Editor-in-Chief, MovieMaker Magazine

Tim Molloy is the editor and co-owner of MovieMaker Magazine. He's from San Pedro, California and now lives in Needham, Massachusetts. If you're a filmmaker, be sure to ask him about MovieMaker Production Services program.

Producer / Line Producer

Over the past 20 years Mike Bowes has served as Producer and Line Producer on a wide range of productions. These include independent feature films such as AMERICAN FICTION (TIFF Audience Award Winner 2023), JOHN AND THE HOLE (Official Selection Cannes 2020, Dramatic Competition Sundance 2021), FREE IN DEED (Winner Best Film Orizzonti Competition Venice Film Festival, four Spirit Award Nominations), and Terrence Davies' A QUIET PASSION.

Mike has produced commercials for clients such as NASCAR, UPS, Boston Dynamics, General Mills, Dunkin Donuts, Toyota and National Grid. And for PBS he has made documentary series such as ACROSS THE PACIFIC, MYSTERY OF MATTER, GOD IN AMERICA, BECOMING HELEN KELLER and WE SHALL REMAIN for The American Experience, Frontline, and American Masters. Mike has been nominated for Gotham and Spirit Awards for producing and his films have been screened at every top festival and sold throughout the world.

Writer / Director

Hanadi Elyan’s work focuses on telling stories about social issues facing marginalized communities from a female perspective. Her films have competed in festivals around the world and have gained attention from top publications including The Los Angeles Times, Al Jazeera, MovieMaker Magazine and the BBC. Her latest film Salma’s Home has won Best Feature Film:Global Vision at The Cinequest Film Festival 2022, The Audience Award at Austin Film Festival 2022 and remained on Netflix’s Top Ten Streamed Films for 4 weeks in its country, Jordan.

Born in Dubai and raised in an artistic Jordanian / Palestinian family, Hanadi spent her childhood between the UAE and Jordan. She established Reel Arab Productions in Dubai, a company that created commercials for international brands but then expanded into TV content for the biggest Arab broadcaster in the world. Today, based in Boston, MA, Hanadi serves as Asst. Professor of Narrative Film Directing at Emerson College.

Writer / Director / Actor

Todd Flaherty is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. He is an award-winning actor, writer, director, and producer best known for his authentic depiction of queer stories. 

Todd's debut feature, Chrissy Judy (2022), premiered at The Provincetown International Film Festival before going on to screen at LA's OUTFest, NewFest (featured as the New York Centerpiece film), and London's BFI Flare, among many others. Chrissy Judy was acquired by Dark Star for theatrical and home entertainment release in North America and is still screening at festivals internationally. Recently listed as one of the Top Ten Queer NewComers in Film/TV by Edge Media Network, Todd loves teaching his craft to emerging filmmakers and is currently penning his next feature. 

Writer / Director

Wesley Want is a writer and director attending Harvard known for achieving national success with Nothing, Except Everything (2023), starring David Mazouz (FOX's Gotham) and Lily Chee (Netflix's Daredevil), and produced by the Oscar-shortlisted Scott Aharoni. The film went on to win a Grand Jury Prize at the Oscar-qualifying Indy Shorts International Film Festival, and was featured in publications such as Variety, MovieMaker, and RogerEbert.com.

Wesley's upcoming horror film, you are seen (2024), is endorsed by Blumhouse's Couper Samuelson (Whiplash, Get Out), and stars Avani Gregg, Vinnie Hacker, Ella Mendelsohn, and Brandon Soo Hoo.

Producer / Line Producer / UPM

Alecia Orsini is an award winning Director, Producer and multi-media professional with 15+ years experience working in the film industry. Her recent credits include: Mama Bear (2023), Line Producer/UPM; Urban Ed (2023), Line Producer; Compatriots (2023), Associate Producer; Best Place (2022), Prod Coordinator; Snowball Effect (2022), Producer/UPM; and Bad Voodoo (2022), UPM.

She is a prominent voice in the region's film community as President Emeritus of Women in Film and Video of New England. She’s a staunch advocate, utilizing her experience and platform to amplify the voices of the underserved within the film industry such as women of color and members of the LGBTQI+ communities. In 2012 she was named one of the Cape & Plymouth Business 40 Under 40 for her volunteer work & entrepreneurship and in 2019 she was named an Imagineer for her service to the film industry by Imagine Magazine.