founder | producer

Theresa Burkhart Gallagher

Theresa is a writer, producer and actor based in Los Angeles. She is currently producing the upcoming feature film Schmoolie the Deathwatcher (which she also wrote)  along-side Josh Bachove (Minari, The Curse) and Diana C. Zollicoffer; to be directed by Bridget Stokes. Theresa is also producing, The Life and Assumed Death of the Baroness alongside Diana C. Zollicoffer and Secouya Studios Madrid; to be directed by Andrea Maxwell. Theresa produced the feature film Swamp Lion written and directed by Torben Bech ( Oscars Short List, Sundance Grand Jury Prize Nominee NUUMMIOQ). Swamp Lion premiered at Austin Film Festival and is now available on Apple TV, Google Play, Vudu. Her most recent short, Nana Dara is Gay, premiered at the American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at Cannes before moving on to AGLIFF Prism Austin, Out on Film, Atlanta, and OutReels Cincinnati. She wrote/produced and starred in the short film, Honey and Clover: A Recipe for Disaster which screened at Cannes Short Film Corner Cannes Court Metrage, Diversity in Cannes, Bentonville and Dances with Films. Theresa also wrote and produced the short film version of Schmoolie the Deathwatcher, directed by Michael Ray Escamilla, praised as "a stunning gem" (Huff Post) and screened at over 20 festivals internationally including Dances with Films, Vail Film Fest, and Rome International. Prior to film, Theresa wrote and produced theatre including, Feeding the Monkey in Hollywoodwhich opened at the Red Room Theatre NYC before moving to a Hollywood run, and was voted, "Best Play in LA", by Los Angeles Times Magazine, and was a Backstage West Critic’s Pic. 

producer

Diana C. Zollicoffer

Diana was born in Seychelles Island. She is an LA-based independent filmmaker focused on strong dynamic characters and original, emotional stories in a variety of genres. Currently, she is producing the feature film, Harlem 58 with Toil Films and Foxxhole Entertainment. Diana co-wrote the feature with Marc Furmie. She is also producing Schmoolie The Deathwatcher with Theresa Burkhart Gallagher and Josh Bachove; to be directed by Bridget Stokes, and The Life and Assumed Death of the Baroness with Theresa Burkhart Gallagher and Secouya Studios Madrid; to be directed by Andrea Maxwell.  Her award-winning films have been screened at numerous international festivals most notably, "Nana Dara is Gay" (American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase, Cannes) “Bridget and Iain” (Short Film Corner, Cannes Court Metrage / Manchester Film Festival), “Honey & Clover" (Short Film Corner, Cannes Court Metrage, Bentonville, Dances With Films Festival), “Dreamer” (Diversity at Cannes Film Festival/Bentonville Film Festival) and “Forgotten Bayou” (New Orleans Film Festival.) Diana was a Finalist for the Sundance Institute Producer’s Lab. In 2017, she was the first woman of color to direct for the Australian Theater Company in Los Angeles. She produced the well-received and NAACP Theater Award-nominated play "innocentFLESH" about teen sex trafficking which premiered in Los Angeles before running in New York. In addition to her creative endeavors, Diana’s also a founding member of City of Service Angels a community volunteer group and she served terms on the Board of Directors for Journey Out and The Charlotte Maxwell Clinic of Integrative Cancer Care where she was also Board President.