Shaina Feinberg (she/they) is an award-winning American filmmaker and writer. She spent her twenties making a stoner, punk sketch show called The Spew. She has been on This American Life, was a resident at Space on Ryder Farms (2018) and Twenty Summers (2021), a Reel Families for Change grantee (2022) and a recipient of the Reboot Studios grant (2023). Her short doc, A Brief History of Hating My Face (2023), was commissioned by The New York Times. Her film, Cleo From 8:20 to 2:35 premiered at the Aspen Film Festival (2024). She has written for The New Yorker, Washington Post, Tablet and writes regularly for the New York Times. Her second book, How We Got By, came out in September 2023. Her third book, Work, is due out in December 2024. Her films and books have been written about in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Bust, Broadly, Logo, THEM, Indiewire and more. She lives in Brooklyn with her partner and their two children.

Alysia Reiner (she/her) is best known as Fig on 7 seasons of “Orange Is the New Black” (SAG Award), and for originating Agent Sadie Deever in the 2023 Emmy & Critics Choice Award winning “Ms. Marvel.” Other recent TV includes 5 seasons as Sunny on Peabody Award winning “Better Things” (FX/HULU), 2 seasons as Kiki on “The Deuce” (HBO), 2 seasons as Kathryn in Sharon Horgan’s “Shining Vale” (w/ Courtney Cox & Greg Kinnear on STARZ). “The Feeling That The Time for Doing Something Has Passed” (Cannes,TIFF, NYFF) opened worldwide April 26th, and Stampede Ventures’ feature film, “Going Places” (Cinequest), & “Ramona At Midlife” (BFF, Woodstock, Berlin Women, etc) on fest circuit now. Other filmed highlights include Oscar winning “Sideways,” “Broad City” (Emmy winning episode), and going head to head with Viola Davis in “How To Get Away with Murder,” etc. Alysia has performed on stages from The Royal Court Theatre (UK) to the Apollo Theatre in Harlem NYC, to the Edinburgh Festival (where she won a Critics Choice Award). Select NY theatre includes: An Oak Tree with Tim Crouch (Special Obie Award). My H8 Letter to the Gr8 American Theatre (The Public), Jesus in Manhattan (EST), Pentecost (Barrow Group).

As a producer, Alysia produced and stars in the motherhood dark comedy EGG with Christina Hendricks and Anna Camp. It premiered at Tribeca film festival, is 100% FRESH on Rotten tomatoes and available on iTunes, Amazon & VOD Now. Additionally, Alysia conceived of, developed, produced and starred in the feature film EQUITY, bought/distributed by Sony Pictures Classics at Sundance 2016. Equity was Alysia’s first feature as both actress and producer, but she has acted in countless critically acclaimed and award winning films and shows, working with film masters like “Sideways” director Alexander Payne, Jodie Foster, Richard Loncraine, Matt Weiner, and of course Jenji Kohan and Pamela Adlon. You may also know her from feature films like Sideways, 5 Flights up, Kelly and Cal, Shine, Fort Tilden, Kissing Jessica Stein, or countless other indie films and TV shows (and yes you have seen her on all of the Law & Orders multiple times). She currently has 3 TV projects (including WE SHOULD EAT as a series!) and 2 films in development as a producer/star – Including SCIENCE OF A SLAM DUNK – an IFP Fast Track supported project which won the Sloan Prize last year.