Sydney Benjamin is an actress, creator, and entrepreneur who loves telling stories both on and off screen. She built here following through storytelling amassing 615k followers on TikTok ad 85k on Instagram. Through her work in entertainment and digital media, she shares relatable moments, big dreams, and a healthy dose of humor.

Emily Kim is a director, writer, and actress with a global background, growing up between South Korea and Hawaii. Since graduating from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts with a major in Film/TV Production and a minor in Screenwriting, Emily has written/directed short films that have premiered at Oscar qualifying festivals such as the Hawaii International Film Festival. Her short film, TO THE LIGHTS, has been nominated for Best Short at HIFF and won the Jury Award for Best Narrative at NFFTY. Most recently, she wrote/directed, and starred in her latest short, MILK BLEB, which is currently going through the festival circuit. She is represented across the board by Range Media Partners for writing, directing, and acting. Commercially, she is represented by Jenny Stricklin Talent Agency.

Yukako Fujimori is a Japanese-American filmmaker from Irvine, CA passionate about telling stories about self-identity and the obstacles she has faced as an Asian-American woman in hopes of creating a safe place to foster greater representation, to diversify media, and to amplify other voices. She has a B.F.A. in Film and TV Production from the USC School of Cinematic Arts and was also awarded the Jon M. Chu APAA Cinematic Arts Scholarship Recipient (awarded to filmmakers who push social change in the Asian American community). Senior year, She was 1 of 4 directors chosen to direct a senior thesis that became a NFTTY Programmer’s Pick, Chattanooga Film Festival Selection, DC Shorts International Winner of Best Horror Short, and was eventually acquired by ALTER to stream on YouTube and Tubi. She has directed Academy award winning actor Chris Tashima and has also have worked in entertainment content and editing at NBCUniversal, post production at A + E Studios, talent management at Iconic Talent Agency and RBEL, and have helped in community organizations such as CAPE and non-profits such as Go For Broke through the Getty Foundation. 

Kirsten Hoang is a Vietnamese-American filmmaker, editor, and graduate of USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. Her work has screened at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, NFFTY, Dances with Films, the Austin Film Festival, and more. Her films have also been featured on digital platforms such as Directors Notes, Film Shortage, Booooooom TV, and Beyond the Short. She is interested in telling stories that—angrily and humorously—explore how peoples’ behaviors and decisions are often unknowingly a result of their trauma. Kirsten is really funny for a woman of color.

Jamison "Jamie" Mitri is a cinematographer born in Cairo, Egypt and raised in Honolulu, Hawai'i. He earned his BFA in Film Production from the University of British Columbia and subsequently began working in the Vancouver film industry as a 1st AC on feature films, commercials, and music videos. As a cinematographer, Jamie has shot numerous music videos and short films in both Canada and Hawai'i. Being versed in multiple formats, he always lets the story dictate the technical aspect of his work and brings an empathetic eye to each film he works on. He will be pursuing a master’s degree in cinematography at the American Film Institute.