Composer Filmmaker Accelerator

The CFA program is curated by three-time Emmy-nominated, award-winning film and television composer Miriam Cutler, based on her vast experience mentoring and leading workshops for both filmmakers and composers with Sundance, the International Documentary Association, Film Independent, US State Department / USC School of Cinema American Film Showcase (international), and more. She is known for her scores for RBG, Love Gilda, Shari Lewis and Lambchop, Ethel, Ghosts of Abu Ghraib, The Hunting Ground, Lost in La Mancha, and more. Her passion for documentaries has also led her to co-produce and score One Lucky Elephant, Dark Money, and, currently in production, The Untitled Laura Nyro Documentary.

Damon Tedesco is the Recording Engineer and Scoring Mixer for the Composer Filmmaker Accelerator. For the last 25 years, Damon has specialized in recording music for film and television. A member of the Television Academy, he has recorded and mixed music for hundreds of commercials, TV shows, films, and documentaries. He is currently the scoring mixer for Family Guy, American Dad, and Ted and recently worked on Zootopia 2 with Michael Giacchino.

Michelle Sudduth is the Scoring Session Producer for the Composer Filmmaker Accelerator. Michelle is a composer, songwriter and classically-trained pianist, and has worked in the booth on many film and TV recording sessions in Los Angeles. She called Vancouver home while in graduate school (UBC) and credits UCLA’s Film Scoring program with equipping her to create music for media. Michelle is the resident composer at Magic Dog Productions (NYC) and has most recently been working on a variety of projects including feature films and audio dramas, and writing/producing a record with the innovators of Good Story Guild (LA/NYC). Michelle’s first video game score for Cat Secretary releases Fall 2026.

With a composition degree from Wilfrid Laurier University and over a decade as an orchestra librarian, Alex Clark has spent most of his professional career behind the scenes of large classical music productions preparing music for musicians or leading the digital video production teams. In recent years Alex has gained experience in sound design, cinematography, directing cameras for live orchestral concerts and recordings, arranging for orchestra and rock band as well as composing for chamber ensembles, full symphony orchestra and electronic music for a short film. Alex is always looking for projects that will help him learn new skills, collaborate with other creative individuals and grow his music creation studio and business. Most of Alex’s music publishing and production business is run through his company AseosA.