Cierrah is a filmmaker from New Brunswick, Canada, and a graduate of Toronto Film School, currently honing her skills in Visual Effects at Vanarts. With a strong background in theater and literary arts, she crafts meaningful narratives that delve into social injustice and themes of human resilience. As a proud member of the New Brunswick Film Co-op, Cierrah is dedicated to fostering a vibrant film community while inspiring action through her thought-provoking storytelling.

Drew Gilbert is a multidisciplinary designer who lives and works in Fredericton, NB. He has worked on member film productions and done photography and videography for the Silver Wave Film Festival. As a writer, Drew has been leading the 2023 NBFC Screenwriters Circle. Drew also teaches workshops for the NB Film Co-op and is an Instructor (Photography and Videography) at the NB College of Craft and Design in Fredericton. Drew also has his own camera and lighting gear for small scale productions.

Zachary Greer is a New Brunswick based composer for Film, Television and Advertising. When beginning his university degree at St. Thomas, he knew early on that writing music to picture was his passion. With the invaluable help and guidance from his mentor and composition professor Martin Kutnowski, he began honing his skills as a composer, leading him to score his first feature film, Alice in the Attic (2015), at age 21. Since graduating, he has gone on to compose music for a range of projects including documentaries, documentary series, shorts, ad campaigns and theatre productions. In 2018, Zachary received the Excellence in Music Composition award at the Silver Wave Film Festival for the short film The Nashwaak.

​Recently, he has written music for multiple projects including, Cicerone (dir Ty Giffin), The Last Lucivee (dir Janice Wright Cheney & Matt Brown), and Fighter (dir Meagan Brown). He’s also worked on multiple documentary projects including, Never Say Die (Jordan Greer), Meet and Eat at Lee's Garden (Days Lee), and has music featured in the first season of Yukon Harvest on APTN, earning him an additional music credit. He’s also scored all of the Graystone Brewing ad campaigns since 2021.

​Aside from his media work, Zachary also remains active as a solo artist producing instrumental albums. His major releases, The Duel and Partridge Island, are based on historical events in New Brunswick, both of which received grants from artsNB, MusicNB and the Canada Council for the Arts. Often combining experimental sounds with organic instrumentation, his work has been said to effortlessly exude serenity and beauty, as well as drama and grit.

See filmography: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1092066/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr5

Miled Guetat was born and raised in Tunisia, in the south of the country. After graduating high school, he briefly joined the military academy, but soon realized that his true calling was not in uniform, but behind the camera—where stories of peace, resilience, and humanity could be told.

Got a master degree in audio-visual advertising from the higher institute of art and design of Sfax.

He wrote and directed Candidat 23 (2019), a Tunisian short film, followed by his debut feature Manhattan - Redemption (2022), which was distributed by Goubantini Productions and featured in several Mediterranean film festivals, including a Top 5 selection at the International Film Festival of Hammamet. Guetat has also directed music videos for Hip-hop artists.

Sam Hawkes is studying mathematics at UNB. Throughout high school he produced several short films with his friends, where he performed most of the crew roles, thus getting an appreciation for all of the work involved in the three stages of filmmaking. He has also worked on several Film Co-op member film sets in a variety of crew roles. 

During the 2022-2023 school year, he was enrolled in Film 2998 & 2999 classes, which were taught by Tony Merzetti. Smaller projects gave him experience as a camera person, gaffer, editor, grip, and set designer. The second semester's final project, which involved the entire class and was shot on film, gave him experience (and a private lesson) as a sound recordist and boom operator. 

Greg Hemmings is a passionate impact filmmaker. Greg's commitment to positive social & environmental change has taken him and his team to all corners of the world to inspire local change that creates global shifts with film. Greg is a global ambassador of the B-Corporation movement. Greg is a member of the Order of the Wallace McCain Institute and a graduate of the Wallace McCain Institute’s Entrepreneur Leadership Program. He has also furthered his training with the National Screen Institute for their Global Television Marketing Program in Winnipeg and Cannes France, as well as the North American Media Executive Leadership Program in Banff. Greg has won multiple awards internationally and regionally including the prestigious Royal Common Wealth Society’s Vision Film Award in London England and three Rockies Awards from the Banff World Media Festival. Greg is also a mentor, public speaker, podcaster, writer, adventurer, musician, classic car, camper and boat restorer. Most importantly, Greg is a dad and husband. Full filmography available at IMDB https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10...