Director/Writer

Carolyn (she/her) is a storyteller and educator in film and theater with a B.A. with distinction from UVA. During her time in Chicago she wrote and directed pieces for You Only Live Once More for SoloCrowd Chicago, at AbbieFest for Knife & Fork, Brecht 3 High Fest for The Island Theater Company, and Ghostlight Ensemble’s Nightlight Series.

In Richmond, Carolyn has performed in short films NHU Dawn, I Am Heather, and EarthGate, worked wardrobe department on short films Triggered I and Triggered II, HMU and casting for Repercussion(s), and script supervisor and fight choreographer for This Again. She recently won the Write 7in7 screenwriting competition for her short piece "Merripen". Her days are spent as a full-time Associate Faculty member at SPARC.

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Producer/Script Supervisor

Kelsey (she/her) is an award-winning filmmaker and writer based in Richmond, VA. Her career spans twenty years, both in and out of the film industry, to include launching and managing the flagship Into English Translation department at Deluxe.

Kelsey’s latest projects include: Script Supervisor on the vampire short film We’ll Still Be Here, 1st AD for several music videos for musical artist Rh0da, and writer, director, and producer of her directorial debut, the award-winning short film Repercussion(s). Kelsey is founder and owner of Manuscriptable Productions.

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Cinematographer

R Jay (he/him) is a filmmaker and photographer based in Virginia. He has been capturing stories since he was a kid, shooting black-and-white photos on an old film camera and making short films with friends on a Hi-8 camcorder. R Jay spent years working in I.T. while constantly honing his craft on sets and behind cameras in his free time until he finally took the plunge to pursue cinematography full-time.

Every single role R Jay has held, from production assistant, to D.I.T., to editor, cinematographer, writer, and director, has taught him something that makes the next project better. Apart from getting the visuals right for each project, he values creating a safe and supportive set for the actors and the rest of the crew.

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Production Coordinator

Salimah (she/her) is a Richmond-based creative entrepreneur and multidisciplinary producer, holding a Master's in Television Production from Boston University and a Master's in Statistics from the University of Victoria, bringing an uncommon blend of analytical rigor and creative thinking to every project she runs. After a stint in Hollywood, she pivoted to working with startups on operations, analytics, culture, and leadership.

In 2026, she returned to entertainment, founding Gopher the Gold Productions, home to her creative projects, including Write 7 in 7, a screenwriting competition, and its companion podcast, which she produces, featuring table reads of the winning scripts. She has since acquired writing, acting, and producing credits including A Willing Participant, Bad Grief, What the Hell?, Ooga Ooga and Other Hearfelt Emotions, and her directorial debut, This Again, with multiple additional productions currently in the works.

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Production Designer

Nicole (she/her) is a singer, designer, actor, director, writer, and teacher originally from Austin, Texas. Rest assured, she lives in Richmond right now!! Her recent endeavors include: performing original music under the name “pearl & the weird girls” (@pearl.weirdgirls), production designing indie feature film Midnight Courier by Andrew Chi Nguyen (@midnightcouriermovie), and teaching musical theatre at SPARC. In the near future, you can find her starring in indie film Clingstone by GL Moses (@clingstonefilm), directing her own music videos (once she is done editing them), or behind the bar at 5th Wall Theatre!! In her time in Richmond, she has been lucky enough to perform in Rent, Descendants, Wayfinding, and more at VCU, and made her professional debut in Miss Bennett: Christmas at Pemberley at Virginia Rep. Most recently, she took the stage as Joyce in SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical at Dogwood Dell.

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Actor (Brigid)

Adrianna (she/her) is an actress from Silver Spring, MD and based in Richmond, VA. She attended VCU for her BFA in theatre performance. She recently played Deborah in the action comedy Midnight Courier (dir. Andrew Chi Nguyen), which is in post-production. Adrianna works at Agecroft Hall, where she combines her love for performing and history.

Actor (Nayel)

Sarbajeet (he/him) is a thespian from Richmond, Virginia, with strong roots in India, with 15 years of professional theatre experience in Directing and acting. He is the founding artistic director of the Indian Theatre company Theatre On Your Own & has directed four plays that have seen over 100 shows across the country, garnering national recognition at the META awards in India.

He started his professional theatre with the late Mr. Ratan Thakore Grant and is trained as a physical performer/director by the late Veenapani Chawala of Aadishakti Theatre Lab, India. He is also a trained Hindustani classical singer taught by guru, Tapashee Banarjee.

Actor (Sama)

Justin is a First Generation Filipino American Filmmaker, Actor and Musician from Richmond, VA. He has trained at The Neighborhood Playhouse with Serena Ebony Miller, and Improvisation with The RVA Comedy Coalition. His goal through acting is to create the identity of a Filipino American while opening up the public space to share full lived diverse experiences on screen. He is best known for his role as Young Sang on Disney+ Hulu Control Freak, The Artist in Swisher Sweets Roll To Refresh Campaign, and will be in two Feature Films that have yet to be announced.