Matthew Anderson is a visual artist and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. His work centers on film experimentation and queer perspectives. His short, experimental and documentary projects have shown internationally, including work commissioned by the Staatsoper Stuttgart. Anderson is co-creator of Shadow Kitchen, a Los Angeles filmmaker collaborative, and is co-creator of the LA Cinema Calendar. He holds a BFA from Chapman University.

Julie Fishman has written and produced short films, comedy sketches, web series, television pilots, and podcasts. "Minivan Mom," a video she recently wrote and starred in for Popsugar, garnered 4.5M views. She was a semifinalist in the Disney TV Writing Competition and is the co-author of The Little Black Book of Big Red Flags (Adams Media, 2011). Julie holds a BA in English from The University of Pennsylvania and an MFA in Creative Writing from The University of Southern California.

Luella Hill-Kim is an actor turned writer and producer originally from Detroit, Michigan, who studied at The American University and later at the University of Southern California. While at USC, she fell in love with acting and has worked in television, film, commercials, and on stage throughout the Los Angeles area.

Michael Masarof is a writer and director born in New York and residing in Los Angeles. Michael received his MFA in Film Directing from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Film program. Michael finished his BA at American University in Washington, D.C. During his BA studies he also attended the world famous FAMU film school in Prague.First Love, Michael’s debut feature film is currently streaming on Amazon. The LA Times called First Love, "intimate in both shooting style and script."

Brenda G. Williams is an art advisor and independent curator specializing in emerging contemporary artists. Brenda currently works at UCLA in the department of Design, Media Arts. In summer 2014, Brenda curated her first LA exhibition, Cross Fade and her second, in 2018, Pretty Big Things, at Walter Maciel Gallery in Culver City. Brenda is currently a Culver City Cultural Affairs Commissioner. 

2021 ESMoA Video Art + Film Festival: BLUE/S was curated and organized by:

Eugenia Torre – curator of the ESMoA Video Art + Film Festival since 2017. She is currently Director of Information and Media at ESMoA, where she manages different aspects of the art laboratory organization, focusing on documentation development for both web-based and printed publications. She is a Project Manager with more than 20 years of experience managing projects for both universities and private institutions.