THY TRAN - WRITER + DIRECTOR

A Vietnamese immigrant and filmmaker in the US, Thy is drawn to the politics of social and sexual identity. With film, he wishes to explore and confront the issues therein. He sees film as not just entertainment but a reflection of humanity and who we are as a society.

SummerWinterSummer will be Thy’s directorial feature debut. His short film, based upon the same script, is an official selection of CAAMFest and the San Diego Asian FF, which are two of the biggest Asian American film festivals in the US. SWS is also nominated as Best Short at the Viet Film Fest. 

JOSEPH LOEFFLER - DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Born in Stillwater, a small town north of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Joseph earned his BFA at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Mentored by two 8x10 Photographers Katherine Turczan and David Goldes, Joseph applied his education of Large Format Photography and Bookmaking to the art of Cinematography. This approach has gained Joseph a unique reputation for remarkably raw and beautiful imagery. Joseph current works at Amiri, a global luxury fashion brand, as a content creator.

CHARLES DERENNE - COMPOSER

An Indie Rock musician and multi-media artist from Paris, Charles has composed for Maison Margiela x Reebok. His work was featured in the Mannerheim Gallery and the Galerie du Jour Agnes B.

GIOVANNI LABADESSA - PRODUCER

Gio is a freelance screenwriter, producer and founder of LUMIERE LAB. Established in 2016 in Venice Beach CA, Lumiere Lab is a film consulting firm and independent production company build for creative minds, rebels and late night cereal eaters.​ 

Dedicated to fostering the development and production of original content, from feature films to shorts and commercials, Gio has served as Producer, EP and consultant on films that have screened in dozens of film festival including Oscar Qualifying Rotterdam International Film Festival, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, AmDocs, Doc Edge and San Diego International Film Festival... and sometimes took home the awards,