Carla Franchesca is a Dominican filmmaker who graduated Summa Cum Laude in Film from The City College of New York. Her work includes documentaries and short narrative films shown at festivals including Outfest Fusion, Festival de Cine Global Santo Domingo, and the New York Latino Film Festival. Carla worked for several years at the media learning and distribution center Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN) El Barrio Firehouse, where she facilitated productions and taught media workshops. In 2022 she received the Hometown Media Award from the Alliance for Community Media for a voter education program. Carla serves on the National Dominican Women's Caucus (NDWC) board and is a member of New York Women in Film and Television (NYWIFT) and a member of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences — New York Chapter. She is the proud mother of four children. 

Sofia Uglietti was raised between Dominican and Italian cultures, growing up navigating different worlds and perspectives that profoundly shaped the way she sees and tells stories. Since childhood, she has felt compelled to capture the people and realities around her through the lens of a camera. This passion led her to study Anthropology and Cinema, combining her curiosity about human experience with the art of filmmaking. Her dream is to travel the world documenting people, places, and cultures through her own unique perspective.

Beyza Yazgan is a Turkish-American pianist, composer, and animator who bridges classical tradition with contemporary influences through a multidisciplinary lens. Her debut album of original compositions, Human Cocoon, charted on the Billboard Classical Chart and was named “Contemporary Album of the Month” by The Guardian. She has performed in venues ranging from Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall to ancient caves in Turkey. After winning first prize at the 8th Metropolitan International Piano Competition, Beyza produced her first album, To Anatolia: Selections from the Turkish Five (Bridge Records, 2021). Whether performing solo piano, composing for screen, or animating stop-motion, she weaves imagination, heritage, and personal voice into her work.