Brendan Hall is a filmmaker and photographer capturing stories in the natural world and beyond. His deep curiosity for new experiences has led him to pursue projects centered around nature, science, social justice, and healthcare. After earning his BA in film from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, Brendan went on to work at the National Geographic Channel, assisting with the development of new programming. He has since traveled the world directing content for major international non-profits, brands, and agencies. Brendan's last short doc, Maggie Rogers: Back In My Body, received over 750K online views, a Vimeo Staff Pick, and screened at Video Consortium. His feature-length directorial debut, WESTWARD, follows a journey through 20 national parks to meet the incredible people within them. The film is currently in production and will enter the festival circuit in 2021. In his work and personal life, Brendan is especially passionate about connecting people with nature and public lands.

Rahul Roy is currently the Theatrical Distribution Manager at Magnolia Pictures, where he has worked on releases like JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE, I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO, RBG, SHOPLIFTERS, and the annual OSCAR-NOMINATED SHORTS. Prior to Magnolia, he worked in post-production at Fuse TV, and has interned at FilmNation Entertainment and Disney-ABC Television Group. Prior to becoming a working adult, he attended the University of Chicago where he studied Creative Writing and Economics. He’s a first-generation Bangladeshi-American born and raised in Florida who now calls New York his home. His favorite movie of all time is 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU.

Esy Casey is a filmmaker whose cinematography can be seen in the Emmy nominated BORN TO FLY (shot with DPs Albert Maysles and Kirsten Johnson, Independent Lens PBS), BEFORE YOU KNOW IT (Dir. PJ Raval, America Reframed PBS), and THING WITH NO NAME (Dir. Sarah Friedland). Her directorial debut JEEPNEY was nationally broadcast on PBS and won the jury prize for Best Cinematography at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. Her work has received awards and fellowships from The New York Film Festival, The Princess Grace Foundation USA, The Ford Foundation’s JustFilms Initiative, The Center for Asian American Media, MacDowell, Yaddo, The Flaherty Seminar, The Creative Work Fund and The American Association of University Women.

Rana San is an artist and arts administrator whose creative practice melds dreamwork, written word, body in motion, video poetry, and analog photography. She serves as the Artistic Director at Northwest Film Forum where she co-curates year-round programming, including Local Sightings Film Festival, ByDesign Festival, and Cadence: Video Poetry Festival. She is also a guest curator for the 2020-2021 season of Yellow Fish Durational Performance Art Festival VI.