JERRY'S LAST MISSION

Director, Writer, Producer

Louisa studied Documentary Filmmaking at the New York Film Academy where her thesis film, LIFELINE, attracted subjects that ranged from an Oscar -winning writer and director team, to Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe. Soon after graduating, she won a 6,000 Euro grant through an international film contest and became the representative of the US, making a film about sustainability in New York City. In this project she was mentored by Oscar-winning director Davis Guggenheim. Her film FAMILIES LIKE MINE was selected as part of Mexico’s Women in Film and Television Showcase for 2013, among other festivals worldwide; and her film LIFELINE was part of the official selection of the Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival for 2013. Louisa taught film editing in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s “Art and Film” course in New York City and has worked with the David Lynch Foundation for the past ten years as Senior Editor, Story Producer and Consultant.

Producer, Writer

Melissa Hibbard co-founded Fictionville Studio in 1999. Her films have premiered at Venice, Sundance, Toronto, Tribeca, and IDFA film festivals, won international awards and have been televised on networks, including PBS, Sundance Channel, IFC, Channel 4, BBC, DR2, and Al Jazeera. In 2009, Melissa founded Fictionville Media; a documentary distribution service aimed at helping filmmakers self-distribute their own works. Recently she collaborated on an illustrated translation and adaptation of Persian mythology called SHAHNAMEH: THE EPIC OF THE PERSIAN KINGS (2013) as the Editorial Director, which the Wall Street Journal lauded as a “masterpiece.” From 2013-2015, she was the executive producer of the 75 episode political satire web series POLETIK with a weekly audience of over 1.5 million viewers around the world. She travels the US and abroad, teaching filmmakers and consulting about new strategies in the field of production and distribution. 

Producer, Writer

Filmmaker and broadcaster Ed Cunningham produced the Oscar winning documentary Undefeated, The King of Kong – Sports Illustrated movie of the year – and the brand funded TV and web film series H*Commerce: The Business of Hacking You – which won three Effie awards for effective advertising. In scripted television, he helped develop and produced on Fox’s BREAKING IN and helped create and executive produce a reality series for Discovery. After playing five years in the NFL, Cunningham began a twenty-year career as an on-air sports reporter and commentator, starting at CBS and recently resigning from ESPN and ABC covering college football over concern for player health and safety.