TEAM
DIRECTOR: IRIS AZUL OCONNOR
www.irisazuloconnor.com
iao4918@nyu.edu
Iris O’Connor is an irish-mexican multidisciplinary artist, director, and producer based in New York. Her work spans narrative, experimental, animation, and tech with a strong interest in web and design. She infuses her art with cross-cultural themes and questions of identity.
PRODUCER: SABINE HICKEY
https://sabinehickey.com/film-1
Sabine Hickey is a New York based filmmaker with a passion for engagement with archival material. Her practice balances narrative projects and archival shorts which recontextualize existing footage. Her films investigate poetry, collective memory, the human condition, and showcase social critique.
PRODUCER: JAKE HENKEL
https://www.jakehenkel.com
jakechenkel@gmail.com
Jake Henkel is a filmmaker, producer, and multimedia artist from Cleveland, Ohio, and based in New York City. He studies Film & Television Production at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, with a focus in Interactive Media Arts. Working across directing, production design, wardrobe, producing, and graphic design, his multidisciplinary approach informs a cohesive and stylized body of work. His production experience spans narrative and experimental films, including music videos, commercials, and feature-length projects.
CINEMATOGRAPHY:
PEARL SWEENEY
https://www.pearlsweeney.com/photography
Pearl Sweeney is a cinematographer and creative based in Dublin, Ireland. She recently relocated to Dublin after a 5 year career in New York City.
Pearl graduated with her BFA in Film and Television Production at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts in 2025. She is the 2025 recipient of the Rosco Cinematic Lighting Award presented at ARRI Rentals and received a Faculty Commendation for Camera work at the 2026 First Run Film Festival. In the Fall of 2023, she completed a rigorous 35mm cinematography program at FAMU in Prague, Czechia. Her still photography has been featured in Vogue Magazine and Paper Magazine. With her start in the grip & electric department, she's worked on countless sets ranging from narrative shorts, features, commercials, documentaries, and music videos.PRODUCTION DESIGN:
SOFIA BATRES
https://sofiabatres.com
Sofía Batres is a Peruvian-Guatemalan interdisciplinary artist based in NYC. Rooted in production design, film, and grassroots organizing, her work explores decolonial futures where multiple worlds can coexist. She spends her time scavenging for objects and stories off the streets of New York and tuna cans in New Jersey.