Eliza Jiménez Cossio
Eliza Jiménez Cossio (she/her) is a chicana writer and actor, currently writing for Fred Armisen’s This Fool (Hulu) and Taika Waititi’s Our Flag Means Death (HBO Max), previously One Day at a Time (Netflix) and Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas (HBO).
Jivensley Alexis
Jivensley Alexis is a Haitian filmmaker, based in NYC. His work has been featured on Directors Notes, Beyond the Short, & Retrospective of Jupiter.
Samantha Severin
Samantha Severin is a writer and director living in New York City. Her first short film "Blue" premiered on NOWNESS in 2019.
Matthew Wade
Matthew Wade is a director, writer, editor, composer, illustrator, and animator born in Idaho. Heavily informed by his childhood years in the Pacific Northwest, his work has been described as “moody,” “unnerving,” and “absorbing.”
Amelia Spitler
Amelia Spitler is a writer, director, and producer. In addition to film production, she frequents the film festival circuit, coordinating festivals such as the Sundance Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, and DOC NYC.
Daniel Bloom
Daniel Bloom is a filmmaker currently based in Tel Aviv. His debut short “Inside the Storm” premiered in Slamdance 2021. He is interested in finding things to film that he can’t quite describe in words, and things to write that he isn’t yet sure how to shoot.
Frank Donnangelo
A recent graduate of the American Film Institute Conservatory and newly inducted member of the Actors Studio Playwrights Directors Unit, Frank Donnangelo is an award-winning writer-director whose past works have been supported by grants from Kodak and Fotokem, as well as the Panavision New Filmmaker Program.
Kennedy Kao
Kennedy Kao is a filmmaker based in Toronto, who creates narrative films focusing on Asian-Canadian identity. His short film DANICA’S MOM won the Best Student Prize at Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinema 2020 and will be screening at the Canadian Film Fest in 2021.