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Caleo Productions was founded in 2016 by Joseph Puleo and Steve Cakouros.
Joseph Puleo graduated from Lindenwood University's School of Film in 2014. His short film, Top Son (2016), was a Top 5 finalist in Kevin Hart's LOL Network "Eat My Shorts" competition and screened at the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal. His debut feature documentary, America's Last Little Italy: The Hill (2020), about the historic St. Louis neighborhood, aired on PBS stations nationwide and earned multiple awards. His second feature documentary, A New Home, examines the experiences of Bosnian War refugees in St. Louis, home to more displaced Bosnians than any other city in the world. The film won multiple festival awards, three Tellys, the Mid-America Emmy for Best Documentary - Cultural, and was nominated for Outstanding Regional Documentary by the News & Documentary Emmys.
Steve Cakouros is an award-winning producer, editor, and audio engineer. Originally from Summit, New Jersey, he relocated to St. Louis, Missouri, at the age of ten. After pursuing a career in music and audio engineering in Los Angeles, Steve returned to St. Louis and graduated Summa Cum Laude at Lindenwood University's School of Film.
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