Based in Albuquerque, Tiffany’s background in the film industry with acting, directing, writing and producing experience enhances the New Mexico Film Foundation's focus of supporting Above-the-Line talent. Former faculty member at the USC School of Dramatic Arts, Tiffany's notable film roles include "Sharknado" (you read that correctly!) and "The Last Girl", as well as "True Blue" and "Park 33", both currently in the festival circuit. She is finishing her feature film script, "SOS Paperclip", which she is set to direct, based on her directing-debut short, already starting world-wide distribution while on the festival circuit. In her former, pre-pandemic theatre life her resume includes her "hauntingly vivacious" turn as Fefu in Maria Irene Fornes' “Fefu and Her Friends” (Charles McNulty's 'Top 10 [National] Productions of 2019' at the Odyssey Theatre, LA), the award-winning productions of “Punch & Judy” (LA Drama Critic's Circle) and “Very Still & Hard to See” (LA Weekly Award), as well as the "perfectly enraged" titular role in “Electra”. Proud to call New Mexico her new home, Tiffany hopes to one day fuel her feminist drive with an official coffee sponsorship. Member of SAG-AFTRA.

Recently named a “2024 Rising Star of Animation” by Animation Magazine, Ashleigh Crystal Hairston is a multi-hyphenate in the truest sense of the word. She is the lead voice actress on Nickelodeon’s The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish, a series she also helped co-create. As a writer, story editor, and co-EP on the show, Ashleigh has helped shape its voice since its inception. She ran the writers room alongside Lindsay Katai, crafting the arc of the series and developing entirely new characters and relationships. She even served as lead writer on three episodes!Ashleigh is so proud to be introducing a new generation to Cosmo and Wanda, and to be lending her voice to the show’s new protagonist Hazel Wells. Of course, this latest achievement simply builds upon her previous work as Head Writer on Jessica’s Big Little World, a spin-off of the Emmy-nominated Craig of the Creek, where Ashleigh similarly served as staff writer and voice of the wild-eyed scientist Wren! Ashleigh is also the voice of the iconic Babs Bunny in the Warner Bros. revival Tiny Toons Looniversity, streaming now on Max.As one of the industry’s fastest rising Black women, Ashleigh is committed to uplifting others around her. She looks forward to ushering in an entire generation of Black voices in animation and beyond! She has previously been featured in Forbes as well as NPR’s ‘All Things Considered.’

Sopapilla Productions is an Albuquerque-based production company that focuses on highlighting and uplifting local businesses, artists, and creatives through film and media. It is led by the dynamic husband and wife duo Keith Allen and Felicia Masias who bring impactful collaboration, creative approaches, and truly local and original media content to Albuquerque. Recently, they have taken on the position of Executive Producers for Comcast Channel 26, Albuquerque’s Local and Original Channel, where they were awarded 'Best Overall Excellence in Public Access" in the Nation. As a result, hundreds of poets, artists, comedians, musicians, filmmakers, and content creators have been given a platform to showcase their work. In 2021, Sopapilla Productions was awarded the Virtual Visionaries grant by the City of Albuquerque. With this opportunity, Keith and Felicia produced and hosted 2 seasons of ‘Enchanted Foods of ABQ’; a food show that featured 18 of Albuquerque’s best restaurants. They were given the opportunity to create a mini-documentary highlighting 20 artists who were awarded the Urban Enhancement Trust Fund. For all of their work in the local film community, they were presented with the New Mexico Film & Television Hall of Fame Rising Star Award and the Emerging Bravos Award from the City of Albuquerque. Sopapilla Productions has been featured on KOB4, KRQE, and the Albuquerque Journal. To find out more, find them on Instagram @SopapillaProduction

'Daredevil: Scales of Justice' is a fan film featuring Rising Star Stunt Team. When a man accused of murder is released, a blind lawyer with hyper senses takes justice into his own hands. It is written by Nick Marcotte and directed by Phoenix Zito. Gary Choi and the Rising Star Stunt Team, including Daniel Moen and Phoenix Zito, coordinated and performed stunts.

Jacques Paisner, Artistic Director - SFiFF Artistic Director.

Director and Producer Lois Lipman of First We Bombed New Mexico, the story Oppenheimer doesn't tell

Mark is an independent filmmaker working on his second feature documentary film about a captivating artist who has made a difference. His first feature documentary, Awakening in Taos, was inspired by Mabel Dodge Luhan’s work and he is currently developing a feature dramatic film on her memoir Edge of Taos Desert: An Escape to Reality. Awakening in Taos was narrated by actor/activist Ali MacGraw and is currently being broadcast nationwide over PBS stations. The success of Awakening in Taos inspired us to produce Man of Many Colors.

This week on CinemaScope host, Nazneen Akhtar Rahim interviews filmmaker Jennifer Takaki, photographer Corky Lee, & writer, director, and producer Holly Adams.

About the film: The Hard R is a film that explores cultural appropriation of Black culture. A white drug runner's cultural appropriation is called out by his black partner when they are on a drug run that goes wrong and leads to unintended consequences.

In this episode, Cinema Scope guest host and actor, writer and producer Jamie H. Jung is speaking with When Angels Fear director, writer and co-producer Peter DeAnello and the film's stars, Harper Frawley and Louie DeAnello.