DIRECTOR

Nicholas produced the feature film VALLEY OF SAINTS, which won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for an Independent Spirit award. The film was released on Netflix and was a New York Times Critics Pick.

He previously directed the feature documentary LA AMERICANA, which won the best documentary prize at the NY and LA Latino Film Festivals. The film broadcast worldwide on networks including PBS, Nat Geo, and Al Jazeera.

Nicholas' work has received support from foundations including the Fledgling Fund, Cinereach, NYSCA, NYFA, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. He is the founder of People's Television, a New York and D.C.-based branded & original content company.

PRODUCER

Amanda is an award-winning documentary filmmaker with People’s Television. She has led projects as a director, producer, and writer for clients such as the Democratic National Convention, Covergirl, Elizabeth Warren’s presidential Campaign, Equal Justice Works, The Nature Conservancy, and The Equity Fund. Recently, she directed and produced a two-minute primetime television spot that appeared on NBC during the 2020 Democratic National Convention.

Her work has been supported by the International Documentary Association, Rooftop Films, Film Independent, IFP, and HBO.

EDITOR

Kent Bassett is an Emmy-nominated editor and filmmaker. He recently edited the feature documentary Standing Up, about three unlikely aspiring comedians, which premiered at DOC NYC and will be distributed by Gravitas Ventures. He also cut the feature documentary Personal Statement, about youth leaders fighting to expand college access, which premiered at AFI Docs and broadcast on PBS America ReFramed.

In TV, Kent worked as an editor on shows including Top Chef and The Real L-Word. He directed and edited the forthcoming documentary, This Might Hurt, about chronic pain and the mind-body connection.

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Bradley Whitford is an Emmy Award-winning actor and political activist known best for his role as White House Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman in The West Wing. He has dedicated his activism to speaking out publicly against big business politics, notably at a protest against Scott Walker’s budget repair bill in 2011.

In 2007, Bradley was honored as a Champion of Justice by the Alliance for Justice, a progressive judicial advocacy organization. He now serves on the Board of Advisors for Let America Vote, a nonprofit working to end voter suppression across the country.

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Jay Duplass was first recognized in the early 2000s for writing, directing, and producing several award-winning independent and studio films with his brother Mark, such as The Puffy Chair, Cyrus, and Jeff, Who Lives at Home. In 2014, Jay and Mark created the critically acclaimed television series Togetherness, eventually inking a television deal with HBO, where they’ve since produced Animals and Room 104. The brothers also have an ongoing multi-film deal with Netflix for their film production. Jay began acting in 2012 when Jill Soloway cast him as series regular Josh Pfefferman in her Amazon show Transparent. He also appears regularly in Hulu’s The Mindy Project, TBS’ Search Party, and in films such as Beatriz At Dinner, Landline, Outside In, Prospect, The Pink Wall, and Horse Girl.

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Mark Duplass is an award-winning actor, filmmaker, and producer. He has written, directed, and produced several acclaimed independent and studio films with his brother Jay, such as The Puffy Chair, Cyrus, and Jeff, Who Lives at Home. In 2014, Mark and Jay created the critically acclaimed television series Togetherness for HBO, in which Mark also starred. They also released the docuseries sensation Wild Wild Country on Netflix in 2018, for which they won an Emmy. At the start of 2020, the Duplass Brothers signed a first-look deal with HBO, for whom they are currently producing the anthological series Room 104. He most recently produced and starred in the Netflix original film Paddleton with Ray Romano, as well as starred alongside Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon in Apple’s The Morning Show.