Meet the team
Elise Jaffe
Executive Producer/Director
Elise Jaffe is the "Spokesteeth" and Executive Producer of Big Teeth Productions. As lead Producer and Director, she focuses on documentary-style and animated projects. Her career began in children's television with Reading Rainbow and Blue's Clues. Her extensive experience includes agency producing for JWT, Grey New York, and DraftFCB, Edelman and post/design producing for VSA Partners and Vitamin Pictures.
Elise created, produced, and directed the kids web series "Fooditude," teaching tweens about life through food. She served two terms on the Indiana University Media School Alumni board, and as an Adjunct Professor. She is also a SAG AFTRA Voice Over Actor.
Originally from Cleveland, Elise now lives in Chicago with her husband, two kids and beloved dog Winnie.
"A Production of"
Founded in 2005 and owned by Gregg and Elise Jaffe, two Ad Agency vets, Big Teeth is a creative production studio specializing in entertaining and strategic video content (live action and animation) for advertising/PR campaigns and social media.
Telling compelling stories about real people has always been one of Big Teeth’s strengths and has allowed for many documentary style pieces to be produced by the company.
Big Teeth’s Sixty Second Film Festival, now in its 6th year ties art to film by randomly assigning works of art to filmmakers to use as inspiration. The annual festival has now spun off into a quarterly shorts festival curated by the team at Big Teeth and screening short films (narrative, animated, documentary) from all over the world.
Co-Executive Producer
David is a multifaceted artist, tattooer, and painter. He balances his tattoo artistry with leading The Self Reclamation Project, a nonprofit focused on healing through empathy, art, and science. David's work spans from tattoo studios to galleries, with his mastectomy tattoos featured in MOMA. His writing on empathy has been published in JAMA, establishing him as a thought leader in healing through art.
David's unique perspective and understanding of tattoo artistry's transformative power enrich UnScarred. He recently served as Creative Director of the Wndr Museum before exploring new artistic avenues. A father of two, David values time with his family when not engaged in creative pursuits.
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Molly weingart
Co-Executive Producer
Molly Weingart graduated from Columbia University with a degree in Urban Studies and Visual Arts. After working for 7 years in community engagement in the arts and technology, Molly made the choice to return to school for a Doctorate in Physical Therapy. In 2017, her plans were interrupted when she was diagnosed with Stage II DCIS and invasive ductal carcinoma/ ER +, PR+, HER2-. While in treatment, Molly had the good fortune to be introduced to David Allen, who created and tattooed the tableau of peonies that now cover her scars from a double mastectomy and reconstruction.
Finally in that messy stage called recovery, Molly is thrilled to be a physical therapist with an emphasis on pelvic health at Activcore Pelvic Health Physical Therapy. Molly’s favorite coping mechanism is humor. In her free time, Molly loves practicing yoga, reading, writing, and being outside. She lives in Princeton, NJ with her dogs and lots of plants.
Cecilia Butler
Associate Producer
Cecilia's love of storytelling began when she was just six years old when her mom handed her a tape recorder and let her run wild (in the local grocery store, that is). After interning with the NPR affiliate station, WYSO, she set out to continue helping creators make non-fiction projects that sought to inspire, change and challenge. Cecilia also works as a production coordinator for brands and non-profits.
Christian Taylor
Consulting Producer
Award winning director of the break-out documentary, The Girl Who Wore Freedom, Christian’s 45-year entertainment industry career spans stage, screen, and decades of professional voice over work. She has worn many hats such as talent, producer, director, casting director, and coach. While attending The Catholic University of America’s theater program, Christian began her career in the entertainment industry interviewing Senators on Capitol Hill with the TV/Radio department of the United States Senate. The Girl Who Wore Freedom and Grueling Glory are her directorial debuts. Her work in progress, Carentan: Unlocking the Road to Liberty completes Christian’s hat-trick of professional documentary projects. Christian is also a co-host on the Documentary First Podcast and The Holy Post Podcast and lives with her husband Jeremy in the Chicagoland area.
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