Judy Irving is a Sundance-and-Emmy-Award-winning filmmaker whose theatrical credits include The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill, a feature documentary about the relationship between a homeless street musician and a flock of wild parrots in San Francisco; Pelican Dreams, about California brown pelicans and the people who know them best; and Dark Circle, a personal film about the links between nuclear power and weapons. In 2015 Judy was invited to become a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.

Christopher Beaver produces and directs documentaries and special media projects concerned with the environment. He teaches documentary and narrative film production, cinemtography, and digital journalism. Among his films are Dark Circle, Racing to Zero, and Tulare - The Phantom Lake. A recipient of MacDowell and Guggenheim fellowships, Christopher’s additional awards include a National Television Emmy, a Certificate of Special Merit from the Documentary Committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and a Grand Prize in Documentary from the US (now Sundance) Film Festival.

Ruth Landy is a filmmaker and communication professional with a longstanding commitment to global development and human rights.  She co-produced and directed Dark Circle, the award winning documentary feature which chronicles the human impact of the Atomic Age. She also wrote and directed Places for the Soul, a film portrait of architect Christopher Alexander and his quest to build "living places" in California and Japan. Ruth’s international career includes media and communication assignments on five continents for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and other global organizations. She has now returned to San Francisco, working as a principal consultant for her firm, Strategic Communication for Social Impact.