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Kelli A. Orlando brings a lifelong background in film, performance, music, and storytelling to her role as Writer, Director, and Producer of The Six Million Dollar Dog.

Kelli earned her BFA in Film Production from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, where she was a University Honors Scholar. Her creative background also includes acting at the Phoenix Theatre Ensemble in her native Cleveland and studying the Meisner Technique with Phil Gushee of the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York.

After moving to Los Angeles, music became another major chapter of her creative life. For nearly two decades, Kelli developed an original music project, releasing several CDs including the Top 40 pop single The Girl Next Door. Her songwriting explored self-awareness and social observation through cinematically visual lyrics – an influence that continues to shape the way she writes for the screen. As Kelli describes it, when she writes scripts, she hears the music.

As a screenwriter, Kelli has developed original stories ranging from sophisticated comedy to psychological supernatural drama. Across genres, her work frequently centers on strong but flawed female protagonists searching for their place in the world. Her screenplays include It’s Gotta’ Be Love, Angel-A, Catherine of Kinsale, and Pimpin’ Robbie, the story that evolved into The Six Million Dollar Dog.

Kelli also served as Associate Producer on the Polish docudrama She Wins: The Greatest Game of All. Her writing has received industry recognition: in 2017, she was a Scriptapalooza runner-up in the One Hour Drama category for If Only for the Night, written as an episode for Orange Is the New Black. In 2026, she became a Rocaberti Writers Competition finalist for her original ghost story Catherine of Kinsale.

With The Six Million Dollar Dog, Kelli brings these creative worlds together in an original Los Angeles comedy about love, ambition, relationships, reinvention—and one very valuable Yorkshire Terrier.

As Writer, Director, and Producer, Kelli leads the film’s creative vision from screenplay to screen.

Daniela Hochmuth brings more than 15 years of experience in entrepreneurship, strategic marketing, international business development, brand building, and creative project development to her role as Executive Producer of The Six Million Dollar Dog.

Holding a Master of Science in Product Management from the University of West London, her strength lies in connecting creative ideas with the people, partnerships, and business structures needed to bring them to life. Her professional background spans product development, marketing & sales, sustainability, consulting, and strategic business development across international markets.

Her connection to filmmaking began during her years as a professional snowboarder, when the mountains became both her workplace and a place for storytelling. Independent film projects including Dance With Us and People Who Rize introduced her to filmmaking from both sides of the camera.

Today, Daniela is Co-Founder of TRUE CREW. Consulting, where she brings together strategy, business development, international partnerships, and creative thinking to develop projects and create opportunities across industries and borders.

In 2026, Daniela served as Executive Producer & Consultant of Barefoot to Hills  a documentary, by Randall Media Factory, exploring beauty, identity, and the enduring legacy of Marilyn Monroe. Shot across Los Angeles, London, Innsbruck, and the Austrian Alps, the film was screened by FILM LA for the 100th birthday of Marily Monroe and honored by the City of Los Angeles, marking an important milestone in Daniela’s growing work in international film production.

As Executive Producer of The Six Million Dollar Dog, Daniela focuses on building the strategic, financial, and international framework around the film. Working between Los Angeles and Europe, she develops investor relationships, financing opportunities, production partnerships, brand collaborations, and international connections.

Bringing together her entrepreneurial background, TRUE CREW’s international approach, and her experience in film production, Daniela’s strength lies in connecting the right people and opportunities around a strong creative vision—all in the service of bringing The Six Million Dollar Dog from screenplay to screen.

Chantalynn Huynh brings more than four decades of experience in Hollywood, entrepreneurship, relationship-building, and community leadership to her role as Associate Producer of The Six Million Dollar Dog.

Her entertainment career began in 1984, when she started working as a nail stylist while still in high school. Today, as a celebrity nail stylist working on commercial productions and with private clients, Chantalynn has spent decades behind the scenes in Hollywood—building trusted relationships with talent, creatives, and industry professionals while developing an instinct for the collaboration, discretion, and attention to detail required to bring a creative vision to life.

Beyond entertainment, Chantalynn is an entrepreneur, published author, transformational coach, speaker, and accomplished community builder. She is the founder of Abundance Unlimited!, a private gratitude community of more than 400 members, and served six years as President of the Santa Monica Chapter of the Holistic Chamber of Commerce, growing it into the organization’s largest and most engaged chapter.

Her ability to connect people is rooted in an extraordinary personal story. Chantalynn escaped Vietnam as a child refugee in 1978 and ultimately rebuilt her life in America—an experience that shaped her deep understanding of resilience, reinvention, and the power of human connection.

As Associate Producer of The Six Million Dollar Dog, Chantalynn plays an active role in relationship development and expanding the project’s network of creative, strategic, and industry relationships. Her ability to identify opportunities, cultivate meaningful connections, and bring the right people together is helping build momentum for the film as it moves toward production.

Drawn to the film’s humor, heart, and themes of reinvention, Chantalynn brings entrepreneurial instinct, longstanding Hollywood experience, an expansive network, and a genuine talent for human connection to the producing team—all in service of bringing The Six Million Dollar Dog from screenplay to screen.