Todd “TJ” Stein
Writer/Director
Todd “TJ” Stein brings more than 20 years of experience in entertainment, uniquely bridging the worlds of the arts and advocacy. A lifelong New Yorker, he attended the Professional Children’s School and P.S. 183 before earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Syracuse University. Following graduation, Stein worked in casting and development at major networks including Fox, ABC, and NBC.
As one of the Upper East Side’s most outspoken community defenders, Stein has operated at both the grassroots and legislative levels to advance meaningful protections for society’s most vulnerable. His reputation as a community-focused advocate led to two campaigns for local office, where he championed neighborhood rights and fought to ensure that even the most marginalized voices were heard. His advocacy on behalf of individuals under guardianship has been featured in Spectrum News NY1’s In Focus with Cheryl Wills, The New York Post, and The New York Times.
A filmmaker, writer, and elder rights advocate, Stein is the creator of the true-story legal drama The Final Fight. Drawing directly from his advocacy work, the project exposes abuses within the U.S. guardianship system while blending storytelling with social impact. Stein has led an independent production strategy for the film, including the development of a proof-of-concept short and a crowdfunding campaign to secure feature financing.
Marlene Schneider brings decades of leadership, advocacy, and program strategy to The Final Fight. As a former Vice President at the National Council on Aging, she spent years championing equity, dignity, and access for vulnerable communities. Her work centered on building national partnerships, shaping policy initiatives, and elevating stories that often go unheard. Now stepping into film producing, Marlene is driven by a belief that storytelling can be a tool for justice. She brings her deep experience in community engagement, coalition building, and mission-driven project development to the film. The Final Fight aligns perfectly with her lifelong commitment to lifting up real people, real struggles, and real impact.
Marlene Schneider
Producer
Gigi A. Boyle is an experienced film production professional with a background as a Line Producer and Unit Production Manager on independent and studio-backed projects.
Her work spans multiple genres, including horror and thriller films such as Angie and The Block, romantic comedies like A Nice Girl Like You and Out of Order, and the drama feature The Bait.
She specializes in production planning, budgeting, scheduling, and crew management, with experience guiding projects from development through post-production and delivery.
Gigi A. Boyle
Line Producer
Bruce Edwards Hall
Assistant Director
Bruce Edward Hall is a New York City based 1st Assistant Director and Producer with more than two decades of experience gained on the sets of dozens of films, tv shows, commercials, and music videos. His past credits include "Jackie", "Mudbound", and the "the Wackness" and his projects have aired on CNN, the History Channel, the Hallmark Channel, AMC, Netflix, Hulu, and Discovery. He most recently completed "Situation #64" with Hari Nef and Louisa Jacobson and was co-producer on "Influenced" featuring Jill Kargman, David Krumholtz, Justin Bartha, Jason Biggs, and Jessica Capshaw which will be in theaters this spring.
Leland Krane is a New York-based Director of Photography with over 100 credits in TV and film. His work has been featured in American Cinematographer, Indiewire, and The Wall Street Journal. Leland is a member of ICG Local 600 and serves on its AI Committee.
Leland is the founder of ShotKraft, the premier AI-powered shotlisting app designed to help directors and directors of photography work more efficiently, eliminate busywork, and focus on creativity. He has spoken on panels about cinematography and AI at NAB New York and at AI & Media Townhall meetings hosted by ShotKraft.
Some of Leland's more notable projects include "Chappelle’s Show," the theatrically released film"Under Hellgate Bridge," "Tunnelvison" and both shooting and Directing the top rated show "REDRUM," for ID. TV Camera operating credits include, Love LIfe, NSFW, Madam Secretary, Limitless, The Americans, The Get Down, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, SNL, The Deuce and others. He also serves as a 2nd unit Dp on some of these projects. Leland has worked in a wide array of formats and genres, from live events and concerts, promo's, music video's and spots to long form motion pictures and episodic television, sometimes directing commercial spots, promos, TV episodes. He has traveled extensively for projects in the US, North Africa, Europe and Australia. He holds both U.S. and Canadian citizenship.
In addition to his filmmaking work, Leland has taught cinematography workshops at The New School, SUNY Purchase, Maine Media, and AbelCine.
Specialties: Director/ Director of Photography/Camera operator
Film and Video production
Member IATSE local 600
Leland Krane
Director Of Photography
A seasoned Casting Director and ARTIOS winner whose films have premiered at Sundance, TIFF, Cannes, Tribeca, Berlin, SXSW, HIFF, Woodstock, Seattle, Venice and many other prominent film festivals, taking home first place prestigious awards that have led to distribution deals and launched actor’s careers…
Ms. Stern recent films include “Jesus Land” Starring Ella Anderson and Juliette Lewis, “The Block” Starring Jack Falahee, Jackie Earle Haley, Chris Noth and Elias Koteas, “Hazard”starring Sosie Bacon,.Steven Ogg and Alex Roe, which premiered at the 2024 Woodstock Film Festival. “A Brooklyn Love Story” with a cast of New York’s favorite Italian actors includingVincent Pastore, Julie Pacino’s debut Film “I Live Here Now”, Andrew Troy’s “Midnight In The Orange Grove”, The Simunaut’s Tale starring Miku Martineau and Dylan Baker, ”BeforeDaylight” starring Lilly Krug.
Some of her well known films include The Believer starring Ryan Gosling, ”Thirteen Conversations About One Thing” starring Matthew McConaughey, “Broken English” starring Parker Posey and Justin Theroux, “Joseph Pulitzer” starring Liev Schreiber, Sebastian Stan, Billy Magnussen, Lauren Ambrose, Rachel Brosnahan and Adam Driver as the Narrator.
Well known in the Horror/Thriller genre films include: The Girl Who Got Away (Netflix) The Directors Cut (AMC), Dementia 13 (Universal) Satans Little Helper, Hellbenders, Mimic Sentinel, Malevolence Bereavement, Campfire Stories, Old 37, He Never Died, Hellraiser Deader, Hellraiser Deader and many more.
Ms. Stern was the Casting Director of The New York Sundance Writers Lab Reading Series from 1996-2005, and has been on both the selection committee and jury for the Gen Art Film Festival. She has been a judge for the Chelsea Film Festival. She is an Artio’s winner and member of BAFTA, IFP, CSA, NYWIFT TV Academy and Ensemble Studio Theatre. She was a previousBoard member of The Greenwich International Film Festival and The First Time Fest.
Adrienne Stern
Casting Director
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Morgan Alexandra Neville
Editor
Morgan Alexandra Neville is a New York City–based film editor known for her intuitive sense of story, rhythm, and performance. Raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, she grew up between two creative worlds—her father, a music journalist, and her mother, an English professor-turned-carpenter—an early blend of artistry and craft that continues to shape her work. After her parents’ divorce, Morgan spent time caring for her father during periods of declining health, an experience that deepened her sensitivity to human complexity and to the quiet, often unheard stories people carry. It also instilled in her a lasting appreciation for the interplay of comedy and tragedy that defines the human experience.
Morgan began her career at Sound One, where she trained as an intern and apprentice on films including The Age of Innocence (Martin Scorsese), A Bronx Tale (Robert De Niro), Smoke (Wayne Wang), and Foolish Heart (Hector Babenco), gaining an early immersion in the rhythms of filmmaking. She went on to work as a first assistant editor with Woody Allen on Blue Jasmine and Vicky Cristina Barcelona, where she honed her understanding of layered, complex storytelling and developed strong collaborative instincts.
Her work spans independent film and television, including editing projects for writer-directors such as Heather Graham (Half Magic) and Adrien Martinez (iGilbert), as well as contributing to Genius: Aretha and serving as an additional editor on Michael Showalter’s Oh. What. Fun. Grounded in decades of experience, Morgan approaches editing with empathy, nuance, and a deep respect for story—drawn to work that holds both light and shadow.