TALISHA ELGER
WRITER, DIRECTOR & CO-CREATOR
⟶ Tribeca 2024, AFI Fest, CAA Showcase –
SOME KIND OF PARADISE (co-writer)
⟶ Cannes Coup de Coeur, QNFA Best Drama, Indie Fest Best Foreign Film – THE FEARS OF YOUNG CAROLINE (writer/director)
⟶ Feature screenplay GOLDEN NUGGET optioned
⟶ AFI Conservatory MFA Screenwriting graduate, Dean’s Honors List graduate of UCLA
LARA MARKS
PRODUCER, PERFORMER & CO-CREATOR
⟶ AFI Fest, Indie Short Fest (Best Short Film) - CHERRY KOMPOT
⟶ Featured in Wonderland Magazine and Ninu Nina - POSSIBLE STRANGER (producer/director/editor)
⟶ Produced and performed in shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and across Europe
⟶ AFI Conservatory MFA Producing graduate, East 15 Acting School (Distinction), Oxford University
ANNA BOHANNAN
CO-PRODUCER
⟶AFI Conservatory MFA Producing Graduate & UCLA graduate of Writing for Television
⟶ Producer of THE WITCH PRICKER AND THE HARE, premiered at Sidewalk Film Festival, awarded best short film at the Montreal Women Film Festival and official selection of the Oscar-Qualifying San Jose Film Festival
⟶ Producer of SANCOCHO and EXQUISITE CORPSE
LEO BEHRENS
CINEMATOGRAPHER
⟶ Gold Medal, 2023 Student Academy Awards – SKIN (writer/director/DP); screened at 50+ festivals; Iris Prize 2024 shortlist
⟶ Florida Film Festival (Audience Award), Out On Film Atlanta (Jury Award) – EVAN EVER AFTER (DP); Outfest, HollyShorts, Inside Out Toronto
⟶ ASC Vision Mentee; recipient of the 2024 Fresh Perspective in Cinematography Grant – SHADOW WATCHERS (feature, 2024)
⟶ AFI Conservatory graduate (Cinematography, 2023); represented by Zero Gravity Management
PAIGE SCHAEFFER
PRODUCTION DESIGNER & GRAPHICS
⟶ Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, ft. Post Malone – Art Department
⟶ Lemonlight (2022–2024) – Commercial Production Designer across campaigns
⟶ 43rd College Emmy Awards Nominee–
WE MET AT CAMP (production designer)
⟶ Athens & Eastern Europe Film Festivals (Best Production Design) – POSSIBLE STRANGER
⟶ MFA in Production Design from AFI Conservatory; BFA in Design and Studio Arts from the University of Kansas, PD on 11+ shorts, music videos & commercials
ABBEY LETIZIA
EDITOR
⟶ BrandonTV – Lead Editor on MADHOUSE (Abby Lee Miller’s new reality series)
⟶ 43rd College Emmy Awards (Best Comedy Series Nominee) – We Met at Camp (Editor)
⟶ Assistant Editor for Paramount, Amazon, and Sony - Campaigns for MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING, FALLOUT, WONKA, and more
⟶ FlexTV, DramaLet, ShortMax – Lead editor on vertical series
⟶ AFI Conservatory Editing graduate; based in Brooklyn, NY
SHY ELIZABETH
HAIR & MAKE-UP, ARTIST & SFX MAKE-UP
⟶ SFX and Makeup Artist on STAR TREK: VOYAGER - TO THE JOURNEY, THE SURRENDER, A KILLER HIGH SCHOOL REUNION (Feature films), LACE – Season 2 (TV)
⟶ Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights – SFX Makeup Artist
⟶ Google Pixel, Build-A-Bear, Kodak – Commercial Hair & Makeup
⟶ Wonderland Magazine, Poser Magazine, Girl Ultra – Editorial & celebrity makeup
⟶ Department head or key artist on 30+ short films
NATASHA FRANK
COMPOSER
→ QUEERBAIT — Netflix-backed, executive produced by Cate Blanchett; ACHIEVER — SXSW 2026; SWITCH — Tribeca Episodic 2026
→ Music team credits include ONE PIECE, THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER, RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE & DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH
→ 2023 BMI Composer Award recipient, two-time BAFTA Scholar & 2025 SAGindie Film Music Connect winner
→ University of Oxford & San Francisco Conservatory of Music alumna
SAMFIRE
NYROPHIL COMMERCIALS MUSIC
⟶ BBC Introducing ‘One to Watch’ (2023) – Live performance and radio feature
⟶ Festival performances – Latitude Festival, Hanwell Hooties
⟶ POSSIBLE STRANGERS, EP – Supported by Help Musicians, Fenton Arts Trust; featured in Wonderland Magazine and Ninu Nina
⟶ Composer for narrative works including NIGHT, MOTHER, TELL ME SOMETHING TRUE, and A ROOM OF HER OWN
⟶ Alt-pop artist blending classical vocals with cinematic, synth-driven production