CHRISTINE SHIN (Director/Writer/Producer) – Born in Korea, Christine moved to the United States by herself at the age of 16 to follow her dream as a filmmaker. She received her B.A. degrees in Communication Arts and English Literature from University of Wisconsin in Madison and her M.F.A. degree in Production from USC School of Cinematic Arts. She was selected to direct a commercial spot, Movie Date, as one of the ten national finalists for 2004 Coca Cola Refreshing Filmmaker's Award Contest. Her next film, Journey, has received Best Actress Award from 2004 Hollywood DV Festival and was screened at various festivals including 2005 Sedona International Film Festival and 2005 Los Angeles Korean International Film Festival. Her USC graduate thesis film, Janie, has been invited to over 40 festivals worldwide and received numerous awards such as Cine Golden Eagle Award. Janie had its TV premiere on KCET(PBS) as a part of Fine Cut Series in 2006, and it will be distributed online through Mini Movie Channel soon. Christine has been chosen as one of the Honorees for 2005 Project Involve by Film Independent (IFP/LA) and was one of the finalists for 2007 Disney/ABC/DGA Directing Fellowship. Recently, she has been selected with her feature project, My Fake Husband, as one of the fellows for 2008 Filmmakers' Development Lab by Korean Film Council. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her cat, Clarence. She hopes to continue to tell stories that have heart by further pursuing her career in directing, writing, and producing.

JUDITH FERNANDO (Producer) – A native of Sri Lanka, Judith double-majored in film and literature at American University before coming to the University of Southern California in 2002. In the future, she hopes to make documentaries and perhaps her own Bollywood-style musical.

LINUS LAU (1st Assistant Director) – Linus graduated from USC School of Cinema-Television in 2004. He has worked as an Assistant Director in a variety of short subjects and is the creative director for Lau Zoo Entertainment. His current hiding place is Radical Media, a non-profit charity organization committed to worthy social issues, where he works full time with public Interest.

PYONGSON YIM (Cinematographer) – Born in Seoul, Korea and raised in Boston, Pyong has always loved poetry and photography. Her filmmaking journey began when she was awarded a grant from Wellesley College to produce a video on Zapotec women in Oaxaca, Mexico. The trip inspired Pyong to pursue filmmaking full time. As a graduate student at the USC School of Cinema-Television, she focused on producing and cinematography. At USC and beyond, she has produced short films, features in development, and a music video for the New York band, The Churchills. As a cinematographer, she has had the fortune of shooting many short films, features, commercials, and most recently, human-interest documentaries for The Learning Channel. Pyong Yim lives and works in Los Angeles, California.

CARLA QUINN (Production Designer) – Carla has a BS in Film Production from the University of Miami (FL) and a MFA from Claremont Graduate University. She has worked on numerous short films, features and television projects and now works in interior design in the Los Angeles area.

PETER SAMET (Editor) – Peter recently graduated from USC with an M.F.A. in Film Production. He currently works in Los Angeles as a freelance editor on both feature film and television projects.

PATRICK KIRST (Composer) – Patrick was born in Southwest Germany where he grew up in a liberal artistic environment. After extensive studies in his home country, he came to the US in 2000 to pursue a career as a film composer. He has since written the music to over 40 short films, features, and documentaries – many of which led to international recognition. Versatility has always been a key in his career. Being able to provide a personal answer to today’s great variety of stylistic needs in film music makes him a unique and highly demanded artist.