Wendy Jo Carlton

Carlton directed her first feature film Hannah Free, starring Emmy winning actress Sharon Gless, in 2009. Hannah Free won several Audience Awards and is globally distributed. Jamie and Jessie are Not Together has won Audience and Best Feature Awards, a Jury Award for Best Lesbian Feature, and Jury Award for Best Actress (Jessica London-Shields). The film received glowing reviews, including LA Weekly, After Ellen, San Francisco Examiner, and Curve Magazine and distinguished film critics Roger Ebert (Sun Times) and Michael Phillips (The Tribune) both gave the film 3-star reviews.

Carlton developed a media literacy program for teen girls called Chicks Make Flicks, and was an artist in residence at 911 Media Arts in Seattle before receiving a Navona Fellowship from the University of Illinois, Chicago, where she earned a graduate degree in film/new media. Her award winning short films have screened internationally, including the American Film Institute, Sundance, and other festivals. In addition to writing and directing the hit series Easy Abby, Carlton teaches Screenwriting and Directing courses at Tribeca Flashpoint Academy and Columbia College.

Lisa Cordileone

Lisa Cordileone is a Chicago based actress whose credits span stage and screen. Her work includes the entertaining web based series Easy Abby, which follows Abby, a lesbian woman attempting to navigate the complicated world of romantic relationships. Cordileone’s latest project, Easy Abby: How to Make Love More Difficult, is the feature film version of that popular series.