Stephanie is a producer, project manager, and educator. Her film “Kinderwald” screened on the closing night of the Slamdance Film Festival in 2014 and was an Official Selection of the Munich International, Seattle International, and Napa Valley film festivals. She produced World on Trial, Episode 2, a series about human rights violations around the world. Ayanian co-owns storyshop, an independent production house for creative media. Previously, Ayanian worked as a senior producer/director for Penn State Public Broadcasting where she was the producer and co-director of Liquid Assets: The Story of Our Water Infrastructure, for which she received the American Association of Engineering Societies Award for Journalism. She produced and co-directed the Geospatial Revolution Project, which was released episodically on the web and has screened worldwide. She holds an MFA in Film and Media Arts from Temple University. 

Tom is an award-winning documentary filmmaker who has been developing and directing short- and long-form public television projects. Prior to that he ran a commercial communications group focused on higher education fundraising and healthcare education. He was also a member of the Penn State Film/Video faculty in the College of Communications. As an executive producer at Penn State Public Broadcasting, he built a portfolio of projects relating to issues of sustainability, energy and green building, including national projects on water infrastructure and geospatial technologies. He has a particular interest and expertise in real-people storytelling.

invention and story are the heart of Joe's work. He is a filmmaker, a consultant to lawyers, and a product designer. As a partner in storyshop films he recently directed the award-winning documentaries “Whatever Dreams They Had” (2024), and “What Will Become of Us” (2020), both airing on PBS. His body of work addresses domestic violence, human rights law, cultural survival, and sustainability – and has been seen on PBS, WORLD, Discovery, and internationally. Honors include Regional Emmys, The LA Press Club, and notable festival acceptances. As a co-founder of TrialStory, Joe consults with lawyers to help them craft authentic persuasion rooted in a common understanding of human nature. Backed by modern neuroscience, the protocol he co-developed guides lawyers in finding the character-based trial story that creates inevitability of outcome in the courtroom. As a lifelong maker, his interest in problem-solving led him to create a better clear ice system – becoming Ice.Made.Clear™. He successfully crowdfunded the product and built a direct to consumer brand and design company - movingimage llc. Along with his team he now works on a portfolio of products that offer customers inventive experiences – with ice and beyond. Joe spends his leisure time long-distance cycling, backpacking, traveling with his spouse Amy, and petting his dog Benjamin. Joe believes that good stories change minds.