Kira is an Academy Award nominated documentary film producer (Ascension 登楼叹, 2021). She is currently producing several films by artists and filmmakers, including AX Mina and Mia Bendrimia. She is also the co-founder & co-director of 爻 yáo collaborative, a multifaceted arts nonprofit supporting hundreds of different international creative exchanges since its inception in 2013. Through all of her work, she committed to redistributing resources and mentoring the next generation of artists, cultural workers & organizers.

Film and television producer with over 4 decades of experience working in the media production industry. Skilled in Producing and Production Management for all formats in Documentary & Fiction including IMAX. With a Bachelor’s Degree focused in Communication and Media Studies from Concordia (Montreal) & California State University , Sacramento.

Taylor McNulty is a global story-chaser. As of late, her focus on films drifted out to sea, while the recurring character in her films is the ocean.

Taylor directed, edited, shot, and produced the award-winning short documentary THE CALL FROM THE SEA, which played in over 50 film festivals in 15 different countries around the world. She co-directed CUBAN WAVE RIDERS with Liz Magee in 2017, as they followed a group of surfers in Cuba in search of undiscovered waves along the coast.

She currently lives in Brooklyn, close enough to the fickle waves of Rockaway Beach. Taylor was born in Jacksonville, Florida and spent many summers boogie boarding on its sandy shores. Water is an essential element to life and her filmmaking.

Gilad Thaler is a four-time Emmy Award winning and two time Peabody nominated director, producer, and cinematographer, with over a decade of experience in news and documentary production. His work has appeared on 60 Minutes, Showtime, VICE, CBS, 48 Hours and Paramount+.