J. J. Murphy is an American filmmaker and currently Professor of Film in the Department of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.

Rania Stephan graduated with a degree in Cinema Studies from Latrobe University in Melbourne, Australia and a graduate degree in Cinema Studies from Paris VIII University.

Ahmad Ghossein graduated from the Lebanese University with a diploma in theatre, and works in film and video as well as contemporary dance.

Sobhi al-Zobaidi, independent Palestinian filmmaker, artist and scholar. Since 1998 he has been an active member of the new and independent film movement in occupied Palestine.