Our clients find themselves on a journey…
They know first hand the enormous challenge of making cinematic experiences. In the midst of creation it can feel like climbing a mountain…alone. But, they are not alone. We are here to provide a compassionate and objective voice to make their journey both survivable and profitable.
Independent voices need independent financing.
For every Vincent there is a Theo. It’s as simple as that. Our services are critical at the intersection of art and possibility. We provide value to both intellectual property owners and their investors.
StoryWarrior was founded by Amy Taylor and Jeff Geoffray in 2018 with the mission of empowering independent voices and their investors with data driven tools and financing.
Since then we’ve been developing proprietary tools for financing and production management that utilize data science and AI; consulting with investors on Mergers & Acquisitions; and financing movies, television, animation, documentaries and podcasts.
MEET THE TEAM
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With well over a billion dollars in financing, production, and distribution transactions over the past four decades, Jeff Geoffray is one of the few filmmakers who is highly skilled in all aspects of the film production process. His broad experience has ranged from physical production responsibilities to the creation and execution of countless financial structures. His clients and/or investors have included Blackstone, Crayhill Capital Management, Walden Media, Warner Bros, and Blue Rider Pictures. As the underwriter on scores of projects, including slates of films, his responsibilities regularly encompass managing these projects from inception to delivery, including financial modeling, cost estimating, delivery, collections, and reporting to investors and other stakeholders. Over many successful years, Jeff has earned an industry wide reputation for the delivery of films on time and on budget, with transparency and integrity.
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Amy is a screenwriter, producer, and tech entrepreneur with experience in a variety of genres. Amy’s screenwriting has earned her a place on the prestigious “Hollywood Writers to Watch” list. Films she has written can be found on Hallmark, Lifetime, UPtv, and others. As a producer, her expertise spans from development through distribution, and includes working on international co-productions with overseas collaborators. Amy holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Stanford University, where she studied film and media at Oxford University and the Grande école ESCP in Paris. Amy also has an MFA in Production from the University of Southern California. When she’s not working, she can often be found picking avocados at the farm she owns with her husband.
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After arriving in Los Angeles from England in 1985 and spending eleven years as an international film sales and distribution executive, Peter established Magus Entertainment to Executive Produce feature films and to provide senior advisory and representation services to the US and international Film & TV community. Since then, he has specialized in creating and executing strategies for a diverse group of private and public film financing, production, and distribution companies. These have included banks, private financiers, international sales companies, US and international distributors, government film commissions, studio facilities, international film festivals and major foreign exchange companies. Peter has also Executive Produced a variety of feature films, including projects starring Matthew McConaughey, Travis Fimmel, Jon Favreau, Diane Lane, John Turturro, Sean Bean and William Peterson.
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Kirsten Brass is an independent writer and producer based in Toronto, ON. Her stop-motion animated short film, The Lost Seahorse, won the William F. White International Inc. Award for “Best Canadian Short Film” at the 2022 Vancouver Short Film Festival and the "Audience Choice" Award at the 2021 TAIS Animation Showcase. Kirsten received her undergraduate film degree from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University) and is currently completing a Business Management Certificate at University of Toronto’s School of Continuing Studies. Outside of work, she can be found playing soccer or jogging with her dog.
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Clea DeCrane is a producer, writer and director based in Los Angeles. She is a 2022 mentee in Women in Film's Emerging Producers program, and the founder of Station 26 Productions, a small production company focused on independent films & digital series about moments of transition in young people's lives. Producing credits include 'Class' a short horror-comedy (starring David Krumholtz, exec produced by Hank Azaria), Daddy's Girl (starring Peter Friedman), and Following Hannah Stone, a digital series (starring Simone Grossman, Jessica Darrow & Shazi Raja) now on instagram. She's also produced branded content for companies like Red Bull, Nuri Sardines, & Zenbooth.
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Alexis is a casting director and producer in Los Angeles. She started casting in the southeast in 2007 and after following the industry to LA in 2012, found her way into attaching actors to projects to add value and assist with financing and distribution. After winning an Artios award in 2020, she began focusing full time on producing and developing projects. Alexis has a passion for demystifying the casting process, activism in the industry through inclusion and support, and actively aiming for diversity in casting, staffing, and making it a goal to work with projects led by and representing women, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ communities.
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