHOWN NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, INCLUDING MULTIPLE SHORT DOCUMENTARIES FOR THE CBC CREATOR'S NETWORK, NARRATIVE SHORTS, MUSIC VIDEOS, AND COMMERCIALS. FROM A YOUNG AGE, HIS LOVE FOR FILM AND VISUAL STORYTELLING SPEARHEADED HIS PASSION FOR CINEMATOGRAPHY, TRYING AND FINDING UNIQUE WAYS TO CONVEY MEANING AND EMOTION ONSCREEN. SHIUN IS A 2ND-GENERATION JAPANESE CANADIAN WHO NOW WORKS TO EXPLORE THE HUMAN PSYCHE AND ITS INFLUENCES ON OUR MENTAL HEALTH WHILE USING A NON-WESTERN LENS.
AUDREYHUI
WRITER
GROWING UP IN A MEDIA OBSESSED FAMILY, AUDREY’S LOVE FOR FILM AND TELEVISION WAS PLANTED AT AN EARLY AGE. AND MORE THAN JUST JOY AT CONSUMING MEDIA, HER PARENTS TAUGHT HER TO LOOK DEEPER INTO THE STORIES AND CHARACTERS, TO ASK QUESTIONS AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND THE MOTIVATIONS. TO SEE THE WHY BEHIND THE WHAT, AND DELVE DEEPER INTO WHAT WAS HAPPENING ON SCREEN. IT WAS THIS QUESTIONING THAT LED TO HER LOVE OF WRITING. AUDREY WANTED TO CONTINUE THE STORIES OF THE CHARACTERS THAT SHE’D GROWN TO LOVE. TO FILL IN THE GAPS THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN NECESSARY FOR THE SCREEN BUT THAT ADDED TO THE RICHNESS OF THE STORY. NOW, AUDREY IS WRITING ORIGINAL CONTENT INCLUDING SHORT FILMS, A FEATURE FILM, AND EVEN A 30 MINUTE SINGLE-CAMERA COMEDY PILOT. SHE HOPES TO TELL STORIES THAT SHOWCASE THE MYTHOLOGY AND FOLKLORE THAT SHE GREW UP WITH.
BECKETT VAN STRALEN
WRITER
BECKETT VAN STRALEN IS AN AWARD-WINNING HORROR SCREENWRITER AND GRADUATE FROM VANCOUVER FILM SCHOOL’S WRITING FOR TELEVISION, FILM, AND GAMES PROGRAM. BORN AND RAISED IN VANCOUVER BC, HE HAS ALWAYS HAD A MORBID FASCINATION WITH EXPLORING THE DARKEST, MOST UNDESIRABLE ASPECTS OF HUMANITY IN THE MODERN WORLD. EVEN WHEN IT COMPLETELY TERRIFIED HIM AT A YOUNG AGE, HE COULDN’T TEAR HIMSELF AWAY. THIS LOVE FOR ALL THINGS HORROR HAS BLOSSOMED INTO A DEEP PASSION TO EXPLORE THESE SUBJECTS IN HIS SCREENWRITING.
INSPIRED BY THE WORKS OF DAVID LYNCH, JOHN CARPENTER, AND ARI ASTER, BECKETT LOVES TO EXPLORE THE DARK UNDERTONES OF LIFE WHICH SEEM PICTURE PERFECT ON THE SURFACE. HE LOVES TO WRITE ABOUT MOUNTAINOUS TOWNS WHICH HARBOUR CLOSELY-KEPT COSMIC SECRETS, OR EVEN CULTS WHICH SEEK TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEIR MEMBERS TO REALIZE THEIR DARK AND TWISTED FANTASTICAL VISIONS OF REALITY.
WHILE AT VANCOUVER FILM SCHOOL, BECKETT CO-WROTE TWO SHORT FILMS, SLASH/HER AND ALL THINGS MUST CRUMB TO AN END.ADDITIONALLY, HE PRODUCED AND STARRED AS THE MAIN ANTAGONIST IN KATE ARMY, A SHORT FILM PUT TOGETHER BY THE CREATIVE SKILL AND BRAINPOWER IN HIS WRITING COHORT. BECKETT IS CURRENTLY HARD AT WORK ON A TV PILOT AS WELL AS A FEATURE FILM BASED OFF HIS SHORT SCRIPT, ENGINE OF EVIL.
WHEN HE’S NOT WRITING, BECKETT SPENDS TIME WITH HIS TWO CATS, SCULLY AND FOX, AND HIS PARTNER ELIKA. YES, HE’S FIRSTLY A HUGE FAN OF THE X-FILES, AND SECONDLY, A CAT PERSON. HE HOPES YOU ENJOY HIS WORK - AND THAT YOU’RE TERRIFIED BY IT.
CARLOS PAEZ
STUNT PERFORMER
CARLOS FIRST BEGAN HIS CAREER THROUGH GYMNASTICS. HE STARTED OFF AS A TRAMPOLINE GYMNAST IN COLOMBIA WHICH LEAD HIM TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE COLOMBIAN NATIONAL TEAM. HE WENT ON TO WIN NUMEROUS GOLD MEDALS AT THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN COLOMBIA (2013, 2012, 2019) AND THE DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP IN COLOMBIA (2011). HE WAS ALSO A FINALIST AT THE WORLD GAMES IN CALI, COLOMBIA (2013).
CARLOS' PASSION FOR TRAMPOLINE GYMNASTICS LED HIM TO BECOME A STUNT PERFORMER AND COORDINATOR, WORKING ON PROJECTS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EVENTUALLY MOVING TO VANCOUVER CANADA. AS A STUNT PERFORMER, CARLOS HAS WORKED ON SHOWS SUCH AS “NARCOS”, “YELLOWJACKETS", AND “AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER”. HE HAS ALSO COORDINATED AND MATCH-COORDINATED STUNTS FOR MOVIES LIKE “SUICIDE SQUAD 2”, “AMERICAN MADE”, “SOUND OF FREEDOM”, “TRIPLE FRONTIER”, AND MANY OTHERS.
IN ADDITION TO HIS STUNT WORK, CARLOS IS ALSO AN EMR (EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDER) CERTIFIED, SWIFT WATER RESCUER, AND HOLDS CERTIFICATIONS IN SPRAT (SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ROPE ACCESS TECHNICIANS) AND IRATA (INDUSTRIAL ROPE ACCESS TRADE ASSOCIATION). HE'S ALSO AN ADVANCED SCUBA DIVER AND A FIG (FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE GYMNASTIQUE) LEVEL 3 CERTIFIED GYMNASTICS COACH.
NOW PERMANENTLY BASED IN VANCOUVER, CARLOS CONTINUES TO WORK AS A STUNT PERFORMER AND RIGGER, BRINGING HIS EXPERTISE TO THE CANADIAN FILM INDUSTRY. IN HIS FREE TIME, HE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT ROCK CLIMBING, RAFTING, KAYAKING, SCUBA DIVING, AND ACROBATICS.
TIPHAINE LE GALL
ART DEPARTMENT & BTS PHOTOGRAPHY
TIPHAINE HAILS FROM FRANCE AND HAS A DEEP PASSION FOR VISUAL CREATION AND BOLD, INNOVATIVE PROJECTS. WITH A DEGREE IN INTERIOR DESIGN AND A MASTER’S IN MARKETING, SHE EMBARKED ON AN EXCITING ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY, LAUNCHING TWO FREELANCE BRANDS: ONE FOCUSED ON BABY CLOTHING AND THE OTHER ON HANDCRAFTED STONE BRACELETS.
WHAT TRULY CAPTIVATED HER DURING THIS TIME WERE THE PHOTO AND VIDEO SHOOTS THAT BROUGHT HER CREATIONS TO LIFE. THIS SPARKED HER LOVE FOR PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGRAPHY, LEADING HER TO EXPLORE THESE MEDIUMS THROUGH TRAVEL, SPORTS, AND BRANDING PROJECTS.
NOW, SURROUNDED BY PASSIONATE INDIVIDUALS IN THE FILM INDUSTRY, TIPHAINE IS EAGER TO COLLABORATE ON PRODUCTIONS—WHETHER WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES OR TAKING ON NEW CREATIVE CHALLENGES.
WHAT FUELS HER: A RELENTLESS DRIVE TO LEARN, GROW IN DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS, AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE CREATION OF UNIQUE, IMPACTFUL STORIES.
NAOKI TASAKI
STUNT PERFORMER
ORIGINALLY FROM TOKYO, JAPAN, MY JOURNEY IN THE WORLD OF ACTION AND PERFORMANCE BEGAN WITH KARATE AT A YOUNG AGE. AT 16, I HAD THE INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM LIVE ON STAGE FOR POWER RANGERS IN JAPAN, WHICH INSPIRED ME TO EXPAND MY SKILLS INTO TRICKING, GYMNASTICS, AND SWORDPLAY.
BY 17, I WAS WORKING PROFESSIONALLY AS A STUNT PERFORMER FOR TV DRAMAS AND MOVIES, MASTERING VARIOUS WEAPONS AND PUSHING THE LIMITS OF PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE. AFTER SIX YEARS OF HONING MY CRAFT IN JAPAN, I DECIDED TO EMBARK ON A NEW ADVENTURE IN CANADA, WHERE I’VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF MEETING AND COLLABORATING WITH SO MANY TALENTED INDIVIDUALS.