Jen Rainin founded Frankly Speaking Films with Rivkah Beth Medow to tell mesmerizing stories about strong queer women. Together, they created the feature documentary AHEAD OF THE CURVE (Netflix), the Oscar® shortlisted short documentary HOLDING MOSES (The New Yorker), Berlinale Grand Prix winner HUMMINGBIRDS (2023, POV), QUEER FUTURES (2024, The Criterion Collection), and OUTCRY: Alchemists of Rage (2024, festivals). Jen is a Film Independent fellow whose other credits include HOMEROOM (EP: Hulu), TWO SPIRITS (EP: Independent Lens), SHIT & CHAMPAGNE (EP: Hulu). With her wife, Jen co-founded The Curve Foundation to champion LGBTQ+ women’s stories and culture through intergenerational programming and community building.

Meg Griffiths is a Los Angeles–based documentary producer and director. She founded Universe Creative, a documentary production company, in 2017. She began her career as a journalist at the Houston Chronicle and later held a leadership role at Teach For America. Her work has been supported by the IDA, the Redford Center, the Gates Foundation and has earned a Pulitzer Prize nomination. Her debut feature, Impossible Town, premiered on PBS, and she serves on the Documentary Producers Alliance board.

Frantz is a producer and director based in New York City.

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.

Robin Hessman is an award-winning filmmaker/creative producer. Credits include ARREST THE MIDWIFE, SIMPLE AS WATER, MY PERESTROIKA, TUPPERWARE!. Her films have been at festivals including Sundance, SXSW, Tribeca, & Rotterdam and been shortlisted for Oscars, received multiple Peabody awards, and nominations for Emmy, IDA, and PGA Awards. They have been NYTimes Critics Picks, released theatrically, and broadcast in over 30 countries. She is a member of AMPAS, the PGA, the DPA and the Television Academy and received a graduate degree in film directing from VGIK, in Moscow.