Kickstarting his passion for film at a young age by reading the backs of DVD boxes in Blockbuster, Zack Brida is the writer/director of Ray and Roy. He began his obsession with watching movies and TV after his siblings and parents decided he was old enough to watch shows like The Office, 30 Rock, and Mad Men. His sleep schedule has never fully recovered from that moment, nor have his friends' ears from his insistent refernces to these shows.

Daniel Osofsky is a junior film major at Wesleyan who balances his time writing, designing, filmmaking, and reflecting on his decision to drop pre-med. Despite being a from New Hampshire, Daniel did not raise chickens in his backyard and instead decided that going to film school was a good idea. He’s worked on many senior theses doing everything from gaffing to working in the art department, but he’s particularly excited to be the director of photography on Ray and Roy.

Daniel has interned at The Video Call Center, White River Indie Films, and most recently spent his summer working as an art production assistant on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Daniel also does projection design and recently volunteered with Paul Newman’s charity, creating media for The Hole In The Wall Gang Camp. His work will premiere at the PlayStation Theater in Midtown later this month.

In his free time, Daniel does ballet and writes non-fiction essays – mostly about gay stuff.

Gaffing for Zack Brida is like pulling teeth: you don't want to do it but minor experience of laughing gas is too exciting to pass up...I kid. Jake Brodsky is extremely excited and honored to be working with a dear friend like Zack and hope he can live with my antics that will surely follow him from Ale's set.

Grace Lopez is a sophomore at Wesleyan University and is a prospective film and anthropology major. She has worked as a gaffer and as a script supervisor in previous film theses. She loves love and most importantly, movies about love.

Emily Litz is a junior from Boston, MA majoring in Film and Earth & Environmental Science. She is a projectionist for the Wesleyan Film Series and a member of the Film Board. She loves assembling Ikea furniture.

Josh Rode is a senior English and Film Studies major at Wesleyan University. His academic interests include performance, creative writing, theology and American studies. He is happy to be teaming with the cast and crew of Ray and Roy. Past credits include multiple Wesleyan student productions: Then Who? (grip work), CUT (gaffer) and Shine (assistant director). He also worked on the professional set of Plain Fiction. In his spare time, Josh enjoys running, writing, traveling and ice cream.

Ava Calabrese Grob is a theatre artist with a love for directing, scenic design, and performance art. She is pursuing a BA in Theater and English at Wes. She hasn't designed for film since the glory days of high school but loves Zack + the team and can't seem to resist Sad Art (TM).

Leon Ristov is a Macedonian director, screenwriter and actor that has been making films since the age of 9. By the time he finished high school, Ristov had won several prizes at state and international film festivals and been a part of a few youth film festival juries. In 2017, he had his professional acting debut in Teona Mitevska's "When The Day Had No Name" which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival.

Gabby King is very excited to be operating the sound for “Ray and Roy!” A sophomore here at Wes, Gabby is a prospective film and english double major. In the past she’s worked the sound board for Second Stage shows, but is looking forward to gaining experience in film production!

Thanmye Lagudu is a junior, pursuing a Film Studies and Neuroscience double major. He is a member of the Wesleyan Film Board and the current co-host of the Screenwriters' Lounge. He has worked as an assistant camera and a script supervisor on other film theses. He is testing his mettle (and mental fortitude) as the assistant director on Ray and Roy.

Jack Warren is junior film major at Wesleyan University. He’s written, directed, assistant directed, sound recorded, produced, cheer-led, and gotten excited about movies all over campus. When he’s not filing Zack’s nails, grabbing snacks, making sure everything is going according to plan, and doing whatever else a producer is supposed to do, he’s the co-president of Cardinal Pictures, Wesleyan’s student filmmaking organization.