In addition to her twenty years as a working actress on stage and in film, Shae also directs and produces theater, film, and television productions. Her film “Morir Para Ser Libre” was featured in the Boston Film Festival, “Contragolpe” won the Coco de Oro festival, and her documentary "El Coro en Japon” was featured on public television in Puerto Rico. Her feature-length documentary “Los Vandalos” about the struggle between the power structure and graffiti artists fighting to have a personal voice, premiered at the Latino Film Festival of Los Angeles.

Her project, “HEARME – The Imagine Project” won the Audience Award at the Elevate Film Festival from its 5,000 attendees. The film connects orphans in Iraq, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe, Cambodia, Puerto Rico and Compton through music. To further peace and brotherhood, Shae and her producer partner Kevin Jackson donated music studios to each orphanage and asked the children to create their own song based on John Lennon’s “Imagine." Because the project inspired such a profound reaction, both from the children and the audience, they founded a nonprofit, HEARME, Inc. to carry the vision forward.

Her recent acting credits include Nicole Holofcener's "Can You Ever Forgive Me" as Nell opposite Melissa McCarthy and Richard E. Grant, "Gypsy" as Margaret opposite Naomi Watts, "Orange is the New Black" as Mary-Bethany opposite Taylor Schilling, and Woody Allen's "Cafe Society" as Carlotta.

Dominique Nieves is a Nuyorican actress, writer, producer, director and founder of Iron Glove Productions. She took courses in writing & film in high school & as an undergrad at Columbia University, but it wasn't until she pursued acting professionally that she realized she was passionate about making her own work from the ground up. As an actress, she is known for portraying strong willed characters and her commanding presence.

As a filmmaker she aims to highlight imperative social justice issues by challenging audiences to examine unique perspectives. Her current films on the festival circuit explore society's perceptions of sexual assault and immigration.

In addition to her life as an artist, Nieves is a Medical Student at The Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, New York. She finds that the same tools she uses to create characters as an actress and writer, can be used to build relationships with patients. She uses her creative work as an outlet for activism; raising awareness and impacting others.

Awards: Best Actress, Oniros Film Awards, 'A Nice Guy'; Best Actress, Women's Only Entertainment Film Festival, 'A Nice Guy'; Women Filmmakers Award of Recognition, Best Shorts Competition, 'A Nice Guy'; Best Social Justice Film, Oniros Film Awards, 'A Nice Guy', 'RACCA'

Amilcar Javier is a New York City based actor performing in film, TV, theater & commercials. He trains in improv, comedy, drama & scene study with Anthony Abeson. Amilcar was born & raised in New York City and is fluent in Spanish. In addition to his career as an actor, Amilcar is a grant-winning writer and producer. In between writing scripts & running lines, he also writes scripts and runs lines of code as a professional software developer.

Kelvin is a Dominican American actor from Washington Heights in New York City. He is a LaGuardia Arts High School graduate (the 'fame' school) and a University of Virginia alumni. Upon graduating from Virginia with an architecture degree he began training at Humanity Studios.

He has starred as the leading man on numerous indie short films. Some of his credits include: lead role in the drama-comedy pilot "Guap" (dir. Chris Meyers), the lead role in the indie drama feature film "No More Lonely People" (dir. Orlando Reyes), and his rendition of the one-man show "the Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" (dir. Elise Thoron) produced by Young Audiences NY. He's also made appearances with comedy troupe "Room28 Comedy" which has been featured on Mas Mejor TV and Buzzfeed.

Hamad Al-Tourah is a Kuwaiti filmmaker and writer. In 2008, Hamad obtained a dual degree in Cinema Studies and Journalism, with special emphasis on the Middle East in print and film, from New York University. After a year working in post-production and distribution for documentaries, he left for Singapore to complete a three-year master’s program in Film and Television at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts Asia. During that time, he had his short film, Alice In The Meantime, screen at the Palm Springs International Short Film Festival, was named a Kuwaiti Merit Scholar, and was announced as one of four filmmakers to receive a production grant from the Doha Film Institute for his short film, Playtime.

Sam Schmitz is an award winning filmmaker born in Queens, New York; known for his cinematography and editing in narrative and commercial work. He graduated from the New York Institute of Technology- receiving the New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Scholarship Award, from the organization that grants Emmy awards. Films he has worked on have screened and garnered awards at festivals throughout the United States.

Igor has dabbled in the world of acting and film production while in high school and college. He is happy and grateful to continue his involvement thanks to Dominique, Amilcar, and Iron Glove Productions. He is proud to be working and helping with the creation of stories that convey powerful messages relevant to us today.