HOWARD SUBER was the founding chair of the Film & Television Producers Program at UCLA, where he taught for 53 years. He developed and chaired UCLA’s program in film history, theory, and criticism, served as the Director and one of the founders of the UCLA Film Archive, and was awarded the Dickson Emeritus Professorship Award, the highest honor bestowed upon a retired faculty member. Howard’s popular classes on storytelling have inspired countless careers and had a profound impact on the film and television industry. 

LAURA GABBERT’S directing credits include SUNSET STORY (PBS), NO IMPACT MAN (Sundance / Oscilloscope), OTTOLENGHI AND THE CAKES OF VERSAILLES (IFC/Hulu) and CITY OF GOLD (Sundance/IFC/Hulu). Laura’s television directing work includes UGLY DELICIOUS and EPing the 2020 Netflix Originals documentary DISCLOSURE. She recently completed FOOD AND COUNTRY (Sundance 2023/Greenwich Ent.). Laura studied under and worked closely with Howard Suber at the UCLA School of Film, Theater, and Television where she received her MFA.  lauragabbertfilms.com/

Documentary filmmaker DOUG PRAY executive produced the Netflix hit series “ARNOLD” (June 2023), the AppleTV+ series “HOME,” Dave Grohl’s “FROM CRADLE TO STAGE” (Paramount+), and HBO’s Grammy-winning, 5x Emmy-nominated series “THE DEFIANT ONES,” which he also wrote and edited. As a director, Pray is known for HYPE!, SURFWISE, the Emmy-winning ART & COPY, and HBO-Max’s “LOVE, LIZZO.” Doug studied under, and was a TA for Howard Suber at the UCLA School of Film, Theater, and Television where he received his MFA. dougpray.com