MIRADA - Key Persons


Anna Joseph - EVP

Job Titles:
  • EVP
  • Executive Producer
  • Member of the Team Leadership Team

Caroline Gomez

Job Titles:
  • West Sales

Carter Dance

Job Titles:
  • Agent
Director, writer and producer Lawrence Trilling has been at the forefront of some of the most watched film and television series over the last two decades. Most recently he has helmed Amazon's hybrid sci-fi western Outer Range starring Josh Brolin. Trilling directed 22 episodes and served as the showrunner for David E Kelley's acclaimed Amazon series Goliath which garnered Billy Bob Thornton the Golden Globe for Best Actor. The most recent season saw the addition of J.K. Simmons to the cast and reached the rare 100% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Other recent directing credits include Marvel's Agent Carter, Netflix's The Get Down and FX's Snowfall as well as the network hits Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Parenthood, Pushing Daisies, Alias and Scrubs. Over the years, he has worked with an extensive list of celebrities including Bradley Cooper, Michael B. Jordan, Elisabeth Moss, Josh Brolin, Billy Bob Thornton, J.K. Simmons, James D'Arcy, Jennifer Garner, Sally Field, William Hurt, Dennis Quaid, Mira Sorvino …and many more. Trilling is loyal to both coasts and all states in between. He was born in New Jersey but spent most of his childhood in California. He headed back to the East Coast to attend Columbia University where he graduated with a degree in English Literature and later earned an MFA from UCLA. Trilling lives in Los Angeles with his wife, their three children, and Clyde, their devoted Labradoodle, who makes friends wherever they go.

Carter Drive

Job Titles:
  • Agent

Eric Zapakin

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Team Leadership Team
  • Head of Post Production

Julia Walker

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Team Leadership Team
  • Head of Marketing & Communications

Julian Sarmiento

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Team Leadership Team
  • VP of Innovation

Kristine Tsui

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Commercial VFX Director
Kristine is a commercial VFX director known for telling lighthearted stories through a lens of color and fantasy. Her multi-faceted background in creative direction, animation and photography gives her work a visually striking charm that brings unexpected magic into everyday circumstances. She has directed work for clients like American Express, Bombas, Etsy, Facebook, L'Oréal and Verizon and Walmart.

Lawrence Trilling

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Director, Writer and Producer Lawrence Trilling Has Been at the Forefront of Some of the Most Watched Film and Television
Director, writer and producer Lawrence Trilling has been at the forefront of some of the most watched film and television…

Mathew Miguel Cullen

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Team Leadership Team
  • Director, ECD

Miranda Wilcox

Job Titles:
  • Business Affairs Manager / Midwest Sales

Robin Resella

Job Titles:
  • Creative Director
  • Member of the Team Leadership Team

Sean Barney

Job Titles:
  • Executive Producer
  • Member of the Team Leadership Team

Vanessa Marzaroli

Job Titles:
  • Creative Director
  • Director
  • Member of the Team Leadership Team
  • Emmy - Winning Director
Vanessa Marzaroli is an Emmy-winning director whose work combines elegant and startling visual textures with a warm and soulful emotional core. Her distinct visual flair for design elements is a trademark aesthetic. She has brought her unique refined style and contemporary edge to a wide variety of projects, including commercial films for Audi, HP, Visa, Target and many others. Her music video for Cinematic Orchestra's "Lilac Wine" was hailed for its delicacy and sophisticated sense of design, earning Vanessa her second Emmy, a London International Gold, a Red Stick International Gold, a Baton D'or, and other notable awards. Credited as animation director alongside Robert Hales, her collaboration on Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" was one of the most notable videos during its time, winning a VMA for "Best Direction" and further numerous accolades. A native of Thailand, Marzaroli moved to California in her teens to further her classical piano training along with her twin sister. In high school, she discovered a passion for the visual arts and has been cultivating it ever since. Her love of photography, fashion, art, and typography are evident in her work. Marzaroli is a graduate of the Art Center College of Design and has been a long time collaborator with Mirada. She was a Creative Director for some of the industries most well respected production companies including Logan, Blind and Motion Theory. Her work has been honored by the AICP Awards, Art Directors Club, D&AD, The Type Directors Club, BDA, Prix Arts, and Cannes Film Festival.