Caroline Pappas is a 18-year-old producer, director, and A.D. from Annapolis, Maryland. She is a freshman at Anne Arundel Community College and is currently working on her Associate’s degree.

Nathan is an award-winning filmmaker and rising senior at Archbishop Spalding High School. He enjoys writing, drawing, and filmmaking. He is a published author and writes for his local magazine.

Bella Saros is a senior at Broadneck High School. She is a filmmaker based in Annapolis, MD. She's interested in directing or producing.

Sawyer Richardson is an aspiring director, animator, and production designer. Currently having 3 projects under her belt, she plans to create some of her own short films soon.

Nathan DiVito is a 17-year-old going into his senior year at South River High School. Nathan is a graduate of The Center of Applied Technology class of Electronic Media and Film. A class where he created films entered into SkillsUSA and the Broadneck Film Festival, as well as creating videos in his free time. 

Ryan Wanamaker worked as a writer, editor, and first assistant camera on this year's film. During most of the year, he attends Crofton High School where he works on the set crew for the theater department.

An Annapolis native, Payton is an assistand director and writer now based in Brooklyn, NY. She recieved her B.S. in Film Prouction from Drexel University. This year has also seen her working in production for film festivals, a new and unexpected challenge. Her free time is spent writing her first feature film, which she intends to shoot here in her hometown.

Two-Time Emmy Award-winning DP John Benam brings extraordinary and important stories to the screen. He most recently completed the feature documentary film, "THE BODY POLITIC," which offers unfettered access while Baltimore's idealistic young mayor into office, where he puts his personal and political future on the line to save his beloved city from chronic violence. In January 2020, Benam completed "ASSASSINS" had it's world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. His passion for diversity and social justice is evident in his critically acclaimed films. "CHARM CITY" which was shortlisted for the Oscars, earned worldwide theatrical release in 2018, revealing the complex world of community-police relations. That same year at the Sundance Film Festival, "THIS IS HOME" chronicled the plight of a Syrian refugee family as they navigate a new life in the United States. As Director of Photography on Netflix's 2017 Emmy-nominated series "THE KEEPERS", John created an authentic connection with the Courageous survivors of abuse, who trusted him to help bring their truth to the screen. John works with National Geographic, HBO, PBS, and Oprah Winfrey's "OWN" and has a rich network of spirited collaborators and colleagues. 

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Ben Trevey is a Los Angeles-based Director of Photography whose works span narrative, commercial, and music video projects. He graduated from UNCSA in 2022 with a BFA in Filmmaking and a concentration in cinematography. 

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Kenny Unangst's first love was editing. He began editing stop motion videos at the age of 11 and moved on to short films in high school. He attended Full Sail University and earned several editing credits. After graduating he became the Director of Photography and Lead editor of Digital Feast. There he would shoot and edit hundreds of commercials and live events. He is proficient in Davinci Resolve, AVID Media Composer, and the Adobe Creative Suite.

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Stephen grew up in Annapolis and for high school attended Gunston Day School and was a recipient Guston Players Drama Award. He attended Columbia College Chicago and received a bachelor's degree in Film & Video in 2010. He has worked in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Annapolis as a production sound engineer. He has been involved with numerous projects in the categories of feature, short films, commercials, and streaming content which have received assorted accolades.

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Bobby Lam is a cinematographer based in Los Angeles, CA. He recently shot Who Are You People, Disney Channel's Under Wraps and Under Wraps 2, and the 2017 feature A Crooked Somebody. A member of IATSE Local 600, his body of work spans over two decades across feature films, documentaries, commercials music videos, and streaming TV. Bobby has had the pleasure of working with Oscar-Nominated filmmakers Tim and Trevor White in addition to acting heavyweights Ed Harris, Golden Globe-Winning Joanne Froggat, and many others. Bobby was humbled to be a participant in the 2nd round of Unreal's Virtual Production Fellowship in 2020.

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Tony Marasco began his lengthy young career in Los Angeles working in the Set Lighting department at the age of 17. Since then he has worked his way up the film crew ranks starting as a Set Lighting Tech to working as an Assistant Chief Lighting Tech and finally becoming a Chief Lighting Technician. With such a vast amount of experience Tony has worked on various hip-hop music videos, commercials feature films, and TV series with industry acclaimed Set Lighting crews. Currently, he is an active member of the Hollywood, California I.A.T.S.E. Local 728 and is employed as a Studio Electrical Set Lighting Technician Journeyman. His credits include The Good Neighbor, Homecoming (Seasons 5 & 6), 9-1-1 (Season 1), Winning Time (Season 1), Snow Fall (Seasons 5 & 6), Reasonable Doubt (II), Emancipation, The Fablemans, Yellowstone 1923, and The Idol.

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Johnny Greggory is a graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design with a BFA in Film and Television. He works as a set electric and board operator on TV shows, commercials, and theatrical shows in Savannah, Georgia.

Jacob is a rising senior at St. John's College Santa Fe campus. He plans to earn an associate's degree in Media Production after he earns his bachelor's degree from St. John's.

Lauren is a local makeup artist from Annapolis, MD, and has been working in the makeup and film industry for nearly 10 years. her work ranges from commercials and broadcasts to feature films and documentaries. She attended FX University and Cinema Makeup School where she trained under winners of SyFy's hit TV show Face Off and some of the industry's top leading professionals. She specializes in beauty and special effects makeup, creating customized prosthetics for characters, and has won multiple awards for her creations.

Julie has been involved in costuming for theater production for the last 30 years in the Annapolis area. She has also taught sewing lessons to students of all ages. She has spent the last several years teaching Family and Consumer Science at the Magothy River Middle School.

Flora has volunteered for the Annapolis Film Festival for the past two years and has been a substitute teacher at AACPS during the same time. She has volunteered for numerous non-profit organizations and has led charitable events for the school system. She ran the Shanghai-Puxi Cub as ours Pack for three years.