JESSE ACHTENBERG has filmed documentaries and promos for the National Geographic Channel, the National Zoo, Save Darfur Coalition, and the ACLU. For Factory 449, he has designed video for "4.48 Psychosis," "The Saint Plays," Magnificent Waste," and "The Ice Child." He worked with Rick Hammerly on both the award winning dramatic short, "signage," and "Dead Man Walking" at American University. He earned Director of Photography or Assistant Camera credits on the local films "Royal Kill," "N.E.O.S.," "Toxic," and "Please Forward."

Rick Hammerly has worked as an award-winning, DC-based actor/director for nearly three decades. He has directed over 25 theatre productions nation-wide, received a Helen Hayes Award for his turn as Hedwig in Signature Theatre’s production of HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, & currently serves as the Producing Artistic Director for Factory 449.