Team
Lara Marks
PRODUCER/PERFORMER
⟶ Executive office of David Ellison, CEO of Skydance Media
⟶ AFI Fest, Indie Short Fest (Best Short -
CHERRY KOMPOT
⟶ Featured in Wonderland Magazine and Ninu Nina - POSSIBLE STRANGER (producer/director/editor)
⟶ AFI Conservatory MFA Producing graduate, East 15 Acting School (Distinction), Oxford University Alum
⟶ Produced and performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festical and across Europe
Talisha Elger
WRITER/DIRECTOR
⟶ Tribeca 2024, AFI FEST, CAA Showcase –
SOME KIND OF PARADISE (co-writer)
⟶ Cannes Coup de Coeur, QNFA Best Drama, Indie Fest Best Foreign Film – THE FEARS OF YOUNG CAROLINE (writer/director)
⟶ Feature screenplay GOLDEN NUGGET optioned
⟶ AFI Conservatory MFA Screenwriting graduate, Dean’s Honors List graduate of UCLA
⟶ Specializes in dark, genre-driven storytelling
Devon Weigers
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
⟶ Netflix docuseries on Rafael Nadal and the Dallas Cowboys – Skydance Sports (associate producer)
⟶ Previously worked at George Clooney’s Smokehouse Pictures
⟶ Worked in literary management at Kaplan Perrone Entertainment
⟶ Heartland Emmy Chapter Award –
THE BIRD OF PARADISE (producer)
⟶ University of Denver graduate – Film Production & Legal Studies
Leo Behrens
CINEMATOGRAPHER
⟶ Gold Medal, 2023 Student Academy Awards – SKIN (writer/director/DP); screened at 50+ festivals including AFI FEST, Newport Beach, Oldenburg; Iris Prize 2024 shortlist
⟶ Florida Film Festival (Audience Award), Out On Film Atlanta (Jury Award) – EVAN EVER AFTER (DP); also screened at Outfest, HollyShorts, Inside Out Toronto
⟶ ASC Vision Mentee; recipient of the 2024 Fresh Perspective in Cinematography Grant – SHADOW WATCHERS (feature, 2024)
⟶ AFI Conservatory graduate (Cinematography, 2023); represented by Zero Gravity Management
Paige Schaeffer
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
⟶ Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, ft. Post Malone – Art Department
⟶ Lemonlight (2022–2024) – Commercial Production Designer across campaigns
⟶ 43rd College Emmy Awards Nominee–
WE MET AT CAMP (production designer)
⟶ Athens & Eastern Europe Film Festivals (Best Production Design) – POSSIBLE STRANGER
⟶ MFA in Production Design from AFI Conservatory; BFA in Design and Studio Arts from the University of Kansas, PD on 11+ shorts, music videos & commercials
Millie Jones
COSTUME DESIGNER
⟶ International awards – CHERRY KOMPOT (costume designer; special mentions for costume design)
⟶ Wonderland Magazine feature – POSSIBLE STRANGER (costume designer; award-winning)
⟶ Student Emmy-nominated – WE MET AT CAMP (art department)
⟶ Exhibited at ShockBoxx Gallery, Tiny Art Gallery, and Kansas City Underground Film Festival
⟶ Multidisciplinary designer working across film, fashion, and music with a bold, handmade aesthetic
Shy Elizabeth
HAIR AND MAKE-UP
⟶ SFX and Makeup Artist on STAR TREK: VOYAGER - TO THE JOURNEY, THE SURRENDER, A KILLER HIGH SCHOOL REUNION (Feature films), LACE – Season 2 (TV)
⟶ Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights – SFX Makeup Artist
⟶ Google Pixel, Build-A-Bear, Kodak – Commercial Hair & Makeup
⟶ Wonderland Magazine, Poser Magazine, Girl Ultra – Editorial & celebrity makeup
⟶ Department head or key artist on 30+ short films
Abbey Letizia
EDITOR
⟶ BrandonTV – Lead Editor on MADHOUSE (Abby Lee Miller’s new reality series)
⟶ 43rd College Emmy Awards (Best Comedy Series Nominee) – We Met at Camp (Editor)
⟶ Assistant Editor for Paramount, Amazon, and Sony - Campaigns for MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING, FALLOUT, WONKA, and more
⟶ FlexTV, DramaLet, ShortMax – Lead editor on vertical series
⟶ AFI Conservatory Editing graduate; based in Brooklyn, NY
Natasha Frank
COMPOSER
⟶ BMI Composer Award Winner (2023); Two-time BAFTA Scholar
⟶ Tribeca 2024 – Composer for Some Kind of Paradise and Deep Into the Forest
⟶ Major studio credits – ONE PIECE (Netflix), THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER (Universal), RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE, (Amazon)
⟶ Featured on CBS News and New Music USA; music performed internationally
⟶ Specializes in emotionally rich, cinematic scoring across drama, thriller, and hybrid genres
Samfire
VOCALIST
⟶ BBC Introducing ‘One to Watch’ (2023) – Live performance and radio feature
⟶ Festival performances – Latitude Festival, Hanwell Hooties
⟶ POSSIBLE STRANGERS, EP – Supported by Help Musicians, Fenton Arts Trust; featured in Wonderland Magazine and Ninu Nina
⟶ Composer for narrative works including NIGHT, MOTHER, TELL ME SOMETHING TRUE, and A ROOM OF HER OWN
⟶ Alt-pop artist blending classical vocal training with cinematic, synth-driven production
Katya Marks
MEDICAL ADVISOR
⟶ Junior doctor based in East London with a focus on women’s health and global health equity
⟶ Studied medicine at Oxford University before earning an MPH at Johns Hopkins, concentrating on health disparities
⟶ Worked in neurosurgery at Oxford and trauma surgery in Johannesburg
⟶ Member of the International Student Surgical Network, advocating for gender equity in global surgery
⟶ Deeply motivated by the systemic injustices facing women in healthcare and proud to support this project