You may remember Bradford Selby from his legendary turn as Daddy Warbucks in his 5th grade production of Annie. Or perhaps from the back of his head in the Jeff Bridges/Tommy Lee Jones film Blown Away—a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment that sparked a lifelong love of acting. Originally from outside Boston, he spent nearly a decade in Los Angeles and now performs with The Tellers Garden Playback Theatre troupe in Portland, Maine. This year, you can catch him in Dan Bowhers' Beyond The Drumlins and Mariah Larocque’s Silent System.
Jeffrey Thomas is a prolific writer of science fiction and horror, best known for his stories set in the nightmarish future city called Punktown, such as the novel Deadstock (Solaris Books) and the collection Punktown (Ministry of Whimsy Press). Among other accolades, he has been a 2003 finalist for the Bram Stoker Award (Best First Novel) for Monstrocity, and a 2008 finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Deadstock.
CASSANDRA KHAW is the USA Today bestselling and Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Library at Hellebore, Nothing But Blackened Teeth, The Salt Grows Heavy, Breakable Things, and coauthor of The Dead Take the A Train with Richard Kadrey. They are an award-winning game writer.
Dean Lemire is a native of Portland, Oregon. He started playing the piano at the age of five. His training in classical piano was with the late Mary Dunlap, Music Department Chair, at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. He later studied theatre pipe organ with the late Don Simmons and Jerry Gregorius.
Writer/Director - "Stargazer"
Justin Robert Vinall is a member of the Directors Guild of America, professionally as a Director, Writer and Producer. He has worked as an Assistant Director, Script Supervisor, and Producer on many productions around Washington State. His Horror Filmmaking includes "EMIKO," "A Purple Vision," and "From the Depths". "STARGAZER" is his latest, a proof of concept cosmic horror looking to evolve into a feature film production in the near future.
Writer/Director - A Blind Bargain
PAUL BUNNELL (Writer, Producer, Director) began his cinematic journey in 1963 when a doctor first slapped him on the rear and the sound of a movie camera came out! His early influences were Walt Disney, Alfred Hitchcock, and David Lynch. Paul wanted to make A Blind Bargain seem like it could have been an episode of Rod Serling's Night Gallery. By shooting on Kodak film and using cinematic techniques from the period, he believes he has achieved this to his satisfaction.
Writer/Director - "Observer"
Dylan Powers is a writer and director from Asheboro, North Carolina. His works often feel like a blend of video games and film, inspired by his career in game trailers and cinematics. Dylan's films are most known for their distinct atmosphere and strange stories that keep the audience thinking after their viewing experience.
Animation Director - "Helen"
Miguel Miranda is an animation director and supervisor at 3Doubles Producciones, working on international 2D and 3D projects such as Giants of La Mancha, La vie en slip, SuperKlaus, Norbert, and "Helen." He has directed animation for children’s series like Cleo and short films such as "La historia de Lila", also participating in executive production and co-production at international markets and festivals