Tim Z. Hernandez
Tim Z. Hernandez is an award-winning author, investigative researcher, and documentary filmmaker. In 2025, he finalized production for his first feature length documentary, “All They Will Call You,” based on his two books, "All They Will Call You" and "They Call You Back," which is now currently in post production.
Charles Horak
Producer, credits include award winning documentary films, “The Pushback,” and “Wim Wenders: Desperado” along with narrative features, “What We Were,” and “First Date.” Horak is a native of El Paso and Owner of Rio Bravo Outpost, a production and post-production facility for independent filmmakers.
Laurie Coyle
Filmmaker, Director, Producer of “Orozco: Man on Fire,” and numerous other documentary films. Her most recent film, “Adios Amor: The Search for Maria Moreno,” received the Imagen Award and appeared on PBS VOCES, and American Masters. She is based in San Francisco, CA.
Carlos Avila
Award winning Filmmaker, Director, Producer. Credits include “The Kill Floor,” “The Price of Glory,” “Tales of Masked Men,” and many others.
Ray Santisteban
Award winning Filmmaker, Director of Photography. Credits include “The New Rainbow Coalition,” which appeared on PBS Independent Lens.
Patty Rodriguez
Producer, Writer, Publisher. Co-founder of Lil Libros Books, former producer of ‘On Air with Ryan Seacrest,’ and entrepeneur.
Dr. Michele Fazio
Educational Consultant/ Grant Writer, and is a Professor at UNC Pembroke. She is also the co-producer of the documentary, Voices of the Lumbee (2014), which received the Studs Terkel Award for Media and Journalism.
Zach Passero
Zach Passero is a film editor and animator with over 20 years of experience editing narrative and documentary films. His work has spanned various subjects, premiering at Sundance, Annecy, SXSW, Fantastic Fest, TIFF, Sitges, Cinequest, and more.
Andrew Smetek
Andrew Smetek is a sound designer, re-recording mixer, and audio professional with over 20 years of experience. He’s worked on award winning documentaries, indie art house classics, feature films, and national commercials, and has been featured at Sundance, SXSW, TIFF, Fantasia, Cinequest, Annecy, AFI Fest, and many others.
Cheeky Monkey Post
Cheeky Monkey Post is a woman-owned DI, color grading, and finishing studio based in El Paso, Texas, serving documentary filmmakers and story-driven productions worldwide. Credits include work with PBS, Kevin Ford’s The Pushback, Bernardo Ruiz’s Latino Vote 2024, and Willie Nelson Presents: King of the Roadies, among others.