DIRECTOR / WRITER
Annika Hylmö, Ph.D.
is an award-winning filmmaker and documentarian whose films have screened at CameraImage, Tribeca Film Festival, as well as smaller specialty festivals. She co-produced IMAGE MAKERS: THE STORY OF AMERICA’S PIONEER CINEMATOGRAPHERS for TCM and her narrative short film DR. PENELOPE is winning awards and hearts around the world. Annika is also a producer of Women in Media's renowned CAMERAderie Initiative, creating powerful films empowering female filmmakers.
PRODUCER
Arati Misro
has over 20 years of international experience with film packaging, budgeting and project managing, sales and distribution strategies, and theatrical exhibition. She has been a liaison in the venture capital world for film and TV companies, indie producers and entrepreneurs. Her credits include studio and indie features (THE AVENGERS, THE LINCOLN LAWYER, NEVER HAVE I EVER), TV (MEET THE DRAPERS), and numerous award-winning short films. Her most recent producing credit is the new Indo-American feature, DESIGNED BY PREETI (2025). Arati holds an MFA in producing from the AFI and an MBA.
PRODUCER
Giovanni Alabiso
is a producer/actor/writer/comedian, having done a variety of roles in the entertainment industry in front of and behind the camera. He has a keen interest in productions related to the 1692 Salem Witchcraft Trials and provides tours in Salem, Massachusetts. He has done lectures and presentations in the Greater Boston area on the subject. He is considered to be an expert on the 1692 Salem Witchcraft trials.
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Petr Cikhart
received his MFA in Cinematography from the American Film Institute. His thesis film FIRST IN FLIGHT was nominated for the ASC Harris Savides Heritage Award. He has worked in over 120 countries, lensing films such as FARMINGVILLE (Special Jury Prize, 2004 Sundance Film Festival) and BLINDSIGHT (Audience Awards, 2006 AFI Film Festival & 2007 Berlin Film Festival). Recently Petr served as a cinematographer on National Geographic’s series Restaurants At The End Of The World and Paramount’s series De La Calle. In 2007 Petr won his first Prime Time Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography. He has been nominated a total of ten times.
EDITOR
Jeremy Lerman
Originally from Omaha, NE, Jeremy is an LA-based, bi-coastal editor (Pacific Ocean and Missouri River). Jeremy’s editing work has screened on Netflix, AMC, PBS, and at such festivals as Telluride, Tribeca, AFI Fest and the Emerging Filmmakers Showcase at Cannes. He mentored at Ghetto Film School; AFI Young Women in Film; ReelWorks NYC; and The CineStory Foundation. Jeremy holds an MFA in Editing from the AFI Conservatory and a BA in Communications from the University of Pennsylvania. In his spare time Jeremy enjoys DIY house-renovations. He is currently at the Home Depot returns desk.
