Jessie Bluedorn

co-creator, producer, writer, “Zellia”

Jessie is a producer, funder, and comedian working primarily at the intersection of climate and culture. She is the Founder & Executive Director of The Carmack Collective — a philanthropic fund working to combat and dismantle the fossil fuel industry by investing in movement building and culture change organizations, as well as the Executive Producer at Carmack Productions — a multi-media production studio with a focus on climate comedy. She serves on the Advisory Board of the Climate Film Festival. She has worked across the organizing and media sectors in a number of roles as a Climate Action Fellow at 350.org, a NYC Hub Leader with the Sunrise Movement, and a digital media strategist at Digitas and SocialCode. She has a BA in History and Marketing from Washington University in St. Louis.

Kylie Holloway

co-creator, producer, writer, “Martha”

Kylie Holloway is a performer, producer, and former tour guide. You can find her work in McSweeney’s, The Cut, Vox Media’s Polygon, and live in Brooklyn on the New York Times recommended variety show Bear Hug, as well as Darling Tallie, hosted by Tallie Medel. Her passion project is Nevertheless She Existed- a comedy storytelling show that celebrates the forgotten women and queers of history. She spent 5 years working as a tour guide and consultant at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Atlas Obscura, and at museums across the US.

LA (pronounced like the city) is an actor, filmmaker, producer, and 1st AD. They recently acted in the Audience Award winning Pilot "Birth is for P*ssies" at SXSW 2026, which will also screen at Series Fest later this year. They're a producer & curator for Babyteeth Film Festival. They've acted on screen on "FBI: Most Wanted", in the short films "The Script" (NewFest, CPHDOX), "METALERO" (NYIFF), and on stage in Andrew Schneider's "AFTER" (The Public), "NERVOUS/SYSTEM" (BAM), Agnes Borinsky's "Brief Chronicle: Books 6-8" directed by Gus Heagerty, and Faye Driscoll's "Thank You for Coming: PLAY" (ICA Boston, Jacob's Pillow, MCA Chicago). www.yeslikeyourhead.com

associate producer, “Demon Child"

LA Head

Ricky is a systems-focused philanthropic strategist, producer, and consultant working at the intersection of climate, culture, and power. As an Associate Producer with Carmack Productions, he supports projects that use storytelling and creative media to shift narratives and strengthen climate justice movements. He also leads grantmaking and operations for The Carmack Collective, overseeing the fund's strategic priorities, day-to-day operations, and advisory board — work grounded in trust-based philanthropy and a long-term focus on building durable power. Beyond his work with Carmack, Ricky leads Social Impact Partners, a philanthropic consulting practice supporting values-aligned funders and organizations.

impact producer

Ricky Benavidez

Jose Acevedo is a director from the west side of Chicago. He currently directs digital shorts for The Second City in New York. His short film Eagle screened at festivals all over the country and won the Vimeo Award at the Urbanworld festival. Previously, he served as Head of Development at Tiny Reparations, Phoebe Robinson’s production company. While there, he was an executive producer on the sitcom Everything's Trash for Freeform. Before that, he was a Director of Development at Comedy Central where he developed the shows Alternatino, The President Show and Ronny Chieng: International Student, to name a few. He lives in Brooklyn.

director- episodes 2 & 5

Jose Acevedo

Dani Faith Leonard is a filmmaker and comedian, who loves immersing herself in crazy worlds and exploring strange subsets of society. As a writer and comedian, she mixes personal storytelling and social commentary through her stand up and her live show, ADULT SEX ED, which asks why we think what we think about sex. Her comedy has been featured by Refinery 29, Nylon, Esquire, Entertainment Weekly, and more. Some of her projects include SXSW Audience Award-Winner The Light of the Moon, Tribeca premiere Red, White & Wasted, and Lez Bomb (Netflix), which she Executive Produced with Bobby Farrelly. www.danileonard.com

director- episodes 1, 3 & 4

Dani faith leonard

Peter Grosz

"Wes"

Peter Grosz is an American actor and writer. TV Writing Credits include: The Colbert Report, Late Night With Seth Meyers, The President Show. Grosz can also be seen on-screen in HBO’s VEEP. In April 2023, Grosz made his Broadway debut playing Robert Sarnoff, President of NBC, in the Tony Award-winning play Good Night, Oscar.

Edson Montenegro (they/them) is a queer, Latinx comedian/actor/ writer based in Brooklyn. Aside from performing on UCB NY Maude Night, they’ve appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, originated the role of Toby in Silver Foxes directed by Michael Urie, have performed at SF Sketchfest and New York Comedy Festival, and written comedic essays with Insider. Also, they’ve lowkey gone viral for parodying RuPaul’s Drag Race (peep here). @edsonmountaineggroll

"Marquee"

edson montenegro

Johnny castro

"Gary Buesey", songwriter episode 5

Johnny Castro (He/They) is a Mexican-Lebanese Actor and Songwriter based in Oakland, CA. He regularly writes music and performs with his band The Honeymoon Phase and co-wrote and produced the sketch comedy series High Life (2022).

I live in Jersey City, NJ, with my wife and two cats. I am the proud Founder and CEO of Edits Etc., a post-production collective built on collaboration and artistic integrity. For the past 10 years, I have worked as a film editor, shaping stories across documentaries, narrative films, and branded content. My experience in post-production has deeply influenced my approach to directing. Now, I am shifting my focus toward directing, bringing my keen editorial eye and love for grounded, character-driven narratives to the forefront.

associate producer, post prod supervisor

james barker

Meet the Team

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