DAVID NORDSTROM ... Terry
David Nordstrom is a director, writer, editor and actor whose feature, Sawdust City, debuted in competition at the Los Angeles International Film Festival in 2011. He edited the 2016 Netflix documentary series Last Chance U and served as additional editor on Mom.
Suanne Spoke has an extensive career in theatre, television, film and the class room. A three time recipient of the prestigious LA Stage Alliance Ovation Award for Lead Performance by an Actress, recent film appearances include Whiplash, Mascots and Wild Prairie Rose.
Emma Barrow is a Los Angeles based actor and improviser. Her improv team, Strawberry Boss was featured in "The Best of Indie Improv" night at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. She holds a BFA in Acting from California Institute of the Arts and is originally from the beautiful Portland, Oregon.
Kwesi Johnson is a filmmaker and educator. Where Ya At? played at the Pan African and the Blackstar Film Festivals in 2014.
GARY MAIRS ... Director / Editor / Producer
Gary Mairs has taught Film History, Editing and seminars on The Western, Realism and Rock & Roll Movies at CalArts since 1997. All That She Surveys debuted at the 2012 Rotterdam International Film Festival; Memory/Lies, a feature comprised of four short films including Mom, will premiere at the San Diego Underground Film Festival in November 2016.
Theron Patterson made his feature debut in 2009 with A Dark Cloud, which won Best Film, Best Screenplay and Top Players at the Bursa Silk Road Film Festival before playing at the Toronto International Film Festival. He teaches film at Behcesehir University in Istanbul.
Jay was born in Northern California and raised in the Pacific Northwest, where he learned to appreciate the seasons, the rain, and hard work. He attended the Northwest Film Center in Portland and holds a BFA in Film/Video from CalArts. He has travelled extensively throughout the US and abroad and currently lives in Los Angeles.
One of the founders of Nonetheless Productions, Ki Jin Kim is a director, cinematographer and producer who shot and co-produced Andrew Ahn’s independent hit Spa Night in 2016. He has shot a number of successful independent features, including Aurora Notte, Diamond on Vinyl and Wild Prairie Rose.
Norbert Shieh is a Taiwanese-American filmmaker that explores the subtleties of the everyday. His films and collaborations as a cinematographer have screened internationally in numerous festivals and venues, including Sundance, Rotterdam and the New York Film Festival. Shieh has been the recipient of a Creative Capital Film/Video grant and was a Visual Communications Armed With a Camera fellow.
Aubree Lynn holds an MFA and BFA from the Theatre School at CalArts. She has designed the sets for several productions, including Long Day’s Journey Into Night.
Arielle Kilker is an editor and assistant editor whose recent credits include the television series Unlocking the Truth and Lockup.
Evan Pritts is a filmmaker and production sound mixer. His credits include Pearblossom Highway.
A filmmaker and re-recording mixer, Ben Huff has done post-production sound for award winning films including Sun Don’t Shine, Songs From the Nickel, Zero Bridge, Everybody’s Nuts, Andy, Forever’s Gonna Start Tonight, The Last Buffalo Hunt and The Murder of Hi Good.
Fabien Euresti screened two films –- Dos, por favor and Everybody’s Nuts -- at the 2010 Viennale. He is a film programmer active with several festivals.
Logan Kibens wrote and directed Operator, which debuted at SXSW 2016 and won the Roger Ebert Prize at the Traverse City Film Festival. She is a Sundance Screenwriters Lab fellow and recipient of the HBO/DGA Directing Fellowship.
Samantha Roseman holds a BFA in Set Design and Production from CalArts. She is currently working as a Concept Artist and Video Designer with Eye Q Productions.