Presenter | Winter Film Festival

Erika Mays

Erika Mays, known for her ambiguous look and astonishing essence, has appeared in several Film, Television, Voiceover and Theater productions during her young and flourishing career. You will have seen her on Investigation Discovery Channel’s “The Perfect Murder”, Amazon Prime’s “Sex and the Single Lady” and “Blue House Slave”, a Newark Film Festival 2018 Official Selection. Erika Mays studied at the School of Cinema and Performing Arts, The New School, Long Island University, MxCC and Hunter College graduating with a degree in Theater Arts, and is always interested in collaborating with filmmakers who have innovative stories to tell that she can help bring to life.

Cornell Wynn

Native New Yorker Cornell Wynn (Supersize) is a comic, actor and poet. He has a background in theatre, and he’s been in multiple small plays. He has won various comedy contest and poetry slams. Supersize is also a movie buff.

Youlim Nam

Youlim Nam was born and raised in Seoul, Korea. Youlim is an International actor and playwright. Her short plays (28+2, A Watch, Just B’day in NYC, etc.) have been actively produced at off-off broadway theaters, such as the Secret Theater, Manhattan Rep Theater and HB Playwright Theater. Her short film Acting Is My Destiny, written, directed, performed by her, garnered great attention at many independent film festivals as well as being honored with the ‘Best Actress’ award at the International Independent Short Awards and ‘Best Monologue’ award at Actors Awards, LA. During the pandemic, she opened her short play podcast ‘No Pressure, it’s just a short play podcast’ to stay connected with theater audiences. Youlim is a member of Dramatist Guild of America.

Alexa Modugno

Alexa Caroline Modugno is a NY based arts writer, model, actress and talk show host. As a graduate of NYU, she majored in viola and as a violist, she performs with the Strange Walls throughout NYC. She is passionate about foreign films, fashion, art and NYC culture.

Julia McCarthy

Julia McCarthy is a New York based actor, singer, and arts educator. She graduated from Smith College in 2015 with a degree in Theatre/Acting. Her previous roles include Heidi in “Secret in the Wings,” Mrs. Daldry in “In the Next Room,” and Claudius in “Hamlet.” She also performs in various performance pieces, cabarets, open mics, and coffeehouses throughout the metro New York area. She is so excited to be a part of this year’s festival, and cannot wait for the festivities to begin!

Christopher Marshall

Christopher Marshall is a Classical Acting Technique, Strasberg, and Stella Adler Method Actor who has played over 70 roles in film, television, and stage. He was also a company member for Carey Dinner Theater and Hatiloo Theater, and is currently an Artistic Associate at The Seeing Place Theater. Among his 70+ roles in theater and film, he played Peace in Thoughts of a Colored Man directed by A-list actor, Taye Diggs. Christopher graduated with his MA in Acting from the University of ?Memphis. Currently, he studies Classical language with authentic intentions and European dialects and accents from renowned teacher Sybil Lines, and is a member of The Seeing Place theater company. As a student of Stella Adler Studios, Christopher studied under Phylicia Rashad, Michelle Shay, Stephen Mckinley Henderson, and Ruben Santiago-Hudson in the Black Arts Immersion Program. He is a National Award Winning Playwright, and was selected in the top 30/850 in the Samuel French OOB festival.

Denise Reed

Denise Reed was born and raised in Carteret, New Jersey (please don’t ask her to fist pump). She grew up on stage, beginning with dance and then stumbling her way into high school theater, but it was TV and film that quickly stole her heart. Some of her on camera credits include MTV’s “Hey Girl,” Oxygen’s “Killision Course,” and “TK-436: A Stormtrooper Story,” a fan film that won the Filmmaker’s Select award in Disney and Star Wars’ worldwide competition. Denise currently lives in New York City where she is acting, modeling and probably walking into oncoming traffic while stalking her crush on Instagram.

Erica Salguera

Native New Yorker Erica Salguera loves to work in front of and behind the camera. Erica is an actor, assistant director and production assistant. She was the Assistant Director for the hit web-series “Day and Night,” and plays the role of “Deja.” Her works include but are not limited to “Apt 4H,” “Saving You, Saving Me,” “Stills” and “That Summer.” Erica has a BS in Communications and Media Studies with a minor in Cinema Studies. Erica strives to further her acting career in TV, Film and Voice Acting.

Stephanie Hepner

Stephanie Hepner is an Argentinian, Jewish-raised actress currently living in NYC, where she earned her BFA in Drama at NYU Tisch & The Stella Adler Studio of Acting. A world traveler at heart, she’s lived in 4 countries and a multitude of cities, and strives to make art and tell stories around the globe. A go-getter like a true Capricorn, she enjoys dancing, lifting weights, summer rain, dark chocolate, and masquerade balls.

Susan Wagner

Susan Wagner is President of Boardwalk Entertainment, an independent development and production company founded by her late father, respected industry veteran Alan Wagner, that she runs with her sister Elizabeth. Her credits include series and movies for CBS, NBC, ABC, HBO, USA Network, Lifetime and syndication. The company is developing…

Lex Campbell

Transitioning from fashion model to acting was smooth for Lex Campbell.

Cemi Guzman

Cemi Guzman is an actor and producer, known for Silky Smooth, The Empty Handed Painter and Bread and Games.

Luis Guzmán

With over 30 years in the movie industry, Luis Guzmán is finally bringing his vast knowledge and experience into producing films. Best known for years as a favorite of director Steven Soderbergh, who cast him in “Out of Sight”, “The Limey”, and “Traffic”, and Paul Thomas Anderson, who cast him in “Boogie Nights”, “Magnolia”, and “Punch-Drunk Love”. Currently he can be seen in CBS’ “Code Black” which is set for its third season premiere in the spring of 2018. This year will also see the release of his next two films, “The Padre” and “Belleville Cop.” As one of the FOUNDERS of Pink Rose Pictures, the vision is clear, creating high quality original content for the universe.

Kody Onyiuke

Kody Onyiuke, based in NY and NJ, is a fashion model, actor, and singer. He starred in the critically acclaimed 2013 multimedia drama “Shackled Spirits” at the 35th Annual Balinese International Arts Festival. Kody has a BA in Psychology & Musical Theater from the College of the Holy Cross and a MA in Psychology from Pace University NYC. As a graduate student, he worked with Thalia Goldstein; a leading psychologist researching the connection between acting and psychology. As a fashion model, Kody has shot with Shamayim Shacaro, a TIME magazine honored photographer and NY published Fashion & Beauty Photographer Marcus Issac. Kody has runway credits that include Harlem Fashion Week, ASC Fashion Week, Street Fashion Week, and others.

Nour Assaf

There are a lot of people in this world that aspire to become great, but not many are willing to put in the work. A year and a half ago, Nour Assaf began modeling and dancing. Within that timeframe, she learned and grew and learned so much and accomplished goals that she would have never imagined accomplishing so soon. She was part of Jennifer Lopez’s new music video, ‘Amor Amor Amor’; Romeo Santos’s new music video featuring Daddy Yankee and Nicky Jam ‘Bella Y Sensual’, performed for Meek Mills, Young Thug and 21 Savage.