OUR TEAM

The Directors

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Rob Herring is an environmental filmmaker and musical activist. He produced The Relationtrip (SXSW, Grand Jury Prize - Dallas International Film Festival) and Directed/Produced Nothing In Los Angeles, which received numerous Best Picture honors. Rob worked on the critically acclaimed GMO OMG, and is a Producer on the follow up to the world famous Zeitgeist Trilogy. As a musician, Rob writes songs for health and eco activism, and he headlined the Rock For Nature concert in Berlin for 25,000 people. Rob is also a Certified Holistic Health Coach and is the cofounder of Integrative Pediatrics.

Ryan Wirick is an award-winning filmmaker and writer, as well as a film editor and cinematographer. Since becoming a father, Ryan has focused on film/video projects that highlight solutions to critical problems in the world, and the people behind those solutions. As a journalist, he was given an Orange County Press Club Award. Ryan graduated from Chapman University with an MFA in Creative Writing, an MA in English, and a BA in Philosophy. There he received the Tom Massey Award, the John Fowles Award for Creative Writing, and the William James Award in Philosophy.

The Voice of The Need To GROW

Rosario Dawson (Executive Producer and Narrator) is an American actress, producer, singer, comic book writer, and political activist.

She has starred in films such as Kids, Men in Black II, 25th Hour, Rent, Sin City, Death Proof, Seven Pounds, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. Dawson has provided voice-over work for Disney and DC. She portrayed Claire Temple in five of the Marvel/Netflix shows: Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and The Defenders.

Dawson is involved with many charitable organizations, including Lower East Side Girls Club, Global Cool, Conservation International, Doctors Without Borders, National Geographic Society, The Nature Conservancy, ONE Campaign, Operation USA, Oxfam, Amnesty International, International Rescue Committee, Voto Latino, StayClose.org, and Save The Children.

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The Producers

As CEO of Nutraponics and Stewart Farms, Tanner has immersed himself in the indoor vertical farming industry. He grew up in Miramichi, NB, inspired by his mother’s advocacy for environmental and animal rights. As early as elementary school, he organized community clean ups and education on recycling and water conservation. Today Tanner is on a mission to bring local, fresh food to families everywhere.