Hariharasudhen Nagarajan, an electrical engineer by profession, harbours a deep passion for filmmaking and telling stories that are set within intimate, emotionally charged situations. His films often revolve around the complexities and nuances of human connection. Characters in his work are caught between personal desires and societal expectations, trying to grapple with difficult choices. 'Tether', his first narrative feature, is set to deal with a topical subject that’s socially relevant, exploring it through the lens of human empathy. While aiming to be cost-efficient, Hariharasudhen finds himself to be a producer-friendly filmmaker. At the same time, he aims to craft narratives that challenge audiences and to primarily explore themes of love, loss, and dramatic dilemmas. His South Indian origins and subsequent exposure to various languages of cinema, and life in the United States, make him an accessible voice in putting drama on screen. By far, Hariharasudhen’s short films have been screened at Canadian Screen Award qualifying festivals such as Toronto Black Film Festival (‘Unforgotten’, 'The Sharing'), WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival ('Unforgotten') and Toronto International Hollywood Film Festival ('The Talk'). His above-mentioned first feature, ‘Tether’, has currently been submitted to festivals.

Nicole Wu is a Los Angeles-based producer whose work spans feature films, shorts, and branded content. She’s collaborated with leading companies like Disney, KeyTV, and Impossible Objects and has produced music-driven projects for UK artist, Lloren. With experience in both traditional and virtual production, she is known for her calm leadership and sharp creative problem solving instincts. Whether working with emerging artists or award-winning teams, Nicole brings a sharp eye for detail, a steady hand on set, and a deep commitment to protecting both the creative vision and the people behind it.

As an enthusiastic fan of Hollywood movies, a seed of building a career in the film industry had been taking root from the bottom of Roy’s heart since his childhood. Under the influence of his father, a professor of television and filmmaking in the local university, Roy went to Beijing Film Academy learning Photography for his bachelor’s degree. The experience in college has laid the solid foundation for him to understand how the tone of the image works, as well as other knowledge in photoshop, light painting, picture stitching, the HDR, etc. After completing the undergraduate study, Roy moved to LA to study filmmaking. Then he found a way to combine his photography skill with filmmaking - to be a colorist. Roy accumulated the industry expertise and grew his client base from his first internship with a color grading house in Los Angeles. Then he embarked on a 5-year freelance career. In 2018, Roy teamed up with three of his friends, Xi, a former cinematographer now also a colorist; Mengle and Jeff, two AFI editing alumni who were responsible for editing and sound design. They started a full post house in Burbank and began working on diverse video production projects. These make up the journey of Roy and Reason Studio.

Anghus Houvouras is a Wilmington, North Carolina based writer with four produced features from his scripts including 20 Funerals (released by Koch Lorber) and Furnace (released by Genius/Weinstein) and Dead Heist (released by First Look Entertainment). The latest film produced from his scripts,  A Civilized World, premiered at the Tribeca Film Center in New York as part of the 2021 Downtown Urban Arts Festival where it received the Vanguard Award. In 2025, the dark comedy Dollar $tore Killers will be released as the first FearPix Original Production.

Julia’s background in life and work is a diverse and varied one. She grew up in the artistic, diverse and eclectic communities of Tulsa, Oklahoma and moved to New York to study filmmaking and cinematography at NYU Tisch. She found her calling as a producer when she realized that her passion was to lead while supporting and fostering the creativity and stories of her peers. With over 10 years of award-winning producing experience under her belt, she is now based in Los Angeles and some of her producing credits include shows for Netflix and Activision, commercials and branded content for brands such as Google, Expedia, HubSpot and Salesforce, music videos for artists such as Mariah Carey and Alex Warren and most importantly, she has produced a plethora of films shot around the world including His Only Son which opened #3 in the box office nationwide in 2,000 theaters and reached #4 on Amazon Prime Video, being featured on their homepage for several weeks. Julia currently has several feature films in development across multiple genres and strives to make every work a new and interesting encounter into the way of looking at characters, cultures and worlds.

Sound Designer Nathan Ruyle is the founder of independent post sound company This is Sound Design in Burbank, CA. He has designed and mixed over 100 feature films which have premiered at every major film festival around the world.  Raised on a farm in the rural Midwest, Nathan received an MFA in Sound Design from California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) where he was subsequently a member of the teaching faculty for 7 years.  Notable recent films include Joyland (Cannes Un Certain Regard, Independent Spirit Award, Oscar Shortlist), Thelma (Sundance, Magnolia Pictures), and Slanted (SXSW Grand Jury Prize Winner 2025, Fox/MarVista)

Nick Walker is an award-winning director of photography based out of Los Angeles. He has a BFA from NYU Tisch, where he studied cinematography. In 2021 he was accepted into the ASC Vision Mentorship Program. Most recently, Nick’s work on the 2023 feature HIS ONLY SON (dir. David Helling) opened third at the box office on a 2,000-screen theatrical release. Other projects he has lensed, including feature-length documentary NANA (dir. Serena Dykman), have screened and won awards at over one hundred international and Oscar-Qualifying film festivals. Additionally his cinematography on music videos—for artists including Joey Bada$$, D.R.A.M. and Mick Jenkins—has been featured in music publications like Rolling Stone, Fader, Mother. Jones, and Noisey to a collective audience of hundreds of millions. Nick has also filmed for a variety of commercial clients including Netflix, The Container Store, Anheuser-Busch, Patagonia and Poo~Pourri.

Alejandra Armijo is a Latina editor from La Paz, Bolivia. In 2020, she was selected for an internship program at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Graduating from the American Film Institute in 2023 with a master's degree in film editing, Alejandra has two thesis films, “Bajo La Tierra”, and "The Bullfighter," which achieved significant recognition, being showcased at EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2023 and selected to compete in the Palm Springs International Festival. Her work on "Skin" received the Gold Medal at the 2023 Student Academy Awards and was showcased at the Oslo Fusion International Film Festival.

Darryl John Hannan has been working professionally as a music composer for over 12 years. He is a member of BAFTA Connect and PRS in the UK. He has worked on BAFTA nominated and Oscar shortlisted films and also scored a film which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Storytelling is at the heart of his music, connecting with the audience and enhancing the on screen emotions.