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Jeremy Woolsey is a feature film and television art director from New Orleans, La. who has over 50 credits to his name including the world wide hit “Pitch Perfect”. Woolsey’s films have generated nearly half a billion dollars worldwide at the box office and with four films releasing this year that total will certainly climb.Woolsey has worked with some top designers including Barry Robison, Wynn Thomas, Bill Arnold, Mark Ricker and Oscar nominated Anastasia Masaro. The last few years have taken him to the hotbed of Atlanta, Ga. Where he art directed “A Sunday Horse” directed by legendary stuntman Vic Armstrong and designed by Oscar nominated Stephen Altman. Woolsey also art directed “Vacation” for New Line, “Dirty Grandpa” for Lionsgate, “Keeping Up the Joneses” for Fox, “Bastards” for Alcon and is currently finishing up the true story of three African American women behind the scenes at NASA in the 60’s named “Hidden Figures”. This highly anticipated project is under the helm of Ted Melfi (“St. Vincent”) and is a Fox production.You can email your questions to [email protected] or follow us on Twitter @123Film

Sam Painter is an award winning Director of Photography based in Los Angeles whose influential work includes the coverage of historical events, groundbreaking exposes, and numerous celebrated documentaries. In Washington DC he went on to became a member of the White House Press Corp during Regan’s 2nd term. During this time he also freelanced for National Geographic, PBS, Entertainment Tonight, Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous and numerous Magazine Shows of the day.  He's worked throughout Europe interviewing a who’s who of the Music and Film world, including The Rolling Stones, remaining members of The Beatles, and The Who, as well as most of the 80’s New Wave/Punk Music scene. He also shot behind the scenes of just about every major movie and music video being shot in Europe at the time, including Superman, James Bond, Full Metal Jacket, and Whitney Houston’s very first music video amongst many others. In New York he met Academy Award winning Documentary Film Maker Alex Gibney. They have collaborated on some of the most watched documentaries in history including,“Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief,” which garnered an Emmy for Best Documentary and an Emmy nomination for Best Cinematography.  He's worked on numerous bigger budget films including, “Transcendence”, “Inception”, “Moneyball”, “Laurel Canyon”, and “Wild Palms”. His work on the groundbreaking interview with Diane Sawyer and Charles Manson would lead to more network investigative projects, including Frontline, 60 Minutes, 48 Hours and Turning Point. Sam continues to work with HBO on several up coming Documentaries. You can email your questions to [email protected] or follow us on Twitter @123Film

Patrick McMahon is a film editor who has worked on a wide variety of films and television shows for over four decades. Most recently Patrick was the archival editor for HBO's widely acclaimed TV movie CONFIRMATION, the film that chronicles the nomination and confirmation of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court. Completed, but yet to be released projects include A SMALL MEASURE OF JUSTICE, a documentary about native American hero Elouise Cobell, and AMITYVILLE, a reboot of the horror franchise for The Weintsein Company and Blumhouse films.  Patrick received a nomination for an ACE award for his work on the mini-series of STEPHEN KING'S, THE SHINING, as well as a prime time Emmy nomination and an ACE nomination for his work on HBO's 2006 documentary BAGHDAD ER. BAGHDAD ER, a cinema verite journey through the heart of Iraq at the height of the war. It is a searing, gut wrenching look at war as it is. It is the most nominated documentary in history. Patrick started his career in New York, working with actual celluloid, film, as an apprentice on Woody Allen's EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SEX... BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK. Patrick has edited 6 television pilots, 4 of which have gone to series. You can email your questions to [email protected] or follow us on Twitter @123Film

Padraic McKinley began his career in film as a music editor for renowned film editor William Anderson, A.C.E. After successful collaborations with Mr. Anderson including Paramount Pictures’ THE TRUMAN SHOW, Mr. McKinley began editing music videos, commercials, and title sequences for The Picture Company in Dublin, Ireland. He has since cut 13 feature films and over 75 episodes of television.  Mr. McKinley’s first feature film as an editor was the 2002 critically acclaimed IGBY GOES DOWN for United Artists, collaborating with director Burr Steers for their first of four films together including the 2009 hit comedy 17 AGAIN for New Line Cinema, Universal Pictures’ 2010 romantic drama CHARLIE ST.CLOUD, and this year’s action-comedy PRIDE and PREJUDICE and ZOMBIES for Sony Pictures/Screen Gems.  Mr. McKinley also has a long-standing cinematic relationship with director Gary Fleder, having collaborated on seven television pilots together and two feature films: Universal Pictures’ 2012 biographical sports drama THE EXPRESS and the 2014 action thriller HOMEFRONT for Open Road films. Mr. McKinley’s other film credits include the 2004 remake of ALFIE (Paramount Pictures), directed by Charles Shyer; the political drama BORDERTOWN (THINKfilm), directed by Gregory Nava; and the action film WILD CARD (Lionsgate) directed by Simon West. Television credits include such notable shows as THE SHIELD, DEXTER, LIFE ON MARS, LIE TO ME, OCTOBER ROAD, and the critically acclaimed drama KINGDOM for DirecTv. Mr. McKinley acts as the main editor on KINGDOM, having edited all 30 episodes to date. He is also the music editor, co-music supervisor, and co-producer of the show.

Daniel Bekerman is a producer based in Canada with broad experience in creative producing, financing and service production. Recent productions, The Witch, a US/Canada co-production, won the Best Director Award at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and made major sales to Universal and A24; and Bang Bang Baby, a musical directed by Cannes Residency alumnus Jeffrey St. Jules, starring Jane Levy, Justin Chatwin and Peter Stormare, won the Best Canadian First Feature Film Award at the Toronto International Film Festival and the Best Picture at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. It also won the Best First Feature Award at the Canadian Screen Awards. Pay the Ghost, directed by Uli Edel and starring Nicolas Cage, has received a wide theatrical release across world. The People Garden, written and directed by Nadia Litz and starring Dree Hemingway and Pamela Anderson, recently had its Premiere at BAFICI Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Film, and Two Lovers and a Bear directed by Oscar nominee Kim Nguyen which stars Tatiana Maslany and Dane DeHaan, is about to have its World Premiere at 2016 Cannes Film Festival’s Director’s Fortnight section. Army of One directed by Larry Charles (Borat), Tomato Red, an Irish-Canadian co-production, The Headhunter’s Calling, starring Gerrard Butler, Shimmer Lake, directed by Oren Uziel and starring Benjamin Walker, 22 Chaser, starring Brian J. Smith and Raoul Trujillo, Rememory, starring Peter Dinklage, and Backstabbing For Beginners, a Canada/Denmark co-production starring Ben Kingsley, are currently in post-production. You can email your questions to [email protected] or follow us on Twitter @123Film

Through movies, music and television, Roxanne Avent has established herself as a leading producer and executive whose creative vision and drive has contributed to the success of many feature films, comedy shows and television series. Avent has formed a partnership with Deon Taylor, and their film company, Hidden Empire Film Group (HEFG) will be on fire. She heads the creative edge and business aptitude of this powerful company in the film industry. Avent has been with Hidden Empire Film Group, formerly known as, Deon Taylor Enterprises (DTE) since the company’s inception in 2000. As a producer and executive producer, she is responsible for securing talent for film and television shows, overseeing the full production teams of multiple projects simultaneously, and providing insight on scripts and concepts in development for HEFG. Also a strong businesswoman, Avent brings her detailed eye to HEFG, where her duties include overseeing business management and accounting, as well as securing funds from investors. She is also the lead marketing executive, holding responsibility for coordinating and executing promotional efforts for HEFG projects. Prior to her work at Hidden Empire Film Group, Avent’s credits in television production include over two-dozen episodes of Walker, Texas Ranger. She also worked for the prestigious, Directors Guild of America, where she oversaw all aspects of production for movie premieres, television award programs, supervising more than fifty employees. In addition to her creative and business acumen with Hidden Empire Film Group, Avent is also the CEO of Avent Productions, a successful independent film production company that specializes in production of film, television, video, as well as staging and concert promotions. You can email your questions to [email protected] or follow us on Twitter @123Film

Award winning director Basil Khalil was born and raised in Nazareth, to a Palestinian

father and British mother. After studying for an MA at Screen Academy Scotland, in

Edinburgh, Basil worked on a number of television productions in London. In 2011 Basil

was featured by SCREEN International Magazine as one of “top 10 Arab filmmakers to

watch”.  Quote "In the film I focus on the strict rules and obligations that the nuns and Israeli settlers adhere to, which sometimes border on the absurd, preventing each of these groups from interacting with each other despite living on the same piece of land. However, sometimes due to exceptional circumstances, their two worlds collide, leaving them with no choice but to recognise the absurdity of their strict rules, whether they be political or religious, and ultimately break them. They have to work together to overcome their differences, even if it’s just for a few hours. It is these absurd and unique rules and situations that have always sparked my interest when finding new material, because that is where you find the deep, humane, and extraordinary life stories. The nuns you see in the film live a life of silence under the Israeli military occupation of the West Bank, as well as a life of religious silence and solitude. On the other hand we have the Israeli settlers, who represent one of the reasons behind this military occupation, yet they are also "occupied" by their strong religious beliefs and rules. I wanted to highlight the mutual mistrust that these two groups have for one other, as well as their eventual cooperation and the lessons learned from this adventure, and to show that it is possible for people to put aside their differences in the name of a common goal" You can email your questions to [email protected] or follow us on Twitter @123Film

Along with her partner, Nicole Rocklin, Blye co-founded film and television production company, Rocklin/Faust.  Their company credits include the Oscar winning film Spotlight (directed by Tom McCarthy and starring Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Stanley Tucci, Liev Schreiber, and John Slattery) and the Screengems thriller The Perfect Guy (starring Sanaa Lathan and Michael Ealy).  Upcoming projects include an untitled HBO project, among others.  Prior to forming Rocklin Faust, Blye practiced as an attorney in the Century City office of O’Melveny & Meyers, LLP and Santa Monica based Alschuler Grossman Stein & Kahan, LLP.  She received her JD from UCLA and graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in English from Santa Clara University.  In addition to her entertainment work, she currently serves on the Board of Sunny Hills Services, a private non-profit serving vulnerable youth in Marin, Alameda and Sonoma counties. You can email your questions to [email protected] or follow us on Twitter @123Film

Originally from Luxembourg, Jerry Franck moved to the United States to study cinema at Columbia College Hollywood, where he garnered his BFA in film production. Working for over eight years in the entertainment industry, mainly as a camera & steadicam operator, he has worked on hundreds of film sets which include Feature films, Commercials and Music Videos. As a steadicam operator on Feature films, Jerry has mainly worked with actor/director James Franco. For the last 4 years, Jerry has also been focusing on producing films by writer/director Courtney Marsh. Together they own the production company Cynasty Films.

Jerry & Courtney have collaborated on 5 short films, notably the documentary "Chau Beyond the Lines" which was nominated for an Academy Award® in 2016.You can email your questions to [email protected] or follow us on Twitter @123Film

Originally from Louisville, KY Bradford Young is a cinematographer who studied under the tutelage of filmmaker Haile Gerima. As a cinematographer Bradford is most concerned with finding the sublime in the ordinary. His works ambition is to explore and celebrate small local things, photographically. His recent film contributions include: Ava DuVernay’s SELMA, which was nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture and won for best Original Song.  JC Chandor’s A MOST VIOLENT YEAR, for which Bradford was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography in a Motion Picture.  Ed Zwick’s PAWN SACRIFICE. David Lowrey’s AIN’T THEM BODIES SAINTS and Andrew Dosunmu’s MOTHER OF GEORGE for which he was awarded the 2013 Sundance US Dramatic Competition Excellence in Cinematography Award for both films. Other films include Dee Rees’ PARIAH, for which he won the 2011 Sundance US Dramatic Competition Excellence in Cinematography Award, Ava DuVernay’s MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, Tina Mabry’s, MISSISSIPPI DAMNED, Paola Mendoza’s ENTRE NOS and Andrew Dosunmu’s, RESTLESS CITY. Bradford just completed production on Denis Villeneuve’s A STORY OF YOUR LIFE, starring Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner. Bradford was named “25 New Faces of Independent Film” by Filmmaker Magazine in 2009 and Variety Magazine’s “Up Next 25 Masters of Their Craft” that same year.  Bradford was also profiled in Variety Magazine’s prestigious “10 Cinematographers to Watch 2015” Bradford is a 2014 inductee into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, as well as a 2015 inductee into the American Society of Cinematographers. You can email your questions to [email protected] or follow us on Twitter @123Film