Meet the team
Shuja Moore
Director / Host
Shuja Moore is an award-winning filmmaker and dynamic community advocate rising from the heart of West Philadelphia. With a life story as compelling as his work, Shuja transformed a defining chapter—serving 12 years for an accidental crime—into a powerful commitment to narrative justice and community empowerment. His breakout film Pardon Me has earned accolades for its searing, hopeful portrayal of the transformative power of pardons. Recognized by the Philadelphia Mayor’s Office of Black Male Engagement and celebrated with a Community Service Award, Shuja has helped mobilize over a million dollars in support for local residents and businesses. He stands at the forefront of a new generation of directors telling urgent, human stories rooted in lived experience and social impact.
Sean Grasso
Director of Photography
Sean is a freelance documentary and commercial cinematographer based in Philadelphia. His work has taken him around the US and abroad, collaborating with companies such as Nike, Microsoft, Costco and Ancestry. Sean’s interest in his work comes from the craft of filmmaking, the relationships that he's formed, and the ability to learn from, and be inspired by, the people he films.
During 2016-2018, Sean filmed a documentary in Oregon at the MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility about a group of young men running a marathon while incarcerated. Since that project, Sean has been passionate about giving a voice to those who have experienced America’s prison system.
See more of Sean’s work here.
Hunter Bartlett
Editor / Camera Operator
Hunter is an editor and cinematographer who prefers to be involved with projects that serve a larger purpose. Originally from upstate NY, he moved to Philadelphia in 2017 in pursuit of forming meaningful connections which continue to inspire his work today. His passion for Walkie's is fueled by the desire to share experiences of those who have endured extreme hardships. In the editing room, his compass is guided by the emotional responses he feels to the stories he has the privilege of sharing. Hunter's mission is to affect those same emotions in the viewers of Walkie's, in order to inspire compassion and the riddance of indifference.
See more of Hunter’s work here.