Director

Jon Crowley has been a founding member, judge and M.C. of the FilmOneFest for all of the festival's ten years. In addition to having served as a vice president at the FOOD and Syfy networks, Crowley was an executive at truTV where he co-created and executive produced the hit comedy series, The Impractical Jokers. He also writes, produces and directs for popular shows such as House Hunters International, Growing Up Hip-Hop and Marriage Bootcamp. This last year, Crowley won two Television Academy Emmy Awards-- most notably for a live, two-hour town hall about the opioid crisis. In November, Crowley was elected to the town council.  He lives in Atlantic Highlands with his Wife (who serves on the Board of Education) and teenage son.

Gedney has been working in the music side of the film industry for more than 25 years.  He has collaborated with top Hollywood talents, including Ron Howard, Robert De Niro, Malcolm D. Lee, Wes Anderson, Jodie Foster, Lasse Hallstrom, and Ang Lee.  Most notably, Gedney received a Golden Reel for his work on the Oscar winning film “Chicago.”  Recently he’s worked on the award winning films "The Hundred Foot Journey,” “Girls Trip”, “A Dog’s Purpose”, and “Warrior”.  Gedney is currently working on the highly anticipated film “The Nutcracker And The Four Realms” for Walt Disney Pictures, which will be released on November 2, 2018.

He’s an award-winning journalist specializing in movies and travel and a contributing editor to the Arts & Leisure News Service, a national syndicate based in Manhattan.  He has written extensively about films and filmmakers for New Jersey publications, including the Asbury Park Press. Zak also hosts film series at New Jersey libraries.

Meaghan is a production and graphic designer in Los Angeles, with art department experience on the Warner Brothers series Shameless, Animal Kingdom, and Amazon Studios' Bosch. Her commercial credits include work for Spotify, J. Cole, Bad Bunny, Bacardi Rum, and Turner Classic Movies. She was the program designer for the Hollywood Shorts Film Festival in 2018 and 2019. Her strangest on-set experience involved a dozen trained cats for a musical Meow Mix ad.

Adam Cushman is a writer and director whose recent work includes the feature films The Maestro and Restraint, and the short crime drama Five Families. Sometimes he acts as well. 

Camryn Monteforte - A NJ local creative talent in both music and culinary arts.  Camryn is the founder and Co-Owner of the MeeMom’s Eateries in Wall, Middletown and Brick, New Jersey.  In addition to being a restaurateur, he is the singer/songwriter Camryn James, the artist behind songs such as  “Lovers in London” and “After Life”.