Laurel Kulow is an NYC based filmmaker and actor. She created, directed, and acted in the web series Impodsters. She produced How (not) to with Bella Carter - a series of instructional videos and The Woods, a short horror film that premiered at the 2018 Brooklyn Horror Fest. She also produces Soooo Many Friends - a monthly live comedy show.
Casey Gates is an emerging writer and director, creating and spotlighting original, female-driven work through her digital initiative #LadyBrain. In 2016 she received a BlogHer Voice of the Year Award for her mission-statement film “What Is Lady Brain?”. She went on to co-write and direct GIRL CODE which premiered at LA Shorts “Women in Cinema” block and also received the Best Short Screenwriting award at the Columbia Gorge International Film Festival.
Katie Locke O’Brien hails from New Hampshire and graduated from Harvard University. As an actress, she has appeared on JUSTIFIED, WEEDS, COMMUNITY, CHUCK, COOPER BARRETT'S GUIDE TO SURVIVING LIFE, and Showtime’s I’M DYING UP HERE, as well as in several independent films, commercials, and comedy sketches for the Fine Brothers, Funny or Die, and Morgan Spurlock's MANSOME. As a writer, Katie made the 2017 Young & Hungry list. She has developed comedy series with IFC and ABC and has a new digital series in development with Warner Brothers/Blue Ribbon Content.
Eliza Skinner is a stand-up comedian and has appeared on The Pete Holmes Show, @Midnight, Chelsea Lately, Upload with Shaquille O’Neal, MTV, Showtime, AMC and the BBC. She has performed in festivals all over the world including RiotLA, SXSW, Bridgetown, the NY Comedy Festival and the Edinburgh Fringe.
Michela Smith is a writer/director in NYC. Along with her creative partner, Lucien Flores, she runs Loose Seal Productions and creates videos! In the past year, they've made shorts for Google, Broadway Video, Funny or Die, Elite Daily, and more.
Rachael Burke is a New York City-based writer and performer whose work on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon has garnered two Emmy awards, in addition to being a contributing writer for the show. She regularly performs sketch comedy around the city and was named to the list of New York City Comedians to Look Out for in 2018.
Favienne Howsepian is a cinematographer and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. Favienne received her MFA in cinematography from the American Film Institute Conservatory in June of 2016. Several of the short films she shot premiered at festivals across the nation. Her AFI thesis film, "Snowplow", was nominated for Best Drama at the 2017 Student Emmy's. Favienne was the recipient of the 2017 ASC Student Heritage Award for her work on "Snowplow".
Lexi Graboski is an actor based in Los Angeles. Lexi has performed all around Southern California with Will & Company and across the country with Playfair. She most recently starred in "Reasons To Be Pretty" as Steph at the Stella Adler Theater, produced by Ole Productions. This year she also wrapped the female lead in Brandon Scullion's new horror film "The New Hands."
