Julia Brauner is a French-American filmmaker residing in Los Angeles, California. The passion for films ignited within her from an early age and soon turned into a desire to create and tell her own stories. Endless childhood summers were spent running around with a camcorder, casting friends as actors and many nights experimenting with editing software. She has studied Film and Television Production at Loyola Marymount University and is on track for graduation this year. Her professional experience includes working and learning under the direction of French producer Clément Miserez at Radar Films in Paris, France. She also worked at Cinelou Films, After Dark Films and has produced a variety of works directed by peers, professors, and independent filmmakers. She is currently employed by One Race Films, Vin Diesel’s production company, as a production assistant. Julia wrote, directed, produced, animated, and edited Sliced.

Micaela Hammond was born and raised in Pasadena, California. Her love for the arts started in high school when she decided to join the Graphic Design Academy instead of the Health Academy. However, it wasn't until Micaela shadowed an Editor on AMC's The Walking Dead did she decided to pursue a career in the film industry. A year later Micaela joined Loyola Marymount’s School of Film and Television class of 2019. Her passion for shaping a story for the screen was quickly noticed by her peers and professors. By her sophomore year Micaela was working in the Student Production Office where she worked with production students, administration, and insurance to greenlight each film. Micaela has had the privilege to intern for AMC, Shia Labeouf’s Honey Boy, Disney, and Cinelou Films. Micaela will be graduating in the Spring of 2019.

Liz Holland is a Los Angeles native who graduated from Loyola Marymount University in 2018 with bachelor’s degrees in Film & Television Production and English, minoring in Film & Television Studies. Since graduating, Liz has produced and assistant directed numerous projects, including commercial advertisements for companies ranging from Aleve to CocaCola RegalFilms, series streaming on Funny or Die (The Room Actors: Where Are They Now) and Netflix (The Hollywood Masters Series), as well as feature films, one of which was shot in Sweden. Over the past three years she has directed two shorts, the first, “Blue Dream,” was accepted into the Chicago International Blow Up Film Festival in 2017. The most recent, “Rough Cut,” is just now being submitted to the festival circuit. With over five years of production experience and the LMU School of Film and Television Undergraduate Production Award Liz is an active and avid member of the film community, excited to collaborate and create with her peers. 

Inspired by varied films such as Apocalypse Now and Blade Runner, Oscar Martinez reallocated from Silicon Valley to Los Angeles in order to begin his filmmaking career at Loyola Marymount University. Dedication and mentorship have helped develop Oscar’s cinematography, bringing a wide variety of student films to their visual potential throughout his time at LMU. Oscar’s enthusiasm for lensing Sliced stems from a creatively rich collaboration with director Julia Brauner and from the surrealist/horror take on the classic bildungsroman. He agrees that growing up and experiencing new events can be horrific, citing flashbulb memories such as a car accident at the age of three that showed him one, what blood is, and two, that people can bleed from their nose. Under the direction of Julia Brauner, Oscar’s visuals will capture the fear experienced in these moments to provide a thrilling and unique experience for mature audiences.

Jennifer Chan is a Los Angeles based production designer that visualizes reality in the created world and brings it to life. She has designed dozens of short films and has experience building sets, making props, set decorating/dressing, and doing graphic design. As a versatile innovator, Jennifer challenges herself to reinvent the style on a diverse array of sets, ranging in genres all across the board, helping to deepen the story and bring in new elements.