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SHADAI PEREZ
Producer / Director / DPEst. 2014
SP7
Reel · 26Selected Work · 2014—2026
Filmmaker · Based Worldwide

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01 — Selected Work

The work
speaks first.

A decade of campaigns, documentaries, and narrative work — built with collaborators who care, for brands and stories that matter.

Microsoft
Campaign2024

Microsoft

01 / 06
MicrosoftDirector / DP

Brand films for one of the world's largest companies — building moments that put the human back in technology.

Disney
Campaign2023

Disney

02 / 06
DisneyDirector of Photography

Branded films capturing the craft and emotion behind Disney's storytellers — anamorphic, candid, character-led.

Christus Health
Brand2025

Christus Health

03 / 06
Christus HealthDirector / DP / Photography

A full-scale brand and photography campaign for one of the largest Catholic healthcare systems in the U.S. — portraits, story films, and stills built around the people who do the work.

Ken Garff Automotive
Campaign2026

Ken Garff Automotive

04 / 06
Ken Garff Automotive GroupDirector / DP

A magical-realism commercial spot — a fresh visual language for an iconic dealership group, built from the ground up.

GYC
Documentary2018 — present

GYC

05 / 06
GYCDirector / DP / Producer

An ongoing creative partnership: a feature-length documentary, a slate of branded commercials, and a growing collection of short films built around faith and purpose.

Untitled Feature
Feature2026

Untitled Feature

06 / 06
In Production · June 2026Director of Photography

Lensing a narrative feature June 20–30 — pre-production underway. Lighting, framing, and lensing built from the ground up.

A throughline · 2014 — present

Storiesthat change lives.

02 — In the FieldManila · Doha · South Sudan · and beyond
Documentary & mission work

Stories that
change lives.

Two short docs out of the Philippines — one on the rescue of girls from sexual exploitation, one on a home full of orphans. Travel work in Qatar. Next: South Sudan. Whatever the location, the brief is the same — get close, stay patient, tell the truth.

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Manila · Philippines·
Doha · Qatar·
Between takes·
03 — Photography

The same eye,
one frame at a time.

I shoot for clients and I shoot for me — editorial, branded, travel, and the quiet moments between takes. Photography is where the discipline of frame, light, and patience comes from. Everything else is built on top of it.

Editorial · 2025·
Magic hour·
On location·
Brand · Coffee·
Period · 35mm·
Travel · Doha·
04 — Teach & Speak

Pass it on.
Hard-won, openly shared.

After a decade on sets in eight countries — directing, lensing, producing, and editing — I've built a body of work I'm eager to teach. Available for keynotes, masterclasses, and private mentorship.

Keynotes

Speaking

Conferences, leadership events, and creative gatherings. Talks on storytelling, faith and creativity, building a sustainable filmmaking career, and the discipline of doing the work.

Workshops

Masterclasses

Half-day and multi-day workshops for production teams, film schools, and creative cohorts. Cinematography, directing, producing, and the craft of building a story end-to-end.

Mentorship

Private classes

Small-group and one-on-one sessions with directors, DPs, and producers who want a clear voice in the room. Tactical, deeply hands-on, and rooted in twelve years on set.

Booking

Have a stage, a class, or a team? Let's talk.

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05 — About

One filmmaker.
Five disciplines.

Shadai Perez is a producer, director, director of photography, editor, and educator. He has been doing this professionally since 2014.

The work runs the full range — campaigns for Microsoft, Disney, Christus Health, and Ken Garff Automotive; an ongoing partnership with GYC across feature documentary, commercials, and short films; and rescue and orphan stories shot in the Philippines. South Sudan is next.

He runs SP7 Studios as sole owner, co-owns Lightbox Collective, and takes on direct projects under his own name. The lane doesn't change the standard — small teams, deliberate craft, stories built to last.

Currently in Europe through May 22, then on the ground in South Sudan through early June, before stepping behind the camera as DP on his next narrative feature June 20–30.

Pro since2014
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06 — Studios

Two homes,
one philosophy.

Sole owner

SP7 Studios

Where I lead end-to-end — directing, lensing, producing, and editing for brands and storytellers who want a single hand on every part of the craft. Built on twelve years of small, deliberate teams.

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Co-owner

Lightbox Collective

Where ambitious projects get more horsepower than any single studio could give them. A collective of directors, DPs, and producers pooling craft and capacity for work that needs a bigger room.

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Trusted by
MicrosoftDisneyChristus HealthKen Garff AutomotiveGYCSP7 StudiosLightbox CollectiveMicrosoftDisneyChristus HealthKen Garff AutomotiveGYCSP7 StudiosLightbox CollectiveMicrosoftDisneyChristus HealthKen Garff AutomotiveGYCSP7 StudiosLightbox Collective
07 — Contact

Let's make
something.

shadai@sp7studios.comlightboxcollective.co
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Booking selected projects · 2026

Filming in Europe through May 22, in South Sudan through early June, and lensing a feature June 20–30. Open for campaigns, branded films, and stories that earn the time outside those windows.