THE TEAM

The people who
have the story surrounded.

A full-service team running development, production, and in-house post under one roof in St. Louis, backed by a rolodex built over decades.

INKBLOT
COLLABORATORS

The rolodex we reach into when a project calls for it: directors of photography, editors, and finishing partners who know how we work.

  • Zeb Smith
    Zeb Smith Director of Photography

    Emmy Award-winning cinematographer based between Brooklyn and Los Angeles. Has shot documentary television for over a decade across Travel Channel, Discovery Channel, Investigation Discovery, Oxygen, and PBS, filming in more than 30 countries. Also works as a director, producer, and editor; most recently shot the feature documentary Silent Forests.

  • Simon Schneider
    Simon Schneider Director of Photography

    Director of Photography and director at Urban Jungle Films in Vancouver, British Columbia. Credits include National Geographic's Yukon Gold, the feature documentary Hadwin's Judgement, and Resident Orca, spanning reality documentary, docu-series, and branded content.

  • Ryan Doris
    Ryan Doris Director of Photography

    A Director of Photography with over a decade running camera teams worldwide, shooting for HBO, Netflix, National Geographic, and Discovery. Holds a degree in Cinematography and Film/Video Production from Webster University. Won a 2021 Telly Award for Television Cinematography on InkBlot's Who Killed the Lyon Sisters?, and shoots as DP on InkBlot's Amazon Prime Video slate.

  • Mohamed El Manasterly
    Mohamed El Manasterly Editor

    Emmy and ACE Eddie Award-winning editor known for Welcome to Wrexham, where he cut three of the show's four seasons. The first Egyptian editor to win an Emmy, for the Oscar-nominated documentary The Square. Other credits include Freediver and National Geographic's The Stanford Prison Experiment: Unlocking the Truth.

  • Bryn Vytlacil
    Bryn Vytlacil Editor

    Emmy-winning editor whose work spans Duck Dynasty, Shark Week, Outlast, and E!, and who won the 2022 Children's & Family Emmy for Outstanding Editing on Making Fun. Credited editor on InkBlot's 2026 Daytime Emmy-nominated A Different Breed, and lead editor on Netflix's Resurrected Rides.

  • Kara Ferrari
    Kara Ferrari Editor 2026 Daytime Emmy® Nominee

    Editor whose credits include Netflix's Wrestlers and America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, and The Money Game. Credited editor on InkBlot's 2026 Daytime Emmy-nominated A Different Breed, alongside Bryn Vytlacil and Erik Becker.

  • Anarchy Post
    Anarchy Post Finishing House

    A Glendale, California post-production facility specializing in sound editing, mixing, and picture finishing for independent film and television, founded by Dan Snow and Eric Lalicata. Lalicata is a multi-award-winning supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer with 300+ film, television, and IMAX credits, including a Primetime Emmy for Discovery's James Cameron's Expedition: Bismarck.

  • Luke Terrell
    Luke Terrell Producer

    St. Louis-based documentary producer whose work reframes narratives around disability and incarceration. His feature debut Gabe won Best Documentary at the St. Louis International Film Festival and FirstGlance Los Angeles. His most recent feature, Your Friend Memphis, premiered at SXSW with support from Kartemquin Films and Film Independent. Runs his own production company, Restless Productions.

  • Bobby Herrera
    Bobby Herrera Director

    St. Louis-based documentary and narrative filmmaker and co-founder of Gray Picture. Executive produced and directed InkBlot's Hangin' With Los Henrys, which drew more than 35 million views on YouTube. A Sundance Feature Film Fellow and Berlinale Talent, he shot, directed, and edited the feature documentary The Gray Seasons and is currently developing The Seven Ages of Olajuwon with support from Film Independent and the Berlinale Pro Initiative.