Meet the Team
Producer
Becca E. Davis
Becca E. Davis is a Los Angeles-based storyteller who has lived many lives (traveling with the circus, playing D1 college basketball, working as a marketing executive, an on-air reporter, a production lawyer and a trial lawyer, just to name a few), which she uses as inspiration for her writing. Her pilots and screenplays have all earned various accolades, including from the Academy Nicholls Fellowship, Screencraft, Launch Pad, the PAGE Awards, and Stage 32's Female Driven Screenwriting Contest, among others. She loves building worlds, and her scripts tend to sit firmly in the social sci-fi realm with an eerie slant. She was recently named a PGA Create Fellow for the 2024 Scripted Cycle for a TV series she is developing based on a NY Times bestselling book she acquired the rights to. Her industry work experience includes stints at AMC Networks, HBO, the Writers Guild of America, the Walt Disney Company/20th Century Studios, Ryan Coogler's Proximity Media, and Sight Unseen. She has a BA from Northeastern, a JD from Georgetown Law, and will be graduating from the AFI Conservatory in 2025 with an MFA in Producing.
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https://beccaedavis.com/​​​
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Writer/Director
Catherine Andre
Catherine Andre is an American film director who makes funny, dark love stuff. An actors’ director with a passion for female-centered storytelling, Catherine spent years working as a freelance theater director working Off-Broadway and across Europe before transitioning to filmmaking. Her work has screened and won awards at film festivals around the globe. She is an alumna of the Fulbright Scholar program, Princeton University, FAMU International, Interlochen Arts Academy, the Drama League residencies. Her work has recently won grants from Scholastic and the Puffin Foundation.
Catherine is currently a Directing Fellow at the AFI Conservatory (Class of 2025) where she has co-written/directed five narrative shorts. Her no-dialogue, fantasy romantic thriller — BREAKING & ENTERING — is playing on the international festival circuit. She is developing a fantasy-family short, a romantic anthology TV series, and a feature-length dark-comedy about an open marriage.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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www.catherine-andre.com/​​​​​​​​
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Cinematographer
Simran Sawhney
Simran Sawhney is a cinematographer based in Los Angeles. Born and raised in India, she discovered her passion for storytelling through photography, using it as a powerful medium to express the freedom she longed for. This passion naturally evolved into filmmaking, where she took on the roles of director, writer, and cinematographer, creating three films that garnered 12 wins at international festivals, including BISFF, India’s only Oscar-qualifying festival.
Her work is deeply rooted in human psychology and the intricacies of emotion, which fuels her affinity for psychological thrillers drama and horror films. After earning an MS in Television from Boston University—where her work received an Honorable Mention at the NATAS Student Production Award—she moved to Los Angeles. In LA, she worked in Development at Walden Media, gaining valuable experience in film development, before being accepted as a cinematography fellow at the prestigious American Film Institute.
Now based in Los Angeles, she continues to pursue her passion for visual storytelling with unwavering dedication, working to bring stories to life, one film at a time.
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https://www.simransawhney.com/
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Editor
Matt Gelzer
Matthew Gelzer specializes in Narrative Editorial and Production Sound. His Recorded Work has screened on projects at Sundance, Cannes, and SXSW. During Covid he returned home and worked as an Essential Worker at his family’s hardware store in Hillsdale, Michigan. He has been named a Finalist for the prestigious ACE Internship Program.
Production Designer
Jessica Burnam
Jessica Burnam is a story-centered production designer with a rich experience spanning fine art, theater, business, and film. She holds a BA in Sculpture from the University of Virginia, is trained in theatrical technical production, earned an MBA from The College of William and Mary, and is a recent MFA graduate of the American Film Institute. As a production designer, she enjoys combining her loves of artistry, collaboration, project management, and innovation to create immersive worlds and impactful designs. She is excited to build a fantastical theatrical set within the film design of BEHIND THE MASK.
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