ABOUT

Jordan is the head of B8 Services / Production. After spending a number of years being heavily involved in a variety of productions, from big-budget features and TV, to smaller independent features and documentaries, Jordan finally decided it was time to take his production expertise to the development sector.

Jonathan Sheldon has worked professionally in film and television for over 15 years. Starting in film development, Sheldon produced several well-regarded independent films and co-authored a seminal book on filmmaking titled “The Declaration of Independent Filmmaking”. As post production entrepreneur, Mr. Sheldon boot-strapped a post production company from a desk in Beverly Hills building it to contribute post production expertise and services to over 100 feature films and several network television shows.

Lee is head of B8 Branding Servicess at Buffalo 8. He has had extensive experience in creative projects ranging from feature film key art all the way to video game art direction. Lee is the producer, engineer and drummer of the alternative rock band Oddepoxy as well as the co-founder of Dyad Games who has produced successful titles such as the card game “Kamakura: A game of feudal Japanese warfare”.

Freewater Creative Development is led by Kyle Ryan, a veteran of both the media and development worlds. Kyle spent 20 years in the journalism one, much of it at Onion Inc., where he led The A.V. Club (the internet’s premier pop culture site) and served as managing editor of legendary satire site The Onion. He also worked at Entertainment Weekly before returning to Onion Inc. to build its development department from the ground up. He quickly established the company as a force in development and sold projects to Hulu, YouTube, AOL, Lionsgate, Fusion TV, Rooster Teeth, and more. He has drunk complimentary water during pitch meetings at just about every network, streaming service, and OTT in existence.

Sean Flanagan is a writer/producer who has made his name in film distribution and marketing, working on over 800 feature films in the past five years. He has worked for Swingset Creative, BidSlate, Mojomakers, Buffalo 8, Visual Data Media Services, Premiere Digital, Quiver and for dozens of North American distributors during his career. Key projects include Al Pacino’s Wilde Salome, Ashley Judd’s Trafficked, Zedd: True Colors and HBO’s Dia De Gracias. Previous clients include Sundance Institute, Film Rise, Pokemon and Samuel Goldwyn.

Robert Dean, a native to the sprawling landscape who has been working professionally in the NM film business for the past nine years doing everything from Directing to Production Manager (Dead of Night, Wander). Witnessing first-hand the many pitfalls that independent filmmakers face, Robert and Buffalo 8 joined forces to create Buffalo 8 New Mexico, a full-service division that will server producers, projects and companies looking to shoot within the state of New Mexico.

Tyler joined the Bondit Media Capital team as an analyst specializing in deal structuring and organization with interests in packaging and project development. On a daily basis, Tyler assists with business development, packaging, legal, accounting, operations, and deal organization, structure and analysis. Tyler also has his own Executive Producing slate that he is actively developing, packaging and pitching. He has a background in film and finance, having directed, produced and fundraised for three separate short productions. Gould graduated from Northwestern University’s School of Communications with degrees in Radio/Television/Film and Economics.

After selling the company that put him through college, Grady joined the BondIt Media Capital as an analyst responsible for investment structuring and analysis, business development, and supporting the company’s financing, accounting, operations, marketing, and administration. His versatility serves indie screenwriters, producers, and filmmakers alike, as he’s packaging and pitching a number of feature films and episodic series on his Executive Producing slate. He holds degrees in Economics and Film Studies, with a concentration in Entrepreneurship, from Boston College.

Nikki Schwarer assists within the Buffalo 8 service divisions (both B8 Studios and B8 Services) generating comprehensive client materials from budgets, schedules, creative overviews/decks, and content. Schwarer graduated from Clemson University with a B.S in Marketing and Film studies — and interned for Buffalo 8 / BondIt Media Capital in summer 2019 prior to joining the team.

Nikki Stier Justice is an independent producer and seasoned entertainment executive with a background in film production and distribution. In 2014, she moved to start-up production company Good Deed Entertainment (GDE), where she helped grow the company into a multi-million dollar studio. As Chief Operating Officer she oversaw development, financing, production, distribution, corporate branding and marketing on a slate of 7-10 releases a year. In addition to her role as Head of Distribution for Buffalo 8, Justice teaches at UConn in the Digital Media & Design Department as a Visiting Assistant Professor.