ALANA AREYZAGA, director.
Growing up in Wheaton, IL, Alana Areyzaga graduated from Columbia College Chicago. Her directorial works include Chasing June (2023), an official selection at the Beverly Hills Film Festival, and Descrescendo (2023), an official selection at the Golden Short Film Festival. Alana also works as a professional makeup artist, specializing in FX gore. Lastly, her most recent work is Espressoly Yours (2025), which won the Audience Award at the 48 Hour Film LA competition.
LIBERTY THOMAS, producer.
Liberty Thomas is a Los Angeles-based Producer who grew up in Kansas City, MO and graduated from Columbia College Chicago. She line-produced Red Rectangle (2023), an Official Selection of Indie Short Fest 2024, alongside Cinema Inclusion's film, Rhythmic Exercise with Priadi (2024), which was an official selection at NFFTY 2025. Additionally, she has also worked on upcoming features such as Olivia Wilde’s The Invite and Jonah Hill’s Cut Off.
COLE BRIGGS, writer & production designer.
Cole Briggs studied at Columbia College Chicago, exploring his creative pursuits of writing and photography. Furthering his artistic craft, Cole production designed Icing on her Cake (2024), which was a nominee at the LA Shorts International Film Festival and the Jakarta Independent Film Fest .
ANGEL GUTIERREZ, director of photography & associate producer.
A Mexican-born cinematographer based in Los Angeles, Angel Gutierrez studied in his hometown, Phoenix, AZ, at Grand Canyon University. He is known for his cinematography on Breathe (2023), a best short nominee at the LA Shorts International Film Festival, and Espressoly Yours (2025), which won the Audience Award at the 48 Hour Film LA competition.
JASON HARPOLE, editor.
Jason Harpole is a full-time video editor from Los Angeles, currently specializing in narrative storytelling. Studying Film and Television at Loyola Marymount University, he also has experience in visual effects and graphic design. He recently edited Espressoly Yours (2025) , which won the Audience Award at the 48 Hour Film LA competition.
BERYL ROSENBLUM, composer.
Receiving her MFA in Film Scoring at Columbia College, Chicago, Beryl Rosenblum recently participated in the Vancouver International Film Festival's inaugural Composer-Filmmaker Accelerator program. She also scored both of Alana Areyzaga’s shorts, Chasing June (2023) and Descrescendo (2023).