Julia Hayden Fung
Julia Hayden Fung is a NYC-based actor, filmmaker, and creative pursuing a BFA in Film & TV production at NYU Tisch. She was born and raised in San Francisco, California where she spent the majority of her childhood on stage in dance, theatre and on screen in a variety of student works, informing her work behind the camera. Her work as a filmmaker has been showcased in New York, Los Angeles and Berlin among other major artistic hubs. At 16, she was named a Youth Resident at the America’s oldest film non-profit, SFFILM and worked as an adjudicator for the Oscar-Qualifying festival. She was also selected to be part of Catalyst Institute for Creative Arts and Technology’s 2024 summer cohort, combining her skills with filmmakers and actors twice her age. She is a Cinematography/Documentary fellow at E2AC and a mentee of Sundance Fellow, Roberto Fatal.
DirectorNolan Crane
Nolan Crane is a screenwriter studying at New York University (Film BFA) and developing independent projects in the Los Angeles area. He has written, directed, produced and edited several short film films, which typically focus on character-driven, humanistic stories.
Crane’s experience acting in several award winning short films and theater productions are a core pillar of his artistic identity. Additionally, he has studied film at SOCAPA and Orange Coast College, written several feature films, and runs a freelance photography business.
Crane’s focus is on artistic discipline and authenticity, writing every day and collaborating with artists who put creative integrity first.
Writer & Executive Producer
Via Fischer
Via Fischer is a New York City-based actress, dancer, producer, and director currently studying Film & Television at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Committed to amplifying POC and LGBTQ+ voices in independent film, she is currently working to establish her own production company dedicated to that mission.
Executive Producer
Payton Daly
“Be prepared. Work hard. Don’t be a pain in the ass.”—this motto has shaped Payton Daly’s career as an award-winning filmmaker, actor, and photographer. She began directing, shooting, and color grading films at age 15, splitting her high school years between Houston and frequent shoots in New York City.
Payton is currently a Film & Television Production major at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Her training includes the USC School of Cinematic Arts, the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), the Society of Camera Operators (SOC), Parsons School of Design, Manhattan Edit Workshop, and Liquid Motion Academy (underwater camera operating). She is a YoungArts Winner in Film and a National Gold Medalist in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. She recently directed her first feature-length film, Are We There Yet?, and is currently directing the original movie musical Litusical.
Director of Photography
Sayaan Nagpal
Sayaan Nagpal is a New York and Seattle based producer and writer studying Film & TV and Entertainment Business at NYU Tisch. As a filmmaker, Sayaan is focused on telling stories that incite joy and community across underrepresented communities, especially amongst queer people of color. They hold a strong passion and deep love for the film festival circuit, having worked at 5 festivals across the United States in programming, education, and marketing departments, including the Academy Award qualifying New York International Children's Film Festival and the Tasveer Film Festival. Recently, they produced the NYU Thesis Film, Small World and their directorial debut documentary, Taking Root, premiered in LA at the Silicon Beach Film Festival, winning Best Student Documentary. They are an incoming intern with the Emmy-award winning studio, Jesse James Films.
Producer
Ros Gilman
Ros Gilman is a classically trained, award-winning, British-German composer, music producer, conductor and violinist. He is based in London and is a BAFTA Connect member.
His credits include HBO, European broadcasters like ARTE, ZDF, France 5, and independent films (including BAFTA-qualifying projects) showcased at Locarno International Film Festival.
Ros trained as a film composer, concert violinist and conductor at the University of Music, Vienna and the Royal College of Music, London.
His music has garnered over 20 million streams, with repeated editorial support from Spotify, Apple Music, and Pandora, received airplay on major radio stations including the BBC, and appeared in national press such as BBC Music Magazine.
Composer
Charlotte Coffey
Charlotte Coffey is a multi-award-winning actress, filmmaker, and casting director who has collaborated with Oscar, Emmy, and BAFTA-winning talent. Her work appears on HBO Max, Apple TV+, Hulu, and more. Growing up in Manhattan, NYC, Charlotte trained at the famed Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts and is now a Drama Major at NYU Tisch in the Lee Strasberg Studio. As she evolves as an artist and filmmaker, Charlotte remains committed to creating work that resonates with truth, vulnerability, and artistry
Co-Producer & Casting Director
Madeleine Sophia Wilson
Madeleine Sophia Wilson is an 18-year-old filmmaker from the San Francisco Bay Area. She is a producer, director and Creative Producing major with Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. Madeleine's talent and dedication to filmmaking has garnered recognition through various awards, including “Student Documentary Best Film Award” at the Jackson Doc Fest and "Best First Time Filmmaker Award” at the Bridge Fest Film Festival. Madeleine has been a member of the Reel Stories and BAVC communities since middle school, serving as a counselor, student board member and intern. Madeleine was also a film creator with True Stories' Future Filmmakers, CSSSA, BCM and served as a youth juror with the Oscar-qualifying SFFILM.
Associate ProducerAsa Griggs
Co-Producer & Marketing LeadAssociate Producer