Brendan Bellomo (1984) is an American director, writer, editor and producer. His passion for storytelling was first sparked when he was a child. He was the recipient of a 2009 Student Academy Award in Directing for his short film “Bohemibot”. Beginning his career in visual effects, he supervised the 2012 Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner and Oscar nominee for Best Picture “Beasts of the Southern Wild”. In 2019 he directed a sci-fi short film “Extra Ordinary”. Bellomo worked closely with Annie Leibovitz on the global exhibit “Women: New Portraits”.

Slava Leontyev is a first-time director born into a family of biologists in Ukraine. Combining his love of nature and art, Leontyev has spent his life studying painting, photography, graphic design and art theory. Alongside his wife and longtime collaborator Anya Stasenko, Leontyev created the porcelain sculptures featured in the film “Porcelain War”, his co-director debut. He is also a former soldier of the Ukrainian Special Forces and a highly regarded weapons instructor for civilians who are currently defending their country against Russian aggression.