Elisabeth Ness
Creator, Producer, Writer, and Actor ("Molly")
Elisabeth co-founded Good Porpoise Productions, LLC, where she produces, casts, writes, and edits videos for non-profits such as the Grace Institute and CBSBB, in addition to her own on-camera projects. As an actor and singer, she performs onstage, on-camera, and in voice-over; her work has been called “especially funny” (New York Times), “razor-sharp” (Washington Post), and “hilarious” (Times Herald-Record, Catskill Chronicle, and her mom). She associate produced and acted in NYCIFF ‘Best TV Pilot’ award-winner The Grid. As a creative entrepreneur, the Yale alumna runs a salon for women entrepreneurs in the entertainment industry; edits performers’ demos; writes song parodies; and conducts a ninety-person choir. More at www.elisabethness.com!
Daniel Seth
Director
Daniel is the co-founder of BCS Productions, and has directed The One Named Leo, This Game for Two, Hang Up, and an election-themed viral video for the Broadway production of Avenue Q. As an assistant or associate, he's worked with luminary writers and directors, including: Robert Lopez, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Sam Buntrock, Christopher Gattelli, Sheryl Kaller, and John Tartaglia. As Creative Aide, he worked closely with Forest Whitaker on a range of films, including Lee Daniels' The Butler. Daniel graduated with honors from NYU, where he studied at Tisch School of the Arts’ Kanbar Institute of Film and Television. Additionally, you may have seen him as a green dot on your television during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, where he has proudly served as a balloon handler for Kermit the Frog.
Juliet Brett
Writer and Actor ("Amy")
Juliet Brett made her Off-Broadway debut in Beth Henley's critically-acclaimed The Jacksonian at The New Group. She comes from a family of visual artists, has a percussion and dance background, and studied screenwriting at The New School. Film: Admission, Untitled Noah Baumbach Project, A Most Violent Year. TV: CSI:NY, Law & Order: SVU. Training: Sheila Gray. Upcoming: Beth Henley’s Laugh at New York Stage & Film and In The Summerhouse at the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival.
Ed Nescot
Director of Photography
Ed Nescot is a co-founder of Good Porpoise Productions, LLC, and is the manager of Ventana Productions’ New York office. In more than a decade of shooting and producing video, Ed has helped Dr. Oz tackle his fear of heights atop the Woolworth Building 800 ft. above Manhattan, experienced Zero Gravity aboard the so-called “Vomit Comet”, fought the paparazzi on the red carpet with stars such as Scarlett Johansson, Mark Wahlberg and Steve Carell, checked up on international relations at the United Nations General Assembly, made visual music with maestros Joshua Bell, Marvin Hamlisch, and Wycleff Jean, discussed the future of Extra-Terrestrial Tourism with Virgin Galactic Founder Sir Richard Branson, and even scrubbed in for brain surgery. He’s garnered five Telly Awards, three Aurora Awards, and numerous Videographer, Aegis, Clarion, and New York Festival awards. But perhaps most impressively: his Metro Soccer League team won last year’s championship!
Natalie Neckyfarow
Associate Producer
Natalie is an actor, dancer, and singer who has built her life around her Dad’s advice to “never put all her eggs in one basket”. She’s been a Pilates Instructor and Personal Trainer, Web Designer, Entrepreneur, Marketing Assistant, Grant Writer, and bonafide Girl Friday. Natalie has played a range of characters on stage and screen, including: a vindictive kindergarten teacher in the Comedy Central pilot Time Trumpet, a surprisingly forward “good” girl in the indie Sci-Fi High: The Movie Musical, a jovial Jacquenetta in Love’s Labours Lost, and a shy wallflower in Junior Varsity. Natalie’s choreography has been seen in Hitgirls: The Musical, Ninja Motorcycle Babes, and Aggrippina. For more, visit www.natalieneckyfarow.com
Kevin Sebastian
Writer and Associate Producer
Kevin is the producer, writer, and one of the leads of the NYCIFF Best Pilot award-winning The Grid. Other writing and directing adventures include the films Julie & Riley, Sunday Times, Itch, and Mark’s Film in NJPAC’s production of RENT; as well as the NJ stage premieres of Fall of Squirrel, The Four Horsemen(c), and staged readings/workshops at The Theater Project. As an actor, he participated in one of the first Writers’ Guild series made for the internet, Issues: The Series, and is a series regular in Streamy-winner Tina Cesa Ward’s Producing Juliet. Kevin’s work has appeared at the Cannes Film Festival, NYC Opera at Lincoln Center, the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Tribeca VisionFest, Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Saturday Night Live, the American Globe Theatre and many others. AEA Member. @KevSebastian
Samantha Northart
Associate Producer
Samantha was a founding member of the Cincinnati School for Creative and Performing Arts ROAR acting company under the direction of David A. White III. She has traveled the world as the Lead Vocalist on the MV Century, MS Volendam, and MS Voyager, and was part of the opening cast of Walt Disney's ENCORE! (a musical revue) at Tokyo Disney Sea. Samantha was in the World Premiere casts of The Gospel According to Tammy Faye (Tammy Faye Bakker), A Christmas Carol (Belle), and War Games (Lead Woman) at the Ensemble Theater of Cincinnati, and can be heard on the original cast recordings. She just wrapped a short and a feature, and has been known to dabble extensively in stage management. www.samanthabnorthart.com
Beth Benge
Social Media Manager Extraordinaire
Beth is a telecommunication major and business administration minor at the University of Florida. She co-founded and executive produced UF's premiere TV production company "ChomPics Productions". In six months, ChomPics created a 5 episode broadcast TV style webseries titled "Off University", 22 commercials, 3 webisodes for a spin-off series, and 10 behind-the-scenes videos. This fall, ChomPics will create a new webseries, with Beth producing. She also works every day in UF's television equipment room, interns for musical theatre composers Carner & Gregor, serves as secretary of the student union's film committee, and is the Vice President of the National Broadcasting Society. As a proud pale ginger, Beth is excited and grateful to be working on Redheads Anonymous.
Lynn Jia
Social Media Maven
Lynn is a Communications and Global Cinema Studies double major at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is also an active member of UNC’s Model United Nations, Fencing, and Quidditch teams. Like many students, she is particularly skilled at binge eating Cheez-Its, making instant noodles, and pretending to be extremely occupied on her phone when people try to pass her flyers. Although she’ll never admit to it aloud, Lynn is a huge fan of K-Pop, having memorized entire songs in Korean. If you have questions or comments for Lynn, you can contact her at: lynn@redheadsanonymous.com.