Yann Henric has joined bicoastal Sinners and Saints as partner/executive producer. Henric’s first project at his new roost recently wrapped production in Chile; directed by Remy Cayuela, the Robitussin/Theraflu assignment was created by Publicis Cast, Grey New York and Grey Buenos Aires.
A French exec producer, Henric has worked in Paris, Miami, New York and Los Angeles, bringing extensive experience to Sinners and Saints’ branded content division. In France, Henric began at IRENE 75 and was thrown into the deep end as a line producer, quickly gaining experience on both the production and agency sides, for Fred & Farid and Konbini, among others. In Miami, he serviced productions for French brands like Calvin Klein, Dior, Yves Rocher, Ubisoft, and Peugeot.
“Yann’s proficiency in physical production is exceeded only by his innate ability to relate to talent behind the camera. We also share a history of working with a lot of French clients, and the international twist is very apt,” said managing director Heather Heller who oversees Sinners and Saints, a Woman-owned Business Enterprise (WBE) which has worked with a host of brands and agencies including Smirnoff, L’Oreal, FCB, GSD&M and McCann.
“Heather and I have a synergy and shared vision that is very organic,” said Henric, who has produced several short films, and an independent feature film, in addition to his work in the branded space. “Coming on board at Sinners and Saints, I can bring the full spectrum of my experience to bear. Plus, Heather prefers action to talk, which is something else we share.”
In addition to Heller and Henric, the Sinners and Saints leadership team includes exec producer Aaron Kaufman (Robert Rodriguez’s longtime collaborator at Troublemaker Studios) and feature EP Thomas Carroll, who is currently overseeing four films in various stages of development. The updated company website now divides talent into rostered directors, and feature filmmakers like Francis Lawrence and Lisa Joy, who are available on assignment.
The Sinners and Saints roster comprises directors Cayuela, Jessy Terrero, Adrien Galo, Steve Pink, Julien Rocher, Arnaud Deroudilhe, Ivo Wejgaard, Lado Kvataniya, and Jean Claude Thibaut. The latter recently directed work for Huawei shot on location in China–for which Sinners and Saints collaborated with Red Horse Film. On the longform front, Sinners and Saints saw its Superpower–directed by EP Kaufman and Sean Penn–garner a recent nomination for a News & Documentary Emmy as Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary.
Sinners and Saints has partnered with Lux Angeles Studios and is now situated in a sprawling 40,000-square-foot space with full capabilities for production through post. Sinners and Saints is represented by Lisa Gimenez Toliver and Deirdre Rimer on the West Coast and Latin America, Carl Forsberg and Justin Lasoff of Apostle NY on the East Coast, and Helen Gardiner in Europe.
