Director, Writer, Executive Producer

(she/her) Rachael is an Ohio-raised, Brooklyn-based screenwriter, performer, and filmmaker.

Her training spans improv (5+ yrs), scene study (under Scott Freeman), and voice work (under Lisa Ann Porter), but credits life as her greatest teacher.

She has directed the short films "Two Vodka Cokes" and "The Essence of Home" and served as the Head Writer for "Crashed," a web series she produced and starred in. Her play, Conversations with Joanne, premiered at Soho Playhouse in the spring of 2022.

Rachael worked as a production assistant for a year to gain a deeper understanding of the ins and outs of filmmaking. Her experience on the academy-nominated film Sing Sing (2024) inspired this film's pay equity model.

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Producer

Atiya Taylor is a Jamaican-born filmmaker and theatre creator.

Her performance credits include The Public Theater's Public Works: The Tempest, The Winter's Tale, The Odyssey, Twelfth Night (Shakespeare in the Park), Hercules, and American Bard Theater Company's production of You Wouldn't Expect.

She made her associate directing debut Off-Broadway with Mies Julie at Classic Stage Company, assistant directed a workshop musical performance of Pericles at The Shed, and directed the short documentary No Way Home, which was showcased at the Museum of the Moving Image in 2023.

She's a member of TheBlackHerThePen writers collective and has done staged readings at Atlantic Theatre Company and Playwrights Horizon.

Atiya holds a B.A. in Theatre Arts from The City College of New York, where she won the Jacob Weiser Award for Playwriting.

IG: @aytartist

Producer & Assistant Director

A New Jersey native, Taylor Harris-Butler is a New York based actor, producer, and second assistant director. 

Her performance credits include King Lear and All's Well That Ends Well with Hip to Hip Theatre Company, as well as Balance and Glass House, two short films produced by BethelFilmsNY – her production company. She has most recently starred in the indie film The Woods (2024).

Taylor holds a BFA in Acting from Marymount Manhattan College. She has also trained at Terry Knickerbocker Studios, as well as Abeson Studios, under renowned acting coach Anthony Abeson.

On the other side of the camera, Taylor works as a freelance second assistant director. Credits include: Run 002 (2024), academy-nominated Sing Sing (2024), Netflix, Peacock, Nike, Glossier, and more.

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