Our multi-director/producer team handled this international production from day one to picture lock. We were honored to have been invited along on Tom’s journey to the 2023 World Dwarf Games and his quest for gold.
Writer/ Director/ Producer
Max Heimberger is an independent filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NY.
Max focuses on real-world stories with flawed but relatable characters.
He draws inspiration from a life knowing loss and love, and from the dizzying pursuit of truth and understanding. He is currently working on the post production of a black comedy short entitled “Haha…not funny.”
When not writing or directing, Max can be found battling existential dread
or waxing poetic about reality TV and other modern absurdities with his partner, Carly.
Email: maxheimberger@gmail.com
IG:@maxheimberger.
Projects: https://www.woadonline.com
Writer / Photographer / Filmmaker
Ashley Hernandez is a Queens-based creative with a background in writing and a practice rooted in still and moving images. She approaches storytelling as both craft and instinct, shaping narratives that are thoughtful, visually driven, and grounded in lived experience.
Ashley has worked across short films, music videos, and commercials. Tommy Speed marks her first film as co-director and producer.
Website: www.ashleyhernandez.com
Director / DoP / Editor
Thomas McKenna is a director/DP from New York. He began his career capturing Guinness World Record fireworks displays and went on to develop his craft across documentary and commercial work, earning a Telly Award for the web series Food/Groups and serving as DP for the Amazon Prime series Instachef. He later spent time as an in-house DP/Director at Skillshare before founding Sparkletone Pictures in 2022, a production company specializing in documentary-style narrative and commercial films and content.
Thomas has always been driven by the feeling an image can create, aiming to capture something raw, real, and relatable. Drawn to natural, fleeting moments he approaches each project with intention while leaving space for discovery. Whether in documentary, branded or narrative work, his focus is on creating images that feel freshly familiar and considered.