Drake Wootton is the Writer, Director, and a Producer of this project. He currently works as a story analyst for Amazon Studios and writes screenplays. Drake is a San Antonio-based filmmaker who has been making films with Quinn since high school. Among other things, he voiced the fight sounds for John Wick 3, worked as Post Malone's body double, and - through his videography business - created courses that have been viewed by over 250,000 people. His films have screened at AAHSFF in New York and NFFTY in Seattle (Audience Award for Comedy Short). The feature-length version of Drake's People Walk Dogs... screenplay was included on the 2023 Black List. Drake's ambition is to make great work. With nearly two decades of hands-on experience learning his craft on the cheap, he hopes to expand his horizons as a filmmaker by collaborating with other talented, professional artists. In the last decade he has written, directed, and edited over 60 no-budget short films as well as an unreleased feature when he was 19 while studying film at the University of Texas at Austin.

 

Quinn Hoinoski is a Producer of this project. She is an Austin-based filmmaker who has worked in a variety of post production roles for award-winning narrative and documentary features which have received fiscal support from the Gotham, the Redford Center, and Austin Film Society.  As a director, her films have screened at SXSW, Mill Valley FF, AAHSFF, and NFFTY ('14 Audience Award). She has held internships at the Dallas Film Society ('16), Austin Film Society ('17), and Fiege Films ('18). She has honed her craft over the last decade by producing dozens of no-budget short films and an unreleased feature - often wearing every hat. She received her B.S. in Radio-Television-Film from the University of Texas at Austin ('19), where she specialized in post-production. Quinn currently works as a producer and freelance post-production specialist.

 

Shannon Cloud is a Producer of this project. She is based in Los Angeles and has worked as locations manager on I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, A Whole Me: Yvonne Orji Stand Up Special, Death to 2021, and Magic for Humans and as assistant location manager on Saturday Morning All Star Hits! and the Quantum Leap reboot. Shannon talent produced Arsenio! Live from Netflix is a Joke Fest and passionately curates live comedy shows to feature rising talent alongside the biggest names in the industry. Raised in Grapevine, Texas, Shannon attended the University of Texas at Austin studying Television and Film by day and attending comedy shows every night.

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Trey Wootton is a Producer of this project. He is a creative executive on the Amazon Studios movies team, where he’s overseen films such as CASSANDRO (starring Gael Garcia Bernal), A MILLION MILES AWAY (starring Michael Peña), and the upcoming JACKPOT (directed by Paul Feig and starring John Cena & Awkwafina).  Additionally, he has worked on over 40 projects in various stages of the development process. Prior to joining Amazon Studios in 2018, Trey worked for John Lesher, where he worked on movies such as WHITE BOY RICK, THE BEACH BUM and HOSTILES.  Trey started his career at ICM, working for a talent agent in the below the line department who represented composers, and a motion picture literary agent representing writers and directors.  Trey went to the University of Texas at Austin and graduated with a degree in Radio-Television-and-Film.

 

Joe ManHwi Han is the Director of Photography for this project. Joe is South Korea-born, Director of Photography based in Los Angeles, CA. Joe has worked as the cinematographer on numerous narrative and documentary films, notably including Netflix Original film, OUR FATHER (2022) and Dolph Lundgren's WANTED MAN set to release late 2023 through Millennium Studios. He immigrated to the U.S. at the age of 7. While both of his parents worked full time, Joe learned most of his english through a wide variety of classic films shown on late night television. He fell in love with the visual medium and was encapsulated by the visual language. The seeds were sown but the bud would not sprout for many years later. Joe involved himself in music, art, and theater throughout the early childhood years but quickly fell in love working behind the camera, shooting and directing documentaries at his high school. He became serious about diving into the world of cinema and dove into newfound passion. Joe attended Columbia College Chicago, and graduated with a bachelor of arts, concentrating on cinematography.