Laurie Little

Producer/Director,

Originally from Quebec, Canada, Laurie Little is a Chicago based filmmaker, digital artist, colorist, photographer, educator and founder of Luminist Films..  As a documentarian, she uses an observational style to focus on personal stories and social justice issues to help motivate discussion, mobilize advocates and change the narrative. Her award-winning films and collaborations have screened internationally in over 40 film festivals. Little teaches Documenting Social Injustice and Culture Race and Media at Columbia College Chicago and works as a media artist in the ad world. She holds a BFA from York University and an MFA in Film/Video from Columbia College Chicago. www.Luministfilms.com

Jess Mattison

Co-Director/Editor/Camera

For as long as I can remember, I have been a storyteller. I love to tell stories, but not as much as I love listening to them. When I started out at Columbia College in the narrative film department I was writing multiple stories a day. With endless class exercises and script writing, I was up to my ears in stories. There was something missing though and I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. After taking a step back, and reevaluating my passion I realized I was stuck in a fantasy world. I was coming up with endless stories from my imagination that really had no meaning or made any sense to anyone but me. As I was having this epiphany, almost simultaneously I discovered documentaries. I had seen documentaries in school, but they were never very exciting. I came to the realization that my passion was for the truth. I could combine my two passions, storytelling and the truth, and from this, the birth of my documentary filmmaking career began. If people would let me, I would tell their stories. I soon came to realize that we are all a lot more alike, then we are different. This is my goal in filmmaking to bring people together through their similarities, despite their apparent difference. The truth is not one defined thing and as a filmmaker, I craft the truth through my medium.

Theresa Campagna

Co-Director/Associate Producer/Camera

Theresa Campagna is an independent journalist, photographer and producer. She has a passion for reporting and photo reportage that aims to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. Topics range from education, global warming, racism, immigration, and state violence. Her work has appeared in WYCC PBS Chicago channel 20, Xojane, Alternet, Getty Images, The Gate Newspaper, South Side Weekly, Free Speech Radio News, and WLUW 88.7 fm Chicago. Her written reporting can be found here: tcampagna.tumblr.com

Enero J. Ray 

Editor

Enero J. Ray, is a professional Storyteller with hands-on pre-production through post-production experience. In addition to Pillbox79 Productions, her experience spans the many realms of media, from news to documentary and photography. https://www.pillbox79.com

Bill Sacco

Camera/Associate Producer

Katie Shreuber

Assistant editor/subtitles

Vikas Deo 

Post Sound Engineer/Associate editor

Composer, musician, sound designer, and video editor.  Vikas worked as an associate editor and sound designer on Sisters March.  “I enjoy music, sound, film, & games - and always look forward to working on projects that include one or more of these.”  http://ClinkWhamPoof.com

Lameese Hassan

Camera

Justin T. Jones

Trailer Editor

Jennifer Spitz

B-roll contributor