Steel Rolling Pictures is a NY&LA based production company specialized in commercial and film production.
We work hard. We never stop rolling.
We are an award-wining team.
Contact us at:
Charlesdong@steelrolling.pictures
shuqili@steelrolling.pictures
About Us
Creative Director
Charles Dong
Charles is an award-winning director, based in Los Angeles. He received his BFA in Film & TV Production at the NYU, Tisch School of the Arts. He accepted a directing fellowship at American Film Institute. His films screened at numerous film festivals. Namely, After Class: Santa Barbara, Oberhausen, and Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia: winning Best Short Award. Langue: Palm Springs International Shortfest. His documentary film, Anshan Diaries was in the finalists for the 48th annual Student Academy Awards and the 58th Golden Horse Awards and premiered at the 65th San Fransisco International Film festival.
Creative Producer
Suki Li
Suki Li attended the American Film Institute Conservatory. She received her Bachelor's degree from Syracuse University, majoring in Art History and Applied Mathematics. She started her journey in filmmaking as a writer and producer. One of the documentaries she produced, Anshan Diaries, was selected by San Francisco International Film Festival, and Student Academy Award. It was also premiered at New Era Film Festival and screened at the Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing. One of the narrative shorts she produced, No Fish in the Water, was invited to premiere at the Syracuse International Film Festival.
Director of Photography
Stefan Nachmann
Stefan is an award-wining Director of Photography from Germany. His international work ranges from music videos and commercials to narrative films and documentaries, always captured with a careful attention to the subjects’ humanity and an intercultural perspective. Stefan’s European background informs his multicultural cinematic sensibility—he enjoys working on projects from a variety of cultures.
He was the 2020 recipient of the ARRI Volker Bahnemann Award for Outstanding Cinematography.
Director of Photography
John Zeng
John Zeng is a NYC based Chinese Canadian Cinematographer. He enjoys expressing emotion in music video and commercial projects through dynamic lighting and camera movement.
Editor
Bowei Yue
Bowei Yue graduated from AFI in 2018. Over the past 4 years, he has worked closely with award-winning directors and edited many films and commercials. His feature, TO US, FROM US, was released in China in 2018 and has over 23 million views online. His short, BALLOON, was screened at film festivals all over the world, including AFI FEST, New Orleans Film Festival, Hawaii International Film Festival, Palm Springs Shortfest and it’s a finalist of 2019 Student Academy Awards.
Composer
Alex Symcox
Alex Symcox is a British composer based in the US. As a media composer, he has scored for over 30 films over the last 5 years. Alex trained at the Royal College of Music (UK), The Royal Northern College of Music & New York University. His work includes ‘Greenland Melting’ which premiered at the International Venice Film Festival. ‘Wonder’, currently available on HBO MAX, won awards at OutFest, Pan African Film Festival, HBO Best Short Film. Alex’s soundtrack for ‘Curandera’ won the ‘Peer Raben Award’ for best music at Soundtrack Cologne. Alex has written additional music for the Netflix documentary series ‘Explained’, as well having music licensed to shows on networks such as ABC, NBC, PBS.
Brother Rong X Alipay
Director: Charles Dong
Production: Steel Rolling Pictures
Producer: Mufeng Han | Eric Wang Schwager
Cinematographer: Stefan Nachmann | Mufeng Han | Charles Dong
Production Design: Zoey Ouyang
Shot on: Alexa Mini with Leica Summilux-C Cinema Lenses
Sundae School
Director: John Zeng
Producer: Christabelle Tan | Yutian Feng
Cinematographer: Stefan Nachmann
Production Designer: Camille Rao
Shot on Alexa Mini with Cooke Anamorphics
Nike
Director: John Zeng
Producer: Sam Stulin
Cinematographer: Alex Lu
Production Designer: Hailey Choi
#RighteousEats
Director: John Zeng
Producer: Christabelle Tan & Yutian Feng
Cinematographer: Stefan Nachmann
Production Designer: Camille Rao
After Class
Director: Charles Dong
Producer: Branton Choi | Charles Dong
Cinematographer: Stefan Nachmann
Production Designer: Mike Hui
Composer: Alex Symcox
Shot on Alexa Mini with Master Anamorphics
Langue
Director: Charles Dong
Producer: Charles Dong | Suki Li | Philip Ge | Amy Zhang
Cinematographer: Charles Dong
Composer: Alex Symcox
Anshan Diaries
Director: Charles Dong
Producer: Charles Dong | Branton Choi
Cinematographer: Charles Dong
Composer: Alex Symcox
Rentals
Camera (New York)
Arri Alexa Mini LF (RTS Cage, 2x 1TB Codex Compact Drive + Reader)
Teradek 4K LT 750 Gold Mount Deluxe Kit (1x TX, 1x RX)
SmallHD 1303 Monitor
SmallHD Indie 7 Monitor with Teradek 4K LT 750 RX Built In + Cage
SmallHD 503 Monitor
Bebob Gold Mount Battery Kit (2x 196W, 2x 150W, 4x 98W, 1x 8 Bank Charger)
Easyrig Vario 5 Strong Stabil G2
Charlesdong@steelrolling.pictures
shuqili@steelrolling.pictures