Liliana Tandon

Liliana Tandon is an Indian American actress, writer, and producer based in Brooklyn. She is currently in post-production on an adventure-romance feature titled "Discovering Love" (Writer/Lead). She has made two other feature films as a writer/lead: "Harmony in Paradise," which had its network television premiere in 2022 and "A Ring for Christmas," which co-starred Lorraine Bracco (The Sopranos) and Michael Gross (Family Ties). She is the proud creator of "Period Piece," an award-winning comedic web series that explores women in different periods of history... having their periods. Seasons one and two have over 1.6 million views on YouTube, and the show won Best Original Comedy Web Series on Elizabeth Banks' comedy site WhoHaHa. She is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where she studied at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting.

Amanda Pinto is an Ohio-raised, New York-based director, producer, actor, and photographer. After directing and choreographing theater in New York, she began directing on-camera with the web series This Is B.S., which was acquired for streaming and executive produced by Terry Crews. Her short film directorial work includes Break/Fix, Mac & Cheese (winner Best Director, Easterseals Disability Film Challenge), and two upcoming releases. Her producing work includes the short films Cigarettes (currently in development w/ Sundance) and Major (EP Tarell Alvin McCraney), and is currently in pre-production for the indie feature GRIND (dir. Peter Collins Campbell). While in drama school, she began taking headshots of fellow classmates and has since expanded her photography business, Sub/Urban Photography, to include commercial and editorial work. She is a co-founder of Art Nerds & Film Folks, a monthly networking event hosted in her photo studio, featuring up-and-coming visual artists, short film programs, and her favorite wine and snacks. She holds a BFA in Drama from NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

Maria Fernanda Diez is an actor, producer, and podcaster. She is a trilingual, first generation American born to Mexican parents. Maria Fernanda is a graduate of Columbia University. While growing up mostly in the midwest, she sang with the Minnesota Opera from 10 to 18. As an actor, she has worked with various companies including Two River Theater, The Lark, Teatro LATEA, and The Hangar Theater. The short film DIVR, directed by Zoey Martinson, which Maria Fernanda co-produced and starred in, has been in over 20 festivals across the globe and recently won Best Futuro Webseries at the New York Latino Film Festival. As a writer/performer, creative director and producer she’s worked with local musical artists, GirlBeHeard, Spotify, and various independent projects. Additionally, she is the creator and host of the podcast "When You're Invisible" which is an award winning iHeart Radio and My Cultura Podcasts Network production. When she’s not creating, she is teaching kids of ages and learning new activities like archery, and dancing.

Katherine Castro is a New York City and Boston-based Cinematographer. After studying architecture and photography while living in the Dominican Republic, Katherine returned to Boston in 2008, where she began her career working in film and TV as a Local 600 Camera Assistant. Applying her design and photography background and the invaluable lessons she has acquired over the years working in production, Katherine brings a unique style and viewpoint to her cinematography. She was selected for the inaugural AFI Cinematography Intensive for Women in Los Angeles in 2018.

Katherine has worked in many countries, including Spain, South African, and Peru. Her work spans narrative, music video & documentary. Her projects have recently been screened in film festivals such as Coney Island Film Fest, Woods Hole Film Festival & Asian American International Film Festival in NYC.

Kelvin earned a BA in Lighting Design at AHK/de Theaterschool in Amsterdam and a MA in Design for Stage & Film at NYU Tisch. Since then, he has worked as a designer, art director, and props artisan for theaters and films across the world. Design credits: DelaMar Theater, Brakke Grond, Frascati WG, Rembrandthouse @ MuseumN8 (Amsterdam); Theatre de l’ Opprime (Paris); Ibsen Festival (Norway); Braunschweig Theater (Germany); Access Theater, The Chain Theater, Columbia University (NY). Associate Design: The Public Theater (NY), Humana Festival (KY). Assistant Design: Metropolitan Opera (NY), Frankfurt Oper. Props Artisan: NYU, Colt Coeur (NY), and several independent films. Currently, Kelvin is in the midst of developing the Natural Light Project, a reusable modular theatrical design system that utilizes natural light in the theater space and reduces waste in the field.