Originally from São Paulo, Brazil, Walter Schlomann is an award-winning documentary filmmaker. He is the founder of Heritage Media Group, a boutique company that specializes in the production of customized biographical videos that preserve family stories for future generations. He recently published his first book, Transmitting Wisdom: The Art of the Video Biography, Recording the Extraordinary Lives of ‘Ordinary’ People and has used it as a teaching supplement at different workshops. As a mentor/educator Walter has taught Portuguese, English as a Second Language, mentored video editors and coached youth soccer. He is very excited to be a part of Tampa Bay International School!