UNSUNG HEROES OF THE BIG SCREEN: CELEBRATING THE CREW THAT MAKES IT HAPPEN

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 12:00 PM EDT
Landmark's Midtown Art Cinema

Shining a spotlight on the vital crew members who often work behind the scenes, this panel celebrates the team that is rarely seen, but are essential to bringing any film to life. From gaffers and sound recordists to production designers, composers, and first assistant directors — those who keep the shoot on schedule and organized — these are the creatives whose work shapes the emotional and logistical core of every project. This conversation celebrates their contributions, unpacks their processes, and gives them the flowers they deserve.

Panelists

  • Argie Seth (she/they/them)

    Production Coordinator

    Argie is a filmmaker and screenwriter whose work explores stories that challenge norms and embrace life’s serendipity. Having lived in six countries before settling in Atlanta, they draw on their multicultural roots and queerness to tell stories of immigrants navigating capitalism and the myths of the American Dream. At 19, their debut short Stranger Danger screened at Vienna Shorts, Lift-Off, and HKAFF, earning international press coverage; South China Morning Post, Asian Movie Pulse, India Today. 

    They have since produced for Netflix and Disney and independently completed a feature, while continuing to focus on screenwriting as their primary passion. Inspired by Kiarostami and Satyajit Ray, their work often merges documentary and fiction to reflect on history’s resonance in the present. Their current project Why We Left The Mountains is a Semi-Finalist at 1497 Fellowship and hopefully more to come!

  • Shannon Beshears (she/her)

    Emmy Nominated Stunt Performer

    Shannon Beshears (She/Her) is a SAG-AFTRA stunt performer and her recent published works include Captain America Brave New World, Stranger Things Season 4 *Emmy Nominated, Will Trent, Stargirl, and more. She started as a dancer from Illinois/Iowa and used her background to transition into martial arts and stunts. She identifies as pansexual and is excited to join Out on Film!

  • Bryan Fort (he/him)

    Bryan Fort (he/him)

    General Manager of Independent Studio Services (ISS) of Georgia 

    Bryan Fort is the General Manager of Independent Studio Services (ISS) of Georgia. ISS is a film and television prop and set dec rental facility. ISS has locations in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, New York, New Orleans and London England and has been around since the early 1970’s.

    Bryan has worked in the film industry for nearly 25 years with the last 22 being with ISS.

    Bryan started his career in Los Angeles working on set in 2000 and started working at ISS in 2003, he moved to Atlanta in 2015 to run the 25000 square foot facility that ISS operates here in Georgia. Bryan has worked with nearly every major film and tv production in the State of Georgia as well as around the country and the world.


  • Nicole Kemper (she/her)

    Colorist & Editor

    Nicole is a filmmaker based out of Atlanta, Georgia. She received an MFA in Directing for Film and Video from Columbia College Chicago in 2010. She is active in the Atlanta film community and is passionate about working with still photography and motion picture film. She has studied improv and sketch writing with Dad’s Garage, the Meisner Technique at Drama Inc, and frequently performs with the improv team, Au Guys. She enjoys writing, producing, and directing films for Critical Crop Top Films and believes strongly in advocating for stories by women and LGBTQ+ creators.

     When not hustling to get her next project off the ground, she works locally as an editor/colorist, teaches film editing, and is Mom to three kids.