There’s always
more to the story.
Hello.
We’re Something Else Films.
We are here to earnestly and accurately tell compelling stories of interest through the art of documentary filmmaking.
We’re committed to telling stories about justice, altruism, compassion, heroism, fate and the occasional intangible.
We expose the good and the bad, counter misinformation, and always strive to be a stimulus for change or understanding, through maintaining synergy with our team of storytellers, collaborators and the people behind our stories.
And we’re the team behind the scenes.
Ken Nolan
Truth Ambassador,
CEO
A long-time leading whistleblower attorney, Ken’s work in the documentary world has continued his lifelong pursuit for justice, initially as a philanthropist and funder of award-winning and commercially successful social impact documentaries, and continuing as a documentary film producer. Ken is a Board Member of Chicago Media Project and is a co-executive producer of the Academy Award winning Feature Documentary Icarus (Netflix, 2018).
Ken received his B.A. from Yale University and J.D. from the University of Florida. Much more information about Ken can be found at kennolan.com (coming soon).
Valerie Brooks
Chief Story Architect,
Creative Producer
Valerie Brooks is a filmmaker based out of Miami, FL. Brooks has worked in multiple latitudes of narrative and documentary filmmaking at HBO’s Last Week Tonight, Courageous Media, and Warrior Poets. She is a graduate of Florida State’s College of Motion Picture Arts. In 2019, Brooks served on the Knight Foundation Sponsored Grant Panel for Films Made in Miami.
She is also a recent recipient of a Borscht Corp Short Film Commission. She is grateful to serve as a creative producer for the Truth Project Documentary.
Rafi Lorie
Chief Story Alchemist,
Creative Producer
Rafael Lorié is a filmmaker and environmental advocate based out of Miami, Florida. He is an Honors graduate of Florida State University’s College of Motion Picture Arts. His work as a storyteller and designer has straddled both documentary and narrative films where his previous work includes HBO’s Random Acts of Flyness, ABC’s A Crime to Remember, Spotify’s Soundtrack de mi Vida and the NYC Parks Department.
His short films have played a variety of festivals throughout the United States. Rafael is a recent recipient of Borscht Corp’s 2019 Short Film Commission.
Christina Nolan
Chief Ambassador
CFO
Christina Nolan received her B.A. from Holy Cross College and M.A. in Urban Planning from Florida Atlantic University. Early in her career, she received the Carl Feiss Young Planner Award, amassing an impressive track record of accomplishments meriting the award from the esteemed 1000 Friends of Florida.
She later became a partner in a Fort Lauderdale engineering and planning firm. She has since focused on motherhood, and the financing of multiple award-winning documentary feature films.
Ron Roberts
Creative Director,
Master of Ideas
Having spent almost 25 years of his life as a creative force, Ron's understanding about the way people think makes his approach to ideas so unique and results so compelling.
After graduating with honors from the Art Institute and transforming into a creative ninja, he got good enough at it to be hired by some of the world's most notable companies including: American Express, Bacardi Imports, Carnival Cruise Lines, Motorola, Bal Harbour Shops, Spirit Airlines, Whole Foods Market, Brightline/Virgin, Church's Chicken, Novartis Pharmaceuticals and Sony Music to name a few.
“Docs are labors of love. They are the seeds of tears, of joy, of sadness, of fear, and of shock, often leading to altruistic behavior. They are authentic if done right, because unvarnished, they expose real people with real feelings, derived from real situations.”
— Ken Nolan
