Who We Are
Aspire Films was created to make feature films intended to entertain, inform and inspire. Movies that make people laugh and cry. Movies that have meaning.
We believe that while there are many distressful forces that try to pull us apart, art can help unite. That at people’s core there is an interconnected understanding about decency and human dignity. And art well-crafted can reach into that core and enable people to better recognize our inherent connections to one another.
Mission
To tell entertaining stories that touch our common humanity and move people towards one another.
Vision
Art as a catalyst towards cooperative society.
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Our People
President
Daniel Iacovella
Dan has over 12 years of experience in film and theater as a director, producer, writer and performer, having performed Off-Broadway and numerous other New York and regional theaters. He has also led social justices causes for over 20 years, is a founding member of organizations devoted to social change through the arts and has raised over $1.1 billion for not-for-profit causes within the United States and Kenya.
Treasurer
Sarah Caldwell
Sarah has worked in the not-for-profit field for over 30 years including 12 years as an Organizational Strategy and Planning Consultant, assisting not-for-profits in their strategic formation and operational development. She maintains vast experience in working with and leading organizations dedicated to serving highly marginalized/at-risk populations and a lifetime advocating for more equitable/inclusive systems and communities.
Secretary
Thomas Corcoran
Thomas spent his career as an Orthopedic Surgeon at large not-for-profit medical centers including serving as President of the Medical Staff at Jefferson Health in Philadelphia and currently is a Board Trustee and Chair of the Patient Safety & Quality Board Committee for the Northeast Division of Jefferson Health. He devotedly seeks and serves to improve the human condition in all forms both personally and professionally.
Member
Carolina Fernandez
Carolina worked on Wall Street as a Financial Advisor to Artists, Entertainers and Creative Professionals and now as a financier, arts advocate, artist and author, she devotes herself to projects, which she believes the world needs to hear. She is the author of two best-selling books and is the Founder of the “SheEO Network” and Co-Founder of Women in Power CT.
Advisory Council
Jeff Bader – NBC Entertainment’s President of Program Planning, Strategy and Research
Norberto Barba – Board Member of Director’s Guild of America, director of Emmy-nominated Apollo 11, and currently Executive Producer/Director of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Wilder Knight – Production Counsel and Producer of Academy Award-winning and Sundance Festival-winning films including Chase Ice, The Cove, Alive Inside and Mad Hot Ballroom