Tell a story well, and people will sit in rapt attention. It’s not a conscious decision. They simply can’t help themselves.
At EPIC10, we are storytellers first and foremost. We’ve used our creativity to collaborate on a variety of film projects—including scriptwriting, production, post-production, editing, motion graphics, audio, music and color grading. Depend on EPIC10 for all of it, or for just a part.
Appalachia Heart travels with visual artist Charmaine Wheatley on a year-long project to paint portraits of people affected by the opioid crisis in two rural Eastern Kentucky communities, connecting us by our common humanity.
Director & Editor: Don Casper
Produced by: Don Casper & Linda Moroney
Filmed on Election Day 2020 in five cemeteries across New York State, WOMEN AND THE VOTE is a mosaic-style documentary on the past 100 years of women’s political equality, the present moment, and the possibilities for the future.
Produced and Directed by: Linda Moroney
Co-Produced and Edited by: Don Casper
An artist shares intimate moments with people affected by HIV, creating watercolor portraits that capture their image, thoughts, feelings, joys and challenges.
Directed by Don Casper
Winner 2020 NY Emmy® Award for Director, Post Produced Program
Original Music: Brian Aloisio & Scott Kockler
After a long and contentious presidential campaign, more than 10,000 people spontaneously visited Susan B. Anthony’s grave in Rochester, New York to pay tribute to America’s most famous suffragist.
Director: Linda Moroney
Editor: Don Casper
Original Music: Brian Aloisio & Scott Kockler
A feature documentary filmed at various locations in the US, Canada and India, this film follows His Holiness as he turns 80 years old and shares what he wants to achieve in the rest of his current incarnation.
A Film By Mickey Lemle
Edited by: Don Casper and Mickey Lemle
Music by: Philip Glass and Tenzin Choegyal
Follow artist Charmaine Wheatley as she connects with people by capturing their image and thoughts onto painted portraits that celebrate the complexity of their lives and puts a face to those living with mental illness.
Produced and Directed by: Don Casper
Original Score: Brian Aloisio and Scott Kockler
Director of Photography: Denver Miller
A short film produced by WillWorkForFame Films and starring Sky Elobar. All post-production was handled by EPIC10 from On-Set DIT to final DCP release for festivals.
Written and Directed by: Eric Maira
Cinematography: JR Kraus
Edited by: Don Casper
A short film produced by WillWorkForFame Films and starring Eric Maira. All post-production was handled by EPIC10 from On-Set DIT to final DCP release for festivals.
Directed by: Chris Hogan-Roy
Cinematography: JR Kraus
Edited by: Don Casper
A national TV campaign featuring a chain of Western apparel stores. EPIC10 color graded all shots and prepped for online edit.
Directed by: Greg Wilson
Cinematography: Denver Miller
Color Grading: EPIC10
A TV Campaign to increase awareness and enrollment in the Diocese of Rochester Catholic School system. Spots aired regionally on TV and through internet distribution.
Directed & Edited by: Don Casper
Produced by: Delaney Marketing
Cinematography: Eric McMaster
A yoga instructional DVD produced and sold in Wegmans Food Markets.
Produced by: Wegmans
Director: Thomas Schauer
Edited by: EPIC10
A local TV, Radio and Internet campaign to promote the delicious meals being served up at Root31 in Pittsford Plaza.
Directed & Edited by : Don Casper
Produced by: Delaney Marketing
Cinematography: Denver Miller
A video attached to a Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign helped to raise $23,323 from 285 backers for the creation of a book that tells the story of the production and restoration of the 1930 film “The King of Jazz”.
Written by: James Layton
Produced by: EPIC10
Edited by: Don Casper
This pledge video attached to a 2013 Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign helped to raise over $207,000 from 2,260 people to produce and album of original music by recording artist Krishna Das.
Produced by: Krishna Das Music
Director: Mickey Lemle
Edited by: EPIC10
Part of a series of videos designed for social media release that highlight the work being done by a local non-profit building sustainable shared-use trails in various parks
Produced by: EPIC10
Directed by: Don Casper
A promotional video highlighting a new project concept to turn a local farm into a sustainable live and work place for austistic adults.
Produced by: Delaney Marketing
Cinematography: Eric McMaster
Written and Directed by: Don Casper
A promotional documentary about a non-profit organization working to revitalize Rochester’s High Falls area.
Produced and Directed by: Don Casper
Cinematography: JR Kraus
Original Music: ba_sk
A six-part series produced in conjunction with an exhibit and website celebrating the 100 year history of Technicolor for the George Eastman House.
Written and Directed by: James Layton
Animation by: Dumbwaiter Design
Edited by: Don Casper
A short documentary that follows kids from downtown Rochester as they experience nature and learn to mountain bike in the woods through an amazing volunteer program.
Produced by: EPIC10
Director: Don Casper
Audio: Brian Aloisio
A five-time New York Emmy® award-winning filmmaker and the owner of EPIC10 Films, Don has extensive experience as director, editor, colorist, and producer, crafting numerous independent projects. He is drawn to projects that feature trailblazing and inspirational figures that embody compassion and inclusion.
Most recently, he directed Appalachia Heart, a documentary film following visual artist Charmaine Wheatley painting portraits of individuals affected by the opioid crisis in rural Eastern Kentucky. The film premiered nationwide on public television and received the 2024 NY Emmy® for Best Human Interest Program.
He served as editor on The Last Dalai Lama?, a feature documentary directed by Mickey Lemle released theatrically across North America in 2017.
He created, produced and directed the feature documentary Signs of the Time, which investigates the links baseball hand signals have to deaf culture. Narrated by Richard Dreyfuss, the film was featured in The New York Times, aired internationally and earned the NY Emmy® Award for Outstanding Documentary.
Casper also captured NY Emmy® awards for co-producing Turn The Page (2019) and directing Don’t Define Me (2020). He co-produced and edited the feature documentary, Women and the Vote directed by Linda Moroney, which won the 2022 NY Emmy® in Documentary Topical.
In addition to his film work Don is a visual artist specializing in cinematography and photography. His current practice involves building a multi-screen immersive cinema installation with alternative motion picture film capture and display processes that invite reflection on legacy, impermanence and the transition of how society consumes media.
Don is an Assistant Professor at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in the School of Film and Animation specializing in advanced post-production workflows, experimental analog film processing and documentary film production. He holds a BS in Film and Television and an MFA in Photography and Related Media from the School of Photographic Arts & Sciences at RIT.
