About
All In Films is an independent film production company founded by acting coach, producer and award winning filmmaker Michelle Danner. It is a full-service film and entertainment studio with world wide distribution based in Los Angeles, California, with a mission to bring together skilled artists and tell them meaningful stories that entertain, connect with audiences, and shine a light on timely issues in our modern world.
All In Films’ focus is on the creation of high-quality films with distinct creative visions and broad appeal that are able to stand out among our current media landscapes as well as reach an extensive international viewership. As our ever-changing industry evolves, so does All In Films, and the devotion of our team of diverse and talented collaborators to crafting the stories we feel we need to see are on display in every film we produce. Independent storytelling has always had and continues to have the power to change people’s lives and the world around us, and AIF’s greatest goal is to be at the forefront of that inspiring change.
Our team
MICHELLE DANNER
Michelle Danner is a film and stage director, an author, and a world-renowned acting coach. She teaches her Golden Box Acting workshops in South America, Europe, Toronto, Vancouver, Dubai, New York, Sydney and Australia. It was her father, Alexander Valdez, who opened the very first William Morris Agency in Paris, France, that instilled a strong passion and work ethic that has stayed with her throughout her life.
VALERIE DEBLER
Valerie Debler is a corporate attorney with over 30 years of experience in finance, real estate and entertainment law. She holds a B.A. from New York University and graduated Cum Laude from Fordham University School of Law. She has produced several feature films in the last decade, including her latest, Miranda's Victim and The Italians.
ALEXANDRA GUARNIERI
Born in Paris, Alexandra moved to the US at the age of 11. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Columbia University with a degree in Political Science. Upon graduation, Alexandra spent several years working in television, first at CNN then MSNBC. Alexandra has been producing plays and films since 2005. In 2006, she produced her first feature film, How to go Out on a Date in Queens-which was nominated and won four L.A. Film Awards. It starred Jason Alexander, Esai Morales, Ron Perlman, Kimberly Williams, Rob Estes and Alison Eastwood.
BRIAN DRILLINGER
Brian graduated with honors from SUNY Purchase Acting Conservatory program. He played Stanley on Broadway and in the film version of Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs and the National tour of Broadway Bound. The Substance of Fire at the Old Globe in San Diego, the original production of the Pulitzer Prize winning play Wit at the Boundary Water, The Real Thing at T. Schreiber Studio and An Enemy of the People for the Bristol Riverside Theater. Brian starred opposite Sally Kirkland, in the indie feature Starry Night, and Janeane Garafalo in I Shot A Man In Vegas.
NICHOLAS DANNER
Nicholas Danner is a writer, director, editor, actor, singer and songwriter. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Southern California with a BA in Theatre and a minor in Cinematic Arts in 2024.
He serves as co-producer and debuts an original song on the soundtrack of the upcoming comedy drama The Italians, his first screenwriting credit for a feature film is the upcoming sci-fi disaster movie Helios, and is currently developing a sci-fi horror film as his feature directorial debut.
TEFERI DEJENE
Teferi Dejene is a film editor, producer, and digital marketing specialist with expertise in media, education technology, and artificial intelligence. His most recent projects include Miranda’s Victim and The Italians where has played key stategic roles in post-production and digital marketing. His digital campaign for Miranda’s Victim significantly increased the film’s visibility and streaming sales. He is currently working on innovative campaign to bring The Italians to audiences worldwide.
JOSEPHINE HIES
Born and raised in Germany, Josephine is a classically trained actress with a diploma in Acting and a degree in filmmaking and English. After moving to Los Angeles, she has been acting in web-series, short films and TV Shows like FXs Legion as well as feature films. She was an associate Producer for the feature film Bad Impulse and a co-Producer for the short documentary Sigueme as well as the award-winning feature film The Runner. Most recently she co-produced Miranda’s Victim with an all star cast.
EVERETT APONTE
Everett Ray Aponte is a Puerto Rican filmmaker raised in Texas. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, specializing in film production and receiving awards for his short films including S.O. Security Officer and Samuel DeMango which played at over 46 Film Festivals around the world. He wrote and directed the feature film Manifesto and co-directed the german action hits Atomic Eden and Hitman Agency. He is also the co-director of Shilo (2016 - Shoreline Entertainment).