Mary Alexandra Stiefvater was educated at The University of California at Los Angeles, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Theater, she also studied French cinema and philosophy abroad at the Sorbonne Nouvelle (Paris III) and Le Centre Parisien d'Études Critiques.  After graduation, she moved to England to train at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

In order to sustain longevity in the ever-changing entertainment industry, she branched out from acting into producing and writing.  In 2006 she produced the award-winning short film, Bad Habits, with the production company she helped found, Habit Forming Films.  Stiefvater then produced Wedding for One and 11-44, both directed by Kristina Lloyd.  The two met in acting class at UCLA and have collaborated on several projects together.  After many years of co-writing, her first, solo, full-length script, Squaw, was nominated for Best Screenplay in two festivals.  In 2012, her first books, In My Contrary Garden (a photography book) and Cocoa For Saturdays (a poetry book) were published.  Her sophomore effort, On The Merry-Go-Round (a poetry book), was published in fall of 2013 followed by several other books including From Grace,  What Grief Stole, Of The Americas: West, Of The Americas: East and The May Project.

Mary Alexandra continues to work as a producer, actress, model, screenwriter, photographer and poet.  She has several films coming out in 2019 and 2020 including, You’re Fine, an untitled experimental and No Place Like Home.

Clint Horvath, originally from Detroit, Michigan moved to Florida to attend college. He received his bachelors in science with studies in visual effects and motion graphics. Later he attended grad school and received a masters in fine arts in creative writing. His thesis went on to become a finalist in the All-Access Screenwriting Competition. Over the course of the last decade, he has won numerous awards for his writing and short films. He has worked for a local news station, two franchise sports teams and currently a sports television network. He continues to write and direct short films. He's is now gearing up for his upcoming feature film. He lives in Fort Lauderdale with his wife and two children.

A professional musician turned filmmaker, Michael Hale is a writer, director, editor from Atlanta, Georgia. His work has been showcased at dozens of film festivals all over the world. When not working on films or music videos, he is a film professor at Atlanta Tech.

Marti King Young is an award winning filmmaker and author of the book “Help! I Have An Audition! Now What?”

Her short film, STOLEN, which she wrote, traveled the overseas festival circuit, and earned her the Best Director award at the Miami Beach Film Festival in 2018. Her current film, THE ADVENTURES OF WONDERBOY is currently traveling the festival circuit and has been seen in London, Athens, Palermo, and in various stateside festivals.

Marti recently worked as the assistant to James Wan, Dave Newstadter and Victoria Palmeri on the feature film ANNABELLE COMES HOME. She also was the producer’s assistant on the international hit movie AFTER, as well as the ABC series Kevin (Probably) Saves The World.

Marti’s screenwriting credits include the award winning BOUND AND BAGGED, BOUNTY MOMMA, THE GOVERNOR’S BALL, THE ADVENTURES OF WONDERBOY (co-written with Elijah Haney) and a few more. She’s ghostwritten screenplays which you’ve seen on the silver screen. She polishes scripts for LA producers in her spare time.

She has been featured in the German publication Cinewomen for her contributions to women in film, and was the 2015 recipient of the Women in Film and Television Finishing Grant. She serves as a screenplay judge for various film festivals and speaks at educational campuses. Marti is also a member of the Alliance of Women Directors and currently seeking representation as a writer/director.