Mary Gillen is a NYC-based filmmaker and MFA candidate at Columbia University. A recipient of the William Goldman merit scholarship, she also ran the graduate film division's Carla Kuhn memorial film screening and guest speaker series from 2008-2010. Her professional background includes working for HBO, IFC, Sundance Channel and Emerging Pictures. Mary is a yoga teacher and animal lover. She is currently developing a feature-length version of Snowball and a TV series examining the world of yoga.

Ed Blythe is a recent graduate of the film MFA program at Columbia University. His directing non-thesis Boffin & Boffin won an IFP Audience Choice Award at the Columbia University Film Festival 2010. Ed won the 2009 Student Emmy for his entry into the Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmakers Competition. His work as a producer in Columbia’s film program includes CUFF 2010 Best Film Roos Djaj ("Chicken Heads"). A founding member of Anywhere Films, Ed lensed their debut feature Sweet Little Lies (premiering April 2011). He is currently developing feature narrative projects in New York and his native Melbourne, Australia.

Kristie Lutz is a recent graduate of the film MFA program at Columbia University. She works as UPM for ClearMetrics, an advertising firm, and recently co-produced her first feature. During her graduate years she produced the Columbia University Film Festival trailer and many shorts, including 3 films known as "The Junkyard Trilogy" starring Tom Gilroy. Before attending Columbia, Kristie co-produced two documentaries, "We Play Hockey" and "Blind Bowling", worked at HBO as a producer for DVD and at Magno Post as an office coordinator.