Ben Garchar
Ben Garchar is a director and editor based in NYC. As a director Ben’s work has been called “beautiful and sad and remarkably personal” and has played at festivals such as Clermont-Ferrand, Raindance, and DC Shorts.
Anne Hollowday
Anne Hollowday is an award winning filmmaker and photographer based in NYC. Directing commercials, branded content, documentaries and films. Her work is characterized by a bold and stylized aesthetic imbued with empathy for her characters and subjects.
Bill Kirstein
Bill Kirstein is a cinematographer based in New York. He has shot films, commercials and music videos all over the world and worked with internationally renowned artists such as Justin Timberlake, Beyoncé, Zoe Saldana, Pharrell, Usher, John Legend, Adele and Terrence Malick.
Nic Collins
Nic Collins is an award-winning writer/director from Chicago now based in LA. In 2014, Nic completed his first feature film, BEASTS, which received Honorable Mention for Experimental Filmmaking at Oregon Underground Film Festival. Nic loves 80's comic books, 90's hip hop and salmon rolls.
Ariel Kavoussi
Ariel Kavoussi is an award-winning artist, writer, producer, filmmaker, actress, and curator of film & video works based in New York City. Her work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art's Documentary Fortnight, Dia: Chelsea, Louis B. James, Anthology Film Archives, the Williams College Museum of Art, Woodstock Film Festival, Loft Film Festival, Maryland Film Festival, Lighthouse International Film Festival, and elsewhere.
Jacob Andrews
Jacob Andrews is a writer and director residing in Los Angles whose Production Company, Rubydog Films, has worked with Rocketjump Productions and Adult Swim. He also has a script development deal with Bleiberg Entertainment.
Brian Rawlins
Filmmaker & 2016 Winner of WDFF’s Best Overall Film - Brian Rawlins is a writer/director who was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. When he went to college at University of Texas at Austin he saw Aguirre, Wrath of God and RoboCop in the same day and decided he wanted to be a filmmaker.