Jacob Vaughan is a graduate of the UT Austin Film Program and an accomplished filmmaker. Jake has directed The Cassidy Kids, produced and edited the award-winning Dear Pillow, and authored DVDs for national distribution.

Samantha "Sami" Inoue Harte is a founder of an animation studio called Saiko Studios. She is also an anime voice actress for ADV Films and Funimation Entertainment, and is better known for her roles as the Chocobo in Final Fantasy: Unlimited, and Kohran Li from the series Sakura Wars.

Dominic Vitucci is an experienced animator and illustrator and has taught animation classes at the Art Center at Cedar Park and the Austin Museum of Art. His previous animation experience includes Horseback Salad Animation, HFTP, Cadwear.com, 1st Buy.com, and Little Wolf Entertainment.

Kat Candler is an acomplished filmmaker and the director of numerous award winning films including Cicadas and Jumping Off Bridges. She was named the 2007 Breakout Austin Filmmaker by the Austin American Statesman

Dana Wheeler-Nicholson is a professional movie and television character actor with films such as Fletch and Tombstone to her credit, as well as memorable TV roles in Sex and the City, Law and Order, X-Files, and Friday Night Lights. Dana attended Sarah Lawrence College and studied with Sandra Seacat, a world renowned instructor who is a disciple of Lee Strasberg, founder of the Actors Studio.

Spencer Parsons has directed and written multiple award winning short films including Once and Future Asshole, Resolution and the upcoming feature I’ll Come Running. He has taught film production at the University of Texas and writes frequently for the Austin Chronicle.

Kirk Hunter is our Tech Support Manager with 26 years of experience and knowledge of film and video. Kirk has a technical expertise of Super 8, 16 mm, and 35 mm film formats and his work has been screened in a multitude of festivals, museums, and galleries