ROMAN SANTA CROCE

DIRECTOR | PRODUCER

MATTHEW SUMNER

CREATIVE WRITER

ALEX BURNS

MAKEUP | COSTUMES

HONOR SANTA CROCE

CO-PRODUCER | PRODUCTION DESIGNER

BIJAN MOSHGELANI

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER

  • Roman Santa Croce is a Director's Guild of America member known for his work on The Outsider (2020), Doom Patrol (2019), Den of Thieves (2018), and Stranger Things (2016). Roman started his career in Los Angeles, California in production on a wide variety of television series. Once his career got him into the DGA he took his aspirations and moved to Atlanta, GA to carry his career into his target position, Directing. After meeting Matthew Sumner and creating CFF, Roman has begun applying his production experience into Directing/Producing several projects which have garnished several accolades in the Film Festival Circuits. Roman hopes to use Creative Force Films as a building block to forming a great team from which he and Matthew can work with on many projects to come.

  • Matthew Sumner is an Actor, Writer, Producer, and Stunt Performer born in Greensboro, North Carolina. He is best known for his starring roles on various YouTube channels, helping them to produce many award winning action and comedy classics such as Mario Warfare (2015), Modern War Gear Solid (2011), Watch Dogs - Fan Film (2013), Hang Em Hyrule (2015), Epic Clown Battle (2017) and many more. After meeting Roman and sharing their love of filmmaking and several pop culture franchises, they developed Creative Force Films as a way to combine talents and people into a "creative force" in the film industry. Together they have already produced some award winning projects.

  • Alex Burns is an IATSE 798 union Makeup Artist and has more than five year’s experience working in film and television here in Atlanta, GA. Alex is an accomplished makeup artist who has worked on productions including Doom Patrol, Black Lightning, Guardians of the Galaxy V.3 and many more. Alex is experienced in beauty, natural beauty, FX makeup and prosthetic fabrication. Alex is passionate about bringing characters to life and how makeup can be used as a tool to help tell incredible stories. When Alex was a young kid, he was inspired by his favorite films and their amazing characters and the stories they told. With that inspiration he dedicated himself to want to help tell those stories through makeup. And through that dedication to his craft, it has allowed him to excel in his career today.

  • Honor Santa Croce is a Production Designer known for “No Disintegrations” (2021). Honor is from Austin, Texas and always had a strong inclination to the creative arts. She has a strong history in different art mediums and writings, helping to create new worlds.

  • Bijan Moshgelani is an Actor and Producer who has spent a number of years on copious TV/Film projects, gaining experience both in front and behind the camera. In 2017, Bijan started his career in Atlanta, GA after studying at Kennesaw State University and the University of Georgia. Although his intentions were to pursue a profession in medicine; his affinity for films gravitated him to follow his dream and passion of cinema. Since then Bijan has spent the last several years working on countless projects learning all sides of filmmaking. After meeting Roman and Matthew in 2020, and starring in their award winning short film Scorekeeper; Bijan showed interest in joining the Creative Force Films team in whatever fashion he could. Bijan has since been able to Associate Produce, Set Design, and Coordinate Construction of sets in a multitude of their projects. Bijan hopes to use his position at Creative Force Films to push the boundaries of his creativity, and fabricate a myriad of fresh facets to the art of Cinema.