The Team
Stephenson Crossley
Partner
Stephenson studied Philosophy and English at Colgate University, which furthered his love of storytelling and led Stephenson to working for Gary Goldman and then in feature development at Disney.
Though Stephenson loved the engineering of what makes a good story great, he also wanted to explore the nuts and bolts of physical production and took on almost every role on a film set — making and producing short films, commercials, animation, reality television, scripted television and motion pictures.
He found his groove in managing locations and is now a 23-year veteran. He is one of the most sought after location managers in the world, having been nominated for multiple Cola awards and winning for Bliss and recognized by LMGI as a pioneer in the field. Further, his collaborations with directors and production designers has led them to be nominated for and win Academy Awards, BAFTA’s, Emmy’s and Golden Globes. Stephenson has managed locations for projects including Nocturnal Animals, Transformers, Bliss, Homecoming, Dead to Me, Borat, Walking Dead, Mythic Quest, and more. His great grandparents Florenz Ziegfeld and Billie Burke have left him with shoes impossible to fill.
Peter Gibson
Partner
Being Cherokee & Danish, storytelling was born into Peter “Cottontail” Gibson, translating into a diverse 30 years of creating inspired content in all formats.
With vast experience in producing, developing, screenwriting, line production and location scouting — his passion for the entertainment industry goes all the way back to his childhood, when he worked as an actor and was mentored by the late Joseph Papp.
Throughout his career, he has developed, created & produced feature films including "Kill Your Darlings" (starring Alexander Skaarsgard, Andreas Wilson & Fares Fares), "Free" (starring Corin Nemec, Randall Batinkoff & Ione Skye), and optioned materials for Alphabet Huset, Scavengers, Love is a Battlefield and The Machine. He’s created and produced multiple pilots for TV as well as the broadway play “Ten Commandments” (starring Val Kilmer & Adam Lambert).
His production company Cottontail Films has produced hundreds of campaigns for clients including LVMH, Mercedes, BMW, GQ, Vogue, Range Rover, YS3, Christian Dior, Sauvage, I-D, Vice, Lacoste, Ralph Lauren, BCBG, Herve Leger, Puma, Tommy Hilfiger, Yves Rocher, Zara, Marc by Marc Jacobs & Michael Kors.
Peter lives in Los Angeles and enjoys spending time with his family.
