The Team
This film is being directed & produced by Megan Griffiths and Mindie Lind, with Mindie also serving as the film’s narrator and composer, and Megan serving as its editor. Both Mindie and Megan have spent years working in production; Mindie primarily in the corporate, viral, and commercial space, and Megan primarily in film and television.
Introduced by filmmaker Lynn Shelton , Mindie and Megan have been working for almost ten years to tell this story in a way that is modern, complicated, and unwavering in its truth.
Mindie Lind
Director, Producer, Narrator, Composer
As a musician and artist, Mindie has grabbed the attention of media outlets in Seattle and beyond. With her southern gothic sounds, she's been named City Arts Magazine Artist of the Year, one of Seattle Magazine’s 50 Best Artists, and shared a stage with Lena Dunham and Ben Folds. She's currently contributing her unvarnished takes of the crip experience to Vice and Seattle weekly The Stranger, championing crip culture and adding much-needed nuance to stories around disability.
Megan Griffiths
Director, Producer, Editor
Megan Griffiths is a writer/director working in film and television. She has made eight features and is an alum of Sundance, Toronto, South by Southwest, and Tribeca, as well as being a member of the director’s branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Griffiths has directed shows for HBO, EPIX, TNT, Hulu, USA, Fox, Netflix, and served as the producing director for Amazon’s “The Summer I Turned Pretty.” She resides in the Seattle area with her husband and cat.
Collaborators
Eliza Flug - Producer
Eliza Flug is a writer and producer based in Seattle, Washington. Her credits as an executive producer include EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS (2021, directed by SJ Chiro), POTATO DREAMS OF AMERICA (2021, directed by Wes Hurley), THE PAPER TIGERS (2020, directed by Bao Tran), THIN SKIN (2020, directed by Charles Mudede), and SADIE (2018, directed by Megan Griffiths). Eliza is currently developing her next project as a writer and producer, entitled WAY OUTBACK.
Meghan Mowery - Producer
Meghan Mowery is a Seattle-based Producer and DGA UPM with over two decades of experience working in the film, television and commercial industry. She started her career as an accountant on such shows as ABC’s BROTHERS & SISTERS, EXTRACT from Mike Judge, and the HBO movie NORMAL. Meghan then spent eight years at LUCASFILM predominantly in the Animation division, starting as Lead Production Accountant and then moving to Manager of Production Operations. After relocating back to the Pacific Northwest, Meghan transitioned back to live action projects in the role of UPM on two seasons of HBO’s THREE BUSY DEBRAS which was produced alongside Amy Poehler’s Paper Kite Productions, as well as indie features such as EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS, YEAR OF THE FOX, and THIN SKIN. Most recently, Meghan was the Producer on season one of the Duplass Brothers Productions series PENELOPE, distributed by Netflix.
Joe Garber - Lead Animator
Joe Garber is a Los Angeles–based illustrator, animator, and founder of the boutique studio Notfriends, known for surreal, emotionally charged motion design. Blending graphic novels, animation, and bold storytelling, Joe creates vivid, character-driven pieces that explore absurdity, addiction, and emotional reckoning through layered visuals and kinetic pacing.
Jamie Hunsdale - Sound Design
Jamie Hunsdale has been a trusted and award winning sound designer for over 20 years. He’s worked on over 80 films and countless video games. He’s traveled the world recording and capturing specialty sounds for bespoke projects. He is dedicated to his craft, the sound industry, and the Seattle film community.
Bad Animals Studios - Original Audio Recording
A Seattle institution for over 30 years, the team at Bad Animals has built a success story in the Pacific Northwest unlike any other. Iconic artists such as Heart, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, The Beach Boys, Johnny Cash, B.B. King, Radiohead, R.E.M., and Neil Young have recorded at the studio. The studio has also won many Emmys and other awards for their work in voice recording, sound design, and sound mixing for films, tv, radio, high-corporate events and video games.