Derek Lawrence Murphy grew up in Sarasota. He is now a librarian living in Boston. His interests include art history, science fiction, digital preservation, cognitive science, and social ecology.

Derek is the writer and director of Sarasota Half in Dream.

Mitchell Zemil grew up in Sarasota, too. He graduated from Pine View School and recently attained his BFA in Film and Television Production at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.

Mitchell is the cinematographer and producer of Sarasota Half in Dream.