Brian Quist
Owner/Producer
Brian Quist is an award winning documentary filmmaker and educator from Seattle, Washington. Recently selected as one of ten directors to participate in the 2003 Seattle International Film Festival’s Fly Films Challenge, Quist was given 10 days to shoot and edit a short film, which premiered at the festival in June. His most recent film, the feature-length millennium documentary "A Day in the Hype of America", won Best Documentary at the 2002 Rhode Island International Film Festival and is currently being shopped to distributors. His previous film, "We Are Refugees", profiles the plight of two Tibetan refugees who fled Tibet in 1998 defying the occupying Chinese edict and resettling in India. Quist, who has lived abroad for much of his life, also teaches filmmaking to underserved communities with the Seattle-based non-profit Arts Corps.
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TJ Martin
Associate Producer
T.J. Martin is a musician and award winning filmmaker from Seattle, Washington. He has been studying and producing films since he was eighteen years old. With Global Griot, Martin has participated in numerous productions as a director, producer, and editor, including the award winning feature length film "A Day in the Hype of America," and "What Would Jesus Play?" In addition to film production, Martin has been an active promoter in many arenas. He has organized events ranging from live musical performances to educational workshops and fundraising events, for non-profit agencies including El Centro De La Raza and the World Affairs Council. Currently, T.J. is in the process of developing a new company titled Project 2050, which is a multi-faceted production company with an aim to promote the embracing of diversity through multiple of forms of communication, such as music, film, dance and literature.
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David Bestock
Associate Producer
David Bestock is the latest producer to join the Global Griot team. He grew up in Seattle with a photo darkroom and no television, empowered to discover his own ideas of how to create images. At Western Washington University, Bestock studied Communications and began to develop his skills as a videographer and producer of short documentary films. Upon graduation, Dave pitched a commercial concept to the Washington offices of Planned Parenthood. The commercial was funded and continues to screen on TV and radio stations across the Northwest. In addition to his work for Global Griot, Dave plays Ultimate Frisbee for the internationally renowned Seattle Sockeye, coaches at a local high school and gets out into the wilderness as often as possible.
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