THE FILMMAKERS
Ruby Rose Collins is a filmmaker exploring the space between memory and perception. Her work interrogates personal histories as political archives, often centering fractured protagonists, unreliable narrators, and moments of emotional rupture.
A 2020 Creative Visions Foundation Fellow, her short doc My Abortion Saved My Life (2022) premiered at Outfest and screened at over 20 global festivals. Her latest short, all the love i could handle (2025), reimagines a childhood memory into a portrait of a Black artist mother and has screened at Chicago International Film Festival, Blackstar, Hollyshorts & more.
She’s currently developing her debut feature WANT ME, continuing her cinematic inquiry into the blurred line between tenderness and truth.
Born nearly in a New York taxi, EJ Lykes is a bicoastal writer and producer shaping bold, cinematic stories. She began her career at HBO in distribution before pivoting to production, where she continues to thrive.
A 2024 Dear Producer Fellow and 2025 Sundance Producer Lab finalist, EJ recently produced all the love i could handle (dir. Ruby Rose Collins), which premiered at several Oscar-qualifying festivals including BlackStar, HollyShorts, and ABFF.
Her upcoming credits include OKAY, BABIES by Christina Connerton and a music video for indie rock band The Linda Lindas (“All in My Head”). EJ is also developing a high-profile animated feature documentary with an Academy Award-winning team, slated for a 2025 debut.
Gemma Doll-Grossman is a San Francisco–born, LA-based cinematographer known for her visceral, character-driven visual style. A Film Independent Project Involve Fellow (2022) and two-time Panavision grant recipient, she holds an MFA in Cinematography from AFI.
Her work spans narrative, experimental, and genre films, including Full Moon (Luna Piena), which premiered at Venice, and Scotty’s Vag, which debuted at SXSW.
Gemma is currently shooting three feature films, and was selected for the 2025 Sundance Directors Lab as a cinematography fellow. Her practice merges filmic texture with psychological realism, translating emotional complexity into bold, cinematic language.