CHRIS BURD

Chris Burd is a digital marketing professional in the cybersecurity industry by day, and a film lover by night. His most notable acting credit was Thorin, King of the Dwarves, in the 1986 Bernards Junior High production of The Hobbit — a performance praised exclusively by his mother. Realizing his talents were better suited to the role of spectator and casual critic, Chris has since enjoyed watching and discussing films that make him think (Donnie Darko), cry (The Shawshank Redemption), or shiver (The Shining).

He splits his time between Portland and Manzanita, where he can be found cruising the coast in Big Red, his VW Vanagon, with his wife Becky and their two effervescent Labrador Retrievers. When not watching movies, Chris enjoys making breakfast burritos, tackling the Sunday crossword, and exploring the trails and beaches of the Pacific Northwest.

TERA HATFIELD

A PNW native born in Bremerton WA, Tera Hatfield is a creative director at Penguin Random House for digital products and brand. She's a top-notch designer, humble team player, and a classy sneaker-wearer with a passion for film. As a kid obsessed with movies from a young age, she bluffed her way on to various film sets as a featured extra, including 10 Things I Hate About You and Pre. She'll happily nerd out on the smallest details—ask her about The Brutalist's title and end credits treatment. Every year her family camped on the Oregon coast by way of Astoria, and every year she was on the lookout for the Goonies HQ.

DANIEL LEATHERDALE

Originally hailing from Clacton-on-Sea in Essex, England, Daniel is a Senior Compositor at Laika Studios in Hillsboro, Oregon. He was nominated for a 2017 Annie Award in 'Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in an Animated Production' for his work on Kubo and the Two Strings. He also received a Visual Effects Society Awards nomination. 

JESSICA OUTLAW

Jessica Outlaw is an Adobe experience researcher who studies the creative process. In her previous role as the founder of The Extended Mind, she studied and developed virtual reality experiences that facilitate embodiment and social presence across distances. Her virtual reality app 'Teachers Lens' won an Oculus Launchpad award from Facebook (now Meta). 
 
She lives in Portland, OR and loves to forage clams on the Oregon coast in the spring and collect mushrooms in the forest in the autumn. 

Motion graphic and social post designs by Kaci Smith.