Team

Calvin Skaggs (President) has produced or directed over 30 dramas and documentaries for television and theatrical exhibition. His first theatrical feature, On Valentine's Day, was the official American entry in the Venice Film Festival; his hip-hop drama Fly By Night won the Sundance Filmmakers' Trophy in 1993. He has executive produced two major documentary series for PBS—With God On Our Side and Local News—and produced numerous films for Discovery, PBS, HBO and Channel 4 UK. Before founding Lumiere, Skaggs earned a Ph.D. from Duke University, and served as Professor of English and Cinema at Drew University.

David Van Taylor (Vice President) joined Lumiere as Series Producer of With God On Our Side. His theatrical feature A Perfect Candidate was nominated for an Emmy. Van Taylor has written and directed for PBS, HBO, Discovery, Court TV, Logo, MTV and public radio's This American Life. His first film, Dream Deceivers, was honored by the International Documentary Association. He was Executive Producer of Ghosts Of Attica, which was awarded a duPont-Columbia Silver Baton. Van Taylor graduated from Harvard College with a degree in Sociology and Afro-American Studies, and then taught science in a New York City public school.

Ali Pomeroy (Producer) conceived and produced Lumiere's 5-hour series Local News, about a struggling TV newsroom in North Carolina. She also produced Love Lessons, a portrait of gay and lesbian singles looking for love. Her film Death Row In Our Town,about the Texas town that houses the world's busiest death chamber, has been broadcast and honored around the world. Her research for With God On Our Side received a 2005 Emmy nomination. She has also worked for CBS Television, Lucky Duck Productions, and Italy's RAI-TV. Pomeroy graduated from Yale University in 1990 with a degree in English.

Filmmaking is a collaborative art. Over the years, Lumiere has been fortunate to work with many producers, editors, cinematographers, and composers on particular projects. Our frequent collaborators have included Jed Rothstein, Amanda McBaine, Brad Lichtenstein, Tom Hurwitz, Lewanne Jones, Jerret Engle, Jay Freund, Cindy Kaplan-Rooney, Mona Davis, Jane Brill, John Morris, and Cara Leroy. (See Film Credits.)