Until recently, my partner, Lauren, and I were living in Ottawa, where I completed a Master of Arts in political science while working for the military and Department of National Defence. In our spare time, we'd often explore and film historic sites in the region, and then life ground to a halt with Covid 19.

With everything on pause, we made a leap of faith, moving to New Brunswick and launching our web series - Blue Lobster Tales - where we film public history documentaries with me focused on directing and Lauren on hosting. New Brunswick has been pivotal in making creative space to foster this new journey, a journey that started in my childhood!

Filmmaking was always a creative outlet for me, having constantly filmed as a kid and travelled, as a teenager, across Canada with my father, filming documentaries about Canadian residential schools (e.g., The Fallen Feather: Indian Industrial Residential Schools and Canadian Confederation, Dr. Mary Thomas: The Mount Ida Project). So, returning to this passion through Blue Lobster Tales, my love for filmmaking and exploring creative ways of bringing stories to life has only grown. This inspiring us to start a new (sweat-inducing) journey, as Lauren and I produce our first feature-length documentary film.

Laura-Beth Bird is a theatre and film artist based in New Brunswick. She graduated from St. Thomas University in 2017 with a degree in English focused on Drama. Bird is an alumna of the Arts NB Catapult 2019 program, the Scholarship recipient for the 2019 Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia's Animotion Program, and a recent participant of the Traditional Theatre Training program in Kyoto, Japan 2022.

Lance Kenneth Blakney is a filmmaker and photographer based in Fredericton, New Brunswick. He is one-third of the award-winning Strike Pictures production company. His passion for still and moving imagery, in combination with his honours degree in Media Arts and Cultures from the University of New Brunswick, facilitates visual storytelling excellence that can exist within an ever-changing social and political landscape. As a proud member of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, he is passionate about championing the stories of equity-deserving groups that are often under-represented in visual mediums. Installations, guest lectures, workshops, and numerous international publications and awards have given him a presence within the artistic community both locally and abroad.

Gerard has a Bachelor of Arts degree in French Literature and Canadian History from Notre Dame University (Nelson, British Columbia), and a Bachelor of Education degree from Mount Allison University (Sackville, New Brunswick). 

Gerard's acting experience has been primarily on the stage. He has been a stage actor for several community theatre groups. Principal roles played include Ebenezer Scrooge in 'A Christmas Carol,' Ichabod Crane in 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow,' Jack in 'The Importance of Being Earnest,' and Charles Condomine in 'Blithe Spirit.' He has been a participant in the Halloween Storytelling Series held in Lubec, Maine, and the Haunted Halloween Walk held at Roosevelt Campobello International Park on Campobello Island, New Brunswick.

On film, Gerard played the role of a British Soldier in the Netflix television series, 'Frontier,' and the role of a Dock Worker in the feature film, 'To Keep the Light.' He was interviewed for two French documentaries, one on Campobello Island as part of 'Les Iles de l'Atlantique,' and the other on whale-watching in the Bay of Fundy. He played the lead acting role of Papa in the French Marketing Video,' Fall Talk 2023-Le Meilleur Fils', produced by BrainWorks Marketing Inc.

Gerard is currently participating in workshops about the film industry and is eager to learn and gain more experience in acting in film.

Tammy Boyer is a long-time storyteller. As a little girl, she entertained her family as Cher, and she loves nothing better than making short videos and reels on Facebook with her natural comic flair.

Tammy spent ten years in theatre as a seasoned stage manager and has recently immersed herself in film. She has successfully transferred her theatre skills to being an AD on set and producer mentoring emerging filmmakers.

As a writer and director, Tammy has found early success. Her first script, A Little Light, won the Jane Leblanc Filmmaker Award and was nominated for several awards at the New Brunswick Silver Wave Film Festival. Tammy's second script, A Better Place, was awarded a Short Film Venture grant and is currently in post-production

Ethan is a young, aspiring performer and a recent graduate of Algonquin College’s Performing Arts program. New to the Film Co-op Community, He is a passionate and enthusiastic individual who’s determined to find his way in the film industry and make his mark. He’s performed in the live production “Voices from the Front: The Radio Show” at the Gladstone Theatre in Ottawa, as well as many film and voice projects within his program. As he gains more experience and fine-tunes his skills as an artist and performer, Ethan hopes to one day be seen on the big screen or have his voice heard in cartoons and animations.