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Praise Odigie Paige is a Nigerian-born writer, director and producer. 

Her films explore the complex inner lives of marginalized women with a deep humanity and intimacy, examining their experiences from a Black feminist gaze. Her short film "Simoune" premiered at the Portland Film Festival and played at the 2019 Lake Placid Film Festival. She recently directed Imagining Abolition, a three-part documentary series for Black Lives Matter. She is a creative director/director at Refinery29, and resides upstate NY, where she curates collective filmmaking retreats for Black filmmakers.

Nat Majette is an LA-based producer with a dynamic background in branded content, commercials, and narrative filmmaking. Their work delves into compelling coming-of-age stories, amplifying underrepresented voices through deeply intimate and emotionally resonant storytelling. With a portfolio spanning television, film, and digital media, Nat has contributed to projects for HBO Max, Netflix, Teen Vogue, GQ, Vanity Fair, Allure, and Glamour. Their narrative films have earned critical acclaim, screening at over 50 film festivals worldwide. Fueled by a passion for authentic storytelling and cinematic innovation, Nat is committed to shaping the industry with bold, boundary-pushing narratives that leave a lasting impact.

England-born, Yety is a costume designer and creative producer with West African roots. Starting her decade-long career in costumes in New York City after an introduction to luxury menswear at British GQ in London; she began her chapter in the U.S. at Cosmopolitan magazine. Her interests are curating organically complex visual stories with unexpected clashes of texture and pattern. While honoring diversity and women-focused narratives, Yety’s uniquely layered designs are derived from her multicultural, British-Nigerian background. Her short "Rest Stop," continues its success on the festival circuit after premiering at TIFF, screening at SXSW and winning the Jury Award for U.S. Fiction at the Sundance Film Festival (2023). Her contemporary BET feature film premiered on Amazon in Spring 2024. Her decade below the line, nurtured her commitment to curate and create the stories that are often left unread; as well as dress the characters that lived within them. She continues to produce a variety of non-fiction and narrative content with her latest film, serving as both producer and costume designer, titled "The Incredible Sensational Fiancée of Dr. Sèjí Àjàyí," which explores the Pan-African whimsical world of Alkebulan, continues to screen internationally, making its US East Coast debut at the OSCAR® Qualifying Martha's Vineyard African-American Film Festival in June 2025. Yety is represented for costume design by United Talent Agency for TV and film worldwide.

A true multi-hyphenate, Noni Limar has a decade long resume of work in film/TV, theater, commercials and music. In 2017, she completed a two-year series development deal with Warner Bros. where she developed her TV pilot, "Phony Bastards." It is now in development with Teri Weinberg’s Yellow Brick Road. Her short art film, "Heartburn," was recently featured at Museum of Contemporary Art and SPARC in Los Angeles. As a musician, she was a part of the Grammy Award-winning Sa-Ra Creative Partners, opening for artists such as Kanye West and Erykah Badu. Within the world of theater, she has directed, starred in and produced plays and productions at Los Angeles Theater Center, Apollo Theater in NY, Highways Performance Space and the New York Hip Hop Theater Festival. As a writer, she has been invited to share work at The Lincoln Center in New York and the Market Theater in South Africa. The SABC Documentary, "I Am Woman" was made about her international work as a director and producer. She hosts the "All Heart" podcast, a platform centering healing our culture through joy and pleasure. She lives with her husband and four children in Southern California.