Erik Strentz is a full-time teacher and part-time filmmaker.

With 10+ years experience working in live events / video production and 10 years teaching in Chicago Public Schools, he’s seen his fair share of drama.  As a teacher, he schools teens in the art of cinema, teaching three levels of high school film production classes, as well as overseeing the student news program. As a filmmaker, he has written and directed several short films, and also produced and shot a micro budget feature film, Dorothy Marie and the Unanswered Questions of the Zombie Apocalypse, an official selection at Seattle True Independent Film Festival and Prairie State Film Festival. 

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Film from Columbia College Chicago and a Master’s in Art Education from DePaul University. Erik’s extracurricular activities include attending concerts, studying folklore, visiting nature and spending time with his wife, kids and 4 cats.

Melissa Pratt graduated from DePaul University with a Cinematography concentration and Documentary minor. She has shot a multitude of shorts, music videos and documentaries, such as Mission: Nepal on Fawesome TV, as well as a feature and pilot episode with Broken Bulb Productions. When not shooting, she is a 2nd AC in local 600 working on Netflix shows like Monster S3 and Saturn Return, plus Amazon Prime shows such as Barbershop and Paper Girls. 

Rosebud Harrison is a native North Carolinian, yet after 10 years in Chicago, the Windy City has become her home. Rose received her BFA in Acting from the Chicago College of Performing Arts with Roosevelt University, and has been working professionally in the Film & TV industry. Rosebud launched Budding Productions, a female lead film production company striving to raise voices of up & coming creatives. Budding Productions recently wrapped their debut short film, Late Bloomer, of which Rosebud produced and starred in. Other recent work includes Deli Boys (Hulu) and Dark Matter (Apple TV).

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