The Caldera is a documentary that follows the development of the world’s largest lithium deposit, exploring the profound changes to the region as the US shifts towards renewables.
Team
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Sean Grasso
DIRECTOR / PRODUCER / CINEMATOGRAPHER
Sean Grasso is a cinematographer turned director/producer based in Oregon. In 2012, he began creating short film portraits of craftspeople, multiple of which were awarded a Vimeo Staff Pick. Over the last decade he’s worked as a documentary and commercial cinematographer around the world for numerous productions and Fortune 500 companies. In 2021, after a close encounter with California’s largest wildfire, he shifted his lens toward directing, focusing on the stories of America’s wild spaces and adjacent rural communities affected by climate change.
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Jessie Sears
CO-PRODUCER / CINEMATOGRAPHER
Jessie Sears, a proud member of the Karuk tribe, is a producer, cinematographer, and photographer based in Portland, Oregon. She has worked on numerous films focusing on Indigenous communities and environmental and social justice. She collaborated on the film Undamming Klamath, chronicling the Indigenous-led and largest river restoration in history. She is also a producer for Oregon Public Broadcasting under the science and environment team. She focuses on amplifying stories of Indigenous communities across the Pacific Northwest and Northern California.
