Abby Hagan
DIRECTOR/EDITOR/DP
Abby is an editor by trade, as well as a director, DP, and all-around storyteller. She is extremely excited about directing “Punderneath It All,” her first feature film. She has directed, shot, and edited 7 short documentaries which have been screened at numerous film festivals. She currently she works as a senior editor on "Miranda Goes outside," an edu-tainment vouTube series that follows a charismatic camping host on outdoor adventures. She is the recipient of grants from 4Culture, Artist Trust, and the University of Houston for documentary film. Abby has served on the boards of the Seattle Documentary Association and Allied Arts Foundation. She recently gave birth to her first kiddo, a baby girl named Jayne.
Brian Pittala
Brian Pittala—Dp/Second Camera Op
Brian Pittala is a filmmaker from Seattle, WA. Brian graduated from the Seattle Film Institute in 2014 and started working as the Head of Production for What's Next Media in Fremont. He writes and directs his own short films that have gained him festival acceptances and awards while helping his friends on their projects in any way he can. When working on other projects, Brian's experience and knowledge draws him to being a Director of Photography and Camera Operator. Collaborating in the foundation stages of a production and helping his friends bring their vision to life is where his creative passion lives.
Tara Forth
Composer
Tara Forth is a professional composer, singer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and sound designer. Her portfolio of work includes film scores and custom commercial music. Active in Seattle's music and film communities, Tara has had the honor of advising young filmmakers on best practices for partnering with composers at Rising Reels, and participating in expert panel discussions for Seattle Film summit. As President of the Seattle composers Alliance, she has led programs to unite, educate, and promote music creators from Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.
Basil Shadid
Producer
Basil is a film, commercial, and content producer with 20 years of professional experience in story development, production, post-production, content strategy and technology. He's produced everything from feature-length films to broadcast commercials, pod casts, websites, books, apps, series, and courses. As a filmmaker, he has produced, written, and crewed several fiction and documentary films, including Academy Award nominated, Emmy winning, and Audience Award winning films. He is a member of the Producer's Guild of America.
Amy Enser
Consulting producer
A two-time Emmy nominated documentary filmmaker, Amy Enser is a passionate director and editor with 15 years of professional experience in Seattle, WA. From racially-charged educational experiments in the ‘60s to social stigmas around our homeless populations, Amy has a gift for finding the heart of a story and revealing inspiring human moments. Her debut feature documentary, The Long Haul, premiered at the 2019 Seattle International Film Festival and went on to screen around the world including London's Raindance Film Festival. She is currently a video content strategist for outdoor retail company REI.
Adam Mansfield
Producer
With over a decade of television experience across a wide range of genres, Adam brings a sense of humor, high energy and fresh creative perspective to any production. He has produced talk shows, food shows and every program from The Bachelor franchise. Additional projects include Man v. Food, Top Shot, The Kris Jenner Show and Top Chef. His skills include conducting interviews, scene producing, field logistics and control room directing.
Jonah Spear
Producer
Jonah spear is a theater and film producer as well as a facilitator and sex educator. He is responsible immersive experiences ranging from San Francisco's Bay Area Pun-off, to camp wonderful - summer camp for Grown ups. He is part of John Wineland's teacher training program and a graduate of Like A Pro, the wheel of consent practitioner training with Betty Martin. He produced We Are The Hartmans, a feature comedy starring Richard Chamberlain, and has appeared on screen in Sex and the City and Across The Universe. He lives in Seattle, WA with his dog Goose and too many house plants.