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Alia Atkins is a writer and stand up comedian who performs at The Comedy Store, The Hollywood Improv and SF Sketchfest. She’s running her one woman show about being a people pleaser called “No Worries if Not!!” at The Elysian theater and is a showrunner assistant on Netflix’s THE FOUR SEASONS.
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April Mabry is a screenwriter and IATSE Local 871 Assistant Accountant based in Inglewood, CA. Her writing blends drama and comedy with a focus on Black female-centered stories exploring themes of grief, nonconventional families, and mental health. Her most recent feature script Joan Wants A Baby, is a dramedy about a forty-year-old Black woman’s journey to motherhood after experiencing infertility issues.
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Blake Edwards is a writer, actor, and comedian from Altadena, California, who most recently worked on the current season of NBC’s The Wall as a segment associate producer. He received his master’s in drama at Harvard University’s American Repertory Theatre Institute and studied comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade, where he now performs regularly on a house team and in BADPACKS, the show he co-created.
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Brianna Seamster is a Creole screenwriter, director, and producer raised between Louisiana and Los Angeles who has worked as a showrunner's assistant on many award-winning shows, including A DIFFERENT WORLD (Netflix) and THE BEAR (FX). A Cal State Fullerton Screenwriting MFA alum and three-time Disney Writing Program finalist, Seamster finds joy writing YA and supernatural stories that balance humor and heartbreak.
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Bryant is a Boston-based screenwriter and actor who spent seven years in private equity before pivoting to storytelling after his first commercial. Driven to shrink the wealth gap in film, he blends financial insight with a bold creative voice to build more equitable paths for artists.
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Former D1 Track and Field athlete from Texas turned actor, filmmaker, and social media influencer with over 19 million followers across all platforms, Charles Brockman III (or CB3) was born to entertain. Creating award winning short films, and nostalgic pop culture commentary videos online, he is constantly aiming to expand his work especially into scripted storytelling.
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Christian Yosef is a writer and filmmaker originally from Northern Virginia, by way of Ethiopia. He earned an MFA in Film & TV Production from the USC School of Cinematic Arts, where his thesis short Trife won the Best NextGen Student Short Award at the Oscar-qualifying Nashville Film Festival and is currently nominated for a College Emmy.
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Ganeesh Genus is an award-winning filmmaker from West Palm Beach, Florida who mixes real with surreal, to accurately depict the world around him. Earning a Bachelor's degree in Television and Film Production from St. John’s University, and his MFA from The City College of New York, Ganeesh’s work has been screened across the U.S in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, and abroad in China, Nigeria, Poland, England, and Spain.
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LaRon Hines is a writer, actor, and digital creator whose work blends comedy, culture, and character-driven storytelling. After building a strong foundation creating original content and series in the digital space, he is now expanding his voice into television and long-form storytelling. LaRon is focused on developing work that explores identity, ambition, and modern relationships through humor and emotional honesty.
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PreShus Lee is a Durham-based filmmaker, editor, and Co-CEO of SutchiLee Productions whose work is rooted in health advocacy and cultural fusion. A 26-year Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) survivor and two-time heart attack and heart failure survivor, she channels her resilience into patient-centered storytelling. She is also the co-creator of #AllAboutThatKpopLife, blending her love of K-culture with cutting-edge narratives.
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Tomi Falore is a Nigerian writer, creative producer, and entertainment lawyer whose work centers culture, identity, and community through emotionally grounded storytelling. Working across film, music, and brand narrative, she is passionate about expanding how Nigerian stories are told and understood both at home and globally creating work that connects generations and affirms that African stories are not niche, but universal.
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Zaire Davis, a California-native filmmaker, was raised by educators who encouraged her love for storytelling. After graduating from Savannah College of Art & Design and Delaware State University, Zaire moved up the ranks at the Walt Disney Studios from intern to Staff Writer. Under her production company, Davis Flicks Productions, she has directed, written, and acted in films that showcase people of color.
