Meet OUR JURY
Travis Wood is the co-creator and producer of Planet Queer (an experimental LGBTQ cabaret) and the NSFW film fest. He's an accomplished performance artist and film-maker having graced clubs, alleys, street corners, theaters, and festivals throughout California. He’s starred in countless student films and web series, which you’ve probably never seen.
As a lifetime member of The Dream Circus Theatre, Travis has contributed to countless productions and experiences within the circus and electronica scene. He's also produced The Adonis Project and Get More Gay Performance Workshops with Ian MacKinnon.
Michelle Ehlen has produced, written, directed, and acted in five award-winning features, including the first lesbian comedy trilogy (Butch Jamie, Heterosexual Jill, S&M Sally) and her newly released dramedy Maybe Someday. With a focus on comedy, much of her work satirizes gender, sexuality, stereotypes, and identity. Her films have screened in over 100 festivals worldwide, won 25 awards, and have been sold to Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, LOGO, and HereTV.
Michelle is currently working on an upcoming documentary called Queering the Binary, a large-scale research project and docuseries exploring non-binary identities and experiences. You can keep up to date about her work on Instagram @MaybeSomedayFilm or Twitter @BalletDiesel.
Steven Solomon has been a Production Executive, Producer, and Production Manager for almost three decades. He was Vice President of Production at RDF Media USA where he oversaw Boss Swap, Faking It, and Survival of the Richest, among many others. Producing credits include 1 vs. 100, Breaking the Magician's Code..., The CableACE Awards, Talking Dead, Who Wants to be a Superhero?, the documentary Vito, and many more.
His professional memberships include the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Producers Guild of America, Film Independent, and the International Documentary Association. He is a former Board Member of GLAAD. A graduate of Emerson College, he has been living in West Hollywood for over three decades. Steven is an avid film buff who watches about 200 films and 100 film shorts every year. If you happen to find yourself at the same Oscar viewing party, you might not want to bet against him. He has an almost unbroken record of winning the Oscar pool.