Michael Brown
Executive Director
1. Blade Runner
2. 2001: A Space Odyssey
3. Omega Man
4. Silent Running
5. Dark Star
Vincent Keane
Creative Director, Producer
1. Delicatessen
2. 12 Monkeys
3. The Fifth Element
4. Wall-e
5. MIB
Hiroshi Kono
Outreach Director
1. Planet of the Apes
2. A Clockwork Orange
3. Back to the Future
4. The Fly
5. Cube
Sato Yamamoto
Social Media Coordinator
1. Cowboy Bebop
2. Rick and Morty
3. Her
4. The Circle
5. Spirited Away
Hiroshi Kono
New York Japan CineFest
1. Planet of the Apes
2. A Clockwork Orange
3. Back to the Future
4. The Fly
5. Cube
Laura Phillips
Producer / Writer Director
1. Alien
2. Mama
3. The Ring (2002 - U.S. remake)
4. The Thing (Carpenter's, '72)
5. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Kaufman's, '78)
Sato Yamamoto
Artist / Teacher
Sato Yamamoto is a Japanese bilingual artist inspired by culture and diversity. Born in Meguro, Tokyo – currently living in Brooklyn, New York. She facilitates workshops with Teachers and Writers Collaborative, New York Public Library, Manhattan Graphics Center, Poster House, and Japan Society. Sato is National Advisory Committee (NAC) member of Teaching Artists Guild.
Jerald Miller
NuJazz Entertaiment
1. Return of the Jedi
2. The Wrath of Khan
3. The Blob
4. Creature from the Black Lagoon
5. The Birds
Jon Nutting
Brooklyn Outreach
1. Dark City
2. City of Lost Children
3. Inception
4. Blade Runner
5. Brazil
Eleanor Forman
Feelance Copyeditor/Proofreader
I discovered SF/F in 4th grade and never looked back. I'm a freelance copyeditor/proofreader whose literary chocolate is Speculative Fiction. Contact me at EEFWWW@yahoo.com. I was also a journalist when on WBAI in NY, 99.5 FM Pacifica Radio. I'm currently on the WBAI Local Station Board. I've jurored and screened ALL 200+ films submitted for two years now.
Arthur Joseph
Actor / Director / Producer / Stand Up Comic
35 yrs comedic improv experience. Co-Star in The Kominsky Method, Good Girls, Burn Notice, The Con, Murder in The Heartland, Memphis Beat, The Daughters of Dolemite, To Tell The Truth, Miami Love Affair, Deal or No Deal. Featured in Start Wars - Skeleton Crew. Dance Teacher and Choreographer 30 yrs.
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CC Sorrell
Producer/Director
Award-winning filmmaker and content creator with a passion for storytelling through technology. A self-proclaimed film geek, who aims to engage audiences and inspire them to see the world from new perspectives.
1. Alien
2. Her
3. The Empire Strikes Back
4. Fantastic Planet
5. Attack the Block
Damaris Perez Pizarro
Journalist/Press/Blogger
I've been a juror for 5 years or more and I enjoyed to the fullest seen so many talented people producing and acting. I have an Associate degree in Tv Production and Multimedia and a Bachelor degree in Communications. I have done some short documentaries as well as video record weddings. I enjoy SciFi series, SciFi movies and among my favorites movies I love Star Wars, The Fifth Element, Men In Black among others.
Daniel Christophersen
Filmmaker / BSFFF Alumni
Daniel Christophersen is a Scottish/Norwegian writer, director and producer who graduated with a masters from The London Film School. His comedy and drama films, produced through his production company Far Away Films, have played at international and Academy Award Qualifying festivals.
Eli Zavala
Film Programmer, Distributor, Promoter
Eli's areas of expertise are film programming, distribution, exhibition & production. She founded La Filmadora (NYC), and Numina (MTY), distribution and production companies championing highly artistic, character driven & culturally authentic films. She's the current Executive Programing Director of Latitudes Cinema, a NYC microcinema.
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Hassan Mokhtari
Screenwriter / Director
Born in Mianeh, Iran, he has directed more than 10 experimental short film (shortest experimental film in the world just 3 seconds "Plurality"), video art and documentaries. "Dancing With Rainbow" was selected by the BIFF (Oscar Academy Award Qualifying Film Festival) for the 2021 Finalist and it was selected for one of the Best Documentary Short Film in Calcasieu, USA 2021.
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John Kahle
Filmmaker
John is a recent graduate from Loyola Marymount University with a BA in film, television, and media studies although he prefers calling it film theory because that’s all he studied. Since graduating John has started producing his own short films in hopes of winning a festival. He is honored to be a part of BSFFF and he loves movies!
Matt Tyson
Producer / Director
Matt got his start working on industrial and commercial productions and has gone on to produce and direct a wide variety of short films and the feature documentary Thank You For Your Service. He is currently developing a feature film, continues industrial work, and plays music in a very loud band. Some favorite sci-fi movies: The Thing ('82), Arrival, Robocop, The Substance, The Iron Giant.
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Melissa Rodriguez
NY Writer / Director
Melissa Rodriguez is a Latinx Writer/Director whose films put a focus on marginalized stories dedicated to social justice. Originally from the Bronx, she now claims the lost borough of NYC, Yonkers, as her home. She is an MFA graduate from Brooklyn College, a BAFTA scholar and former national chess champion. Her documentary thesis film, "The Sambodi Project", was featured at various film festivals including the 30 Under 30 Film Festival which partnered with the U.N. for topics surrounding social justice.
Patrick Terry
Producer - First Time Caller
I got to know the festival when I attended last year with First Time Caller - and it was a thrill to win an award!
Peter Bolte
Artist / Filmmaker
Peter Bolte is an award winning artist and filmmaker who has exhibited his work internationally. With a background in painting, he went on to work in the film industry for over two decades. He has directed the features All Roads Lead and Dandelion Man, several short films and music videos. Notable credits include being cinematographer on The Booksellers (Greenwich Entertainment) and Casting By* (HBO Documentaries *Emmy nominated) as well as being an emerging filmmaker in the Artist Academy at the 2013 NYFF at Lincoln Center.
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Peter Giakoumis
Producer
Author, Filmmaker, Instructor, Producer & Historical Consultant for the 1912-1913 Historical Period and Subject-Matter-Expert. Producer, Co-Host, Writer at Interfleet Broadcasting, 2020-Present. The News & Media site is owned and founded by IFB Interfleet Broadcasting®. Partner and Manager of Tipsy Toaster Productions LLC. And managing Partner of XG-3 Film Production Co.
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Pierluigi Gugliotta
Film Studies Researcher
Pierluigi Gugliotta is a PhD Candidate in Art Culture and Image at Pusan National University, South Korea. He hosted talks as moderator for Busan Peace Film Festival and Busan Travel Movie Festa. He also worked as a program team coordinator for Busan International Short Film Festival and has been part of the Film Screening Committee of Santa Fe International Film Festival. Lately, he worked for Busan International Film Festival as part of the Asian Contents & Film Market Office.
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Riya Agarwal
Writer, Director, Producer
Riya is a South Asian filmmaker currently based in Brooklyn NY. She holds an MFA in Film from NYU Tisch, during which she worked on films which screened at festivals including Tribeca, SXSW, and Cannes. Her thesis short is currently in post after winning screenwriting awards globally, including at Flickers’ RIIFF. She is an Associate Producer on two features in development, produced by Sway Bhatia (Succession) and is in the screening committees for Academy Qualified festivals such as Atlanta FF, Woodstock FF, amongst others.
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David Williams
Screener
Brooklyn based, artist, writer, and film programmer at Spectacle NYC.
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Jeff Phungglan
Writer/Director
Jeff Phungglan (pün-gahn) is a Thai-American filmmaker and founder of Phuket Productions. Inspired by Mark Duplass' quote, “The cavalry’s not coming,” Jeff is a champion of creating art without waiting for permission. This DIY mentality is a core part of Phuket Production, where the ethos is: "F*** it, let’s make a movie!". Jeff is also a proud BSFF alumni.
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Lissanne Lake
Illustrator
Lake has been a full time freelance illustrator for over thirty five years, painting in the traditional manner. She started doing gaming art, painting for Dragon Magazine, and also did paintings for TSR's Amazing Magazine. In the book field, she has done art for well over two hundred SF/Fantasy book covers, including covers for best-selling authors such as Terry Pratchett, Thomas Disch, Raymond Buckland, R.A. Lafferty & David Bischoff.
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Macy Rajacich
Artist
An artist and daytime gallery assistant with an affinity for watching and assisting film projects, Macy currently volunteers at Spectacle Theater (Brooklyn) specializing in poster design. You can find them working in the booth a couple days during the month, or simply rotting away in other NYC theaters nearby. She is here to watch anything and everything.
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Marc Bruening
Loan Review Group Manager
Regulatory review of bank credit portfolio on behalf of the OCC. -Teaching financial literacy.
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Rachel Sult
University Faculty
Rachel Sult is a mother of two teenagers and has been a SciFi fan her entire life. She teaches in the social sciences at the college level. She earned her undergraduate degree at Cornell University and Ph.D. at Emory. She also teaches English Language enrichment in her spare time encouraging her students to be creative and to write from their imaginations and heart. Dr. Sult is also a member of the SciFi Book Club is an avid reader in the genre.
Rebecka Ray
Actor and Filmmaker
Rebecka Ray is an actress and filmmaker. Skilled in Improvisation. UCB, BFA from NYU. Film and TV Credits include: Law and Order Organized Crime, Extrapolations, Great Kills, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The Knick, and as Tim Blake Nelson's wife in Detachment, starring Adrien Brody, directed by Tony Kaye; featured on Law and Order SVU.
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