MEET THE TEAM

  • Katie Paul

    PRODUCE & EDIT

    Katie has a dancer’s instinct for rhythm & timing. She cuts with the kind of precision, momentum & musicality you can feel.

    As the mother of Basement, she’s helped the team shape everything from major label music videos to high-impact branded content and vérité driven documentaries. She brings both story & of course, style to every frame.

  • NADAV KAGAN

    EDIT & VFX

    Nadav Kagan is the resident alchemist of music, motion & social storytelling here at Basement.

    He fuses pop culture & technology to craft scroll-stopping work. Using cutting-edge techniques, he delivers at lightning speed, but never sacrifices the spark or artistic intuition that gives his work its signature heart.

  • PHILIP THOMPSON

    EDIT

    Philip Thompson was named one of Filmmaker Magazine’s “25 New Faces of Independent Film”in 2023 and a Sundance Ignite x Adobe Fellowand NYFF Artists Academy Fellowin 2024. Phil’s work lives beyond the churn of TikTok and digs into the emotional and societal undercurrents shaping the world.

    He recently edited Rolling Stone’s 20th-Anniversary short on Natasha Bedingfield’s hit song Unwritten, bringing his signature blend of intuition, rhythm, and narrative precision to every beat.

    Phil was raised by his mother, his father, and his television.