A MESSAGE FROM DIRECTOR TOM STERN

Tom is an award-winning writer, director, producer, and showrunner. His credits include shows like Netflix’s The Toys That Made Us and Kevin Hart’s Guide to Black History, The Andy Milonakis Show, Comedy Central’s Crank Yankers, and MTV’s The Andy Milonakis Show, as well as cult movie Freaked. He has directed music videos for such artists as Red Hot Chili Peppers and Ice Cube.

Noa is a multi-lingual marketing maven, producer, and writer. Since moving to Los Angeles from London in 2018, she has collaborated with the likes of Afrojack, Rhino Records, and Killing Joke’s Jaz Coleman. She has also produced events and cultivated community and governmental partnerships for the UN Women USA Los Angeles chapter.

Paul began his film career directing music videos for Alice in Chains, Roger Waters, Kiss, Joan Jett, Pantera, The Replacements, and Temple of the Dog. His seminal punk documentary American Hardcore premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was acquired and theatrically released by Sony Pictures Classics. Paul also co-founded the Slamdance Film Festival.

Scott has been a documentary filmmaker/author for the last 10 years. His debut film Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC and follow-up CREEM: America’s Only Rock’n’Roll Magazine both received critical acclaim and multiple film festival awards - and are streaming on Amazon, iTunes, and others.

​Simon is a 22-year-old screenwriter and Los Angeles native. A recent graduate from Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film, one of his main thesis projects at school was writing a biopic miniseries about The Butthole Surfers.

 Chris is a film editor and award-winning sound designer from Toronto, Canada who frequently collaborates with Tim Heidecker, editing for On Cinema and Office Hours Live. He has worked on documentaries such as A&E’s Freaks & Geeks: The Documentary and Killing Patient Zero. He also plays guitar and sings in the bands Golden Cinema and North Lakes.

Madeleine was brought out to Los Angeles to assist ex-WME Joel Zimmerman in his various endeavors in the music, film, and creative industries - from music label A&R to music financial technology R&D and creative partnerships and productions. She's also a DJ and electric music producer touring Australia, UK, and the USA.