Our Founders

At 8 years old, Don was already taking pictures with his dad’s 35mm Minolta camera. Fast forward a decade to right before the start of college, and you’d see him with his first purchase, a Canon Rebel T7i DSLR camera. His interest in photography eventually expanded into videography, as he saw the creative outlets that filmmaking had. Although not a film studies major, he would regularly frequent the film production lab to learn and borrow equipment like tripods, sliders, audio recorders, and LED light panels. He’d use these tools to make videos for clients, and take advantage of the money saved by reinvesting it into the business. After a few name changes and inspired by his cat, Soma, he’d finally land upon the name “Somatic Films”. Today, Don is a medical student who runs his company as a side business with hopes of being a cardiologist or surgeon that also creates medical documentaries.