Reflektor Films is a production company for commercial and film projects. We are a team of independent filmmakers who bring a unique and evocative vision to our collaborative work with clients. Created by Cinematographer/Producer Jay Keitel and Director/Producer Dalila Droege, we specialize in poetic and cinematic image making and storytelling that evokes collective memories, experiences, and emotions.

Bios

Dalila Droege was raised in a tiny midwestern town, where long winters encouraged her lifelong interest in storytelling. A former classical pianist, her work utilizes the power of sound design to create immersive cinematic experiences. Her films exist between realism and the surreal, with stories focused on belonging, family relationships, and culture clashes.

Dalila recently completed her feature film directing debut, No More Time. She made the film while participating in the 2021 Women in Film Mentorship Program as a directing mentee. It is currently on the festival circuit and has been screened at the Crested Butte Film Festival, Salem Horror Fest, and Dundead Fest in Scotland.

Dalila’s short films include Tehachapi, a story of an adult brother and sister reconciling after their father’s death, starring Amy Seimetz, AJ Bowen, and Matt Peters. 

In 2011 Dalila was a directing fellow at Film Independent’s Project: Involve. She wrote and directed one of 7 short films chosen to be produced and screened at the Los Angeles Film Festival.

Dalila received an MFA in Writing and Directing at Columbia College Chicago. In addition to directing, Dalila has supported other female filmmakers on set. She co-produced Amy Seimetz’s award winning feature Sun Don't Shine and produced the short film Dogwalker, which premiered at Sundance 2016. She also assisted her mentor Nicole Holofcener on the features Enough Said and The Land of Steady Habits.

Jay Keitel was born in Northern California and raised in the Pacific Northwest, where he learned to appreciate the seasons, the rain, and hard work. He attended the Northwest Film Center in Portland and holds a BFA in Film/Video from CalArts. His directing debut, Black Dragon Canyon, premiered at the 2005 Viennale. As cinematographer, his work includes Leave Me Like You Found Me, directed by Adele Romanski, No Matter What, by Cherie Saulter, The Sideways Light by Jennifer Harlow, Sun Don't Shine and She Dies Tomorrow by Amy Seimetz which won a special jury award at SXSW in 2012, and the later for which he was nominated for an Film Independent Spriit Award in 2020. As a cinematographer for national commercial spots, he has shot for General Electric, Pinterest, and Facebook. His most recent work in television has included The Girl Friend Experience (Starz) Outer Range (Amazon) Walker Independence (The CW) and Mrs. Davis (Peacock) He has traveled extensively throughout the US and abroad and currently lives in Los Angeles, California.