Gabrielle Shepard is a Writer, Director and Producer based in Los Angeles, California. She earned an Masters of Fine Arts in Film and Television Producing at Chapman University where she also studied Screenwriting and Directing. Her projects have been programmed in various film festivals including: Austin Film Festival, Cannes Short Film Corner, Long Beach Comic Con, Cleveland International Film Festival and Pan African Film Festival.

Lauren Shippen is the writer and creator of the popular fiction podcast The Bright Sessions, which she uses to combine her love of scifi, queer stuff, and talking about feelings. When she’s not podcasting, Lauren voice acts, reads and writes YA fiction, and does a lot of karaoke. She's originally from New York and now resides in Los Angeles.

Writer. Director. VR Prospector. Creator of Flowstate. Difficult to locate.

Michael Soll was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley and graduated from UCLA with a degree in International Relations. At 17, he wrote his first screenplay, a teenage coming-of-age story, because what else is a teenager going to write about? Michael is a 2016 AFF Finalist and his screenplay, CATALYST, is currently in pre-production. In addition to features, he also enjoys writing books. His novel, Scorched, was an Amazon Bestseller.

Tess Sweet is a writer, director, lover of dark comedy, and recovering drug addict. She hates writing bios, prefers Jazzercise, and often fantasizes about the security of a 9-5 job. She currently lives in Santa Cruz, where she enjoys working with At-Risk youth in recovery and directing meaningful stories.

Wading knee deep in real-life drama and trauma for 25 years as a paramedic firefighter has made Dan’s mind an interesting place. Most people he meets are having a really bad day. His knack for dark comedy comes from a natural ability to find humor in things that aren’t funny at all. Requires frequent breaks from the computer to bend, cut and weld.

Jenny Turner Hall is a Peabody Award recipient and an irrepressible storyteller with a DIY spirit. She writes, produces, and performs stories in almost every genre. She is executive producer, writer, and director of The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel, deemed "the Serial of children's podcasts." Mars Patel won the Peabody in 2017. Paramount has optioned the project for television. It will also be a serialized novel. Jenny recently started a punk band, and is writing fiction for young adults. Her characters are underdogs, misfits, and interplanetary travelers.

Greg Wayne was born and raised in the mostly-frigid climate of Toronto, Canada. After graduating from the prestigious Radio and Television Arts program at Ryerson University, he wrote for some of the lowest-budget shows in the history of Canadian television. Greg went on to become the Head Writer of a Toronto advertising agency, and after writing one-too-many toothpaste commercials, left the agency to write his way across Europe with nothing more than a backpack and a laptop. An invitation to join the American Film Institute Conservatory as a Screenwriting Fellow prompted Greg’s return to North American soil, and his time at AFI deepened his love for all things cinema. When Greg isn’t meditating or dabbling in witchcraft, he writes… A lot.