Ming Lai is a filmmaker and photographer. His narrative and documentary films explore the human condition, from social issues to arts and culture. His fine art and documentary photography express his artistic vision. He’s created TV commercials and videos for many international clients, including Coldwell Banker, Epson, Fujitsu, Marukome, and Yakult. With all of his projects, he strives to create enduring works of art that benefit humanity.

Steffie van Rhee is a Dutch documentary filmmaker based in New York. She's often found working on projects that focus on women's issues, and that are driven by diverse creative teams. Her recent credits include co-producer of LOVE MACHINA (Sundance 2024), producer of ALL OF THEM WITCHES (2022), co-producer of BATTLEGROUND (Tribeca 2022) and co-producer of the 6-part Netflix original series RACE: BUBBA WALLACE (2022) which won a Sports Emmy for Outstanding Documentary Series - Serialized.

An award-winning filmmaker based in Berkeley, CA, Elivia is driven by filmmaking that uses intimacy and personal narrative to question our larger social systems and identities. Her work has been featured on the Atlantic and PBS, and screened at festivals including AFI DOCS, DOC NYC, and Big Sky. Her short film, The Clinic, won awards at seven festivals including the Grand Jury Prize at AFI Fest. She previously worked on award-winning television series and documentaries for Al Jazeera, HBO and PBS including Al Jazeera's Empire, Life According to Sam and Sky & Ground. Elivia Co-Produced Natalia Almada’s Users, winner of the 2021 Directing Award at Sundance, and Co-Produced and Co-Edited Leslie Tai’s How to Have an American Baby (True False 2023, PBS POV 2023). She is currently directing her first feature documentary which received support from ITVS, SFFILM, the Redford Center and the Berkeley Film Foundation. She is a graduate of Stanford University’s Documentary MFA where she has taught film production courses since 2018.