Acoryé White is a Professional Actor. Acoryé has been passionate about writing since elementary school where his fifth grade writing teacher told him he wrote some of the best stories. Her words of affirmation motivated him to keep writing his entire life. He began pursuing acting at the end of his college career, falling in love with an actors ability to relate to large audiences, capturing emotions, and bringing stories to life. Now, in parallel to pursuing acting, he has decided to get his screenplays off the ground with his production company Anchored Lens Productions with the highest of quality.

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He's appeared alongside Alfre Woodard and LaTanya Richardson Jackson in the Netflix original film "Juanita" directed by Clark Johnson. Acoryé was a lead in the upcoming film "Under the Stadium Lights' (2021) co-starring Laurence Fishburne and Milo Gibson. Acoryé was also the lead in the 2021 film called "One and the Same '' directed by Felipe Cisneros with Glenn Plummer (Speed, Show Girls) in the role of his father.  He appeared in theatrically released horror film "The Seventh Day" alongside Guy Pearce, Stephen Lang, and Keith David by Voltage Pictures, Vertical Entertainment, and Redbox.

Patrycja Kępa is filmmaker, director, writer, and producer. Her first feature film "Trinket Box" which she co-directed, co-wrote, and produced was acquired as original content by Fox/Tubi, became the #1 self-distributed film in the U.S. for 2023, and is currently have a very successful theatrical run internationally.

She also has a background in consulting having worked for McKinsey & Co. consultant straight out of college. She is a Polish immigrant and first generation college graduate, who's experience shaped her desire to tell true stories and elevate the voices of diverse communities. She was a recipient of the Transcendence award from the Goizueta Business School and was a student leader throughout Emory's campus focusing her work on social justice, non-profits, and social impact.

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Patrycja was raised in Chicago and holds a general appreciation for culture and art that is also reflected in her artwork. Her love for film originates from Polish movies by famous directors such as Andrzej Wajda. She is a huge proponent of creative work and sees an incredible future in widespread forms of storytelling.

Janine McGoldrick is a 20-year veteran of the entertainment industry who has created
and implemented tactical public relations campaigns, events, and marketing promotions
for film, television and home entertainment.

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As the SVP of Communications at Cohen Media Group, McGoldrick lead the public
relations efforts for theatrical releases including the Academy Award® winning film The
Salesman, Churchill (staring Brian Cox and John Slattery) and Academy Award®
nominee Faces Places (directed by Agnes Varda and JR). Previously, McGoldrick worked in the Corporate Affairs department of HBO supervising
publicity for three divisions - Consumer Marketing, Global Licensing and Home
Entertainment. 

Her tenured career includes helping to launch some of the most exciting releases in
film, television and home entertainment while at Universal Pictures and Artisan
Entertainment and with former clients Lionsgate, BBC, Hart-Sharp, and New Line.

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​Recently, McGoldrick has made the transition into development and production and is
directing and producing her first feature Unheard: The Ears of Meniere’s. The
documentary is an investigative look into a mysterious, debilitating illness that
confounds doctors and leaves people skeptical of its actual existence. She is also the
co-producer of NINA from New Love Films and Assistant Producer of Staten Island
Graveyard from Canvasback Kid Productions.

Evelyn Wan is a recent UCLA graduate with a B.A. in Communications and double minor in Film
and Classical Civilizations, with experiences interning and working in literary IP & development
at Amazon Studios, Chernin Entertainment, LWE, and more. Born in Canada and having lived in
the United Kingdom, China, and more, she is an avid reader who is constantly on the lookout for
exciting new stories and ideas from diverse, underrepresented voices.

Rosie Borchert is a seasoned WGA TV writer with credits in single-cam, multi-cam, and animation, having contributed to projects at ABC, Netflix, and Amazon Studios. Most recently she was selected to Coverfly’s 2023 Next List for up-and-coming writers across film and television. Prior to her career in scripted television, she dabbled in various roles within the entertainment industry. Her diverse journey includes optioning a horror feature film with Infinito Studios, building camera cranes as a jib technician with Moose Media, serving as 2nd AC on a Sundance project led by Diego Luna, gripping for Maker Studios, and lending her copywriting talents to commercial projects with Garage Films and fitness programming for Tonal. Rosie holds a B.A. in Film and Digital Media from UC Santa Cruz.

Dennis Chimelis was born and raised in New York and has worked in television and film for over two and a half decades in Standards and Practices at NBCUniversal, Viacom (now Paramount Global) and AMC Networks. Dennis served as AMC Networks’ representative on the TV Parental Guidelines Monitoring Board in Washington, D.C. and has reviewed and overseen thousands of hours of original content across a variety of networks and platforms. 

A graduate of the New York Institute of Technology, Dennis’ love of television and film began at an early age, later evolving into a deep interest in following a project from its earliest stages on the page to being fully realized on screen. Providing guidance and support for aspiring artists who lack the connections and resources to fully realize their visions is something Dennis believes should be embraced by those who are in a position to do so.  

Brenda Alavez is the proud daughter of Mexican-Salvadoran immigrants, born and raised in the vibrant Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. She obtained a B.A. in Media Arts with an emphasis in screenwriting and documentary and received her M.A. in Events and Experience Management from Goldsmiths, University of London. She has nearly a decade of experience in the events and festival industry and has worked internationally in various capacities for music and film festivals from Los Angeles to Reykjavik.

Brenda has always been involved in the arts from a young age and has dabbled in everything from illustration to public art. Her favorite genre is horror but her love of film began after watching “The Man Who Fell to Earth” in high school. She has always been passionate about the impact of underrepresented voices in art and media and sees film as the best medium to explore, experiment, and question what we think we know. 

Mike Archer is a writer and script analyst with a passion for stories who's immersed himself in games, film, and television on his early years. He has worked for companies such as FX, Netflix, and NBC in the first ten years of his career. He has developed a understanding of current markets in all kinds of entertainment and sports; and is interested in stories top to bottom and maybe coming of age flicks especially a bit more than your average. He has picked up experience in all things writing, acquisitions, data analysis, video gaming and more and looks to continue a career with things he loves with Dreamscape International Film Festival!