Jason Tippet earned his undergraduate degree at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), where he directed Thompson, his first short documentary, which screened at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010 and won a jury award at SXSW 2009.
Elizabeth Mims grew up in Austin, Texas, and graduated from CalArts with a bachelor of fine arts degree in film and video in 2010. At CalArts, she produced Jason Tippet's Thompson. Not to brag, but she was also freshman homecoming princess at Austin High School.