Our Team

George D. Escobar
AFG Founder/Executive Director
George D. Escobar was a former Producing Fellow from the American Film Institute’s Center for Advanced Film and Television Studies (AFI). He has worked as a freelance story analyst for Disney, Paramount, and New World Pictures. He interned on Square Pegs for CBS, starring Sarah Jessica Parker. He was assistant to the director on Love Boat, Dynasty, Hotel, and several other television pilots. And was a creative executive working on movie-of-the-week and feature film development for Kim Friedman’s production company, Under-the-Boardwalk.

In 2006, Escobar was VP of Product Development for Discovery Communications and was responsible for online broadband video products for the consumer education market, launching www.Cosmeo.com. Prior to Discovery, he was Executive Director for AOL’s broadband division responsible for video products and services. Before joining AOL, Escobar was VP of Product Technologies for Tele-TV, an interactive TV company headed by Howard Stringer, now CEO of Sony. During his tenure at Tele-TV, Escobar reported to David Grant, the future President of Fox TV Studios.

Other Activities: He was a contributing writer for the updated edition of The Animation Book, by Kit Laybourne. Was awarded seven U.S. Patents for his inventions in interactive video authoring systems and predictive browsing and viewing technologies. He has written seven screenplays, including a musical, and most recently produced and directed: Soli Deo Gloria, a documentary about the NCFCA Speech and Debate National Championship.

“When I was in Hollywood I was a marginal Christian. I knew Christ, but I did not live for Him. Now, as a more mature Christian, I can clearly see and appreciate why the Lord literally pulled me away from Hollywood. I might have grown to become a successful filmmaker, but
I would have been an ineffective ambassador for Christ.

The Lord first had to mold and remake me as a home school dad of three sons and a devoted husband to my wife, Claire, for 20 years. More importantly, I needed to learn that the Lord comes first in everything I do. That includes my family, church, education, world view, my craft as a filmmaker, the people I work with, and the organizations I support.” -- George D. Escobar

Our Team

AFG 1st Year Cast

Austin Kearney*

Karen Jezek*

Victoria Emmons*

Kenny Jezek*

Josh Holcomb*

David Halbrook*

Dr. Michael Farris, J.D.

Susan Pappas

More AFG 1st Year Crew

Chloe Anderson

Ian Badeer

Andrew Bolzman

Philip Bolzman

Ruth Bryce

Jeremy Clayton

Jake Edwards*

Christina Emmons*

Claire Escobar

Vincent Escobar*

Stephen Escobar*

Gregory Escobar*

Jon Farris

Travis Herche

Logan Herche

Katherine Jumper*

Melanie Mercado*

Katie Mullaney

David Rust*

John Rust*

Bobby Shook

Daniel Silver*

Mike Yoder*

*Returned for pickups

George D. Escobar

Co-Producer/Director

Manny Edwards

Co-Producer/Screenwriter

Pruitt Allen

Director of Photography

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Additional Pickup Crew

Anna Becker

Dawn Becker

Luke Becker

Cathie Boulden

Caroline Boulden

Jesse Boulden

Josh Boulden

John Boulden

John Doryk

Nate Eckerson

Ryan Eckerson

Brian Gatley

Chad Gatley

Brooke Martin

Bob Morrison

Joanna Shade

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