Jas Keimig is a writer in Seattle. They are the 2025-26 Black Embodiments Studio apprentice art critic at The Seattle Times, covering visual art, music, film and performance. They previously worked on staff at The Stranger and are a regular contributor to the South Seattle Emerald. Keimig also curates Unstreamable, a screening series highlighting films you can’t find on streaming services. They won a game show once.

Brian Crawford is a Character TD in Technical Animation and CFX with experience working for DreamWorks Animation and Walt Disney Animation Studios. His past projects include Zootopia 2, Encanto, and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.

Michael Huang is a Seattle born-and-bred creative, strategist, advocate, and producer with 15+ years of experience working across advertising, design, film, culture, and social change. He is the founder and managing director of Milli, a full service, purpose-driven creative agency and a founding Seattle Film Commissioner.

Fernanda Frick is an animation director, illustrator, and comic creator with over a decade of experience telling emotionally resonant stories. Her short film Here's the Plan was selected at festivals worldwide, including SIGGRAPH Asia (Jury Prize), CICFF, Anima Mundi, NFFTY, SANFIC, and the Nashville International Film Festival. She's published two books with Editorial Planeta: a picture book adaptation of Here's the Plan and the graphic novel Trazos, both taught in Chilean schools. She's worked as Art Director at US studio Nathan Love and Creative Director for a jingle in Apple TV+'s Yo Gabba Gabba Land! Her next graphic novel, Raise the Bar, will be published by Penguin USA in 2026.

Stephen P. Neary is a Hoosier-born writer, director, and animator living in Los Angeles, currently working as a story artist for clients including Netflix, Illumination, Annapurna, and Sony, most recently on KPop Demon Hunters. In 2026, Stephen’s independent animated short, Living with a Visionary, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Short Film Jury Award for Animation. Stephen created The Fungies! for Cartoon Network, serving as Executive Producer for the show's three seasons, which premiered on HBO Max in 2020. Prior, Stephen was Supervising Producer for seasons two and three of Cartoon Network's Annie nominated show, Clarence. Stephen graduated from NYU in 2008 and worked as a story artist at Blue Sky Studios for five years on franchises such as Ice Age, Rio, and The Peanuts Movie. Stephen has taught story and writing classes at CalArts and paints goofy little autobio comics about his family, which you can read on his Instagram.

Mulan Fu is an award-winning director, animator, and creative producer whose work bridges intimate personal storytelling with bold design and visual innovation. With a keen focus on authentic family narratives and the psychological nuances of life in the digital age, her creative practice spans independent film, commercial animation, and branded creative direction. Her animated short films — Journey, Stray Cat Ah Q, Beautiful, Sunflower Field, and Just One Peek — have received numerous awards and selections at international film festivals. In the commercial space, Mulan has led 2D animation and creative direction projects for clients including Team Wang Design, TaskForce PR, NYC Department of Education, EST Media, Condé Nast, MSCHF, 20th Century Animation, Pearl Studio, and Amazon Prime Video.