Wade came up through the arthouse indie world, scrapping, self-financing with no trust fund, building families on set. To pay the bills, he built community in his English classroom in urban districts. A Nicholls Semi-Finalist, Stowe Labs Fellowship winner and recipient of the Rising Star Award at Canada Int’l Film Festival, Wade’s passion for education and filmmaking…and what he witnessed teaching at a charter school that was shut down…birthed our film. He is partner at western-Mass-based Happy Wasteland Studios.

CEO of That Child Got Talent Entertainment in Boston, Nerissa adjuncts at Emerson College, Massachusetts College of Art & Design and Boston University. Her experience spans 30+ years as a Creative Producer, UPM and Line Producer. She’s also producing another feature and a docu-series, is the VP on the Board of Directors for Women in Film and Video New England, and the Chair of the Events / Programming Committee for the Board of Directors of Women in Film TV International.

A nominee for the Independent Spirit Award, Ramfis champions films by people of color, women, and the LGBTQ community, while promoting themes of passion and integrity. His films have premiered at Cannes and Sundance, and have been acquired by Samuel Goldwyn Films for theatrical release. He’s an advisor for the Sundance Collab producing program; has served on panels at Cannes, SXSW, & BFI; is co-President of the Black TV & Film Collective; and co-founder of the Hyphen Grant for Carriean filmmakers.

A former elementary school teacher in both Los Angeles and New York City, Jon is an award-winning filmmaker and screenwriter as well as a published children's book author. Jon is proud to have gotten involved with a project that combines his love of film and education in one beautifully written, totally amazing package. Jon also serves on the Board of Directors of the Coolidge Corner Theater in Brookline, Massachusetts, where he lives with his wife and children.

A passion for finding natural beauty in the often complicated and stark moments of the human experience is the bedrock of Kewan’s work. He seeks to find truth in every image whether in stillness or motion. After college (where he studied film, theater, and political science), Kewan founded Ten out of Ten Productions to craft films that explore what makes us 100% uniquely human. Kewan has worked as a Director, DP, AD (1st & 2nd), and aspires to make films that inspire.

Ed Check teaches set and production design for theatre and film, and regularly designs for the Smith College Theatre Department (The Wolves, Hedda Gabler, Macbeth, Equus, etc). Check worked as the art director on Sex And The City: The Movie and the first 4 seasons of the HBO series, and received 2 Emmy nominations for Best Art Direction. His asst art director credits include Spider-Man 2, Meet Joe Black, Nobody's Fool, Quiz Show, and Six Degrees of Separation. He has also designed sets for two original operas.