
John Washburn
Writer/Director
Brooklyn-based writer/director tells stories about flawed characters navigating moral grey areas with wit and humor. His narrative shorts have screened and won awards internationally, and his screenplays have placed in top competitions including the Nicholl Fellowship and Austin Film Festival. He also directs branded work for clients such as Google, Crown Royal, and Realtree.

Nelson Isava
Producer
Born in Caracas and based in NYC, Nelson Isava is a producer focused on emotionally urgent, character-driven stories. His work spans fiction, documentary, and digital series, with a background at Complex Networks and a recent Tribeca premiere (ATTAGIRL!, 2025). As a professor at SVA, he teaches sustainable filmmaking built on rigor, clarity, and heart.

Elayne Shuster
Executive Producer
Elayne Shuster is an accomplished Executive Producer with more than 30 years leading high-level film and television productions and driving new business development. She is known for winning trust and buy-in by clearly articulating creative vision, managing budgets and risk, and guiding projects from development through delivery with disciplined execution, clarity, and confidence at every stage.

Bianca Grimshaw
Production Counsel
Bianca Grimshaw, a partner at Granderson Des Rochers, LLP’s New York office, represents top-tier talent in the film, television and new media industries. Her over 100 film and TV credits include A History of Sound, Absolution, The Skeleton Twins, and Beasts of the Southern Wild.

Sam Breslin Wright
Role: Seamus Lynch
The History of Sound, Countdown (Amazon), Madam Secretary (recurring), Bull (recurring), The Crowded Room (Apple TV), Elementary, The Beaver, Rescue Me.
Various Broadway/off-Broadway/regional theatre

Dave Porter
Composer
LA-based composer for film and TV. Notable credits include Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Pluribus, Echo, El Camino, The Disaster Artist, Murf the Smurf, Hightown, Preacher, The Black List. 3 Emmy nominations for Pluribus. 3x ASCAP Composer’s Choice Award (2013, 2017, 2026)
