TUCIA LYMAN - Director
Tucia Lyman launched her writing & directing career in unscripted television more than 17 years ago and has produced shows for major networks including Discovery Channel, TLC, Destination America, National Geographic, the A&E Network, Spike TV, Syfy, Discovery Health, Planet Green, and Travel Channel. She was the Showrunner for Adrian Grenier’s Alter Eco series (2008), Syfy’s hit show Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files (2010), and Joaquin Phoenix’s Big Shot special on Travel Channel (2011). Tucia has been a Showrunner and Executive Producer for multiple television shows including several seasons of the popular Ghosts of Shepherdstown (2017-2018) series for Destination America and Ghosts of Morgan City (2019) for Travel Channel. Her success in the horror/thriller genre inspired her to write her first screenplay titled Halfbreed, which was one of the 2016 winners of the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards in the horror category. M.O.M. is Tucia's 2nd screenplay and first directing debut.
ELAINE WHITE - Producer
Emmy-winning Producer and Emmy-nominated director, Elaine White has been a dynamo in the TV and Film industry for over 10 years. She has been on the fast track, producing shows for many major networks ranging from Food Network and Travel Channel to SyFy and Discovery. Elaine is currently the Showrunner and Executive Producer of Travel Channel’s hit show, Portal’s To Hell with Jack Osbourne. Prior to that, she was an Executive Producer and the Director of Travel Channel’s, Ghost Of Morgan City (2019) and the Co-Executive Producer and Director of Ghosts Of Shepherdstown (2018). Producer / Director of SyFy’s Haunted Highway (2014), featuring Jack Osbourne, and Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files (2010). Elaine was recently the Director and Co-Executive Producer of Food Network’s Dinner at Tiffani’s (2016), Director of Trisha’s Southern Kitchen (2017) and Co-Executive Producer of Valerie’s Home Cooking (2018). Elaine is a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Having developed a close working relationship with Writer/Director, Tucia Lyman, Elaine jumped at the opportunity to partner up and bring M.O.M. to the big screen, which was right up her alley, given her involvement with many paranormal shows that feature the found footage style of storytelling.
AUSTIN PORTER - Producer
Austin Porter has worked in the entertainment industry for the past 15 years. He co-hosted and helped develop SyFy’s hit series, Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files. Austin first garnered a relationship with Writer/Director, Tucia Lyman, and Producer, Elaine White, while filming Fact or Faked. He went on to become the Director of Development and Producer for Schweet Entertainment, where he helped develop, pitch and produce multiple projects for many major television networks including BRAVO, History Channel, Esquire, and MTV. Austin recently produced Ghosts of Morgan City (2019) for Travel Channel, Ghosts of Shepherdstown (2018) for Destination America, and Truck Night In America (2017) for History Channel.