Karen Gehres

Producer / Director 

Karen received her B.F.A. in painting from Parson’s School of Design. She supported herself by selling her paintings on the streets of Soho and her murals have adorned walls of New York City Public schools and the now demolished 42nd Street Project.

While working at Film/Video Arts, with access to video equipment, Karen began shooting a film of a fellow artist and friend that began a nine year shooting odyssey.  “BEGGING NAKED” was awarded grants from the New York State Foundation of the Arts and the Ford Foundation, and was selected to be included in the permanent collection of The Library of Congress, a rare honor. It attracted the attention of the late Roger Ebert as well as Martin Scorsese. It continues to be broadcast internationally and is available on premier on demand video platforms such as iTunes and Amazon. 

Continuing her focus on quintessential NYC stories, Karen’s second feature documentary focuses on the legendary NYC barbershop, Astor Place Hairstylists. It aired recently on PBS Channel THIRTEEN. Now streaming on  Amazon Prime. 

She is on-set most days as an EPK behind-the-scenes Producer for film and television. On other days she is interviewing talent on the red carpet or one-on-one sit down interviews for just about every major Hollywood Studio. Adding to her diverse background, Karen was a Creative Content Producer at J.P. Morgan Private Bank.

Naiara Paulos

Producer / Director

Naiara spent much of the last decade working for a Spanish TV channel as TV host and Executive News Producer for an online newspaper.  She often goes beyond her limits, so after ten years in broadcasting, she decided to make her next career in NYC.

In 2017 she graduated with a certificate in Documentary Filmmaking from The New School University. Shortly after she was offered a position as the Lead Video Producer and Editor at J.P Morgan to create content showcasing not only the J.P.Morgan Contemporary ART Collection but also financial videos. Simultaneously to her corporate work, she collaborated with the Museum of Graffiti in Miami creating short art documentaries of many significant Graffiti artists including Futura 2000, Doze Green, Delta2 and Carolina Falkholt. Some of her work is now available on amazon prime.

Naiara lived and worked in Madrid, Paris, New York, Los Angeles, Cape Town and Hungary and speaks four languages.