STEVEN GILLILAN founded Eden Productions in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1995. He has written, directed, and produced numerous documentaries and feature films, and theatrical plays. As a screenwriter, Steven has penned an extensive body of work, mainly focusing on scripts that bring light to influential historical figures who helped shape the world. His vision is complemented by his seasoned, well-organized, and carefully thought-out approach to production. His ability to embody the roles actors play realistically speaks volumes about his dedication and tenacious insistence that his films accurately reflect our past. Likewise, it shows in his expertise to secure the best possible cast and crew for each production.

DINA CHAO-JOHNSON started with Eden Productions in the early 90s with Steve and has been in the role as his assistant since his first feature film, Jealous God. As a result, she has been involved in all aspects of Eden's process, from conception and pre-production to production and marketing, throughout many exciting film projects. In addition, she works diligently to make sure everything runs smoothly from beginning to end and that we stay on schedule during every shoot. As a result, Dina is likely one of the first faces you'll see when you arrive on the set and usually one of the last to leave. Always a smiling face and ready to make things happen.

JOSIE PETERSON's gift as a creative is her ability to understand a director’s intent for each character. Then she works tirelessly nationwide—with passion, charm, and humor—to find the perfect actor for each role. While primarily casting from the New York and Los Angeles pool of actors, she is quick to spot emerging local talent and kick-start a young actor’s career. Josie excels at building ensemble casts that don’t just tell a story—they tell it in a way that is impossible to forget. Throughout her career, she has worked with actors who have gone on to win Oscar, Emmy, and Tony Awards.

QUENTIN CHIAPPETTA is a composer and sound designer who began with Eden Productions during the early 2000s by scoring, designing, and mixing the sound for The Fall Before Paradise. In the nearly two decades following, he has written music for tv, (The First 48), created sound installations for significant museums worldwide (The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, BioMuseo), and garnered awards for his work on and off-Broadway in theater. In addition, he has composed scores for dozens of independent feature films and documentaries and designed and mixed the sound for hundreds, many of which have premiered at film festivals around the world, including Sundance, Cannes, Berlin, and the Tribeca Film Festival. His recent work includes the documentary short Collette, which won an Oscar in 2021. He is very honored to have had such a long, fruitful relationship with Eden Productions.

JOHN GROTE has been with Eden Productions as the Senior Post Editor since the early 2000s. He has been very instrumental in bringing to fruition the vision of Eden's owner and Executive Producer, Steven Gillilan. Over the years, he has brought his many years of experience and talent in post-production to Eden Productions to facilitate creating the edge and style that makes each documentary memorable.

JOAN JONES spent twenty-five years computer drafting for civil engineers and began her present career as a make-up artist & hair for The Jet Set TV over ten years ago. It seems every set she was involved with required a bullet hole or a flesh wound. Her SFX and make-up credits include Dark Covenant, The Walk, Unbroken Exchange, Sacrifice vs. Reward; the latter two films screened at Sundance in 2019. Other credits include Awesome Gal, Hide & Seek, Copy Cat Killer, What Really Happened, The Making of the Mob, The American West, The Rise of American Speed, and Designed to Kill

SEAN PAUL MURPHY is an award-winning writer, producer, and editor. He has edited thousands of projects, including commercials, music videos, feature films, and television programs. In addition, Sean has written fourteen produced motion pictures and a traditionally published memoir, The Promise, or The Pros and Cons of Talking with God, and a paranormal thriller, Chapel Street, which was inspired by an actual haunting. Sean is a 2012 winner of the prestigious $50,000 Kairos Prize for Screenwriting, and a series of short true-crime films he wrote for the FBI won a combined six Emmys on the Pentagon Channel. Sean also teaches screenwriting at Towson University.

STEPHEN VRATTOS started his writing career in the late '80s while at Marvel Entertainment, writing fanzine articles, trading card copy, product solicitations for catalogs, and training video scripts. He sold his first comic book script—for Spider-Man—in 1991. In 1997, he created the African American superhero, Captain Gravity, for Penny-Farthing Press. In addition, he's worked in publishing as an editor, writer, and production manager for the likes of New York Post, Queens Courier, HarperCollins Children's Books, and Playbill. He resides in Queens, New York, with his wife, Audrey.

HARVEY WILEY is a freelance artist/illustrator turned animator from Little Rock, Arkansas. Inspired by American animation, anime, comic books, urban life, classic and modern science fiction, he has taken advantage of the proliferation of personal computing and affordable digital animation programs to bring his creative mind to life. In addition, he has honed his skills to create animated tales for his YouTube channel CMX Animation. From stories of the streets of Baltimore to the far-flung future of humanity, his 2-dimensional animation reflects a lifetime of creativity and skill.