Best and Most Beautiful Things

Garrett Zevgetis is a Boston-based documentary filmmaker focusing on fascinating people and social change. After growing up in Kissimmee, Florida, Garrett served in the U.S. Navy during Desert Storm, and earned an MFA in Media Art from Emerson College. He has directed several short films, including A Mercenary Tale which premiered at the Boston International Film Festival and was distributed worldwide by Ouat Media. Best and Most Beautiful Things is Garrett’s first feature film. He previously worked at PBS’ FRONTLINE at WGBH under acclaimed producer Judith Vecchione, and as a producer for the nationally syndicated public radio program, Radio Open Source with Christopher Lydon. He was named one of "10 Filmmakers To Watch" by The Independent magazine.

Ariana Garfinkel is an independent film producer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She produced the award-winning feature documentary Boys of Summer, distributed by Tribeca Film and broadcast by ESPN, PBS and Sundance Channel internationally. She produced two narrative shorts, Sea Meadow (SXSW World Premiere) and A Juice Box Afternoon (Lincoln Center Premiere). Through her production company Carriage House Pictures, Ariana has produced Best and Most Beautiful Things and the narrative feature film Glass, by Lily Baldwin. Past projects include the documentaries Nuns on the Bus, Symphony of the Soil, Sonatas of the Soil, Wrenched, and Trumbo. Previously, Ariana held development and production positions in New York City for ten years at companies including Miramax Films, Tribeca Productions, and Reno Productions. She started her career on location for HBO Films and Columbia Pictures, and graduated from Stanford University. She is a FilmHouse Resident at the San Francisco Film Society.