Lily 'N' Rose
Denver, Colorado | Film Short
Drama
Losing our first best friend is our first taste of heartbreak. Inspired by writer/director Sheryl Glubok's childhood experiences, Lily 'N' Rose explores the nature of shifting identity and its effect on friendships. Join the community because, let's face it, we've all been Lily or Rose before.
Lily 'N' Rose
Denver, Colorado | Film Short
Drama
2 Campaigns | Colorado, United States
Green Light
This campaign raised $23,045 for production. Follow the filmmaker to receive future updates on this project.
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Losing our first best friend is our first taste of heartbreak. Inspired by writer/director Sheryl Glubok's childhood experiences, Lily 'N' Rose explores the nature of shifting identity and its effect on friendships. Join the community because, let's face it, we've all been Lily or Rose before.
About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
The story of "Lily 'N' Rose" was inspired by a painfully true, adolescent event. I was in 7th grade and had a best friend whom I'd eaten lunch with everyday since fourth grade.
One day, I decided not to eat lunch with her. A clique of girls had seated themselves at a nearby table. These girls were already wearing makeup, talking about bands and boys. They were of a world that I was curious about. I got up from our table, walked over to them, and asked if I could join.
I didn't ask if my friend could. I didn't even look at her across the courtyard, sitting quietly alone. I knew I had done something terribly wrong, but I was also ready to spread my wings in a way that my best friend wasn't.
Sometimes in life, we have to leave something behind in order to grow. Losing your first childhood friendship is our first taste of heartbreak. We will go through this at different times as we grow older. Hopefully, we learn to handle this more gracefully each time.
I recently reached out to my old friend for the first time since we were teens.
I wondered if she would even want to hear from me.
I took a deep breath and sent a brief message.
To my surprise, she wrote back immediately, asking:
"Is this THE Sheryl Glubok - my dearest childhood friend?"
Join us on this journey as we take our broken hearts and make art.
PRODUCTION MISSION STATEMENT
The statistics regarding gender equality and the female pay gap is well documented. As filmmakers, we have known this for a long time. However, when having a conversation with our lovely young stars, they were shocked to learn of this. For our film - which focuses on sororal friendship - it made sense to fill the key positions with females. We are doing this for aesthetic and storytelling reasons, but we are also doing this for our young stars and other future filmmakers. May they grow up in a more inclusive environment than we we have.
MEET THE AWESOME CAST
Marina Leo as Lily
Aicha Bleers as Rose
Grace Dotson as Holly
STRETCH GOALS
The budget we have set is the minimum needed to make the film at the professional level. We have all been asked to work for credit, or in unsafe conditions, or to chip in for the meal. We are ending that culture. We'll have a safe production full of well-fed, compensated people.
Beyond that:
If we raise $20, 250 - we'll be able to have fireflies in the final scene (yes, you read that right)!
If we raise $22, 000 - we'll be able to upgrade our camera package (even better quality images)!
If we raise $23, 500 - we'll be able to bring on a few more hands (safer, more relaxed set)!
If we raise $24, 000 - we'll be able to license a choice 80's song (which one? you'll see...)!
If we raise $28, 100 - we'll have completely covered our Post-Production cost (righteous)!
If we raise $29, 500 - we'll have covered festivals and distribution costs (we come to you)!
Collaborative Projects for Collective Presentation
We want to tell diverse stories, and we want to do that as a group. We are all about bringing in a collection of talented creatives and letting them shine. With the completed projects, we'd like to return the viewing experience to theatrical settings. The experience of joining a community of viewers in a collective moment is what made us first fall in love with Cinema. OUR DISTRIBUTION STRATEGY is to submit to the wonderful world of film festivals before sharing it with the world online.
If you've read this far, you're a star! Follow us, Share our Campaign, and if resources allow Contribute!
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Camera Dream Team
Costs $3,500
The visuals are critical in this film with limited dialogue, young actors, and stunning locations.
Studio
Costs $2,500
Building Lily and Rose's 80s style bedrooms when they also live next door will give us more control over telling the story.
Alexa Mini Camera Rental
Costs $3,000
To capture the best images we need a great camera!
Costumes & Props
Costs $1,500
It's the 80s baby! We want to be authentic to the period.
Western Slope Locations
Costs $1,200
Setting our story in the 80s also meant finding "timeless" locations. The Western Slope of CO has the swimming pool & exteriors we need.
Travel & Lodging
Costs $2,700
Because we're shooting on location, we'll need to pay for cast and crew travel and lodging.
Music
Costs $500
Working with a composer will help us highlight important emotional beats in the story.
Crew
Costs $2,500
To tell an awesome story you need an awesome crew!
Food
Costs $2,000
If the crew's not happy, nobody's happy.
Sound
Costs $600
It's a talkie.
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
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About This Team
SHERYL GLUBOK - Writer-Director–Producer
Sheryl Glubok is a filmmaker living in Denver, Colorado. She graduated from Stanford University and spent her senior year studying at FAMU, the film school in Prague where she made her first short film ALEXIA, starring French actress Alexia Stresi and Academy-Award winner Jiri Menzel. After three years of production work in NY, LA, and Arkansas (the highlight of which was being Assistant Locations Manager on SLINGBLADE), she moved to Vermont with her husband and got her MFA in Fiction from the Writing Seminars at Bennington College. She was selected as a grant recipient by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for her script THE PRISONER AND THE PROFESSOR inspired by a true story about the unlikely friendship between a Stanford math professor and a prisoner in Alcatraz. Her second short film THAW played at Denver Film Festival, the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival. Her first local production, SONNET 98, made in association with 7 & Co Productions was created for John Moore’s Denver Sonnets Project featuring local actors Maggy Stacy, Matt Block, and the band Sunboy. (all films can be viewed on Sheryl’s vimeo channel).
WES MATHENY - Producer/Editor
Wes Matheny graduated the Colorado Film School with a degree in post-production in 2013. After a stint of freelance work, he founded 7 and CO Productions with Thomas Jaeger as a creative collective to give filmmakers a platform to do what they love. Since starting 7 and CO in 2014, he has shot, produced, and edited numerous projects including music videos, narrative short films, documentaries, and commercial spots. His technical skills keep the company working efficiently and his artistic abilities provide emotionally satisfying edits to deliver to the client. Wes’s main work is in post-production as post producer, editor, colorist, and sound mixer, but he is extremely proficient on-set in camera, sound, and lighting departments. Wes is the missing link to where most productions fall short; his technical understanding of professional standards ensures deliverable success every time.
STERLING COOK - Producer
Sterling Cook is a Denver based filmmaker. Primarily a producer, Sterling has written and directed a number of short films, including MOLLY SAYS YES, based on James Joyce's Ulysses and selected as an installment in Lars Von Trier's GESAMPT project. Other works include the WINESBURG SERIES for James Franco TV, and Lee Amir-Cohen's THE OTHER PLACE. After studying cinema in San Francisco, and working on creative and corporate media in the Bay Area and Los Angeles, Sterling returned to Colorado, where his passion for filmmaking was ignited by his grandfather, Robert L. Cook, who managed the bookstore at the Denver Art Museum and screened classic films for him during visits. His goal is to assist in strengthening the narrative film community in Denver.
JOHANNA COELHO - Director of Photography
Johanna was born and raised in France where she studied cinematography, followed by filmmaking classes at the University La Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris. She moved to Los Angeles in 2011 and graduated from the prestigious American Film Institute in 2013. She has worked as a cinematographer on a number of projects, narrative films, music videos, PSA's, TV shows, and documentaries. She completed 4 feature films, one with MarVista Entertainment, and has worked on TV shows with renowned companies such as HBO. She is always trying to find a way to communicate real life ideas in an original way. She loves the challenge of giving life to a story, defined by the resources available, working with the beautiful association of creativity and technique. She proclaims herself a visual psychologist : her role is to understand and interpret the emotions of the characters, to create for them the best visual atmosphere in which to act.
MAGGY STACY – Casting Director / Actor (just added to the cast as Ivy)
Maggy Stacy is an award-winning actor, acting teacher, and voice-over artist based in Denver, Colorado. She is represented by the Donna Baldwin Agency, teaches acting to children at the Denver Center of Performing Arts, and performs in productions all over Denver. Maggy, Sheryl, and Wes collaborated on SONNET 98 where they really hit it off and knew they wanted to continue creating together.
JENNIFER LOUISE TILLERY - Costume Designer
Jennifer Louise Tillery is a costume designer and stylist for film, TV, and theater. A Colorado native she has spent time on location in New York, New Mexico, and Canada. She’s worked on many award-winning productions including David Lowery’s AIN’T THEM BODIES SAINTS and James Franco’s CHILD OF GOD. She most recently wrapped Lynne Ramsay’s YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE starring Joaquin Phoenix as well as Casey Affleck's anticipated film, LIGHT OF MY LIFE.
NEIL LYONS - Composer / Music Supervisor
Neil is a multi-instrumentalist, producer, and the co-founder and Director of Publishing of Moon Magnet Music in Denver. His expertise with music technology and his skills as a producer and instrumentalist have helped shape Moon Magnet into the company it is today representing some of the most exciting musicians in Denver’s music scene. He has experience composing all kinds of music for audio/visual projects ranging from 30 second ad spots to feature length film scores. Neil is also an experienced post-production sound engineer providing a range of audio services from dialog editing to sound design and re-recording mixing. When he’s not creating music for film and television you can find him performing at any of a number of Denver area venues with his bands The Minor Note Orchestra and Clear Eyed Fool.
ANASTASIA CUMMINGS - Script Supervisor
Born in Algiers to a Dutch father and French mother, Anastasia Cummings hails from Algeria and Congo-Kinshasa where her ardor for film began in a community of artists. After working in Europe, she began her career in the film industry, training as a script and continuity supervisor in Los Angeles with Twentieth Century Fox and Warner Brothers. Her directorial debut EIGHT FORTY SIX (2011), recalled the tragedy of 9/11 around time and a relationship. Inspired by stories from her time in Europe, Cummings directed the award-winning short film CODA (2012) that explored a musical legacy from East Germany to present day America. With a reputation for high production values she produced the award-winning shorts JACK IN THE BOX (2013) adapted from the Ray Bradbury short story and German language film, MENSCHEN (2013) about disability in the last days of WWII. She continues to work extensively as a Script Supervisor, she recently served as Script and Continuity Supervisor on the upcoming original Netflix feature ‘Amateur’ from writer/director Ryan Koo. Her credits include work with High Noon Entertainment, ABC and National Geographic. In 2014, she co-authored ‘Open Collaborations in Film’ and participated in the presentation at the United Nations in Geneva in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s conference on Open Innovation. Fluent in three languages, Anastasia has been an intermediary in translation for international co-productions. she also applies her linguistic talents to closed captioning, subtitling and translation work with Zoo Digital for major studios, broadcasters, and content distributors internationally such as Netflix, Twentieth Century Fox, Magnolia Pictures, among others. In 2015, CineVIA Pictures was co-founded with her partners Sarah R. Lotfi and Mike Newman whom she had met while in production on Menschen. CineVIA Pictures was formed to be a production company for Voice, Impact, and Authenticity via work that reflects a global perspective. Anastasia works internationally while her base of operations remains in Colorado.
JHENÉ CHASE - Production Designer
Jhene Chase cut her teeth on production design at Colorado Film School. Working her way through the ranks she was able to collaborate with some of Denver's most talented crews. Her passion for helping filmmakers by digging into the heart of stories has taken her on the road to work in multiple markets. Having endeavored on commercials, feature films and shorts has allowed her to find and develop a strong visual voice. She also posesses significant experience as an art director, set decorator, costume designer and set dresser. When the schedule allows, her love of the process takes her back to Colorado Film School to work as an instructor for the film's summer camp for teens and tweens.
JESSICA TICKTIN - Co-Creator
Jessica Ticktin is a writer, independent audio producer for VPR and NPR, and the co-creator of the story of Lily 'N' Rose. She and Sheryl created the story after many coffees and a desire to tell a story that was meaningful to their lives. She lives in Burlington, Vermont.
ALI LIGHTFOOT – Paonia Liason
Ali Lightfoot began her career in television production in New York where she hired cast and crew, managed budgets and assisted in all aspects of production and post-production on a wide variety of projects including Michael Moore’s THE AWFUL TRUTH. She has worked in a more creative capacity as well: acting, directing and writing for TV, film and radio. Ali is currently the program director at KVNF Community Radio in Paonia. She produces and develops programming for KVNF as well as training and scheduling more than 70 volunteer DJs. Ali produces radio documentaries and directs the youth reporting project "Pass the Mic," where young reporters (ages 8-12) create film and radio documentaries about their community.
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
The story of "Lily 'N' Rose" was inspired by a painfully true, adolescent event. I was in 7th grade and had a best friend whom I'd eaten lunch with everyday since fourth grade.
One day, I decided not to eat lunch with her. A clique of girls had seated themselves at a nearby table. These girls were already wearing makeup, talking about bands and boys. They were of a world that I was curious about. I got up from our table, walked over to them, and asked if I could join.
I didn't ask if my friend could. I didn't even look at her across the courtyard, sitting quietly alone. I knew I had done something terribly wrong, but I was also ready to spread my wings in a way that my best friend wasn't.
Sometimes in life, we have to leave something behind in order to grow. Losing your first childhood friendship is our first taste of heartbreak. We will go through this at different times as we grow older. Hopefully, we learn to handle this more gracefully each time.
I recently reached out to my old friend for the first time since we were teens.
I wondered if she would even want to hear from me.
I took a deep breath and sent a brief message.
To my surprise, she wrote back immediately, asking:
"Is this THE Sheryl Glubok - my dearest childhood friend?"
Join us on this journey as we take our broken hearts and make art.
PRODUCTION MISSION STATEMENT
The statistics regarding gender equality and the female pay gap is well documented. As filmmakers, we have known this for a long time. However, when having a conversation with our lovely young stars, they were shocked to learn of this. For our film - which focuses on sororal friendship - it made sense to fill the key positions with females. We are doing this for aesthetic and storytelling reasons, but we are also doing this for our young stars and other future filmmakers. May they grow up in a more inclusive environment than we we have.
MEET THE AWESOME CAST
Marina Leo as Lily
Aicha Bleers as Rose
Grace Dotson as Holly
STRETCH GOALS
The budget we have set is the minimum needed to make the film at the professional level. We have all been asked to work for credit, or in unsafe conditions, or to chip in for the meal. We are ending that culture. We'll have a safe production full of well-fed, compensated people.
Beyond that:
If we raise $20, 250 - we'll be able to have fireflies in the final scene (yes, you read that right)!
If we raise $22, 000 - we'll be able to upgrade our camera package (even better quality images)!
If we raise $23, 500 - we'll be able to bring on a few more hands (safer, more relaxed set)!
If we raise $24, 000 - we'll be able to license a choice 80's song (which one? you'll see...)!
If we raise $28, 100 - we'll have completely covered our Post-Production cost (righteous)!
If we raise $29, 500 - we'll have covered festivals and distribution costs (we come to you)!
Collaborative Projects for Collective Presentation
We want to tell diverse stories, and we want to do that as a group. We are all about bringing in a collection of talented creatives and letting them shine. With the completed projects, we'd like to return the viewing experience to theatrical settings. The experience of joining a community of viewers in a collective moment is what made us first fall in love with Cinema. OUR DISTRIBUTION STRATEGY is to submit to the wonderful world of film festivals before sharing it with the world online.
If you've read this far, you're a star! Follow us, Share our Campaign, and if resources allow Contribute!
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Camera Dream Team
Costs $3,500
The visuals are critical in this film with limited dialogue, young actors, and stunning locations.
Studio
Costs $2,500
Building Lily and Rose's 80s style bedrooms when they also live next door will give us more control over telling the story.
Alexa Mini Camera Rental
Costs $3,000
To capture the best images we need a great camera!
Costumes & Props
Costs $1,500
It's the 80s baby! We want to be authentic to the period.
Western Slope Locations
Costs $1,200
Setting our story in the 80s also meant finding "timeless" locations. The Western Slope of CO has the swimming pool & exteriors we need.
Travel & Lodging
Costs $2,700
Because we're shooting on location, we'll need to pay for cast and crew travel and lodging.
Music
Costs $500
Working with a composer will help us highlight important emotional beats in the story.
Crew
Costs $2,500
To tell an awesome story you need an awesome crew!
Food
Costs $2,000
If the crew's not happy, nobody's happy.
Sound
Costs $600
It's a talkie.
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
SHERYL GLUBOK - Writer-Director–Producer
Sheryl Glubok is a filmmaker living in Denver, Colorado. She graduated from Stanford University and spent her senior year studying at FAMU, the film school in Prague where she made her first short film ALEXIA, starring French actress Alexia Stresi and Academy-Award winner Jiri Menzel. After three years of production work in NY, LA, and Arkansas (the highlight of which was being Assistant Locations Manager on SLINGBLADE), she moved to Vermont with her husband and got her MFA in Fiction from the Writing Seminars at Bennington College. She was selected as a grant recipient by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for her script THE PRISONER AND THE PROFESSOR inspired by a true story about the unlikely friendship between a Stanford math professor and a prisoner in Alcatraz. Her second short film THAW played at Denver Film Festival, the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival. Her first local production, SONNET 98, made in association with 7 & Co Productions was created for John Moore’s Denver Sonnets Project featuring local actors Maggy Stacy, Matt Block, and the band Sunboy. (all films can be viewed on Sheryl’s vimeo channel).
WES MATHENY - Producer/Editor
Wes Matheny graduated the Colorado Film School with a degree in post-production in 2013. After a stint of freelance work, he founded 7 and CO Productions with Thomas Jaeger as a creative collective to give filmmakers a platform to do what they love. Since starting 7 and CO in 2014, he has shot, produced, and edited numerous projects including music videos, narrative short films, documentaries, and commercial spots. His technical skills keep the company working efficiently and his artistic abilities provide emotionally satisfying edits to deliver to the client. Wes’s main work is in post-production as post producer, editor, colorist, and sound mixer, but he is extremely proficient on-set in camera, sound, and lighting departments. Wes is the missing link to where most productions fall short; his technical understanding of professional standards ensures deliverable success every time.
STERLING COOK - Producer
Sterling Cook is a Denver based filmmaker. Primarily a producer, Sterling has written and directed a number of short films, including MOLLY SAYS YES, based on James Joyce's Ulysses and selected as an installment in Lars Von Trier's GESAMPT project. Other works include the WINESBURG SERIES for James Franco TV, and Lee Amir-Cohen's THE OTHER PLACE. After studying cinema in San Francisco, and working on creative and corporate media in the Bay Area and Los Angeles, Sterling returned to Colorado, where his passion for filmmaking was ignited by his grandfather, Robert L. Cook, who managed the bookstore at the Denver Art Museum and screened classic films for him during visits. His goal is to assist in strengthening the narrative film community in Denver.
JOHANNA COELHO - Director of Photography
Johanna was born and raised in France where she studied cinematography, followed by filmmaking classes at the University La Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris. She moved to Los Angeles in 2011 and graduated from the prestigious American Film Institute in 2013. She has worked as a cinematographer on a number of projects, narrative films, music videos, PSA's, TV shows, and documentaries. She completed 4 feature films, one with MarVista Entertainment, and has worked on TV shows with renowned companies such as HBO. She is always trying to find a way to communicate real life ideas in an original way. She loves the challenge of giving life to a story, defined by the resources available, working with the beautiful association of creativity and technique. She proclaims herself a visual psychologist : her role is to understand and interpret the emotions of the characters, to create for them the best visual atmosphere in which to act.
MAGGY STACY – Casting Director / Actor (just added to the cast as Ivy)
Maggy Stacy is an award-winning actor, acting teacher, and voice-over artist based in Denver, Colorado. She is represented by the Donna Baldwin Agency, teaches acting to children at the Denver Center of Performing Arts, and performs in productions all over Denver. Maggy, Sheryl, and Wes collaborated on SONNET 98 where they really hit it off and knew they wanted to continue creating together.
JENNIFER LOUISE TILLERY - Costume Designer
Jennifer Louise Tillery is a costume designer and stylist for film, TV, and theater. A Colorado native she has spent time on location in New York, New Mexico, and Canada. She’s worked on many award-winning productions including David Lowery’s AIN’T THEM BODIES SAINTS and James Franco’s CHILD OF GOD. She most recently wrapped Lynne Ramsay’s YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE starring Joaquin Phoenix as well as Casey Affleck's anticipated film, LIGHT OF MY LIFE.
NEIL LYONS - Composer / Music Supervisor
Neil is a multi-instrumentalist, producer, and the co-founder and Director of Publishing of Moon Magnet Music in Denver. His expertise with music technology and his skills as a producer and instrumentalist have helped shape Moon Magnet into the company it is today representing some of the most exciting musicians in Denver’s music scene. He has experience composing all kinds of music for audio/visual projects ranging from 30 second ad spots to feature length film scores. Neil is also an experienced post-production sound engineer providing a range of audio services from dialog editing to sound design and re-recording mixing. When he’s not creating music for film and television you can find him performing at any of a number of Denver area venues with his bands The Minor Note Orchestra and Clear Eyed Fool.
ANASTASIA CUMMINGS - Script Supervisor
Born in Algiers to a Dutch father and French mother, Anastasia Cummings hails from Algeria and Congo-Kinshasa where her ardor for film began in a community of artists. After working in Europe, she began her career in the film industry, training as a script and continuity supervisor in Los Angeles with Twentieth Century Fox and Warner Brothers. Her directorial debut EIGHT FORTY SIX (2011), recalled the tragedy of 9/11 around time and a relationship. Inspired by stories from her time in Europe, Cummings directed the award-winning short film CODA (2012) that explored a musical legacy from East Germany to present day America. With a reputation for high production values she produced the award-winning shorts JACK IN THE BOX (2013) adapted from the Ray Bradbury short story and German language film, MENSCHEN (2013) about disability in the last days of WWII. She continues to work extensively as a Script Supervisor, she recently served as Script and Continuity Supervisor on the upcoming original Netflix feature ‘Amateur’ from writer/director Ryan Koo. Her credits include work with High Noon Entertainment, ABC and National Geographic. In 2014, she co-authored ‘Open Collaborations in Film’ and participated in the presentation at the United Nations in Geneva in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s conference on Open Innovation. Fluent in three languages, Anastasia has been an intermediary in translation for international co-productions. she also applies her linguistic talents to closed captioning, subtitling and translation work with Zoo Digital for major studios, broadcasters, and content distributors internationally such as Netflix, Twentieth Century Fox, Magnolia Pictures, among others. In 2015, CineVIA Pictures was co-founded with her partners Sarah R. Lotfi and Mike Newman whom she had met while in production on Menschen. CineVIA Pictures was formed to be a production company for Voice, Impact, and Authenticity via work that reflects a global perspective. Anastasia works internationally while her base of operations remains in Colorado.
JHENÉ CHASE - Production Designer
Jhene Chase cut her teeth on production design at Colorado Film School. Working her way through the ranks she was able to collaborate with some of Denver's most talented crews. Her passion for helping filmmakers by digging into the heart of stories has taken her on the road to work in multiple markets. Having endeavored on commercials, feature films and shorts has allowed her to find and develop a strong visual voice. She also posesses significant experience as an art director, set decorator, costume designer and set dresser. When the schedule allows, her love of the process takes her back to Colorado Film School to work as an instructor for the film's summer camp for teens and tweens.
JESSICA TICKTIN - Co-Creator
Jessica Ticktin is a writer, independent audio producer for VPR and NPR, and the co-creator of the story of Lily 'N' Rose. She and Sheryl created the story after many coffees and a desire to tell a story that was meaningful to their lives. She lives in Burlington, Vermont.
ALI LIGHTFOOT – Paonia Liason
Ali Lightfoot began her career in television production in New York where she hired cast and crew, managed budgets and assisted in all aspects of production and post-production on a wide variety of projects including Michael Moore’s THE AWFUL TRUTH. She has worked in a more creative capacity as well: acting, directing and writing for TV, film and radio. Ali is currently the program director at KVNF Community Radio in Paonia. She produces and develops programming for KVNF as well as training and scheduling more than 70 volunteer DJs. Ali produces radio documentaries and directs the youth reporting project "Pass the Mic," where young reporters (ages 8-12) create film and radio documentaries about their community.