Writer / Director
Lilly Scourtis
Lilly Scourtis is a Greek-American Los Angeles native. Her first feature film, Last Fast Ride - the Life, Love and Death of a Punk Goddess, a documentary about San Francisco underground punk singer Marian Anderson — a teen runaway who struggled with mental illness and addiction, premiered at Slamdance Film Festival, aired on PBS, and is currently streaming on Amazon. Lilly is drawn to dark material (horror, thrillers, mystery, subcultures) featuring female protagonists, as well as the exploration of archetypes, myth and folklore in storytelling. Lilly is a member of Film Fatales and Film Independent. She lives somewhere on the desolate edges of Los Angeles county with her husband and two sons.
MFA Film, Concentration in Directing
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY School of the Arts
New York City
BA Classical Civilization
Thesis: Roman Epic Film
UNIVERSITY of CALIFORNIA at LOS ANGELES
Producers
Dina Demetrius
Dina is a multiple award-winning television news correspondent and producer for national and international networks including CBS News, “Matter of fact with Soledad O’Brien” (Hearst Media), PBS SoCal, AMC and ABC News. She has covered everything from political campaigns and investigations to social justice issues and cultural features. As a supervising producer, she led an Emmy-winning live town hall on gun violence for Spectrum News L.A. Dina has also directed a series of non-profit-sponsored short documentaries on aid workers in Nicaragua who assist poverty-stricken families in the country’s toxic garbage dumps. In the film industry, she raised millions of dollars in funding for two independent family films starring Dylan and Cole Sprouse.
Dina is the recipient of 5 L.A.-area Emmy Awards, 2 Telly Awards, and numerous Golden Mike Awards and L.A. Press Club Awards and nominations. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan and a Detroit native.
Lauren Bancroft
Lauren Bancroft is a producer most known for the documentary The Making of Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles with Billie Eilish (Disney+), and the renowned sketch comedy show the CBS Showcase 2022, 2023, and 2024 (Paramount). She is also known for short films Mosquito Lady (Beyond Fest 2023, BFI London Film Festival 2024), Bad Rabbit (Hulu), Wild Bitch (SXSW 2022, “Best Thriller” at the Oscar-qualifying Hollyshorts Film Festival 2022), and Navel Gazers (“Best Sci-Fi” at the Micheaux Film Festival 2021). Lauren is driven by her love of dark comedy, documentaries, Doctor Who, and meticulously folded laundry.
