Ending the War On My Body
New York City, New York | Series
Drama
“Ending The War On My Body” takes us through the depths of body dysmorphia in this series of experimental short films. We follow various characters as they see themselves negatively reflected in fragments and learn, through some horror, how to break the mirrors that cage them.
Ending the War On My Body
New York City, New York | Series
Drama
1 Campaigns | New York, United States
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“Ending The War On My Body” takes us through the depths of body dysmorphia in this series of experimental short films. We follow various characters as they see themselves negatively reflected in fragments and learn, through some horror, how to break the mirrors that cage them.
About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
Poetic short films explore the violent—
silent war
waged on the body.
If women break the mirrors keeping them captive
do the horrors remain?
How would it feel to come home to your body?
My name is Katherine McClintic and I have ended and am still ending the war on my body. The path to recovery from a life of body dysmorphia, disordered eating, and negative self-image has been non-linear, and I am making a banquet of art as a salve - a feast for all bodies who desperately need to be seen as wholly beautiful exactly as they are.
This topic is vital to address now as the aesthetics of the 90s and Y2K eras make a sneaky comeback and social media acts as a double-edged sword influencing young people's self-perception more intensely than anything we've seen in human history.
Whether you are decades into the war with your body, or it has barely had a chance to begin, I invite you to wave the white flag and come home to your body with me through these poetic short films.
Experimental films set to poetry
This series of short films is set to poetry from my book “Ending the War On My Body”. Each film will feature original music by our brilliant composer, Tim Corpus, and is directed by a team of women (Monica Arsenault, T.S. Evering, Lizzy Bryce) living in a variety of bodies who bring their own experiences to the screen.
Each film uses dance and visceral storytelling to unpack body dysmorphia and perfectionism from a different angle.
Below is a peek into the brilliant ideas of these women that you can help make a reality!
The Great Tyrant
Director: Paige Cowen
Concept: Lindsey Bristol
About: A young girl and her cozy home are deemed imperfect by tyrannical hands giving the home a thorough, menacing white-glove check.
The Mirror
Director: Monica Arsenault
Script/Concept: Monica Arsenault
About: A young woman's meditative ritual of putting on her morning makeup turns sinister as she attempts to achieve perfection after she realizes she's being observed by three male photographers.
Prisoner of War
Director: T.S. Evering
Script/Concept: T.S Evering
About: An influencer who preaches body positivity finds herself trapped in an abyss of unhealthy habits.
i don't know what i look like anymore
Director: T.S. Evering
Script/Concept: T.S Evering
About: During what was supposed to be a normal Saturday night hanging out with her girlfriends, a young woman struggling with body dysmorphia begins to lose touch with reality.
(I Broke Them)
Director: Lizzy Bryce
Script/Concept: Lizzy Bryce
About: In this horror and poetry-inspired short film, a dancer, plagued by the menace of perfection, is haunted by a ghostly twin, which stalks her through the ballet studio's mirrors.
Is that my body?
Director: Monica Arsenault
Script/Concept: Monica Arsenault
About: A young woman washes off the traumas of her self-imposed negative body image in a moonlit bath. In an effort to break free from the prison of her reflection, she escapes into a daydream of uncensored joy and natural beauty before returning to the bath with a new perspective on herself and her body.
A variety of perspectives
Now that you've got a taste of their minds, meet the creatives who have been with me since last year developing these ideas. Read all about them on our Team Page
Monica Arsenault: Producer & Director
Lindsey Bristol: Casting, Art Director, Associate Producer
Lizzy Bryce: Director
Tim Corpus: Composer
T.S. Evering: Director & Production Designer
Katherine McClintic: Creator & Choreographer
Leah Taub: Editor
Paige Cowen: Director
We need your eyes, ears & financial help!
This is an all-hands-on-deck project.
The book was the first stage of this project and began development in 2020. It is currently in its final print proofing stages and is set to come out in the Summer of 2022. Anyone who gives to the films gets early access(or included access) to the full poetry collection.
We are currently raising funds for 5 of the 6 short films! The Great Tyrant was filmed in October 2021 and has given us a blueprint for what can be accomplished for the rest of these films.
We plan to film in July and move immediately into post-production. Our post-production team is already on board and ready to go.
The filming and post-production are where we need your financial backing in order to get these ready for you to see by the end of the year.
In November 2022 the films will premiere in NYC at Gibney: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center.
We'll be hosting an evening of art centered around "Ending the War On Our Bodies"
Most of the budget is going towards personnel(Yay!), which includes the cast, crew, and creative team.
If we make our goal and move into our stretch goal of $40,000 we will have more room for specific, visual design. Our stretch goals will help make our production designers' dreams come true because they can purchase, make and properly repurpose supplies for things like costumes, prosthetics, and sets.
Should the premiere or filming be postponed for COVID-19 or other factors beyond our control we will notify our audience every step of the way.
Everything is co-created and crowdfunding is a beautiful example of that!
When artists and communities support each other it holds larger companies that hire creatives accountable.
Pledge to our campaign and co-create this project with us! We'll add all our backers to a special list where you can vote on decisions we are making throughout the life of the project.
Safe sets are creative sets
Keeping the bodies of our team safe and healthy
is the most important thing to me and my team.
I don't take this lightly as I signed a contract with this project at the very beginning promising to "Do No Harm" to my body in the process of making Ending the War On My Body, and this extends to the rest of the team as well.
Physical safety regarding risks still posed by COVID:
- We have a COVID compliance officer budgeted into each day of filming who will enforce and oversee all safety measures and make sure we are in compliance with SAG's COVID safety guidelines applicable in the summer of 2022.
- We are filming in the summer to mitigate additional risk for surges and new variants.
Nourished bodies and minds lead to safe sets:
- Cast, crew, and creatives will have every opportunity to be well-fed, hydrated, and nourished throughout the process.
- To prevent injuries dancers, actors and anyone who needs warming up will have time to perform before being asked to perform physically.
- Anyone with additional disabilities will be accommodated in accordance with their needs.
Emotional and psychological safety matter:
- No missed sleep that we have in our power to prevent
- Additional time breaks as needed and when feasible to avoid undue stress
- All concerns regarding safety will be thoroughly listened to with action plans in place as decided on by the team and led by the person with the safety concern.
Your financial contributions directly help to create safer sets!
There are 3 Ways to Help
1) Become a Backer
Contribute to this campaign! This is the most tangible way to help this project at this time. Your funds will pay for the production of these short films.
Check out our incentives where you can get the films, books, your name written on our skin, and much more!
2) Spread the Word
We want to find our audience, and we need to raise 80% of our funds in order to use any of your pledges! Share this with your friends, family, and colleagues tag us @endingthewaronmybody! Here are some quick links to help you out!
Instagram, Twitter, Linkedin Templates
You can download this graphic to share in any of the following places!
How to: right-click the image and click "save image as" or If you are on mobile just hold and click "download" or "save to phone" to use this image
Be sure to tag us @endingthewaronmybody and use #EWOMB and #EndingtheWarOnMyBody so we can share it too!
3) Donate Goods & Services
Have a filming space? Own a breakaway glass company? Run a restaurant?
If you want to be involved with your own goods & services check out our wishlist section.
Thank You!
For reading all the way here, for clicking this page, for your precious time and attention.
I'm obsessed with you! My team and I can't wait to share this project with you!
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Director's
Costs $3,750
For the time and intellectual property of the director's
Cast & Stunt Coordinators
Costs $850
Keeping talent safe as we literally break through glass ceilings
Designers
Costs $4,000
Hair & Makeup, costume, production designers
On-Set Crew
Costs $16,950
All the staff and people who will make each filming day happen
Test Shoot
Costs $350
For testing out how to work with challenging props
Editing
Costs $1,500
Stitching it all together
Original Music
Costs $1,500
Original music and sound design brings everything together
Props, Sets, Costumes
Costs $3,500
All our design supplies all come from this line item!
Set Fees, Rentals
Costs $2,695
If you have space good for filming please let us know!
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
Katherine McClintic is the choreographer, creator, and producer of "Ending the War On My Body" a multi-media performance based on her book of poems by the same name. McClintic enjoys making work that is poetic, imaginative, and visceral. Katherine's favorite choreographic credits for film include; Sean Williams's upcoming feature film "The Sweet East", the feminist horror film “Queen of the Mold”(Lizzy Bryce), and the comedic web series about theater "This is B.S.". Favorite stage credits include; Arts on Site, Symphony Space, and “Medea” at Lenfest Center for the Arts. Favorite work as a dancer includes Pattaya Hart's "Chicago" at The Vic in Chicago, and as a featured dancer in Miz Cracker's "She's a Woman" Music Video. Katherine McClintic is grateful for the training, collaboration, and mentorship she has received from Dance Lab New York, Galen Hooks, Gibney Dance, and Pattaya Hart. Katherine also works in business as a studio manager for JJ Ignotz Photography and is the founder of Inbox Dance Party, a community of people having more fun getting work done.
Monica Arsenault is a Brooklyn-based filmmaker and creator whose work addresses issues at the intersection of faith, womanhood, and sexuality. In 2018, Monica founded Soul Series Productions when she created “Nun Habits”, her original web series which is currently streaming on The Roku Channel. Through Soul Series, Monica has produced “Cheer Up, Charlie”, an original web series written by Kara Grace Miller and directed by Carmen LoBue, “The Four Dance at Night”, a short film co-written and directed by T.S. Evering, and, most recently, Kara Grace Miller’s next short, a Mockumentary titled “Love Sucks: An Investigative Documentary”. Apart from “Nun Habits”, Monica directed and conceptualized Lydian's music video for their song "Weekend" and a short film written by Devon Padley titled “Remedies. She has also written “Virginity, Period.”, her most recent short film directed by Jennifer Rau, and created the concept for both shorts she is directing as a part of “Ending The War On My Body”. Soul Series Productions is dedicated to bringing communities together through diverse storytelling and Monica is delighted to be partnering with Katherine McClintic to bring "Ending The War On My Body" to life.
T.S. Evering is a New York-based filmmaker. She knew from the moment her mother gifted her a book of Grimm’s fairytales that she wanted to be a storyteller. Her work explores themes of yearning, community, exploration, and identity. T.S. is currently in post-production for a short film she wrote called "The Four Dance At Night". As a Production Assistant T.S. worked on video projects for the CFDA, RUSSH, Kenneth Cole T.S. moved on to work for one of her biggest influences in filmmaking, Baz Luhrmann, as Executive Assistant during the production of his Netflix series, The Get Down.
Lizzy Bryce is a horror-obsessed writer and filmmaker in New York City. Her creative projects have been featured in The New York Times, Splitsider, Gothamist, Brokelyn, and The Washington Post — which called her writing, "funny, and a little too true.” Lizzy’s feminist horror short Queen Of The Mold premiered at the 2019 New Hampshire Film Festival and has since toured internationally. It was picked up for distribution and is currently streaming on Hueman TV. Her horror pilot HAGS (which is all about evil sirens, naturally) was recommended by The Black List on Twitter last summer. Serving as Production Supervisor, Lizzy recently wrapped production on writer/director Claire Ayoub's feature film, Empire Waist. As a video producer and director, Lizzy has worked for theSkimm, Yellowbrick, and UCB Comedy, among others. Lizzy was named by KitSplit as one of the Six Inspiring Women to Watch in Film and Photography, and was previously a finalist in The WB’s Emerging Directors Program. Memberships: Filmshop (Manhattan Chapter & Writer's Den); Liz Kimball’s The Collective; New York Women in Film & TV; League of Professional Theatre Women.
Tim Corpus is an internationally performed composer, sound designer, and arts administrator who calls Chicago home. Highlights include performances at Carnegie Hall, the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, the Kennedy Center, Federal Justica Cultural Center of Brazil, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, and many more. In addition to concerts, he has been featured on CNN Money, 98.7 WFMT, the Connecticut Historical Society, the Sound of Silent Film Festival, and Classical King FM: Second Inversion. His diverse career in the arts has included work on and off the stage as an Executive Director, Production Manager, and an educator at Loyola University Chicago and Chicago City Colleges. As a composer for visual media, he has written for films, commercials, and interactive media. His most recent album, “MMXX”, was shortlisted for the 2022 Grammy awards and hailed as “a striking disc” by critic Robert Hugill.
Leah Taub is an integrated producer & video editor based in Brooklyn, New York. She has produced events, social campaigns, retail activations, animations, and live-action videos. She has edited digital & social content for brands such as BuzzFeed, McCormick, Visit Florida, ABC, Miracle-Gro, Frank's RedHot, Reebok, and others. Outside of work she likes to cycle around the city, do the New York Times crossword, go on long pilgrimages for specific foods, and watch movies.
Lindsey Bristol (she/her) is a bi-coastal director/writer/producer with a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Montevallo in Birmingham, Alabama. With nearly a decade of experience in entertainment production, Lindsey has worked with top industry professionals in TV/Film, on Broadway, and in Live Events. In addition to producing/writing her own work — including the award winning series “This Is B.S.” and “Storm Stories” a podcast about the impact of Hurricane Katrina on Coastal Mississippi high school students who are now adults facing a global pandemic — Lindsey has worked as a Casting Professional with Wendy O’Brien Casting in LA Mungioli Theatricals in NY, a Talent Consultant with UGA Talent, a Production Coordinator for multiple event and livestream clients (including Willow Weddings, Winter’s Eve at Lincoln Center, G.R.O.W., Google’s Area 120, Cherub Improv, The Actors Fund, The St. Pete Deltas, and Livingroom Sessions BKLYN), and a Production Assistant on network sets including ESPN and TBN. She is also an avid puppeteer and disc golfer. SDG.
Paige Cowen: is a Brooklyn based cross-disciplinary movement & research artist. They are interested in generating work that exists at the intersections between art, science, culture and politics. Paige is interested in collaborations that combine unexpected techniques, mediums and practices to create thought provoking and change-making work. Since graduating with a B.A. in Dance Studies from Marymount Manhattan College, Paige's work as both a choreographer and filmmaker has been presented both in-person and virtually. Paige has trained and worked under artists and creators such as Jennifer Monson, Ceila Rowlson-Hall, Mary John Frank, Ben Stamper, Alexandra Beller, Mårten Spångberg, Andrea Miller, Michael Thomas, Andrea Markus, Laura Aris and more.
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
Poetic short films explore the violent—
silent war
waged on the body.
If women break the mirrors keeping them captive
do the horrors remain?
How would it feel to come home to your body?
My name is Katherine McClintic and I have ended and am still ending the war on my body. The path to recovery from a life of body dysmorphia, disordered eating, and negative self-image has been non-linear, and I am making a banquet of art as a salve - a feast for all bodies who desperately need to be seen as wholly beautiful exactly as they are.
This topic is vital to address now as the aesthetics of the 90s and Y2K eras make a sneaky comeback and social media acts as a double-edged sword influencing young people's self-perception more intensely than anything we've seen in human history.
Whether you are decades into the war with your body, or it has barely had a chance to begin, I invite you to wave the white flag and come home to your body with me through these poetic short films.
Experimental films set to poetry
This series of short films is set to poetry from my book “Ending the War On My Body”. Each film will feature original music by our brilliant composer, Tim Corpus, and is directed by a team of women (Monica Arsenault, T.S. Evering, Lizzy Bryce) living in a variety of bodies who bring their own experiences to the screen.
Each film uses dance and visceral storytelling to unpack body dysmorphia and perfectionism from a different angle.
Below is a peek into the brilliant ideas of these women that you can help make a reality!
The Great Tyrant
Director: Paige Cowen
Concept: Lindsey Bristol
About: A young girl and her cozy home are deemed imperfect by tyrannical hands giving the home a thorough, menacing white-glove check.
The Mirror
Director: Monica Arsenault
Script/Concept: Monica Arsenault
About: A young woman's meditative ritual of putting on her morning makeup turns sinister as she attempts to achieve perfection after she realizes she's being observed by three male photographers.
Prisoner of War
Director: T.S. Evering
Script/Concept: T.S Evering
About: An influencer who preaches body positivity finds herself trapped in an abyss of unhealthy habits.
i don't know what i look like anymore
Director: T.S. Evering
Script/Concept: T.S Evering
About: During what was supposed to be a normal Saturday night hanging out with her girlfriends, a young woman struggling with body dysmorphia begins to lose touch with reality.
(I Broke Them)
Director: Lizzy Bryce
Script/Concept: Lizzy Bryce
About: In this horror and poetry-inspired short film, a dancer, plagued by the menace of perfection, is haunted by a ghostly twin, which stalks her through the ballet studio's mirrors.
Is that my body?
Director: Monica Arsenault
Script/Concept: Monica Arsenault
About: A young woman washes off the traumas of her self-imposed negative body image in a moonlit bath. In an effort to break free from the prison of her reflection, she escapes into a daydream of uncensored joy and natural beauty before returning to the bath with a new perspective on herself and her body.
A variety of perspectives
Now that you've got a taste of their minds, meet the creatives who have been with me since last year developing these ideas. Read all about them on our Team Page
Monica Arsenault: Producer & Director
Lindsey Bristol: Casting, Art Director, Associate Producer
Lizzy Bryce: Director
Tim Corpus: Composer
T.S. Evering: Director & Production Designer
Katherine McClintic: Creator & Choreographer
Leah Taub: Editor
Paige Cowen: Director
We need your eyes, ears & financial help!
This is an all-hands-on-deck project.
The book was the first stage of this project and began development in 2020. It is currently in its final print proofing stages and is set to come out in the Summer of 2022. Anyone who gives to the films gets early access(or included access) to the full poetry collection.
We are currently raising funds for 5 of the 6 short films! The Great Tyrant was filmed in October 2021 and has given us a blueprint for what can be accomplished for the rest of these films.
We plan to film in July and move immediately into post-production. Our post-production team is already on board and ready to go.
The filming and post-production are where we need your financial backing in order to get these ready for you to see by the end of the year.
In November 2022 the films will premiere in NYC at Gibney: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center.
We'll be hosting an evening of art centered around "Ending the War On Our Bodies"
Most of the budget is going towards personnel(Yay!), which includes the cast, crew, and creative team.
If we make our goal and move into our stretch goal of $40,000 we will have more room for specific, visual design. Our stretch goals will help make our production designers' dreams come true because they can purchase, make and properly repurpose supplies for things like costumes, prosthetics, and sets.
Should the premiere or filming be postponed for COVID-19 or other factors beyond our control we will notify our audience every step of the way.
Everything is co-created and crowdfunding is a beautiful example of that!
When artists and communities support each other it holds larger companies that hire creatives accountable.
Pledge to our campaign and co-create this project with us! We'll add all our backers to a special list where you can vote on decisions we are making throughout the life of the project.
Safe sets are creative sets
Keeping the bodies of our team safe and healthy
is the most important thing to me and my team.
I don't take this lightly as I signed a contract with this project at the very beginning promising to "Do No Harm" to my body in the process of making Ending the War On My Body, and this extends to the rest of the team as well.
Physical safety regarding risks still posed by COVID:
- We have a COVID compliance officer budgeted into each day of filming who will enforce and oversee all safety measures and make sure we are in compliance with SAG's COVID safety guidelines applicable in the summer of 2022.
- We are filming in the summer to mitigate additional risk for surges and new variants.
Nourished bodies and minds lead to safe sets:
- Cast, crew, and creatives will have every opportunity to be well-fed, hydrated, and nourished throughout the process.
- To prevent injuries dancers, actors and anyone who needs warming up will have time to perform before being asked to perform physically.
- Anyone with additional disabilities will be accommodated in accordance with their needs.
Emotional and psychological safety matter:
- No missed sleep that we have in our power to prevent
- Additional time breaks as needed and when feasible to avoid undue stress
- All concerns regarding safety will be thoroughly listened to with action plans in place as decided on by the team and led by the person with the safety concern.
Your financial contributions directly help to create safer sets!
There are 3 Ways to Help
1) Become a Backer
Contribute to this campaign! This is the most tangible way to help this project at this time. Your funds will pay for the production of these short films.
Check out our incentives where you can get the films, books, your name written on our skin, and much more!
2) Spread the Word
We want to find our audience, and we need to raise 80% of our funds in order to use any of your pledges! Share this with your friends, family, and colleagues tag us @endingthewaronmybody! Here are some quick links to help you out!
Instagram, Twitter, Linkedin Templates
You can download this graphic to share in any of the following places!
How to: right-click the image and click "save image as" or If you are on mobile just hold and click "download" or "save to phone" to use this image
Be sure to tag us @endingthewaronmybody and use #EWOMB and #EndingtheWarOnMyBody so we can share it too!
3) Donate Goods & Services
Have a filming space? Own a breakaway glass company? Run a restaurant?
If you want to be involved with your own goods & services check out our wishlist section.
Thank You!
For reading all the way here, for clicking this page, for your precious time and attention.
I'm obsessed with you! My team and I can't wait to share this project with you!
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Director's
Costs $3,750
For the time and intellectual property of the director's
Cast & Stunt Coordinators
Costs $850
Keeping talent safe as we literally break through glass ceilings
Designers
Costs $4,000
Hair & Makeup, costume, production designers
On-Set Crew
Costs $16,950
All the staff and people who will make each filming day happen
Test Shoot
Costs $350
For testing out how to work with challenging props
Editing
Costs $1,500
Stitching it all together
Original Music
Costs $1,500
Original music and sound design brings everything together
Props, Sets, Costumes
Costs $3,500
All our design supplies all come from this line item!
Set Fees, Rentals
Costs $2,695
If you have space good for filming please let us know!
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
Katherine McClintic is the choreographer, creator, and producer of "Ending the War On My Body" a multi-media performance based on her book of poems by the same name. McClintic enjoys making work that is poetic, imaginative, and visceral. Katherine's favorite choreographic credits for film include; Sean Williams's upcoming feature film "The Sweet East", the feminist horror film “Queen of the Mold”(Lizzy Bryce), and the comedic web series about theater "This is B.S.". Favorite stage credits include; Arts on Site, Symphony Space, and “Medea” at Lenfest Center for the Arts. Favorite work as a dancer includes Pattaya Hart's "Chicago" at The Vic in Chicago, and as a featured dancer in Miz Cracker's "She's a Woman" Music Video. Katherine McClintic is grateful for the training, collaboration, and mentorship she has received from Dance Lab New York, Galen Hooks, Gibney Dance, and Pattaya Hart. Katherine also works in business as a studio manager for JJ Ignotz Photography and is the founder of Inbox Dance Party, a community of people having more fun getting work done.
Monica Arsenault is a Brooklyn-based filmmaker and creator whose work addresses issues at the intersection of faith, womanhood, and sexuality. In 2018, Monica founded Soul Series Productions when she created “Nun Habits”, her original web series which is currently streaming on The Roku Channel. Through Soul Series, Monica has produced “Cheer Up, Charlie”, an original web series written by Kara Grace Miller and directed by Carmen LoBue, “The Four Dance at Night”, a short film co-written and directed by T.S. Evering, and, most recently, Kara Grace Miller’s next short, a Mockumentary titled “Love Sucks: An Investigative Documentary”. Apart from “Nun Habits”, Monica directed and conceptualized Lydian's music video for their song "Weekend" and a short film written by Devon Padley titled “Remedies. She has also written “Virginity, Period.”, her most recent short film directed by Jennifer Rau, and created the concept for both shorts she is directing as a part of “Ending The War On My Body”. Soul Series Productions is dedicated to bringing communities together through diverse storytelling and Monica is delighted to be partnering with Katherine McClintic to bring "Ending The War On My Body" to life.
T.S. Evering is a New York-based filmmaker. She knew from the moment her mother gifted her a book of Grimm’s fairytales that she wanted to be a storyteller. Her work explores themes of yearning, community, exploration, and identity. T.S. is currently in post-production for a short film she wrote called "The Four Dance At Night". As a Production Assistant T.S. worked on video projects for the CFDA, RUSSH, Kenneth Cole T.S. moved on to work for one of her biggest influences in filmmaking, Baz Luhrmann, as Executive Assistant during the production of his Netflix series, The Get Down.
Lizzy Bryce is a horror-obsessed writer and filmmaker in New York City. Her creative projects have been featured in The New York Times, Splitsider, Gothamist, Brokelyn, and The Washington Post — which called her writing, "funny, and a little too true.” Lizzy’s feminist horror short Queen Of The Mold premiered at the 2019 New Hampshire Film Festival and has since toured internationally. It was picked up for distribution and is currently streaming on Hueman TV. Her horror pilot HAGS (which is all about evil sirens, naturally) was recommended by The Black List on Twitter last summer. Serving as Production Supervisor, Lizzy recently wrapped production on writer/director Claire Ayoub's feature film, Empire Waist. As a video producer and director, Lizzy has worked for theSkimm, Yellowbrick, and UCB Comedy, among others. Lizzy was named by KitSplit as one of the Six Inspiring Women to Watch in Film and Photography, and was previously a finalist in The WB’s Emerging Directors Program. Memberships: Filmshop (Manhattan Chapter & Writer's Den); Liz Kimball’s The Collective; New York Women in Film & TV; League of Professional Theatre Women.
Tim Corpus is an internationally performed composer, sound designer, and arts administrator who calls Chicago home. Highlights include performances at Carnegie Hall, the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, the Kennedy Center, Federal Justica Cultural Center of Brazil, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, and many more. In addition to concerts, he has been featured on CNN Money, 98.7 WFMT, the Connecticut Historical Society, the Sound of Silent Film Festival, and Classical King FM: Second Inversion. His diverse career in the arts has included work on and off the stage as an Executive Director, Production Manager, and an educator at Loyola University Chicago and Chicago City Colleges. As a composer for visual media, he has written for films, commercials, and interactive media. His most recent album, “MMXX”, was shortlisted for the 2022 Grammy awards and hailed as “a striking disc” by critic Robert Hugill.
Leah Taub is an integrated producer & video editor based in Brooklyn, New York. She has produced events, social campaigns, retail activations, animations, and live-action videos. She has edited digital & social content for brands such as BuzzFeed, McCormick, Visit Florida, ABC, Miracle-Gro, Frank's RedHot, Reebok, and others. Outside of work she likes to cycle around the city, do the New York Times crossword, go on long pilgrimages for specific foods, and watch movies.
Lindsey Bristol (she/her) is a bi-coastal director/writer/producer with a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Montevallo in Birmingham, Alabama. With nearly a decade of experience in entertainment production, Lindsey has worked with top industry professionals in TV/Film, on Broadway, and in Live Events. In addition to producing/writing her own work — including the award winning series “This Is B.S.” and “Storm Stories” a podcast about the impact of Hurricane Katrina on Coastal Mississippi high school students who are now adults facing a global pandemic — Lindsey has worked as a Casting Professional with Wendy O’Brien Casting in LA Mungioli Theatricals in NY, a Talent Consultant with UGA Talent, a Production Coordinator for multiple event and livestream clients (including Willow Weddings, Winter’s Eve at Lincoln Center, G.R.O.W., Google’s Area 120, Cherub Improv, The Actors Fund, The St. Pete Deltas, and Livingroom Sessions BKLYN), and a Production Assistant on network sets including ESPN and TBN. She is also an avid puppeteer and disc golfer. SDG.
Paige Cowen: is a Brooklyn based cross-disciplinary movement & research artist. They are interested in generating work that exists at the intersections between art, science, culture and politics. Paige is interested in collaborations that combine unexpected techniques, mediums and practices to create thought provoking and change-making work. Since graduating with a B.A. in Dance Studies from Marymount Manhattan College, Paige's work as both a choreographer and filmmaker has been presented both in-person and virtually. Paige has trained and worked under artists and creators such as Jennifer Monson, Ceila Rowlson-Hall, Mary John Frank, Ben Stamper, Alexandra Beller, Mårten Spångberg, Andrea Miller, Michael Thomas, Andrea Markus, Laura Aris and more.