Sean Hanish President is the WGA Award-nominated writer, producer and director and a multi-award-winning commercial director. His debut film was the Emmy and Critics' Choice- nominated and Satellite Award-winning film RETURN TO ZERO. RETURN TO ZERO earned an Emmy nomination for its star, Minnie Driver, as well as a Critics’ Choice Award nomination for her phenomenal performance, and a WGA Award nomination for Sean. Most recently, Sean has directed and produced SAINT JUDY, starring Michelle Monaghan. After studying under master film theorist David Bordwell at the University of Wisconsin, Sean completed his Master of Arts at the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television. Sean has been a member of the Director’s Guild of America (DGA) since 2005 and Writers Guild of America (WGA) since 2012.

Paul Jaconi-Biery Executive Producer is the Producer of the Emmy, Critics’ Choice and Satellite Award-nominated film RETURN TO ZERO, along with SISTER CITIES and SAINT JUDY. He is a graduate of UCLA’s English/Creative Writing program, with an MFA in Film Production from Loyola Marymount. Paul began his career in production on numerous independent features across the United States, Europe, Mexico and the Caribbean. Paul’s credits include Rodrigo Garcia’s LAST DAYS IN THE DESERT and MOTHER AND CHILD, Tatia Pilieva’s FOREVER, Arie Posin’s THE FACE OF LOVE, Kevin Smith’s RED STATE and Robin Swicord’s THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB.

Derek Beamer Co-Producer has worked in production on everything from major studio releases such as JACKASS PRESENTS: BAD GRANDPA to low-budget independent feature films. A graduate of Chapman University’s film production program, he has experience working in a wide range of media formats including narrative television, documentaries, and live TV news. Derek joined Cannonball in 2014 and served as Associate Producer on SISTER CITIES before co-producing SAINT JUDY.