MEET THE TEAM

  • Katie Paul

    EDIT & PRODUCE

    Katie has a dancer’s instinct for rhythm & timing. She cuts with the kind of precision, momentum & musicality you can feel.

    As the founder of Basement, she’s helped the team shape everything from major label music videos to high-impact branded content and vérité driven documentaries. She brings both story & of course, style to every frame.

  • NADAV KAGAN

    EDIT & VFX

    Nadav fuses pop culture & technology to craft scroll-stopping work. Using cutting-edge techniques, he delivers at lightning speed, but never sacrifices the artistic integrity that gives his work its signature heart.

    Dance, or Die.

  • PHILIP THOMPSON

    EDIT

    Phil was named one of Filmmaker Magazine’s “25 New Faces of Independent Film”in 2023 and a Sundance Ignite x Adobe Fellow and NYFF Artists Academy Fellow in 2024. Phil’s work lives FAR beyond the churn of TikTok.

    Phil was raised by his mother, his father, and his television.

  • Cyrus Stowe

    EDIT & COLOR

    Cyrus is an Iranian-American editor and colorist based in Brooklyn. His work has been featured in the LA Times, AnOther Magazine, and PAPER. In 2021, he was the colorist on the black-and-white release of Johnny Mnemonic, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.

    Cyrus is currently in post-production on his debut feature documentary, Roses of My Grandmother’s Garden, produced by Shirin Neshat and BFD Productions.

    Ice cream, morning strolls, and outer space.