SUNDAYS@NOON is a diversity consultancy company for film, television and new media.

We love movies. We love TV. We love people. 
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As artists from underrepresented communities, we have been on both sides of the coin. We've been content creators with a vision that we felt compelled to share with the world, and we've been content consumers who have felt commodified, marginalized, or even attacked by the media available to us. And we have learned that executing your artistic vision doesn't necessitate sacrificing the personhood of your audience.

All it takes is a little help.

We are a diverse collective of filmmakers and content creators who believe that the best content comes from a singular point-of-view, but a point-of-view that is open to the experiences of others. We bridge the gap between artists and underrepresented communities to make sure that every artist's vision can be received in the best possible light by a diverse audience.

We offe​r an array of services guaranteed to make your production and finished product ​as inclusive and culturally sensitive as possible. Including...

• Script Sensitivity Reading
• Diverse Talent Scouting
• On Set Sensitivity Advising
• ...Some Other Stuff

OUR TEAM

KALI BAKER-JOHNSON
​Consultant (He/Him)

Writer/Director/Editor
Interests: Cinéma Vérité, Character Studies, Hip Hop Culture, African-American Representation

After spending years working in media education, digital content and broadcast journalism, Kali decided to delve head first into movie-making as a Directing Fellow at Chapman University, where he was selected as an O.L. Halsell Scholar which allowed him to collaborate with Oscar-winning producer Cathy Schulman. His award-winning short films have screened at film festivals at home and abroad, been exhibited in programs for domestic abuse education and centers for at risk youth, and even premiered in Times Square in New York City. Currently he is finishing up post-production on his first feature Feel Like Ghosts.

Director's Reel

SHELBY BALDOCK
Consultant (He/Him)

Writer/Director/Editor/Animator/
​Composer
Interests: Avant-Garde Cinema, Emerging Media, Documentary, Cuisine 

Shelby Baldock is the award-winning filmmaker behind "We Got a Problem with Groundwater," "Bombie," and more. Raised in Memphis, TN, Shelby grew up loving film and music, creating short films and studying jazz percussion from an early age. In 2010, Shelby helped establish Piano Man Pictures, a Memphis arts collective that supports local filmmakers and artists. Film collaborations with Grammy award-winner Cody Dickinson include “Rattle the Hocks” and “Take Me to the River.” In 2019, Shelby was the lead virtual reality story editor for the Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi, seen by over 300,000 people worldwide. 

Director's Reel

MARGARET KURNIAWAN
Consultant (She/Her)

Writer/Director/Editor
Interests: Dark Comedy, The Hero's Journey, Christian Themes, Representation of Women

Margaret is a creative filmmaker & digital media creator with an MFA in Film Production from Chapman University. She has experience in content creation, writing online copy, and social media management. Mostly she enjoys collaborating with creative people. She has a passion for dark comedy, mirrored images, and Humphrey Bogart flicks.  Margaret is the recipient of the 2015 DGA Student Film Award for her film Casey and the Death Pool. 

Director's Reel

RAKAN SINDI
Consultant (He/Him)

​Director/Editor
Interests: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Gaming, Christopher Nolan, ​Middle Eastern Representation 

Rakan was born and raised in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and has been fascinated by film ever since. He started his filmmaking journey  at American University before graduating with an M.F.A in Directing from Chapman University's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. He has made several short films, including The Yellow Attic, which was accepted into the Noor Iranian Film Festival last year. He is the recipient of the Best Short Film and Best Director - Short Film awards for his film Rahma: The Birth Weeper at the 2015 Big House Los Angeles Film Festival.
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Rakan's Vimeo