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Emily Dell directs and writes feature films, shorts, webseries and more, stories with action and energy. Her Hip-hop film B-GIRL airs on Netflix, Showtime and Starz and won “BEST FEATURE” at the LA Femme Film Festival. Action short THE COMPASS ROSE won “BEST ACTION” at the Buffalo Film Festival. She is under contract to write/direct “THE RULES OF BUSINESS” for The China Film Corporation (The Karate Kid, etc). With sister/Producer Elizabeth Dell, they are featured in the National Women’s History Museum in Washington D.C. She is a member of The Writer Guild, Film Fatales and the Alliance of Women Directors. Currently she can be found in Los Angeles finishing post-production on a$$-kicking webseries SUBJECT 5 and BLACKWELL SUMMERS MYSTERIES, writing the comic book “ROMEO AND JULIET AND GUNS” for imprint Emet Comics and not preparing for the apocalypse. Not even a little.1 Articles
Writer/Journalist - Katrina Hill is, first and foremost, a lover of all things action. She is the writer/creator of the website actionflickchick.com, and has quickly become known as the go to source for action movie news and reviews. She is the author of Action Movie Freak by Krause Publications, a guidebook to the best action movies around. She also writes for Fanhattan, reviews iOS games for Arcade Sushi, and created and stars in a webseries, Geeks and Gamers Anonymous (GAGA). She organizes and participates in a variety of comic con panels promoting women in the business and writers.1 Articles
Actor/Producer/ARTivist - Lizza Monet Morales is a notable entertainment and fashion reporter and a rising actress. She is not only a native Angelino, who speaks fluent Spanish, but conversational Japanese. Picking up her first copy of Variety and The Hollywood Reporter at the age of 8, Lizza immediately fell in love with the entertainment industry and the rest as they say is history. Lizza has been on-air for Access Hollywood, Telemundo, EXTRA, Celebrity Justice and The TV-Guide Channel among others. In addition, she has reported for Us Weekly, People Magazine and was a featured columnist in Item Magazine. Lizza can now also be seen on stage, in film or on tv performing. She next appears in David Mamet’s “Phil Spector” biopic for HBO starring Al Pacino and Helen Mirren.1 Articles
Anna Kerrigan is a filmmaker based in Los Angeles. She most recently wrote and directed the digital series The Impossibilities.1 Articles
Cooper Harris is an award-winning producer, actor, & entrepreneur in Los Angeles. Most recently recurring on CBS's, "The Young & The Restless," Cooper is a graduate of the prestigious North Carolina School of the Arts. She also stars in the new flagship series "SYNC" for Google TV, upcoming rom-com, "Amy Alyson Fans," opposite Josh Sussman (Glee), and about 20 other feature films, among them the epic Mega Shark vs. Octopus. As a producer, Cooper has sold award-wining digital content to companies such as Post It Notes, 3M, Kimberly Clark, & DailyMotion. Her alter-ego is the CEO & Founder of a new, stealth-mode e-/social-commerce startup in Santa Monica. Cooper does parkour, shoots guns, wields swords, rides horses, & fiddles in her newly-formed country duo.1 Articles
Rory Gory is a queer, feminist, award-winning filmmaker behind Rory Gory Pictures, whose feature film debut The Audience is coming to VOD in 2015. Rory received a BFA in Experimental Film from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, which was completed at Universität der Künste Berlin, as well as a Certificate in Digital Filmmaking from Boston University. When not writing or making films, Rory is the voice of the Alliance of Women Directors on social media, and books indie films at the Downtown Independent in Los Angeles.1 Articles
Musician - A native of Vancouver, BC, with a voice that inhabits the space between campfires and jazz bars, Joline is a full-time singer-songwriter whose songs explore the struggles and triumphs of the human condition. In the year that Joline has been performing in Vancouver, she has played with a number of bands including Joline Baylis and the Subtle Foes, and Moonshine Express, and has developed an intimate and powerful solo show. She recently returned from a tour with fellow singer-songwriter Tereza Tomek, which took her to Prince George, Wells, Lethbridge and Nelson, where she was featured in an interview on CJLY 93.5 FM. In October 2012, Joline released her first solo acoustic EP, which features intimate versions of her songs in their purest form. Her songs aim straight for the soul and hit their mark with honesty and a vulnerability that invites listeners to explore the depths of their own emotions.1 Articles
Casey Gates is an emerging writer and director, creating and spotlighting original, female-driven work through her digital initiative #LadyBrain. In 2016 she received a BlogHer Voice of the Year Award for her mission-statement film “What Is Lady Brain?”. She went on to co-write and direct Girl Code which premiered at the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival “Women in Cinema” block and also received the Best Short Screenwriting award at the Columbia Gorge International Film Festival. By day, Casey works as a Social Media Producer on set with several NBC shows such as The Good Place and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. This role has enabled her to get a first-hand look at the television production engine and confirmed even further her goals of working in the field creatively.1 Articles
Emily is an actor-marketing coach, as well as an award-winning actress, a writer and producer. Through her company, Emily Grace Productions, she helps actors make sh*t happen with marketing plans that get results. Her starring role in the film What Alice Found won a Sundance Special Jury Prize as well as the Deauville Film Festival Grand Prixe. She is the creator of the What NOT To Do video series, and shares weekly tools and tips on her blog at www.emilygrace.tv1 Articles
Lynn Chen is an actor, singer, and blogger (The Actor’s Diet and Thick Dumpling Skin). She has a diverse resume ranging from singing on The Metropolitan Opera Stage, to starring in Sony Pictures Classics' "Saving Face," narrating the international bestseller "Crazy Rich Asians," making viral videos for BuzzFeed, and touring with Dischord Records' punk band E.D. Sedgwick. Lynn is also an avid body image activist, serving as a Spokesperson for the National Eating Disorders Association since 2012. Find out more at lynnchen.com.1 Articles