AnnettaMarion
Welcome to Theatre
ANNETTA MARION is a Primetime Emmy Award-winning, BAFTA-nominated, Peabody-nominated and Oscar short-listed filmmaker, showrunner and director. She’s known for her work on Oprah’s Master Class, NBC’s Making It with Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman, and most recently, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie that she produced and second unit directed. Annetta has worked with some of the biggest stars on major shows for Netflix, ESPN, OWN, MTV, VH1, Apple+ and Investigation Discovery.
She serves the Directors Guild of America on the National Board (alternate), Eastern Directors Council, and as co-chair of the Focus on Women Committee. Annetta is also a sought-after speaker: recently at New York Women in Film & Television's NYWIFT talks, Filmmakers and Artists Welcome at Sundance, and the SWSX Portrait House Filmmakerspanels.
Mia Geere
Uncontrollable
Originally from Tennessee, Mia Geere is a New York and Los Angeles based actress, director, producer, and writer. As an actress, she can be seen performing on stage, as well as in TV/film. Most recently, she played the leading role of Dortchen Wild in the feature film Brothers Grimm Sisters Wild. She has also been producing independent films, as well as writing and directing her own work. Mia is a proud member of Inner City Shakespeare Ensemble's Board of Directors, and a member of Grace Chorale of Brooklyn.
Melanie Armer
kairos
Melanie co-founded Nerve Tank Media in 2006 and has directed multiple live shows and two audio dramas under its umbrella. She's also produced five short films and recently directed her own first short. Favorite NTM productions include The Maiden with La Mama E.T.C., and two pieces for Arts Brookfield at the Winter Garden and Grace Plaza. Regionally her work includes Hamlet for Rebel & Misfits Productions, and Twelfth Night and UBU ROI for Long Island University Post. She is a proud alumnus of the Lincoln Center Directors Lab and Directors Lab West. She served for two years as Artistic Director of New Circle Theatre Company, the reincarnation of Circle Rep (her early artistic home). She assisted Len Foglia on Wait Until Dark on Broadway.
Letitia Guillory
Lettre La
Letitia Guillory is a multi-hyphenate creative working in film, television and theatre. She produced the award-winning short comedy, Pas Honteux (REVOLT TV), and thriller, Winston.
Her work has been presented at the American Black Film Festival, Bronze Lens Film Festival, Hip Hop Film Festival, Blackstar Film Festival, TIDE Film Festival, Lincoln Center, P.S. 122, Harlem Stage, Project Row Houses, Oaxaca Film Festival, BRIC Media Arts, National Black Theatre Festival and more. Letitia’s writing credits include: 8:42 (Austin Film Festival Second Rounder), Hound Dog (Oaxaca Film Festival Global Script Competition Finalist), gATES (Austin Film Festival Second Rounder, Semifinalist Screencraft TV Pilot Launch).
Heather Spilkin
Breaking and Entering: Episode One
Heather Spilkin is an award-winning filmmaker, writer, producer, and TV editor. Her films have screened at festivals across the country, including Rooftop Films, Citizen Jane, Anthology Film Archives, Big Apple Film Festival, and LaFemme. Heather's TV editing credits include programming for ABC, Food Network, Bravo, History, A&E, Lifetime, Travel, and TLC. Her comedy writing/directing credits include the commercial parody Just End It!, episode two of the Lountess web series, and Breaking and Entering, which won Best Web Series at World Web Fest Mania and Best Web Series Episode at Portland Comedy Film Fest. She also produced and directed the feature documentary Above Brooklyn, which premiered to a sold-out crowd at the Rooftop Films Series.
Dr. Psyche D. Young
Forgive Me Father for I Have Sinned
Dr. Psyche D. Young, a Caribbean native immigrated to Queens, NY in 2003 to pursue several dreams, one of which was to become a Psychotherapist and the other, a filmmaker.
Dr. Psyche was mentored in the early stages of her film journey by Director/Cinematographer Biju Viswanath, getting her start in the film industry working as production manager on his film 'Viola' (2010).
In 2006, Dr. Psyche met her soon to be husband Terek M. Young, their mutual love of film led them to found together YaH Vision Productions, a film production company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Yarilis Ramos López
Papa George
Yarilis Ramos López is a Puerto Rican writer and director focused on bringing hidden stories to life through films based on real events. With a bachelor's degree in radio and television communication, she made her way into working with various local filmmakers and film festivals, gaining over 20 credits in the US. Pursuing a master's degree in film at SBU Manhattan NYC, she aims to grow as much as she can and come back prepared to enrich the art of cinema even more in the island.
V. Leigh
Holy Moly Meteorite!
V. Leigh is a dream-maker, a lover of imagination, and a storyteller. She earned a BFA in Motion Pictures & Television from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, where she studied both visual storytelling and screenwriting.
V. Leigh has worked in the entertainment industry for the better part of the past twenty years and spends her time supporting artists and helping their dreams come true. She is excited to finally share her own stories in the written and visual form.
She lives in the Hudson Valley with her husband Michael, her mom "Mama Ann" and their goldendoodle Galadriel.
Stephanie Schleicher
Hell Week
Stephanie Schleicher took over her family's video camera at age ten and never looked back. She has been pumping out films while raising kids and teaching for about twenty years now. Her dream is to heal the United States through a coast-to-coast documentary series about community theater.
Tova Hopemark
Alright Robot
Tova Hopemark is an award-winning actor and writer. She recently played an unfiltered new mom (BABY BUMPS), a cunning religious fanatic (FROM THE FLESH), a depressed overachiever (ALRIGHT ROBOT, Winner: Best Leading Actress), and a grieving mother (HISTORY OF NOW).
Tova won a screenplay award from the Best Shorts Competition for her first film - a comedy about depression. Her play about queer pregnancy premiered at The Tank NYC as part of the International Human Rights Festival.
Tova is an alum of Harvard University’s Mellon School of Theatre and Performance and Northwestern University’s Interdisciplinary PhD in Theatre and Drama.
Roe Moore
How We Met
Roe Moore, acclaimed director, brings laughter to screens big and small. From directing the award-winning play "Recess" to key roles in HBO Max's "Fresh Prince of Bel Air Reunion" and CW's "Masters of Illusion," Roe's expertise shines. A seasoned comedian, Roe is a graduate of Second City's Conservatory program and a standout on Gold Comedy's sketch team, Crop Top. Actively engaged in industry initiatives like Black Magic Collective's Future Women of TV, Roe balances her professional pursuits with a love for running and baking. With a commitment to excellence and a knack for humor, Roe Moore is a dynamic force in entertainment.
Mo Lu
Meteoroid
Born and raised in China, Mo now lives in New York. She's an engineer by day, a screenwriter at night and occasionally a director on weekends. She loves cinema and would like to film a feature one day.
Julia McGill
parenthesis
Julia McGill is a Brazilian-American filmmaker. Her first short film, “Two” premiered at the 2017 Brooklyn Film Festival. Her second short film “parenthesis”, was a finalist at the 2019 Oaxaca Film Festival, and Audience Award Winner at YoFi Festival in 2023.
Her production work can be found in documentaries including "Britney vs. Spears", "D.B. Cooper: Where Are You?", and “Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste”. She has also dabbled in narrative feature formats through her work on “Abe”, a Sundance 2019 charmer starring Noah Schnapp. She is currently developing several documentary and scripted projects.