The Women

Katherine Boucher

Katherine is a Vermont native and Wyoming transplant. She has been an avid horse lover since age 9, starting her equestrian years at an eventing barn in Williston, Vermont. Her passion for horses led her to get an Animal Science degree with a concentration in pre-veterinary medicine (and a minor in music) from the University of Vermont. Katherine is now the Head Wrangler for a ranch in Southern Wyoming and she continues to ride both Western and English on her horse, Cica.

Her hobbies include singing, playing guitar, yoga, and spending time with her horse and kitty Evie.

Caroline Heer

Caroline is a Los Angeles native, Colorado transplant, and a serious multi-hyphenate: artist, horsewoman, massage therapist, dog mama... not to mention an avid hiker and devoted baseball fan! She has been riding since she was 5, when she began taking bareback lessons. After experimenting with English and Western styles of riding, she discovered the military-based California Rangers Youth Cavalry organization, and spent her youth competing with their elite drill team, even riding as the opening act in the famed Reno Rodeo with her team a number of times.

She has recently moved to Colorado with her husband, their pups, and their little cowboy.

Louisa Behnke

Louisa is a Massachusetts native and a Colorado transplant. Louisa is a graduate of Fort Lewis College, where she majored in Adventure Education with a minor in Environmental Policy. She spent this summer guiding five to six day rafting trips on the Snake and Salmon Rivers in Idaho. When she moved home, she got married to the love of her life, the man she met freshman year in college. Louisa enjoys spending all of her time outside.

She has been riding since age eight and competing in hunter/jumper competitions from the Northeast in the summer to Florida in the winter. Louisa's first love was her horse, Arthur, whom she owned for six years.

Danielle Hinde

Producer

Doomsday Entertainment, started and owned by Danielle Hinde, is an industry-leading director representation and production company that leverages its innovative talent to create cutting-edge content including music videos, commercials, branded content, short films and documentaries.

Danielle started her career as a music video dancer, where she began a long-standing love affair with music videos. She serves as both Executive Producer and as a Director’s Representative to filmmakers such as Hiro Murai, Savanah Leaf, James Lees, Claire Edmondson, Yoni Lappin, Remy Cayuela, Tristan Holmes and more! 

In addition to producing the documentary about MoCA’s street art exhibit, “Outside In: The Story of Art in the Streets”, she has recently overseen groundbreaking and award-winning videos for Marvin Gaye, David Guetta, Katy Perry, Juanes, Capital Cities, Childish Gambino, Earl Sweatshirt, One Republic, Die Antwoord, J Lo and hundreds more. Doomsday has also produced the Grammy winning feature film “Nine Types of Light” for TV On the Radio, and other short films including “Clapping for the Wrong Reasons” starring/written by Donald Glover, short film “Today’s the Day” starring Danny Devito which premiered at Tribeca, short film “Identify Theft” starring Kate Burton and Bill Irwin and short film “Exit” starring Maria Bello which premiered at TIFF. Doomsday has also produced spots for Beats, Nike, Jordan, Doordash, Corona, Google, Gillette, Sonos, Lincoln, Microsoft and Apple to name a few. 

Most recently, Doomsday won Best Music Video at the 2019 Grammys for Childish Gambino’s “This Is America”, directed by Hiro Murai. Other awards include gold at the Clio and Ciclope festivals, and Grand Prix at Cannes Lions, as well as several Music Video Production Association Awards, MTV VMAs, Best Video at SXSW, Los Angeles Film Festival, Vimeo Awards, Director of the Year at UKMVA, and Best Music Video at the 2019 Latin Grammys. Danielle Hinde was nominated for Best Producer at UKMVA 2015. She is also a professor at USC for Film Production.

Sam French

Director

After earning his MFA in film production from USC, Sam sold his car, packed everything he owned into storage and moved to Afghanistan. He ended up living and working there for five years, producing and directing documentaries for the UN, NGOs, aid organizations, and the media, including HBO, BBC, CNN, Channel 4 News and Al Jazeera. Sam wrote and directed the Academy Award nominated film “Buzkashi Boys,” which was the first narrative film since 2001 to be filmed entirely on location in Afghanistan. 

Sam’s documentary With This Breath I Fly, about two heroic Afghan women fighting for their freedom after being imprisoned for moral crimes, is premiering at the Austin Film Festival in October. He has directed episodes of the Emmy-nominated documentary series Religion of Sports, the Emmy-nominated series, Why We Fight, and the Red Bull series All In and Life of Kai. He is currently adapting Richard K. Morgan’s epic fantasy series A Land Fit for Heroes for TV.

Sam believes in the power of storytelling to connect people across different cultures, and that if we lift up our voices and share our stories we can change the world. He lives in Los Angeles. But that could change at any moment.

Aaron Colussi

Director of Photography

Aaron Colussi is a photographer, videographer, and director based in the Rocky Mountains but often found on the road. He is a recent The North Face Expedition recipient, a member of the BBC Nature Unit, Netflix Nature Unit, and is a Forest Service Wildland Fire Contractor.

Clients include Adidas, Reebok, The North Face, Salomon, Brooks Running, On Running, Netflix, BBC, PBS, AOL, Ford Motors, Tesla, General Mills, The Nature Conservancy, The Forest Service, Outside, NY Times, and many many more.

Colin Rinaker

Cinematographer

Colin attended Indiana University, majoring in Telecommunications with a focus on design and production. His documentary "When The Curtain Falls" won Indiana's coveted Multivisions Media Showcase. Colin now lives in Fort Collins, Colorado and continues to do what he is passionate about. Colin has shot on films, television and commercials and is a FAA Part 107 Certified Drone Pilot. Colin's goal, when it comes to his work is to "get the shot." Crafting, executing and capturing the moment when everything is perfect.

Joe Lombard

PItch video Director

Joe is a filmmaker who is based in Los Angeles. He has always been interested in narratives and documentary filmmaking because of the passion they require and the message they can deliver. His goal is to tell stories that impact us as humans and connect with the world around us.

Joe grew up in St. Louis, and after traveling the country for film festivals throughout high school, he moved out to Los Angeles to pursue the work full time. He has since been blessed to work as a creative with amazing talent and clients from across the world.

Check out more of Joe’s work here.

David Broad

Producer

David is an American filmmaker born and raised in New York City. He is the founder and president of Left Of Frame Pictures, a production company focused on the production of documentary films, television series and branded content for some of America's largest brands. He oversees teams dedicated to developing and producing content as well as partnering with financiers and distributors.

Prior to starting Left Of Frame Pictures, David worked as a producer, assistant director and editor for various independent feature films in Los Angeles and New York City.

David has also been involved in education, assisting in the outreach, operations and recruitment for a New York charter school network. He has also volunteered as a tutor of Physics and US History in some of New York's most underprivileged neighborhoods.

David received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts where he graduated with a minor in History.

Alex Mauss

Graphic Designer

Alex is a graphic designer and illustrator who is responsible for the visual identity of the Women in the Wilderness project - this includes the logo, branding, and website design.

Alex got her start on Windswept Farm in Vermont and then studied painting and graphic design at Alfred University. She now is a full time graphic designer, residing in Kailua, Hawai’i. In her free time, she enjoys taking on art and design projects, rock climbing, and kayaking.

Visit Alex’s design portfolio here.

Kevin Crisp

Sound Mixer

MacKenzie Elmer

Media/Writer

MacKenzie, born and bred in Wisconsin, is an old-fashioned newspaperwoman in a modern media world. She grew up begging for horseback lessons but got ballet and soccer instead. Yet she always felt a natural draw toward mustangs, which symbolize the things she loves about her country. 

A graduate with honors from the School of Mass Communication and Journalism at the University of Iowa, MacKenzie left her sweet Midwest to pursue a graduate degree in climate science and policy at Scripps Institution of Oceanography based in San Diego.

Chronicling the journey of the “wild women” is fulfilling a dream cultivated in her childhood reading tales of Native American Indians and gunfighters. What this important project represents is the power and independence of females; the struggle to strike a balance between preservation and economic development; and the value of protecting something because it is beautiful. 

Andrew Erker

composer

Andrew is a musician based in St. Louis, Missouri. A computer science teacher by day, composer by night, you won’t find him anywhere without his guitar.

Andrew and the gang first met while working at the a ranch in southeastern Wyoming. A seasonal expedition guide and avid hiker, he is no stranger to the awesome landscape of the mountain states. Now, working with the Women in the Wilderness team, his goal is to create a musical score that adequately captures the human emotion only experienced in the American West. 

You can find Andrew’s music on his website: andrewerker.com