Laura D’Antoni was born and raised in Germany to an American mother and Sicilian father. After moving to the US at age 17, she decided to turn her passion for filmmaking into a career. She received her B.F.A. in Film and Television from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, and jumped into the hustle of the NY film industry as a script supervisor, camera operator and editor. After discovering her passion for documentary filmmaking, she moved to South Florida and directed her first feature documentary, Not Safe To Be Me. Laura continued writing and directing narrative shorts, having made 17 films to date. While continuing to work as a branded content director and TV editor in Los Angeles, she made Cycle, a personal short film about domestic abuse from a little girl’s perspective. This film screened at over a dozen festivals and won a Best Narrative award. Currently Laura lives in the Bay Area with her partner, baby girl and her dog Louie. She works as a commercial director and is writing the feature version of her short thriller.

Hayden Shinger is an actress, writer and producer based in Los Angeles. She's inspired to work on projects that tell everyday human stories and push for inclusion, compassion and empathy. Her work ranges from being a part of network television shows such as, "Grey's Anatomy" to indie films that have been showcased on platforms such as Netflix.