Saray Stancic, MD
Producer

Saray Stancic, M.D. is triple board certified in Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Lifestyle Medicine. She graduated from New Jersey Medical School in 1993 and after completing fellowship, accepted the position as Chief of Infectious Diseases at the Hudson Valley VA in New York. In later years, she served as Translational Medical Leader at Roche Pharmaceuticals where she led clinical trials in the field of viral hepatitis. In 2012, she left the work in Infectious diseases to fully dedicate her time to the field of lifestyle medicine. Dr. Stancic's interest in lifestyle medicine is rooted in her personal story as a patient living with multiple sclerosis. She is the founder of one of the first lifestyle medicine practices in the country, and mentors the lifestyle medicine interest group at Rutgers New Jersey medical school. In 2018, she was appointed Chief Medical Officer for WellStart Health, a digital, team-based intensive lifestyle change program. She seeks to spread the power of lifestyle medicine on a global scale, and bring needed change to how we train physicians.

Marcia Machado
Producer / Director

Marcia wears many hats in her productions. She can be behind the camera, holding the microphone, or seated in the editor’s chair in addition to directing and producing. Txai Macedo, her first feature documentary, aired on Channel 13 in New York City and TVE Brazil. It was distributed for ten years by Icarus Films in New York and today is part of the Smithsonian Media Collection. Dreaming On: The Story of the Quandamooka People, her second feature documentary released in 2014, has screened in festivals in Europe and in the United States. The film is currently being distributed by the Quandamooka People in Australia. 

Dr. Munish Chawla and Dr. Bandana N Chawla
Associate Producer

Dr. Munish Chawla and Dr. Bandana N Chawla are board certified physicians in Radiology and Internal Medicine, respectively. In 2013, they adopted a plant-based diet after realizing the tremendous health benefits which complemented their practice of meditation and yoga. When they discovered the field of Lifestyle Medicine, it seemed a perfect fit, and are now committed to sharing the benefits of healthy lifestyle with their community. In July 2017, in an effort to raise awareness about the benefits of plant -based diets, they co-founded a blog and Facebook page called Plant Powered Physicians which later led to the founding of a non-profit called Peaceful Planet Foundation to further spread the message of plant- based nutrition, yoga, and mindfulness.

Emily Kahoud
Associate Producer

Emily brings her journalism and health care experience to the production. She graduated from Boston College where she double majored in biology and music. She worked in the Lewis Cantley laboratory at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in signal transduction research, and helped edit grants and manuscripts for submission to numerous science journals.  She also worked in infectious disease/immunology research in the Marcial Goldberg lab, Massachusetts General Hospital before earning a Masters in Biomedical Sciences. Emily wrote for Spare Change News/The Homelessness Empowerment Project in Boston and then for Straus News in NY/NJ. She now writes for Medscape, and is attending Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.

Anne Bertasso
Associate Producer

Anne has approximately 30 years’ experience as a research scientist in both laboratory and clinical studies, primarily in infectious diseases and oncology. She has over two dozen papers in scientific/medical journals. She is a certified distance run coach and is certified in general nutrition, wellness, and sports nutrition. She started running several years ago and has since run a number of endurance races, including marathons, and recently completed an event totaling 48.6 miles. She is currently a marathon coach for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training program.

Donna Tarzian
Associate Producer

Donna is a Registered Nurse in New Jersey and New York. Her nursing experience is in acute medical/surgical care, critical care, and mental health. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Physiology. With over 10 years of experience in personal fitness and lifestyle modification through health and fitness, she has trained clients with medical conditions to become athletes. She is herself a two-time Ironman Lake Placid finisher and continues to challenge her fitness goals.

R. A. Fedde
Editor

R. A. Fedde was nominated for an Emmy in 2006 for her first feature-length documentary project, Combat Diary. $ellebrity premiered at South by Southwest in 2012 and opened in theaters across the US in early 2013. Running Wild: The Life of Dayton O. Hyde played in theaters nationwide and went on to win awards at major film festivals. The Last One aired on Showtime and won the Best Social Issues Documentary Award at the 2014 Atlanta Docufest. Once and for All, the story of the rise of the international women’s movement, closed out DocNYC with a sold-out house.

Fedde's editing work for 10 Days that Unexpectedly Changed America: Antietam won the 2006 Emmy Award for Best Non-Fiction Series. Her editing on FRONTLINE Growing Up Online garnered another nomination for a 2009 Emmy. In 2004, Fedde won the prestigious Gracie Allen Award for her work as editor on Pure Magic: The Mother Daughter Bond.

Geoffrey Cheung
Animator

Geoffrey Cheung is a Biomedical Animator and Illustrator. He graduated from the University of Toronto with a Master of Science degree in Biomedical Communications, and he has worked in the field of Health Science Communications and Visualization for over a decade. He worked as an Anatomical Illustrator for Queen’s University, as a medical data visualizer for the VisualMD in New York, and more recently as a designer for Digizyme, a molecular visualization company based in Boston. There, he contributed to projects such as “E.O. Wilson’s Life on Earth” iBooks series, exhibit animations for the Boston Museum of Science, as well as many other visual design projects for biotech companies, research institutes, and startups. Currently, Geoff runs his own Biomedical Animation and Illustration practice out of Toronto, and he is the Head Media Editor for his alma mater’s Biomedical Communications Alumni Association. He has a passion for using art and visual technologies to help illuminate complex ideas to audiences of all types, be they students, patients, or curious moviegoers.

Ramón Balcázar
Composer

Born in Barcelona, Spain, Ramón began his formal music education at the Conservatori delLiceu. After finishing his music studies, he moved to Los Angeles, and completed the Film Scoring program at UCLA Extension, earning the BMI/Jerry Goldsmith Scholarship. Soon after, he was hired to score two World War II TV series for The History Channel. Since then he has scored many shows for the Discovery Channel and National Geographic Channel. He has also composed six TV movies for HBO Family, and several indie movies. Ramón is currently scoring “Mysteries Decoded” for the CW channel and “Wild West Chronicles” for INSP network.

Brian Goodwin
Producer

Growing up in Western NY, Brian made his first big leap after graduating high school in 2000 – moving south, to the Carolinas. As a child, he enjoyed the sport of NASCAR and wanted to carve a role for himself within the sport. By 2003, Brian was working for NASCAR Productions, where he fostered his passion for visual storytelling while producing and editing content for some of NASCAR’s largest television partners and Fortune 500 clients.

Following careful deliberation, Brian made his next jump – in 2014 – exiting NASCAR to become a freelance filmmaker and visual storyteller. He created B. RIVETED ENTERTAINMENT to  collaborate with clients, large and small, to relay their stories via documentaries, television, short features, marketing, and social media campaigns. Along with Code Blue, Brian has delivered and collaborated on projects for ESPN Films, Netflix, Amazon, NBC Sports, NASCAR, SEC Network, UFC, National Geographic. He also co-directed and edited the independently funded documentary, The Bowden Dynasty, chronicling the life of legendary football coach, Bobby Bowden.

John Corry
Producer

Veteran producer John Corry’s groundbreaking feature documentary film, FORKS OVER KNIVES, is one of the most influential and best-selling documentaries since its release in 2011. His other productions on health and nutrition include PLANTPURE NATION and THE ENGINE 2 KITCHEN RESCUE, both seen on Netflix, and THE MINDFULNESS MOVEMENT. John's other film producing credits include Universal’s hit action-comedy THE RUNDOWN, the 3D animated THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, AYN RAND AND THE PROPHECY OF ATLAS SHRUGGED, TATTOO NATION (Spike TV), THE BOWDEN DYNASTY (ESPN), and THE FACE OF EVIL: REINHARD HEIDRICH (History). John has also created and supervised over 200 hours of television documentary programming, including the popular long-running animal series SAFARI TRACKS (52 x 30), for FOX in syndication, THE COLOR OF WAR (17 x 60), and SWORN TO SECRECY (65 x 60), for the History Channel, CELEBRITY WINGS for Discovery Networks and WEAPONS AT WAR (65 x 60), for A&E Network. His television specials include THE WILD YAK PATROL for Animal Planet and THE LONG MARCH for History International. John’s three-hour special THE LAST DAYS OF WWII was nominated for a National Emmy and his acclaimed all-color WWII series THE COLOR OF WAR was recognized with the CINE SPECIAL JURY AWARD as the Best Network or Cable Historical Program of the Year.

Geoff Nelson
Key Art Design

Nelson is an award winning designer, director and creator of numerous iconic images in advertising and entertainment.