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Last October, we were making it. This October, we’re sharing it.

This photo takes us back to Phase One of production in Venice, October 2025. Nearly a year later, we’re preparing to share the finished film with audiences for the first time. To everyone who has followed along, supported the project, or is just discovering Alchemy in Venice now, we’re so glad you’re here.

This October will be one to remember!

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#AlchemyInVenice #BehindTheScenes #IndependentFilm #VeniceBeach #filmfestival

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AUGUST✨💥🤩✈️🎬🐺🥰🎉🫠❤️‍🔥… there are no words. Only emojis.

I can’t even begin to describe the absolute THRILL-GLIDING-DEATH-DEFYING-HIGH-FLYING-STOMACH-CHURNING-HEART-BURNING-EGO-HURLING-FIRE-HORSE-RIDE-OF-A-LIFETIME🐎🐎🐎🔥🔥🔥 August has been…

I’ll get into more details later (I feel like I will be unpacking this month for years to come🤯) But for now … these images.

This video. It brings me to tears. It swells my entire being with gratitude. It overwhelms me in the best way… even as I know that doing all of this has cost me a version of myself that I can no longer return to. And that version was very comfortable… and I don’t reallly know the me that’s arriving.

I don’t like to leave a highlight reel up without balancing it with the tough stuff… so tho I took no photos of the hours I spent contemplating my mistakes… here’s a little list to keep me grounded (and also, I wanna start celebrating ALL of it— because the messy bits get to be JUST AS DELICIOUS as the peek ones!👏👏👏

- 😭Lots of crying. Yes, in gratitude. But also in compete overwhelm. In feeling totally alone even as I received so much help.
- 😱 Abject terror. Like the kind that wakes you up at 2 and 3am and tells you what a fool you are and you’ll fail.
- ⛪️ Judgement from those who will never understand me, but I still want them too.
- 💵 Money fears around investing this much in myself.
- 🙈 Every insecurity I have being magnified.
- 💕 Navigating some major stress on my relationship
- 🪞OH THE MIRRORS! Seeing my power AND my weaknesses to majorly!
- 😴 A level of exhaustion I haven’t felt in YEARS.

And…

All. Worth. It.

All lessons. All yummy. All ALIVE.

Thank you August for ALL OF YOUR MAGIC✨!!

Tell me your biggest lesson from August?⬇️

Love you!
🤍k

#august #gratitude #wolf #musicvideo #vegas

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A rewind to production days. 🎬

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#alchemyinvenice #venicebeach #filmmaking #independentfilm #behindthescenes

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY @robsalernojr !!!💕 My love, my heart, my ride-or-die, my best friend. You are the rock in my storm & my dance partner in every stage of life— always teaching me new steps. New adventures. New reflections New lessons. You make me a better WOman and I couldn’t be more grateful to you. And another thing, the way you give is a constant master class in generosity, support & love. What you give me with your support of my music, of WOLF, of ALL of me… can never be properly measured—- it’s infinite. Thank you for making it possible for me to FLY. I love you a MILLION times and I promise every time you say “I love you” I’ll always say it back😜🥰 … until forever.

Celebrating you today and all days!!💕

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On set, around Venice 🎬

Cast, crew, artwork and plenty of time spent along the boardwalk. Just part of bringing Alchemy in Venice to life.

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#alchemyinvenice #independentfilm #venicebeach #indiefilm #productionlife

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AHHHHH!! I’m giving you a delicious little 👀sneak-peek of the magic we created on our WOLF shoot!! I’m literally dancing out of my mind with excitement to share what we captured— and just frankly in giddy GRATITUDE!!!! AHHHH!!! (So much screaming!🤣)

As we launch into post-production and I get to see these gorgeous shots that @mariocontini and his team captured, that @james.b.hammond “danced” with me through… that @__loganrose__ artfully designed and that @jajajtz brilliantly directed and @emcrouchie imaginatively choreographed …. I am mind blown🤯!! (Also, these performers— GAH!!! @thejjnolan @stephaniekimkim @antheayoung_ !!) COME👏 ON👏

It’s overwhelming in the best way!! It’s beyond!! And I CANNOT WAIT TO SHARE IT ALL WITH YOU!!

And now, we are diving head-first into post-production and with it, the ➡️ NEXT PHASE of Crowdfunging!! 🎉(This is where yall, my community💕 come in!!)

You got us this far!!! Now, we are asking you to help us BRING ‘WOLF’🐺 TO THE SCREEN! 📺

Post- Production includes all the practical & alchemical processes that bring what we shot through the camera— to YOU!:

Post-Production Includes:
• 🎥 Trasferring and backing up footage on (expensive) hard drives.
• 💰Paying editors & assistants for the entire editing process (which can take months!)
• 🎧Sound Design (everything you hear when you watch a film.)
• 🎶Music Scoring (Any music we are adding for dramatic effect—besides my song.)
• 🌈Color Grading (this process sets the literal tone, mood and look at the piece.)
• ✅Finishing Process (final tweaks, formatting, exporting, etc.)

We are SO GRATEFUL to every single give, donation, share & “like” and comment & encouraging word!! All the ways in which you have given to me and this project continues to floor me!!

Now… will you help us finish this so you can see it?!!

⬇️ COMMENT ‘WOLF’ to contribute to our post-production journey!! 🙏 We are so grateful!!

🤍Kristi

#wolf #musicvideo #shortfilm #donate #newmusic

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2026 JAN
NWSL (National Womens Soccer League) Promo

#gaffer
#Lighting
#Grip
#Features
#Shorts

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NWSL Soccer Promo
JAN 2026

#Gaffer
#Lighting
#Grip
#Features
#Shorts

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Who's ready for the next Evolution of workflows bridging Location to Stage for Splinter unit, VFX unit, Live Production, Sports, or Music Festivals?

To say we're excited for Cinegear this year is an understatement. We hope you can join us!

We'll have our Lightbridge Fiber-over-Air system available for anyone to check out @cine_gear_expo embedded with our friends @reddigitalcinema @nikonusa @taaraconnect

#fastdrivessavelives #laserfocused

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#cinematography #filmmaking #ascmasterclass

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New DP work: After 4 years of filming and over a year in post, our documentary Finding Satoshi has been released today. I was not a crypto person, but throughout the production I became fascinated by the mystery, the characters, and the motivations around Bitcoin's creation. There were crews all over the world who've contributed to the film so it's been a wild ride. I'm genuinely moved by the final film and am proud of the whole team and all that went into it.
Thanks especially to our directors Matthew Miele & Tucker Tooley, producers Anne Chertoff & Christian Parent, and our intrepid investigators Bill Cohan & Tyler Maroney.
The film is live now and available for purchase at www.findingsatoshi.com
Check it out!

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if all the worlds a stage, mine is love. what’s yours?

what is my stage
…
surely the earth can be saved
by all the people
who insist
on love.
#alicewalker

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