DIRECTOR/WRITER/PRODUCER

Letia Solomon is an award-winning filmmaker and former Chemical engineer based in Los Angeles. She made her television directorial debut on Season 7 of ABC/Shondaland’s STATION 19. She’s a fellow of the 2024 Disney CTDI Directing Program, Ryan Murphy’s HALF Initiative Program and Netflix's 2023 Episodic Directors on the Rise Masterclass with Paris Barclay. Letia directed the coming of age pilot, 3 BLIND MICE which won Essence Film Festival's 2024 Audience Choice Award for Best Indie Pilot and a comedic mockumentary short, CLONES, which won the 2022 Lionsgate/STARZ Award for Best Speculative Fiction Film. Her medieval romcom THE QUEEN, THE KNIGHT, AND THE WITCH was a finalist in the 2022 Tribeca x CHANEL Through Her Lens Program. Letia's USC thesis film, THE CYPHER, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, ABFF HBO Competition, and received USC’s First Look Faculty Award for Outstanding Director. Her bold and edgy style champions heartfelt and comedic stories of underrepresented characters for both film and television.

Relevant Links

2022 Tribeca x CHANEL's Through Her Lens Program Finalist - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/chanel-through-her-lens-tribeca-1235216915/

2022 Forbes - Meet The Ten Rising Filmmakers Of The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program - https://www.forbes.com/sites/natashawolff/2022/09/21/meet-the-ten-rising-filmmakers-of-the-tribeca-chanel-womens-filmmaker-program/?sh=57a9319a70f8

PRODUCER

De'Onna "Tree" Young-Stephens is an award-winning writer, director, and producer based in Los Angeles, California. She is currently a member of Women in Film Los Angeles (WIFLA), The International Documentary Association, The Black Women's Film Network (BWFN), and the African American Women in Cinema Society (AAWC).

Born and raised in Walkertown, North Carolina, Tree's interest in film started at the tender age of eight when she was enrolled as a dancer at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in public relations and marketing from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Tree got her first professional job working on the film 42 and later went on to work as a personal assistant for Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monáe on Hidden Figures and as a second assistant director on numerous films and television shows in the Atlanta area.

Currently, Tree works for the Wondaland Arts Society as a screenwriter and director and also produced the Grammy nominated emotion picture Dirty Computer. She received her MFA from the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts and received a Student Academy Award and Director's Guild of America award for her short documentary “Not Just a Name”.

PROUDCER

Leon Pierce Jr. is a Los Angeles native and a natural born storyteller. He has written, produced and directed several short films, including the award winning romance dramedy, Without Her and the romance drama, Broke Lovers. Leon, also wrote, produced, directed and executive produced his first feature film, Welcome Matt, a dramedy starring Tahj Mowry and Deon Cole, about an agoraphobic filmmaker, who tries to make a film in his apartment, while doing in home therapy, so he can venture back out into the real world. The film was distributed by Gravitas Ventures, for a nationwide release on May 28th 2021. It's currently available on Amazon Prime and Tubi.

PRODUCER

Melanie Sudyn, originally from Buffalo, NY, is the co-founder of Xylograph Films and an accomplished producer, writer, and first assistant director. With a portfolio encompassing over 20 short films, commercials, and a feature film distributed by Gravitas Ventures, she has collaborated with notable entities like Red Bull TV, SONY, Entertainment Technology Center, and RIT. Her debut feature film, "White Demise," was distributed by Gravitas Ventures in 2020. Additionally, her short film "Re-Rehab" was featured at the 2019 Toronto Shorts International Film Festival and is available on Amazon Prime.

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Horane Henry has over 15 years of experience in the media and entertainment industry, specializing in technology.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology and a Master of Science in Management with a concentration in Technology Management, both from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He seeks to bridge the gap between technology and entertainment and contributes to the industry's ongoing growth.

Horane has been named as part of Media Play News 40 Under 40, Class of 2024. Creative at heart, Horane has won over 15 awards for independent films and Executive Produced “Raw Materials”, Jamaica’s first short film to win an African Academy Award. Horane is passionate about bringing underrepresented Caribbean filmmakers and storylines to light. 

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Daeil Kim born in Seoul, South Korea, moved to the United States at 20 to pursue filmmaking. He co-founded Xylograph Films, producing acclaimed short films, commercials for brands like Red Bull, and music videos for artists like Two Friends and Bryce Vine.

Kim’s cinematography work, The Things We Keep, is set to screen at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. 

A graduate of the USC MFA Film & TV Production Program, Kim was an Annenberg Fellow and recipient of the James Bridges and Jack Larson scholarships. 

Kim has earned the Sony Future of Cinematography award, Panavision New Filmmaker Grant, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Production Grant (2024).

CASTING DIRECTOR

Ryan Maharaj is known for Beast (2022), They Cloned Tyrone (2023) and Fatherhood (2021) and has worked closely with Kim Coleman Casting.