character and story come first.

Marielena has worked in the media industry for a decade and a half as a producer and director in the documentary space. She is also an educator in the Media Arts Department at the University of North Texas. Additionally, she is the director of the Festival De Cine Latino Americano in Fort Worth, which promotes and showcases LatinX filmmakers and stories.

Johnathan Paul and Josh Gilbert have worked in the film and television industry for twenty years. After some success (and more failures than they care to admit) in the fields of screenwriting, producing, and directing, they decided -- foolishly or not -- to start an independent production company in a far-flung corner of Texas.

As true renegades, they decided to produce a comedy western for their first feature film. Perhaps not the most obvious/wise choice, but the result is Harsh Treatment, a film that wouldn't have been given a chance otherwise.

Andrew has worked as a professional artist and designer for over fifteen years. He has spent time as a concept artist, storyboard artist, and comic book artist. He oversees creative design development for comics and video games at Datalus Pictures.

Jeremiah has brought his two decades’ worth of managerial and executive experience to bare with Datalus, aiding and overseeing the companies strategic goals and outcomes.

Jacqueline is a long-time film editor and script supervisor, having worked on several documentary films and television series. In addition to editing, she is also an accomplished creative writer and story editor.

Over the first twenty years of his career, Chris has overseen the project management of technology services for multi-billion dollar companies and now oversees projects and data management for Datalus.