PRODUCER / WRITER / ACTRESS / MOM

Alison Whitney is an all-around hustler! She acts, writes, produces and raises two young humanettes in LA.

Born and raised in New York, Alison went on to graduate from NYU’s prestigious Tisch School of the Arts: BFA in Acting. She works consistently in film/television with credits such as: Chicago Med, American Housewife, Black-ish, Superstore, Physical.

Alison wrote, produced and starred in two award-winning web series. She is an on-going contributor to The Catalyst Story Institute with her series First Child Problems. Her series, Common Charges, was screened at many festivals and awarded Best Acting in a Web Series: Hollywood & Vine Festival 2014.

Alison has gone on to utilize her unique comedic voice to normalize issues surrounding women’s health. She has a portfolio of projects about women in relation to their bodies, that make people laugh, squirm, and pee a little. Current Slate: AfterBirth (pilot), The Heavy (pilot)

PRODUCER / ACTRESS / MOM

From the age of 3, Natasha wanted to be an actor and a mother. And thatis exactly what she became. She is married with an incredible 10-year-old son and is very much an actor.

Natasha grew up all over the world – South Africa, Australia, and the US—finally landing in Los Angeles. She studied Creative Arts at the University of Wollongong in Australia, later graduating from the prestigious Tisch School of the Arts at NYU.

Her career spans a wide array of projects, from popular TV shows like Lost and Modern Family, to a mix of independent and studio films, most recently appearing in SAW X. She also co-created and starred in two web series that are currently streaming, and is excited to be producing and starring in a new film for Back Up Plan Productions.

PRODUCER

Leah Bleich is an LA-based director, producer and writer. A mentee of director Cathy Yan ("Birds of Prey, " “Succession”), Leah recently completed her feature directorial debut, "The Moon & Back, " as one offive filmmakers selected out of over 350 applicants for Wayfarer Studios's “The Six Feet Apart Experiment” competition. "The Moon & Back" premiered at Academy Award-qualifying film festivals across the country, including Newport Beach Film Festival, Heartland International, SCAD Savannah, and San Diego International (where the film won “Best Women’s Film Series”).

She recently sold a six-episode scripted podcast ("Sirens") to AudioUp Media, and is currently writing a feature on assignment for MarVista Entertainment.

Leah combines her perspective as a director with a background as a development executive. She began her career at Creative Artists Agency, and became a Development Executive at Solstice Studios, where she worked closely on the films “Unhinged” with Russell Crowe and “Hypnotic” with Ben Affleck. Most recently, she served as a Creative Executive in Comedy TV for Just For Laughs, where she produced projects with talentincluding Marlon Wayans, Lil Rel Howery, Diplo, Pete Holmes, Nicole Byer, and Nikki Glaser.

DIRECTOR

Atlanta native, Christine Lakin spent most of her formative years on a set, having been a professional actor in over 200 episodes of television.

In the three decades since, she has expanded her resume, transitioning her career titles to include director, writer and producer. Christine had her Network directing debut on ABC's The Goldbergs in the fall of 2018 and has since directed over 20 episodes of television for ABC, Apple+ and Disney, including such shows as Schooled and High School Musical, The Musical, The Series.

She served as Co-Executive Producer on the partially scripted comedy Hollywood Darlings for the Pop Network, (2 seasons). Before that, she sold her own digital shortform show Lovin' Lakin to Hulu, after winning best web series pilot at NYTVF, which she also wrote, starred and directed several episodes. She recently wrapped the short film Who Am I?, which stars Grammy Nominated Petey Pablo and premiered at the Hip Hop Film Festival in 2023 and won Best Musical Short for the spoof Interracial Couple in a Cheerios Ad at Dances With Films and 300 Second Film Festival.