K. Corley Taylor is an actor, writer, and director from Tupelo, MS. She has been involved with several films, both on and off screen. She is currently a student at Ole Miss. She is currently serving as president of the Mississippi Film Alliance. She is an international award winning writer and filmmaker. In 2022, she placed at the Southern Literary Festival for her stage writing. She is the author of two books. She's the director of the new TV Show based in Boston called "I Perdenti."

Apart from his obsession with cats, gardening, and aspirations to become a hobbit, Michael Williams is a writer, director, cinematographer, and producer known for "OzLand" (2015), "The Atoning" (2017). Williams began creating short films in 2004 while in high school, and later graduated from The University of Southern Mississippi with a Bachelor of Arts in Film where Williams was awarded the Top Film Student of 2009 Award.

When Williams was offered his first job in the industry in 2007, he was hired as a PA. However, upon arriving to prep, he was informed that he would now be the 1st AC. Over a few days of prep, he learned the definition of an assistant camera and how to pull focus... for a feature... with a lot of handheld. This sparked a 9 year career as a 1st AC that rack focused into a career as a cinematographer starting in 2010. During this time, Williams wrote, directed, and produced over 20 short films of his own while waiting for an idea worthy enough to attempt the terrifying task of making a feature. That film became "OzLand", an award-winning feature that premiered and screened theatrically in Hollywood, CA before gaining distribution throughout the U.S. and U.K.

His second feature film, "The Atoning", was released in September of 2017 via Redbox, Hulu, Best Buy, and all major VOD and Cable on Demand outlets before releasing in various international markets including Brazil, Germany, South East Asia, Mexico, Russia, Vietnam, and South Korea.

Williams' desire to tell unique and meaningful stories visually fuels his career as a visual storyteller. Williams writes, directs, and works as a cinematographer so that he can bring his passion for visual storytelling to every production giving the story a unique voice. Since coming out of the closet in 2016, Michael's voice as a storyteller has evolved, and it continues to develop with each new project. His passion for storytelling has always been present in his scripts and cinematography, however, discovering and living his true self continues to bring authenticity to his own work and how he interprets his work for other collaborators. His latest scripts, "Rosemary" and "Out in the Open", reflect the personal and creative growth Williams has experienced since coming out, and these in-development projects are just the beginning of a new era of cinematic expression for Williams' passion to share stories with the world.

Miles Doleac, PhD, a native of Hattiesburg, MS, has written or co-written 7 feature films since 2013, including THE HOLLOW, THE DINNER PARTY, DEMIGOD, and OPEN, all shot in MS, and produced or co-produced 4 others, including Lionsgate's THE DEVIL'S WORKSHOP, and the upcoming BONE FACE and ADULT BEST FRIENDS, directed by Delaney Buffett. Doleac has appeared as an actor in 60-plus films and television shows, including the Nicolas Cage-led RENFIELD (NBC-Universal) and the Mark Wahlberg-starrer THE FAMILY PLAN (Apple +). He holds a PhD from Tulane University and serves as chair of the Digital Filmmaking program at Loyola University-New Orleans.

Michele is a philosopher at heart — fascinated by the human condition and what makes people tick. It’s probably why she chose to pursue a graduate degree in counseling psychology, but after realizing that helping people wasn’t her calling, she left the profession and started writing.

Oh, and she loves to write comedy!

She’s a screenwriter — optioned and produced. She’s also published in several blogs, including the Elephant Journal, because she has a woo-woo side, too, and is a ghostwriter (shhh) for Reel Shorts in Shanghai, China. She’s also a freelance resource for writers wanting to learn plot development and story structure. Additionally, she's developed a continuing education unit for therapists centered around the Hero's Journey.

Outside of comedy, she loves to write morally ambiguous female protagonists and has a one-hour series under contract. Her goal is to keep Mississippi talent in Mississippi.

Ben Powell aims to tell stories with humility and heart. Compelled to view the world through a lens since he was old enough to hold a camera, Ben has amassed a body of award winning work that has premiered at film festivals across the country. He began his career as a cinematographer, later going on to direct his best known film, BARGE which documents America’s most industrious waterway and the people who live in it. For GOOGLE, Ben worked as a Director of Photography managing camera crews on shoots in Seattle, India, Japan, and Canada. He’s currently working as a contributing cinematographer for the New York Times and producing videos for the GRAMMY Museum Mississippi. After living in Austin for 12 years, Ben now resides in the Mississippi Delta – the place he grew up – where he works collaboratively making movies, teaching, and learning the art of filmmaking.

Casey Heflin is a Mississippi native who has spent the majority of her life in the same Victorian house in Pelahatchie, MS. From childhood, a love of cinema was one of her greatest passions, and the industry in which she most desired to work. In 2008, she graduated from Mississippi State University with a bachelor’s degree in Communications (theatre emphasis). She has continued to study film and acting independently, including a short-course on acting for film and Shakespeare at Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Although her original goal was to be an actor, Casey has had the privilege of working as a crew member in the hair and makeup department on various film sets for the last 15 years. Most recently, Casey worked in the makeup department on The Last Starlet (Mississippian Stella Stevens Biopic), The Movers, Sunday Kinda Love, The System, and This Bloody Country (filmed in Utah). Some of her favorite projects to work on over the past couple of years have been the “Visit Mississippi” ad campaigns, tying together her love of film, travel, and Mississippi. Besides working in film, Casey also co-directs a high school drama program at East Rankin Academy and dabbles in the travel industry. Being raised by a writer and a librarian naturally means a love of storytelling is in her blood. She hopes she can be instrumental in the state’s growing industry and in helping Mississippi stories get told.

Caleb Hall is a North Mississippi based filmmaker, who has been in the industry for seven years. He was the 2023 MFA grant winner and has worked on projects such as; Fast Home Rescue, Brave Blue World and Killer Concept.