Valen Watson

Valen Watson is a published author (House of Northern Lights, 2011), producer and director who has worked in a variety of media, including film, television, and online. She was born in Toronto, Canada, lives in San Pedro, California, with husband, Robert Caseres, and daughter, Mimi. She began her career at MGM Studios as a production coordinator and has worked in various positions, both as an executive (V.P. Production and Development for Robert Shapiro Productions) at Warner Brothers and in a variety of production positions on independent films, including 'The Big Picture'. In 2015, Watson and producing partner, Kathryn Takis, created Talwood Drive Productions for the documentary about Fritz Pfeffer: 'Mr. Dussel, The Man who Shared a Desk with Anne Frank'.