01Brian founded Red Rock Films in 2010 after a career at National Geographic Television and in Australian broadcast journalism. His work includes the Emmy-winning Secrets of the Whales and Penguin Town.
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A filmmaker, journalist and author, Brian has spent more than 35 years chasing stories. He wrote The Exotic Booze Club about his adventures in expedition filmmaking and mentored emerging talent through National Geographic’s Field Ready programme. Away from the camera: horses, carpentry and aspiring lyrics.
02Ashley Hoppin
Owner & Head of Content
Ashley brings 30 years of storytelling experience across wildlife, science, reality, live events and children’s programming. At Nat Geo/Disney+, she guided more than 1,000 hours of series and specials.
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During almost 18 years at Nat Geo, Ashley served as Executive Producer and Vice President, Production. Her career began in jazz, opera and classical music films and documentaries, before expanding into a broad range of factual and entertainment programming.
03Sari Wiener
SVP, Production and Operations
Sari leads production management across Red Rock’s projects. Over more than a decade with the company, she has overseen 125-plus hours, including Secrets of the Whales and Penguin Town.
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Her work spans productions for Netflix, National Geographic, Discovery, Smithsonian Channel and more. She has coordinated teams and shoots around the world, working on stories about everything from sharks and whales to mountain lions and penguins.
04Ally Christos
SVP, Global Development · Head of AI Division
Ally is an award-winning creative executive working across global development and Red Rock AI. She developed Red Rock’s first Netflix series, Penguin Town, which won three Daytime Emmys and a Wildscreen Panda Award.
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Her development work has reached National Geographic, Netflix, Smithsonian, Terra Mater, ZDF/ARTE, NHK and NRK. Ally was the first recipient of the World Congress of Science and Factual Producers’ Emerging Producer of the Year Award. She holds a first-class master’s degree from Royal Holloway, University of London.
05Jaime Manheimer
Development Producer
Jaime is an award-winning development producer who created and executive produced VICE’s Dopesick Nation, the Oscar-qualified feature documentary American Relapse and the acclaimed PBS/ITVS short Our League.
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His work spans premium documentary, unscripted television and nonfiction storytelling, with projects that have generated national media attention and cultural conversation.
His credits also include Sexy Beasts, Ink Master and American Pickers.
Jaime discovers memorable characters, secures rare access and develops ambitious nonfiction stories from initial concept through production and release.
06Matt Conrad
VP, Post Production
Matt leads Red Rock’s post-production team, bringing more than 20 years of documentary and natural-history experience. He takes a hands-on approach from pre-production through delivery.
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His work has reached Netflix, National Geographic, Discovery, Wondrium and SoundsTrue. Before Red Rock, he built and led post teams for PBS, the National Park Service, WQED Multimedia and Maryland Public Television—on projects spanning Mammoth Cave, the Badlands and the White House.
07Beverly Davis
Legal Services
Beverly supports Red Rock’s productions with legal review, contracts, releases and international legal coordination. She is the founder of Washington, DC entertainment law firm Davis Law, PLLC.
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With more than 20 years of legal experience, Beverly advises on the issues that surround production, including copyright, trademarks and footage review. Previously, she served as senior in-house counsel at NPR and Southwest Airlines, and worked in litigation and the federal courts.
