Meet the Team

Without the constraints of a script, we capture stories of true inspiration and strive to produce engaging and entertaining documentary films and series that not only educate and enlighten, but provide a compelling cinematic experience.

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Ron Davis
Director / Producer

Ron founded Docutainment Films in 2010. He directed & produced award-winning Life in the Doghouse, ParaGold, I Am We, as well as the box-office hit Harry & Snowman. He also directed and produced the critically acclaimed HBO feature documentary, Miss You Can Do It. His films have premiered on Netflix, HBO, AppleTV+, Amazon Prime and Sundance.

Nancy Knox Talcott

Nancy was as an associate producer on the Oscar® nominated HBO documentary, God is the Bigger Elvis. She produced Harry & Snowman and produced on the 2014 Peabody® Award Winning HBO documentary film, The Newburgh Sting. Her films have appeared on HBO, NBC and the Discovery Channel.

Paula Heredia

Since 1987, Paula has worked as a director and film editor of documentaries. She was awarded with an ACE-EDDIE®(American Cinema Editors Award) for her work on the documentary film Unzipped, a documentary portraying fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi. She was awarded a Primetime Emmy® for Outstanding Picture Editing for HBO’s film In Memoriam, NYC 9/11/01

Denise Korycki

Denise is a New York City-based documentary filmmaker and video editor. Her wide range of experience has taken her around the world crafting stories for Paramount, AMC, and Discovery as well as non-profits like Operation Smile and Watchlist. She has worked with everyone from President Biden to Emmy®  nominated actors, Grammy Award winning musicians and beyond.

Clay Westervelt
Cinematographer

Before finishing his Master's at USC film school, Clay had already won the Kodak Award and the Bush Scholarship for Excellence in Cinematography. Clay filmed the Emmy® winning documentary, The Legend Of Pancho Barnes and The Happy Bottom Riding Club, as well as the Grammy®-nominated Johnny Cash’s America.

Tom Bergman
Cinematographer

Tom is a Director of Photography for documentaries, narrative and experimental films with more than 30 documentary shorts and features to his credit. His credits include the Oscar® nominated films, Abacus: Small Enough to Jail and Life, Animated. His films have premiered at such notable film festivals as Cannes, Tribeca, Berlin and Toronto International.

Michelle Purpura
Assistant Editor

Michelle has been a filmmaker and editor for 10 years. She was previously a Post Production Supervisor at the Documentary Film company Cabin Creek Films. The last film she worked on was Gumbo Coalition, which premiered at DocNYC.