Clay Tweel is a director/producer/editor with a passion for telling poignant and complicated character-based stories. His works include Finders Keepers, The Innocent Man, Heaven’s Gate: Cult of Cults, Out of Omaha and Gleason - the last of which was shortlisted for an Academy Award. His projects have been distributed by Showtime, Netflix, HBO MAX, STARZ and Amazon Studios while working closely with companies that include Open Road, Campfire Studios and A24. Most recently, Clay premiered his latest film, The Bitter Pill, about a lawyer taking on Big Pharma in the opioid crisis. To learn more, go to: PARKSIDE FILMS

Here is our interview: Santa Barbara Int FF 2025 - Interview with Filmmaker Clay Tweel (The Bitter Pill)

Michael Pomeroy is a filmmaker in New York City. His first feature film, The Rest of Your Life, was released Fall 2022, and is available on-demand on Amazon and Apple, and streaming on Tubi. His second feature film, Paul & Greg & Amelia, will be released in 2026. He holds an MFA in creative writing from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a BA in English from The Ohio State University. More details are here: Michael Pomeroy - IMDb

Here is our interview: Interview with Michael Pomeroy - HollyShorts FF 2026

P.J. Palmer is an award-winning filmmaker known for emotionally resonant, visually bold storytelling. His work centers on outsiders and truth-tellers-characters navigating systems of power, faith, and silence. His films often span multiple time periods and formats, blending cinematic and theatrical language to explore memory, love, and the cost of being seen. He is the writer/director of North Star, an Oscar-qualified short starring Colman Domingo and Kevin Bacon. Further details on P.J. are here: twenty2 films | production company | Santa Monica, Brooklyn, Atlanta

The interview: Interview with Filmmaker PJ Palmer - "North Star" (Hollyshorts FF)

Film Industry Watch is a community based journalistic and academic effort, founded by Chief Editor, Gabriel Moreau. It aims to protect working members of the film industry from companies and individuals who have allegedly affected crew or cast either through non-payment, disregard for the health and safety of the crew, unsafe work environment, racism, sexual misconduct, or conflict of interests. In particular, they aim to collect information about companies that have been liquidated and restarted again under a different name and serial producers who have a track record of alleged misconduct or abuse, be it financial, or in any other. Their goal is to democratize access and provide talented, emerging young filmmakers with the opportunities they rightfully deserve to succeed in the industry. To view content or support their efforts, go to: Film Industry Watch - Film Industry Watch