People fascinate me. I thrive on talking with them, listening to their stories, stepping into their world—if only for a moment. I enjoy bringing to our clients, by way of the moving image, the richness of the life around them and around their products or services and the people who are touched by them. In the age of Broadband, the Internet is the current frontier and to forge new paths on its prairieland excites me. Over two decades ago, I received a film degree from an up and coming film department at the University of Texas--Austin (think Rodriquez and Linklater). Connections from that early schoolwork moved me to New York City where I produced countless low-budget shorts, some nitty-gritty features and a few too many commercials. Working for commercial production companies such as Broadcast Arts (remember MTV’s original stomping “M” animation?) gave me a valuable education in the concept of art merging with commerce. Not long after meeting my Berkeley-native husband, I loaded up all of my belongings and 2 cats in the back of a Ford F150 pick-up and traveled cross-country. Landing in the San Francisco area, I continued to work on commercials and documentaries and eventually became Head of Production at Red Sky Films where I got a taste for the unlimited possibilities of the internet from being in close proximity to a spunky group of kids known as Red Sky Interactive. For the next 10 years, I continued to work on commercials, corporate videos and award winning documentaries. Yet, my most valued and harrowing accomplishment: my two daughters. Mothering, filming and editing keep this house a happy, if not crazed, home.

Myra Paci has made a wide range of media work, including Searching for Paradise, a 35mm feature film starring Chris Noth (aka Mr. Big on Sex and the City) distributed by Sundance Channel/Showtime Entertainment; Girls Night Out, a half-hour 35mm short starring Rosario Dawson (Rent, Sin City) distributed on the Sundance Channel; 16mm narrative and experimental short films like her award-winning Transeltown, XXXtasy: Two Days in the Life of a Saint, and Butch Patrol; short documentaries; public service announcements; commercial spots; educational videos, promotional trailers; sales videos; a music video or two; and video pieces for theatre.

By joining forces with fellow mom and all-around powerhouse Liz McBee-Horner, Myra aims to make unusual, intriguing, and insightful media for the discerning client-- all the while having as much fun as possible. Having made long-form and short-form projects in a variety of formats and budgets, Myra finds the worlds of digital and internet media production totally exciting because of the potential for high creativity at a low cost. You can find out more about Myra (B.A. in History, Yale University, M.F.A. in Film/Video Production, New York University) by visiting her website, www.myrapaci.com.