ABOUT
With three decades of combined production experience, Dream Chaser founders Jennifer Esquivel and Lauro Chartrand know how to create movies that are both cost effective and efficient. As independent filmmakers, their primary focus is to develop strong, well-written stories with wide audience appeal.
Dream Chaser offers established relationships with distributors in the United States and Canada. Dream Chaser also has the ability to pull together a full crew for any size production. Our work ethic and passion for filmmaking is second to none, attracting industry professionals to our team and away from big-budget Hollywood films.
Dream Chaser also boasts working relationships with a wide range of industry professionals, including writers, producers, directors, casting directors, dop’s, art directors, attorneys and all levels of crew.
Support from the film communities in Vancouver and Los Angeles is nothing short of amazing! In fact, during the Chemical Evil promotional trailer shoot, over one hundred industry professionals volunteered their time and hard work to make it a reality.
Dream Chaser Productions hopes to make an impact in the film world with projects that capture the essence of movie magic.
Lauro Chartrand
For over twenty years, producer/director Lauro Chartrand has immersed himself in the world of film and television production. As partner in Dream Chaser Productions, Inc., he currently has several films in development, including Chemical Evil, conceived, written, and soon to be directed by Lauro.
Lauro began his career in the entertainment industry as a stunt performer on the long- running TV series MacGyver. After finding success as a stunt performer, he branched out into fight and stunt coordinating and even tried a little acting. Lauro continued on his filmmaking path and developed a passion for directing. After directing 2nd Unit and short films over the years, Lauro debuted as a main unit director in October 2009, on the Steven Seagal film Born To Raise Hell.
Lauro's first duty as producer was on the short film, Treading Water, starring Sinbad and William Katt. It was there that he met future partner in Dream Chaser Productions, Jennifer Esquivel. Lauro recently completed the feature length script for Chemical Evil. Mexico City and area are slated as the locations for filming in the fall of 2010. He also has several features and television projects in development at Dream Chaser.
Jennifer Esquivel
Producer Jennifer Esquivel is established in both television and feature films. As partner in Dream Chaser Productions, Inc., she currently has several films in development and is also producing and directing a feature documentary based on superstar Michael Jackson's fans.
On the television side, Dream Chaser has a handful of series ideas in development for both cable and network. Currently Jennifer is spearheading a network series designed around the plight of endangered species.
Jennifer started her career as Production Secretary on two documentary projects executive produced by David L. Wolper,which aired on the Discovery/People Channel and CNN. It was there that she met her mentor, pioneer documentary filmmaker Robert Guenette, who encouraged her to pursue a path to producing.
To date, Jennifer’s credits include Hallmark Channel’s Annie's Point, starring Betty White and Richard Thomas; independent feature P.S. Your Cat Is Dead, with Steve Guttenberg, who produced, starred and directed; and Night Mockingbird, a short film currently in post, gearing up for the festival circuit. Jennifer also produced short film Treading Water, starring Sinbad and William Katt. It was there that she met producer Lauro Chartrand, who is now her partner in Dream Chaser Productions.