Melanie McGraw studied creative writing at Brigham Young University and then became an instructional designer and training consultant before pursuing her dream of filmmaking at age 30. Melanie's...

Shilpi grew up in North Carolina, the child of Indian immigrants. She has an everlasting love of green grass, a slow, relaxed pace of life, and the quirky, delightful Southerners with whom she...

Alexandra Fisher was born in Paris, France to Swedish/Australian parents. She was raised in Zurich, Switzerland speaking five languages. She has a BA in Drama from the University of Bristol in...

A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Darryl Wharton-Rigby has worked diligently to create a niche for himself as a writer/director. He hails from a family of poets and storytellers. With an MFA in...

Dean Yamada grew up in the farming community of Davis, California. His dad was a Nisei (second generation Japanese American) farmer and the inspiration for his graduate thesis film at USC. While...

Jackie Stone began her career in the arts in creative writing and theater, but soon gravitated quickly to the visual medium of film. She is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the...

Jen McGowan, born in Washington DC and raised in Fairfax, VA, began her career as a filmmaker in 1997 when she received her BFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. There, she trained as an...

Keshni Kashyap was raised in Los Angeles by Indian parents. She attended Berkeley where she studied Literature. After spending a year working for veteran indie director Wayne Wang, Keshni...

LILA PLACE is a documentary filmmaker and film editor. She grew up in Boston and has lived in Spain, and Italy. She received a Masters in Documentary Film from Stanford University and a BA in...

Marcus Metsala recently completed his M.F.A. in Film and Television
Producing at Chapman University, where he received numerous awards
for his work. Prior to attending Chapman, Metsala...

Tamara May Maloney, an MFA graduate from UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television, has earned a range of above the line appointments since her professional career began.
As a producer,...

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and raised by a single mother who has a passion for the arts, she encouraged Michael to follow his heart and pursue his dream as a filmmaker. At Hampton...

Nathan Collett was born in San Francisco , USA and grew up around the world in Venezuela , Australia , United States , Pakistan and Kenya . He makes his home in Nairobi , Kenya and has been...

Nicole was raised in Germany but spent most of her adult life in London and Los Angeles. She received her BSc and a Masters in International Relations from the London School of Economics, worked...

Patrick was stolen from a campfire as a toddler and was raised by wolves. Although he was reintroduced into society and educated at Columbia University and UCLA Film School, he still retains a...

Scott Burkhardt is a graduate of Davidson College and Columbia University’s School of the Arts where he received an MFA in Film with a Concentration in Screenwriting. Scott was the recipient of...

Thabo was born and raised in South Africa and witnessed the end of Apartheid while attending High School in Cape Town. He was fortunate enough to attend New York University where he received his...

Tatiana Lamela-Rabell has recently completed her Film MFA at Columbia University, with 'Holy Water' as her thesis film. Her inclination for the arts started with literature and music during her...