El Tigre Productions transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary.
El Tigre is a creative non-fiction production company innovating the documentary form. Their singular style combining striking visuals with innovative storytelling has brought international accolades including an Emmy, Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Film, DOC NYC’s 40 under 40, Emerging International Filmmaker Award at Hot Docs, and nominations for Gotham, Spirit, and Critics Choice Awards. Their feature 306 Hollywood premiered opening night at Sundance, screened in over 70 festivals, was released theatrically in over 25 cities, broadcast on PBS (POV), and streams on Amazon.
El Tigre produces non-fiction films and digital content for the world’s leading museums, platforms, and brands such as Google, MoMA, The Getty, The Whitney, PEN America, and The New York Times. They have received support from organizations including Sundance, Artemis Rising Foundation, NYSCA, Latino Public Broadcasting, and IFP.
Elan Bogarín Co-Founder + Director/Producer
Elan Bogarín is an Emmy-winning Venezuelan-American director/cinematographer known for her hyper creative magical-realist approach to documentary. Her feature film 306 Hollywood, called a "landmark" by rogerebert.com, premiered opening night of the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, was featured in over 10 'best of 2018' lists, played over 75 festivals, won multiple awards, and was broadcast on PBS's POV and Amazon Prime. Elan has been nominated for Emmy, Gotham, Spirit, and Critics Choice awards and was chosen for Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Film, DOC NYC’s 40 Under 40, and Emerging International Filmmaker at Hot Docs. Elan is the co-director of El Tigre Productions where she creates innovative and award winning films for the world’s leading museums and brands including Google, MoMA, The Getty, The Whitney, and The New York Times. Elan is a co-founder of the Wassaic Project, an arts festival and residency in Wassaic, New York that has worked with hundreds of artists over 12 years. She has received support from organizations including Sundance, Artemis Rising Foundation, Concordia Studio, Ford Foundation / Just Films, NYSCA, Latino Public Broadcasting, and IFP.
Jonathan Bogarín Co-Founder + Director/Producer
Jonathan Bogarín is a filmmaker, teacher, and visual artist. His debut feature, 306 Hollywood, premiered opening night of the 2018 Sundance Film Festival as the first documentary ever included in the festival’s NEXT section. It played over 75 festivals, won multiple awards including an Emmy, was released theatrically through the Sundance Creative Distribution Fellowship, and appeared on PBS's POV and Amazon Prime. Jonathan was chosen for Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Film, awarded Emerging International Filmmaker at Hot Docs, and has received support from organizations including Sundance, Artemis Rising Foundation, Concordia Studio, Ford Foundation / Just Films, NYSCA, Latino Public Broadcasting, and IFP. Jonathan is the co-director of El Tigre Productions where he creates innovative non-fiction films and produces award-winning digital content for the world’s leading museums, platforms, and brands.
Troy Herion Composer + Senior Producer
Troy Herion is an Emmy-winning composer and filmmaker whose works unite contemporary music with visual arts through film, theater, dance, and concert music. His versatile compositions range from classical and avant-garde orchestral music to intricate and melodic electronic scores. For the last decade he has collaborated extensively with filmmakers, choreographers, and theater companies. Recent works include an orchestral ballet commission from The Pennsylvania Ballet and a multi-movement theater piece with Pig Iron Theatre Co. featuring 100 performers including the Grammy-winning Crossing Choir, and a sentient halal cart. Recent film scores include award-winning films 306 Hollywood, The Hottest August, The Dog, Mountain Fire Personnel, and You Can Go which have screened at Sundance, Toronto, SXSW, True/False, MoMA, and Tribeca Film Festival. He also scores digital content for Google, The Whitney Museum, MoMA, The Getty, The Cisneros Coleccíon and others. Herion studied composition as a PhD fellow at Princeton University with a dissertation on visual-music, and has lectured in universities around the country.
Von Diaz Story Producer
Von Diaz is a writer, documentary film producer, and author of Coconuts & Collards. Born in Puerto Rico and raised in Atlanta, GA, she explores food, culture, and identity through memoir and multimedia. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Bon Appétit, Food & Wine Magazine, Better Homes & Gardens, NPR, StoryCorps, The Splendid Table, and the Southern Foodways Alliance’s Gravy. She studied Journalism and Latin American and Caribbean Studies from New York University, and Women’s Studies at Agnes Scott College.
Nyneve Laura Minnear Editor
Nyneve Laura Minnear’s recent film, (T)ERROR (Editor 84mins), won a Special Jury Award at Sundance 2015, a Grand Jury Award at Full Frame 2015 and in 2014 Nyneve attended the Sundance Documentary Edit Story Lab as a fellow. “GIRL WITH BLACK BALLOONS” (Editor, Writer, Co-Producer 59mins) was chosen “Best of Fest” at the Edinburgh Film Festival 2010 and won a Grand Jury Prize at DOCNYC2011. “THE LULU SESSIONS” (Editor, Writer, Co-Producer 84mins), has screened at over 20 festivals worldwide, winning six Best Documentary awards. In 2011, Nyneve was named one of “21 Leaders for the 21st Century” by Women’s eNews.
Alejandro Jano Mejia Director of Photography
Alejandro Jano Mejía is an Emmy-nominated lefty Mexican-born cinematographer whose work has been featured at Berlin, TriBeCa, Slamdance, Cabos, Vancouver, Rio de Janeiro and Morelia. He won the Panavision Award for Best Short at the Palm Springs International ShortFest 2015. His work ranges from fiction films and commercials for brands such as Nike and Red Bull and recently he was selected for the Berlinale Talent Campus 2016. He directed episodes of the TV show Sesiones for Sony Latin American Television and he co-produced ‘A Secret World’ by director Gabriel Mariño, which had its premiere at the 2012 Berlin Film Festival.