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RICK ALVERSON (1971) is a filmmaker from Richmond, Virginia. The Mountain, his fifth feature, premiered in competition at the Venice Film Festival in 2018. In 2017 he made William Eggleston: Musik, a short portrait of the photographer as musician. Entertainment, his previous feature, was released by Magnolia Pictures in 2015. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and, internationally, at Locarno and was the closing night selection of that year's New Directors / New Films at Lincoln Center and MoMa. In 2012, his dramatic feature The Comedy, premiered in competition at Sundance Film Festival and was distributed by Tribeca Film. His films have played at International Film Festival Rotterdam, Stiges, BAFICI, London Film Festival, and SXSW among others. In 2011, he was awarded a Visual Arts Fellowship from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. He has directed videos for Sharon Van Etten, Oneohtrix Point Never, Bonny Prince Billy and Angel Olsen, among others. In addition to his directorial work he has released 9 records, most recently with his band Lean Year in 2022.

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EMILIE REX (1982) is a film producer who lives in Richmond, Virginia. She has produced videos for Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen, among others, as well as the short documentary William Eggleston: Musik. In addition to film production, she runs a consultancy firm focused on resilience and sustainability and has released two records with her band Lean Year.

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