Ted Kennedy is an artist based in New York and Michigan. His moving image and installation work has been screened and exhibited at places like the Art of the Real, Microscope Gallery, VISIONS, Onion City Film Festival, BAM, Media City Film Festival, Orphans, 67 Ludlow and various psychology conferences.

He currently serves on the board of The Flaherty and co-programmed the Flaherty NYC fall 2014 series with David Dinnell. He has served on the boards of the Ann Arbor Film Festival and UnionDocs.

Ted received a BA in Economics from the University of Michigan and an MFA from Bard College.

Shane Herron is an independent scholar whose academic work focuses on eighteenth-century literature, irony, and popular fiction. His book, Irony and Earnestness in Eighteenth-Century Literature, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2022. He has served as a contributing editor for The Scriberlian, and his work has appeared in Theory & Event, SEL, and Eighteenth-Century Fiction, among other venues. His current writing projects examine the rise of humor as a distinct cultural category in the eighteenth century.

Bobby Bingle is an independent scholar whose academic work centers on ethics, philosophy of mind, and Theravada Buddhist philosophy. He is the co-author of Against Happiness (Columbia University Press, 2023), and his research has appeared in respected journals such as Sophia. Bobby earned his PhD in Philosophy from Duke University, an MA in Neurophilosophy from Georgia State University, and a BA in Mathematics from Saginaw Valley State University. Before turning to philosophy, he taught high school mathematics. Currently based in Michigan, he works professionally in data analysis, database management, process improvement, and learning and development, while continuing to pursue his philosophical interests.

Chandra Knotts is a NYC-based producer with a diverse background in artist relations, project management, and live events. She has worked with New York Film Festival at Film at Lincoln Center, Doc Fortnight at The Museum of Modern Art, Tribeca Festival, DOC NYC, Woodstock Film Festival, FilmColumbia, Catskill Jazz Factory, and Saratoga Jazz Festival. She also works with B Natural Management, Inc, a talent agency representing a diverse roster of artists, including renowned musicians like Branford Marsalis and Joshua Redman.

Chandra earned a BA (M: English Literature, m: Psychology, Film Studies) from SUNY Geneseo and also studied at Trinity College Dublin.

Max Pinson is a musician and arts administrator based in New York City. He was most recently seen as Art Garfunkel on the North American tour of The Simon & Garfunkel Story. He is also a producer for the Cape Cod-based a cappella group, Hyannis Sound, of which he was formerly the business manager.

Max studied at Otterbein University and Southern New Hampshire University earning degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science with a minor in Music.