we are limbo films

Gary Nolton

Serving as Director, D.P. and editor, filmmaker Gary Nolton is the complete package. He’s been creating stunning, award-winning imagery ever since studying film at the prestigious Art Center College of Design in his hometown of Los Angeles. Gary now concentrates on shooting broadcast commercials, digital content, and corporate communications. He’s also shot several documentaries and short narrative films.

Over 25 years of image making experience have served him well as clients often praise his creative solutions, striking compositions and beautiful lighting. Agency Producers consistently note his ability to work quickly, create footage with copious editorial options, and maintain a mellow, collaborative working atmosphere.

Gary’s directed and filmed spots for Adidas, Blue Cross, Bonita Bay, Budweiser, Coca-Cola, Converse, Del Taco, Dove, Dunlop Golf, Gatorade, Honda, Intel, L.L. Bean, McDonald’s, Microsoft, Napa Auto, NIKE, Nikon, Nintendo, Papa John’s, Precept Golf, SBC, Sprint, Sony, Tommy Bahama, Windstar Cruises, and hundreds more. Really, hundreds. Also an award-winning photographer, you can see his still work here.

Kari Luna

Kari Luna is a creative director/writer who specializes in strategic and curiosity-filled branding, advertising, interactive and promotion. She’s helped everyone from entrepreneurs to Fortune 500 companies find their voices to tell their stories, create connections across all mediums, and develop engaging creative that works.

Kari brings ad agency experience without the attitude, an innate love of strategy, fresh ideas, and an instinct for story. She’s a pro at branding from the ground-up, creating campaigns from scratch, and anything that needs as script. She’s also an award-winning author.

Padraic O’Meara

Padraic is a director, cinematographer and photographer originally from Cape Town, South Africa. While still a young man, he’s already directed multiple commercials for European brands, spots for several Northwest clients and a number of fashion films. He has a great eye for marrying composition and lighting to the needs of a story.

Guy Baker

Guy has 9 years experience as an editor & sound designer here in Portland, but is a relative new-comer as a Director. We are excited to have him join Limbo and know his fresh point of view will be well tempered by all those years of client relationship experience. In just 2 short years Guy has directed 2 noted Short Films and several broadcast commercials, the best of which you can see right here!

Nik Perleros

For over 15 years, Nik has been writing & directing digital content for social media, broadcast, launch events, and top-level executive presentations. Clients such as Microsoft, Intel, Amazon, Nordstrom, and Zulilly have turned to him time and again.

Nik is an intuitive, playful creator who connects easily to people through laughter and making them feel welcome. His deep Greek roots bring positive energy and enthusiasm to every project in order to cultivate a productive and creative work atmosphere.

With a background in theatre arts he prides himself on being an actor’s director, particularly in the comedy realm.

Nik is strategic, curious, communicative, and personally engaged when working with clients. Conveying the target message in the most economical and visually dynamic way is in his words ‘my one job”.

Brandon Schoessler

Brandon’s expertise is rooted in the development of creative concepts that speak directly to the markets trying to be reached, and are customized for the media channels they will be reached most effectively.

For over 20 years, Brandon has been working at the forefront of visual technologies and has senior-level skills in motion graphics, animation and visual design, exploring the best uses of media to convey effective messaging for clients. Brandon consistently helps clients modify their marketing strategies to better impact audiences through holistic brand thinking and conceptual brand engagement.