Rachel Carey (Writer/Director/Producer)

Rachel Carey is a writer and filmmaker based in the New York City area. Recent projects include The Unbelievers, a short film that played at the Lighthouse International Film Festival in 2015, and the music video Stiff Arm for Lily Finnessy, which won an American Movie Award for best music video in 2016. Her novel Debt (2013) was optioned to be turned into a tv series by Ellen Pompeo's production company Calamity Jane, and she writes frequently for the NYC theater company The Shelter, from which she drew her principle cast members for Takers. She also teaches college courses in screenwriting, filmmaking and television directing.

You can find out more about her other work at rachelcarey.net.

Hiroshi Hara (Director of Photography)

Hiroshi Hara is an award-winning filmmaker based in New York City whose work has been screened at film festivals around the world. He was raised in Los Angeles, where he first became engrossed by the power of images and storytelling after he was given his first mini-DV camera, and started making short films and music videos with his friends. Since then, his passion for film has blossomed into a career, prompting his move from California to New York, where he continues to write, direct and shoot today.

Hiroshi's work experience has included features, short films, music videos, commercials, and television. He has worked with artists such as Beyonce and Lady Gaga, as well as with Bravo networks, MTV, NBC, ABC, W Magazine, Condé Nast, Thomson Reuters, the American Red Cross, and Doritos, among others. He is currently involved in several narrative feature film projects.