Meet The Team

Head Co-Director

Pearl Langley

Pearl Langley deals with our Brand Identity, Media, and Publicity departments. She is from Talladega, Alabama and majoring in Creative Media and minoring in American Sign Language. Her favorite movie is Little Miss Sunshine.

Head Co-Director

Vannah Smalley

Vannah Smalley deals with our Business, Internal Relations and External Relations departments. She is originally from Tuscaloosa majoring in Creative Media with a minor in Creative Writing, and she is a #gleek. She will be in a production of Sweeney Todd.

Head Co-Director

Kendra Zebroski

Kendra Zebroski is in charge of our Filmmaker Relations, Industry Relations, and Programming departments. She is from Maryville, Tennessee and majoring in Creative Media. She has a dog named Monty and directed her first documentary last year.

Brand Identity

Alice Choup

Alice Choup is responsible for making graphics and posters for our festival. They are from Madison, Alabama and majoring in Creative Media with a minor in Theatre. They work at 90.7 The Capstone, UA's student radio station, as the Music Director.

Brand Identity

Connor Dealing

Connor Dealing assists with our Brand Identity needs, he also is in charge of our graphics and posters. He is from Jacksonville, Florida majoring in Creative Media and minoring in Art. Last semester he directed his first short film, "Chipped."

Business

Luke Hamner

Luke Hamner is in charge of our business department and handles our budgets and financial decisions. He is from Tuscaloosa, Alabama and majoring in English. He is also a #gleek and a huge Phoebe Bridgers fan!

Business

Alexander Kagan

Alexander Kagan is also in charge of our business department, but he is traveling abroad this semester! We are sad to see him go. He is majoring in business and takes his job with Black Warrior seriously. He loves money.

External Relations

Madison McGillberry

Madison McGillberry is in charge of our external relations department, so she stays in contact with local businesses. She is from Mobile, Alabama majoring in Creative Media with a minor in Creative Writing. She has a cat named Chunk.

Filmmaker Relations

Emily Rabbideau

Emily Rabbideau is our filmmakers relations department, she talks to all of the directors that submit to our festival as well as plan filmmaker events at the school. She is very interested in cameras and has been the director of photography for a few films already!

Industry Relations

Sarina Williams

Sarina Williams is in charge of industry relations, she talks to the industry professionals we invite to our panels. She is from Dothan, AL majoring in Creative Media. She works at Center for Public Television in her free time. 

Internal Relations

Parker Kline

Parker Kline is a junior from Cumming, GA majoring in Creative Media with a minor in Computing Technology and Applications. He is the Director of Internal Relations and is involved with volunteer recruitment. After graduating he aspires to work as a television writer. 

Media

Lauren Buehler

Lauren Buehler is half of our media department, they are in charge of making videos and content for our festival. She is from Texas majoring in Creative Media and participates in a sorority in her free time.

Media

JC Reams

JC Reams is the other half of our media team. He's from Sylacauga, Alabama majoring in Creative Media. He is really interested in cameras and was the director of photography for our brand identity's Connor Dealing's film last semester!

Programming

Ryan Cagle

Ryan Cagle is in charge of the programming crew, who watches all of the films that are submitted to the festival. He is from Knoxville, Tennessee majoring in Creative Media and minoring in Creative Writing. 

Publicity

Sarah Hartsell

Sarah Hartsell is in charge of putting everything our team makes out to the public! She is from Birmingham, Alabama majoring in Creative Media and Art. She hopes to find herself in LA one day working for YouTube.