Team
Raymond Lawrence Sullivan
Raymond Lawrence Sullivan - Larry to his friends - focuses on bringing iconic American theater and film elements into China and integrating them into modern Chinese theater and film. He was the first American accepted into Beijing Film Academy’s graduate directing program and is a graduate of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. Previously he studied in the studio program at American Conservatory Theater (ACT) and received a BFA in painting and a minor in comparative literature focusing on poetry from Occidental College. In 2020 he won a Platinum Remi award from Houston WorldFest and Best Director at the International Fashion Film Festival for the “My Favorite Season”proof-of-concept short film.
In 2019, he was one of the first film directors to be accepted into Shakespeare’s Globe London directing studio to learn how to direct Shakespeare. Sullivan attended his first Fashion Week in New York and has attended New York and Paris Fashion Weeks annually for decades.
Brendan Davis
Brendan Davis began his entertainment career in 1990. He has been a producer on films premiering, competing, or winning at Sundance ("Metamorphosis", 2016; Sundance HK), Toronto (DEADGIRL, 2008; BORN TO DANCE, 2015), Berlin (BORN TO DANCE, 2016) and other top festivals. In 2013 Davis produced the 1st US season of long-running Chinese TV hit "Jia Pian You Yue" featuring Stan Lee, Justin Lin, M. Night Shyamalan, & Sean Astin. In 2019 he completed feature documentary CRAZYHOT with director Eric Raine.
Davis has been co-located between Beijing and Los Angeles since 2013, and as of 2024 resides primarily in Paris. In 2019 he was recognized as a Distinguished Foreign Expert Talent and appointed to a 5-year term as an advisor to the Chinese film and tv industry.
Naeem Seirafi
Naeem Seirafi is an American-Persian Cinematographer known for achieving a distinctive and innovative artistic approach towards photography. With a foundation and degree in engineering, he pursued his passion for photography by becoming the youngest set photographer of Iranian Cinema at the age of 19.
Seirafi is a member of IATSE Local 600 and a top graduate of the ASC’s Master Class program. He is greatly inspired by the enormous visual possibilities of MY FAVORITE SEASON and looks forward to working with the team to bring it to life.
Jonathan Garrison
Jonathan Garrison has worked extensively in media and entertainment, most recently with the International Investment division at the Wanda Group in Beijing. Jonathan was responsible for establishing relationships with international partners, establishing joint ventures, and cross-border acquisitions. He led negotiations on Wanda’s first international film finance and distribution deal with the Weinstein Company and Executive Produced SOUTHPAW, which generated over $190MM in gross revenue on a $30MM budget.
Previously, Jonathan worked at Goldman Sachs where he launched Private Client Services in China. Jonathan earned an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University and is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins- Nanjing University graduate center for Chinese Studies.