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Lucy McNulty - Producer
Lucy McNulty is an award-winning producer, writer, and actor. She is the founder of Strange Company Productions, a boutique production company championing female and under-represented voices, and the co-founder of DropShock Pictures. A graduate of Studio 58 and alum of the Canadian Film Centre’s Norman Jewison Producers’ Lab, the GEMS Genre Film Lab, and the TIFF Series Accelerator, Lucy specializes in character-driven, socially conscious stories that blend humor, heart, and impact.
Lucy’s debut short film, CHICKEN, which she wrote, directed, produced, and starred in, received international acclaim, winning the Jury’s Choice and DEAI Award for Diversity, Equity, Access and Inclusion at the Thomas Edison Film Festival, along with a Leo Award, Best Script at Santa Barbara ShortFest, and Best Film at the Women’s Comedy Film Festival in Atlanta. The film was acquired by CBC and recognized by Down syndrome organizations around the world. Other producing credits include Hunting Matthew Nichols, directed by Markian Tarasiuk and named one of Deadline’s “2025 Horror Films to Watch.” The film is set for a 2026 U.S. theatrical release across more than 1,500 screens and was nominated for seven Leo Awards, winning Best Found Footage Feature and Best Editing at FilmQuest and Best Director at Blood in the Snow Film Festival; How Brief, directed by Kelly McCormack and starring Emmy Award–winner Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) and Tess Degenstein (The Monkey); At the End starring Avan Jogia (The Outlaws); and Attendance, an official selection at the Whistler Film Festival 2024. Lucy is currently co-producing Devour with Wildling Pictures and developing a bold slate including Deepfake and The Ensemble—both of which received early development financing from Creative BC’s Equity & Emerging Program.
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Ali Froggatt - Director/Producer
Ali is a multifaceted queer artist based in Vancouver, Canada. She is an alumni of the world-famous Loose Moose Theatre Company, current faculty member in the Department of Theatre at Capilano University, and the founding Artistic Director of Tightrope Theatre, which has become a hub for high quality improv comedy in Canada. Ali has built an international reputation for her work in improvisation, and is an ITI Certified Instructor with a Theatresports Badge. As a Director her short Down the Rabbit Hole premiered at the 2019 Toronto After Dark Film Festival and screened at the 2020 Vancouver International Women in Film Festival (GEMS). As a producer, she recently completed She Talks To Strangers (dir. Bruce Sweeney), which premiered at the 2023 Whistler Int Film Festival, was nominated for the Borsos Best Canadian Feature Film and is now available to stream on Amazon Prime. Ali believes that laughter and fear can be powerful tools for connection, and her work aims to bridge artistic integrity with playful, audience-driven storytelling.
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Ryan Gladstone - Screenwriter
Born and raised in Calgary, Ryan currently lives and works in Vancouver as a writer, actor, producer, director, teacher and improviser. Ryan is an award winning playwright, with over 40
produced works to his name. With Monster Theatre his work has toured Canada extensively and has also been translated and toured globally. This is his first screenplay. He is currently an
adjunct Professor in Theatre at UBC as well as an instructor at Vancouver Film School.