Linda was born in one of the smallest countries in the world, Luxembourg. At an early age, she became fascinated by the unique world of cinema which offered her solace and connection, thus making her feel truly understood and never alone. This vivid interest led her to devote her life to the complex art of filmmaking and in turn create the same sanctuary for others. She strives to tell stories from unseen or overlooked perspectives and delve deep into uncharted territories of human emotions.

Linda holds a BA in Visual & Motion Design from BTK Berlin and an MFA in Directing for Motion Pictures and Television from AAU in San Francisco. She began her career in Production for Music Videos, Commercials, and Feature Films, and has supported projects from pre to post-production in Berlin, Luxembourg, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. Working in production quickly introduced her to Directing and Production Design, two worlds she continuously combines. Linda’s Directing work is heavily influenced by mythology, symbolism, and the seamless integration of characters within their environment, which is where her eye as Production Designer has been instrumental. She has been working as a Production Designer for over a decade and has recently joined I.A.T.S.E Local 44 as Set Decorator. Linda's Directing work has been screened at numerous festivals including the San Francisco Independent Film Festival, Lady Filmmakers, Poppy Jasper International Film Festival, and the Women In Film Los Angeles Shorts Night.

Melody Carey is an award-winning filmmaker and photographer who hails from the Chicagoland area. She has produced both narrative films and documentaries that have received over 50 festival acceptances, including the Sidewalk Film Festival, Phoenix Film Festival, and Portland Film Festival, and the Academy Award-qualifying Rhode Island International Film Festival. The latest film she produced, “The Phoenix” won 17 festival awards, including Best Short Film, Audience Choice, Outstanding Director, Best Editing, Best Actress, and more. Melody has also worked as a Producer and Production Coordinator in video and event production for clients such as Microsoft, ESPN, Intel, Cartier, Accenture, Deloitte, Pfizer, Experian, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Polygon, Genesys, and the Apollo Theater. She’s passionate about using visual mediums as a vehicle for positive impact and change for underrepresented voices and victims of injustice.

Christian Castaneda is an Award-Winning digital artist who's worked in the film industry on some of the most well-known and recognizable brands and franchises in the world. He spent nearly 8 years working as a digital compositor for Lucasfilm, responsible for the final creative look of many iconic images in movies, commercials, and theme park attractions. He then used his knowledge of compositing and unique creative skills to help Lucasfilm pioneer their latest Virtual Production solution, Stagecraft, a giant live-action LED stage and real-time rendering software package, in which digital environments were displayed on LED panels surrounding the sets and actors, and were manipulated in real-time with the touch of an iPad for lighting, look development, and in-camera finals while shooting on set.

Javier J. Espinoza is a senior Pre & Post Visualization artist currently working at “The Third Floor Inc” studio. He’s a creative professional with over a decade of experience that has spanned from Video Game Cinematics, Streaming Shows, mobile narrative games, and Feature Films. His credits include the Award winning Telltale Series The Walking Dead, Wolf Among Us. Hit streaming shows WandaVision, Love, Death & Robots season 1, and Feature Films such as Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Uncharted and many more. It has been a journey of technical and creative work, with storytelling at the heart of it all.

Madeline Kate Kann is a cinematographer on the roster at Artistry Agency. She is known for her sensitive storytelling, inventive imagery, and meticulous control of lighting and camera. She was the alternating DP for Season 2 of the hit Starz/Lionsgate show P-Valley. She has shot 5 feature films including So Cold the River, and various commercials for brands like Adidas, Nike, Instacart, Chase Bank, Botox, Allergan, Hulu, Kohl’s, Verizon, and Amazon. As a lover of storytelling, she takes an expressive approach to create a visual language that’s unique to each individual narrative.

Nami Melumad is an Israeli-Dutch film composer, based in Los Angeles, California. Her scoring credits include over 140 projects in a wide range of genres, most notably Marvel’s Thor: Love & Thunder, (which she co-scored with Michael Giacchino), Netflix’s The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window, and the Paramount+ Series, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds as well as Star Trek: Prodigy, making her the first female composer for the Star Trek franchise. She also scored Disney’s Far from the Tree, the HBO Max comedy, An American Pickle, starring Seth Rogen, the Amazon thriller-drama series, Absentia, starring Stana Katic, and EA’s VR video game Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond. Other projects include the Oscar® winning documentary short, Colette, which she composed music for, and Amazon’s Borat Subsequent MovieFilm, for which she arranged and wrote additional music.

Rick first became aware of design shortly after the original Star Wars came out. Like most kids, he wanted those toys and was lucky enough to have parents that obliged (to a degree). He spent hours coming up with new plots and storylines, re-enacting them with his land speeder, sand crawler, and assorted action figures. Ultimately, his assortment of toys wasn’t quite fitting the scope of his imagination and so he did what most (as yet unknown) burgeoning juvenile designers did: he made his own “set pieces” to flesh out the adventure! Glass cigar tubes would become columns for a palace on Alderon, assorted bottles, and containers were a distant cityscape on a yet-unknown planet, and when he got tired of Princess Leia having only one costume, he found that some toilet paper tape and scissors could create a vast wardrobe fit for a royal visit to Cloud City. Occasionally his metaphors would get mixed and the Micronauts or a team from Battlestar Galactica would find their way into the storyline.

Fast-forward to today and he’s still making his fantasies into reality. He pursued theatrical design at Florida State University which instilled in him a serious appreciation for strong characters and good storytelling. Later, he added design for film at New York University. He occasionally dabbles in costumes and (whenever possible) likes to draft is own sets, build his own models, and paint his own renderings. If he’s really lucky (and time permits) he gets to do some of his own scenic art or make a specialised prop or two! A background in theatrical design is hard to shake!

Faith has been working in casting for nearly a decade and is currently based in Los Angeles. This native east coaster came out west to work in the film and entertainment industry. Since then, she has worked on several different television shows and features films. Some of which includes, CBS’s CSI: Vegas and Fire Country, NBC’s Good Girls, Netflix’s Firefly Lane and Blumhouse’s Halloween. Over the years, Faith has developed an eye for spotting exceptional talent and is excited to bring a dynamic range of actors into the world of PEARL.

Nicole Goulet is a professional make-up and effects artist and hairstylist based in Los Angeles. Upon graduating Aveda Institute’s Cosmetology Course in 2019 and Make-Up Designory’s Master Program in 2022, she began working as a Makeup Artist on ad campaigns produced by Pilli Films for Epidemic Sound, Google & YouTube Masterclass. Nicole has styled hair and wigs for Citizen Queen’s “Break-Up” music video, and is currently working as a hairstylist for the Vitamin String Quartet players. She’s worked with Asher Entertainment as the Key Hairstylist for the promotional dancers at the premieres of M3gan, and Hulu’s Chippendale’s series. Nicole was nominated for Best Hairstyling by the Local 706 Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards 2022, for the live theatrical show; "Camp Horror: A Musical Massacre."

Following her passion, Floriane Andersen has honed her skills since the age of five. She trained at the National Conservatory of Dramatic Art in Annecy, and graduated from the Cours Florent in Paris and EMCAM in Marseille. Her credits span across stage and screen, in both French and English roles. On the small screen, Floriane played the recurring role of Chloé in the hit Series "Elite Squad" (TF1), as well as the lead role of Natalie in "Vengeance" (France 2) and guest starring in "Manipulations amoureuses" (TF1). She also appeared in the latest Jacob Berger’s TV film “Dévoilées”. Highlights of her film credits include the role of Natalie in “Shiddat” directed by Kunal Deshmukh, the King's Court Lady in "The King’s Daughter", directed by Sean McNamara, staring Pierce Brosnan and the Executive Secretary in "Love Punch" directed by Joel Hopkins, staring Emma Thompson. She also worked on award winning short film "Santé" (France 2), as well as, most recently, portrayed the Role of a nurse during Second World War in the film “Edelweiss”. 

On stage, Floriane played as Miss Dee in “Radiant Vermin” by Philip Ridley directed by David Mercatali (Leister square Theatre). She could also be seen as Katherine, in the highly acclaimed Antic Disposition production of "Henry V", which toured all over England and France, and in the role of Hero in Much Ado About Nothing by the same company. She also played the role of Ingrid in the adaptation of "American Psycho" (Vingtième Theatre in Paris), and appeared in "La Traviata" directed by Benoît Jacquot.

Gigi is a French/American costume designer and skilled seamstress who grew up in Paris, studied in Rome and worked in London before relocating to Los Angeles over a decade ago. She prides herself on consistently crafting an appropriate aesthetic in a collaborative process that helps actors realize their character while bringing a director’s creative vision to life. Gigi has a particular expertise in historical costume and is fascinated by how costumes can facilitate the telling of a story.