FILM TEAM

BRYDIE O’CONNOR

Brydie O’Connor is a Kansas-born, NY based filmmaker. Her work activates archives through queering storytelling structures within the nonfiction space. Brydie’s work has been presented at Sundance, Berlinale, BFI, Le Centre Pompidou, and The Museum of Modern Art, among other festivals and museums worldwide. Her debut feature documentary, BARBARA FOREVER, won the Teddy Award for Best Documentary at the 2026 Berlinale and was awarded the Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.

Brydie was selected as the recipient of the Creative Capital State of the Art Prize for New York (2026), received the Tom Berman Award for Most Promising Filmmaker at the 64th Ann Arbor Film Festival, a Special Mention for the John Schlesinger Award for a First-Time Filmmaker by the Provincetown Film Society, and has been named an honoree for The Maysles Documentary Center's 2026 Albie Awards.

DIRECTOR + PRODUCER

ELIJAH STEVENS

PRODUCER

Elijah Stevens is a documentary producer based in New York City. He has produced TIME AND WATER (Sundance 2026), BARBARA FOREVER (Sundance 2026) which won the Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award at Sundance and Teddy Award at Berlinale,  LANDSCAPES OF MEMORY (True/False 2026), and HUMBOLDT USA (Visions du Réel 2026). He associate produced HOLLYWOODGATE (Venice 2023; BBC Storyville), KING COAL (Sundance 2023, POV), and the Oscar-nominated FIRE OF LOVE (Sundance 2022, National Geographic Documentary Films), amongst other credits. Elijah’s work has been supported by Sundance, IDA, the Inmaat Foundation, IDFA, DOK Leipzig, The Gotham, DocsBarcelona, DOC NYC, DOK.Forum, and Ji.hlava, among others. Elijah was a 2019-2020 fellow in the UnionDocs Collaborative Studio, and is a 2025-26 Sundance Producers Lab fellow.

PRODUCER

Claire Edelman is a producer at Killer Films, the NY-based powerhouse production company co-founded by Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler in 1995 (PAST LIVES, MAY DECEMBER, MILDRED PIERCE). Claire is responsible for overseeing the production and development slate for all TV projects at Killer, as well as a select group of film projects. Previously, she worked across film and TV at Animal Kingdom, where she associate produced Mariama Diallo's first feature, MASTER, for Amazon, and Adam Leon's film ITALIAN STUDIES for Magnolia, and developed a number of film and episodic projects.

CLAIRE EDELMAN

CHRISTINE VACHON + KILLER FILMS

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Christine Vachon is an Independent Spirit Award, Gotham Award, and Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Honorary Oscar winner who co-founded powerhouse Killer Films with partner Pamela Koffler in 1995. Over three decades, they have produced more than 100 films, including some of the most celebrated and important American independent features: KIDS, I SHOT ANDY WARHOL, HAPPINESS, HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, FAR FROM HEAVEN, ONE HOUR PHOTO, STILL ALICE, CAROL, BEATRIZ AT DINNER, and DARK WATERS. In television, Killer Films executive-produced the Emmy and Golden Globe-awarded miniseries MILDRED PIERCE for HBO as well as the Emmy Award-winning limited series HALSTON for Netflix. Recent releases include Todd Haynes' MAY DECEMBER (Netflix), starring Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore, and Celine Song's PAST LIVES (A24), which marks their first Oscar nomination in the Best Picture category, and her follow-up film MATERIALISTS (A24).

KRISTEN STEWART, DYLAN MEYER, MAGGIE MCLEAN + NEVERMIND PICTURES

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS

Founded in late 2023, Nevermind Pictures represents the creative convergence of three distinctive forces in contemporary filmmaking: actor-director Kristen Stewart, screenwriter-director Dylan Meyer, and producer Maggie McLean. Since its inception, Nevermind is proud to have completed two feature films: THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER - written and directed by Stewart - and THE WRONG GIRLS written and directed by Meyer. Nevermind Pictures is in prep on THE FLESH OF THE GODS to be directed by Panos Cosmatos, starring Kristen Stewart and Wagner Moura, and will executive produce the upcoming Amazon MGM Studios limited series, THE CHALLENGER, with producers Amblin and Big Swing. These projects embody the company's commitment to crafting narratives that challenge conventions while maintaining artistic integrity.

ZACKARY DRUCKER

CONSULTING PRODUCER

Zackary Drucker is an independent artist, cultural producer, and trans woman who breaks down the way we think about gender, sexuality, and seeing. She has performed and exhibited her work internationally in museums, galleries, and film festivals including the Whitney Biennial 2014, MoMA PS1, Hammer Museum, Art Gallery of Ontario, MCA San Diego, and SF MoMA, among others. As a documentary filmmaker, Zachary has directed THE STROLL (Sundance 2023), was a director and executive Producer for the docu-series LADY AND THE DALE (2021), and was an Emmy-nominated producer for the docu-series THIS IS ME (2015), among other credits.

JENNI OLSON

CONSULTING PRODUCER

Jenni Olson is a longtime, multi-faceted figure in the queer indie film world. She was recognized with the Berlin Film Festival’s prestigious Special TEDDY Award in 2021 for her decades of work championing LGBTQ film and filmmakers. She has served on dozens of films as consulting producer, archival producer, and advisor and is a former co-director of Frameline (the San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival) as well as co-founder of the legendary Queer Brunch at Sundance. As a writer-director, Jenni’s 16mm urban landscape essay films have screened internationally to awards and acclaim. She is now in production on her third feature-length essay film,TELL ME EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY.

KARTEMQUIN FILMS

CO-PRODUCER

Kartemquin Films is a storied documentary institution and collaborative home for filmmakers committed to truth, equity, and social impact. For more than 50 years, KTQ has championed nonfiction storytelling through acclaimed works such as HOOP DREAMS, LIFE ITSELF, and MINDING THE GAP. Guided by a belief that documentary film can deepen public understanding and strengthen democracy, Kartemquin supports artists as they develop their vision and bring urgent stories to audiences. Through its films, programs, and longstanding partnerships, KTQ continues to nurture a creative community dedicated to fostering a more engaged and just society.

MATT HIXON

EDITOR

Matt Hixon is a New York-based editor, who was awarded the Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival for BARBARA FOREVER. His recent work includes the Venice Golden Lion winner and Oscar-nominated ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED (2022), on which he was an associate editor, and GIRLS STATE (Emmy winning, Sundance 2024). He also edited Brydie O’Connor’s short LOVE, BARBARA (2022), which premiered at Santa Barbara International Film Festival and won the Grand Jury prize at Outfest. He also works in narrative film and music videos.

TAUL KATZ 

COMPOSER
Taul Katz is a New York-based composer whose work explores emotional landscapes through sound, often blending classical composition with experimental sonic textures and techniques. Their work has premiered at major festivals including Sundance, Tribeca, TIFF, Berlinale, and BlackStar. Recent credits include DEATH WITHOUT MERCY (Emmy-nominated 2025) JUST KIDS (Tribeca 2025), GRACE (Tribeca 2024), MUTT (Sundance 2023 Grand Jury Prize), and BOUCHRA (TIFF 2025). Taul has collaborated with artists such as Meriem Bennani, Waad Al-Kateab, and James William Blades, with music and sound featured by the Whitney, Fondazione Prada, and the Swiss Institute.

GISELA FULLÀ SILVESTRE

SUPERVISING SOUND EDITOR

Gisela Fullà Silvestre is a sound editor/re-recording mixer and film composer from Barcelona, based in Brooklyn, NY who has worked on films that have premiered at Sundance, Berlinale, Tribeca, and SXSW. Her credits include SELENA Y LOS DINOS (2025), EMERGENT CITY (2024), IT’S ONLY LIFE AFTER ALL (2023), and ESTHER NEWTON MADE ME GAY (2022).

CJ JULIAN, AWAY TEAM

COLORIST

Founded by Cory Koller and CJ Julian, Away Team delivers professional color and finishing services to independent storytellers, wherever they are. Their work has been featured at BFI, Big Sky, Doc NYC, Frameline, Hot Springs, MoMA, Tribeca and True/False; and is now playing on Amazon, BFI, HBO, PBS, Rolling Stone and Scientific America. Away Team’s recent credits include THE BEES (2026), debuting at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival; THE TRACK, winner of the 2025 True/False Film Festival’s True Life Fund; and TASTE OF MANGO, winner of the 2023 BFI Audience Award for Best Feature Documentary.

KAT TAYLOR + MARCELA DAVISON AVILÉS

CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS

TomKat MeDiA is a film, television and media company founded by Tom Steyer and Kat Taylor to inspire creativity for the common good. In 2020 Marcela Davison Avilés joined TKM as a co-investor and serves as Managing Partner. Marcela is also  founder of The Chapultepec Group LLC.