BNPOWER PROJECT
CREDITS
Executive & Creative Producer
Rachel Poulain, MPH, Executive Director, California Newsreel
Concept Based on the Work of
Makani Themba, Chief Strategist, Higher Ground Change Strategies
Animation Credits
Narrative Power: The Epic Adventure
Produced by Subliminal Stories & Presented by California Newsreel
Creative Director/Compositing
Jason Gutierrez
Principal, Subliminal Stories
Story Idea and Director
Makani Themba
Chief Strategist,
Higher Ground Change Strategies
Script Writers
Makani Themba
Marlene Braga
Principal, Woman on the
Verge Productions
Creative Producer
Rachel Poulain, MPH
Executive Director,
California Newsreel
Co-Producer
La Tanya Squires
Senior Media Manager,
The California Endowment
Lead Animator
John Henry
Character and Artwork Artists
Mara Harris
Michael Castelo
Narrator
Makani Themba
Fannie/Gina Voices
Mela Lee
Sage/Barista Voices
Jason Linere White
Cameron Voice
Kaiji Tang
Grandchild Voice
Isabella Poulain
3-D Animator/ Animator
Joseph Suzuki
Storyboard Artist/ “Pantheon” Illustrator
Dan Weeks
Music Engineer
Alexander Burke
Music
“Ambient Mind” – PaBlikMM
“Axnious Time” – DP music
“Familiar Anticipation” – Alisha Studio
“Calmness” – Netuno
“Green Garlic” – Alisha Studio
“Stay Groovy” – Mellow stu
“Celestial Pian” – Frequently Asked Music
“A Time for Courage” – Roger Stark
“Circles” – John Dada
“Fast Stomp and Clap” – AleX Zavesa
“Circles” – void Sound
“Earth is Ours to Protect” – Roman Senyk Music
Website Content
Writer, Content Specialist, Producer and Podcast Host and Creator
Makani Themba, Chief Strategist, Higher Ground Change Strategies
Contributing Writers and Content Specialists
Lori Dorfman, DrPH, Director, Berkely Media Studies Group
Heather Gehlert, MJ, Senior Manager of Communication and Digital Strategy, Berkeley Media Studies Group
Katherine Schaff, DrPH, Health Equity Coordinator, Berkely Media Studies Group
Website Design, Build & Podcast Production
The Rios Company
Special Thanks & Acknowledgements
Larry Adelman, Former Director, California Newsreel
Jean Cheng, Director of Innovation and Strategy, The Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley
Alex Desautels, Senior Program Manager, The California Endowment
Lili Farhang, Co-Director, Human Impact Partners
Steve Guy, Chief Finance Officer, California Newsreel
Bridget Burke Kelly, Principal Consultant, Burke Kelly Consulting
Kristina Mevs-Apgar, Culture Change Director, National Domestic Workers Alliance
Barrie McClune, Organization Development Consultant
Cornelius Moore, Chair of the Board, California Newsreel
Sarah Reyes, Managing Director of Communications, The California Endowment
Alisha Wang Savson, News Voices Program Manager, Free Press
Shannon Tracey, Operations Director, Human Impact Partners