ARE WE THERE YET? is a full-service, film production and photography company in Queens NY. With our youthful drive, collaborative spirit, and meticulous craft we can take your videos where they need to go. As native New Yorkers, we are passionate about preserving culture through our films and aim to bring authenticity to every project. Our diverse team of filmmakers is experienced in all stages of production across documentary, narrative, commercial, social media, and music video content. We are tapped in to how social media can expand brand engagement, and have created User Generated Content (UGC) style videos for major brands including Instagram and Facebook Marketplace.
Check out our work made in collaboration with high-value clients such as META, Adolescent Content, and Thoughtly.
The Team
Kunga Choephel (Director/Cinematographer) from Queens, NY. His films carry themes of identity and family. Inspired by his unique experiences as a Tibetan immigrant, his work explores the universal highs and lows everyone faces. His works have screened at Short of the Week, NFFTY, and Tide Film Festival among others.
Tobiáš Nikl (Director/Editor/Producer) born in Prague and raised in Queens, NY. His previous work has screened at the Tribeca Film Festival and the Johns Hopkins University Film Festival. As a director he primarily works in documentary.
Blake Albano (Director, Writer, and Editor) from Upstate, NY now living in Queens, NY. He has selected content streaming on Dekkoo, and writing/short film awards in the POV Festival. Blake is inspired by improv and spontaneity in performance. He hopes to write and direct stories that explore the unfiltered truth of why humans make the enigmatic choices they do.
Desta Mutisya (Director, Cinematographer and Gaffer) born and raised in Harlem, NY. His films have been featured on platforms ranging from the All American Film Festival to the screens of LinkNYC boards across the city. His films focus on the delicate complexities of relationships that are born out of love. He’s worked with brands like Victoria’s Secret, Arnet and Cadillac.
Lola Kenet (Director/Producer/Editor) born and raised in Manhattan, NY. Lola’s films have been recognized by the Tribeca Film Festival, Film Independent, and the Directors Guild of America Student Awards. Lola is drawn to character studies in narrative and documentary form. Through her films she aims to push internal conflict outwards, and explore the root of people’s fears and insecurities.
