Filmmakers
Laura Beachy
Director/Editor/Co-Executive Producer
Beachy grew up in Somerset, PA about 15 miles from the crash site of Flight 93. She graduated from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School with a degree in Television/Radio/Film and Anthropology. She has worked for POV American Documentary and KPI Lightworks Entertainment in New York City. While in Los Angeles, Beachy worked for ABC Studios, Fox Television Studios, Summit Entertainment, and Bohm Productions. She is the founder of Live Every Breath Productions and is the Director of Communications for New-York-based fitness technology company Sweat Inc.
Cory Sage
Director of Photography/Co-Producer
Cory Sage grew up on an apple orchard in Chardon, OH. He graduated from Syracuse University with a dual degree in Film and Religion. He has shot music videos, documentary shorts, and commercial content in New York and Los Angeles.
Ryan Balton
Post Production Supervisor/Co-Editor/Co-Producer
Ryan Balton was raised in Milford, PA by a family in the film and TV business. Also a graduate of Syracuse, Ryan works for ESPN and has documentary and reality credits with National Geographic, PBS and The Travel Channel. The first independent documentary he produced and edited, “Controversy on the Delaware,” was recognized by the History Channel, International Cinematographers Guild and National Academy of TV Arts and Sciences. Ryan was in seventh grade on Sept. 11, and his dad was working 20 blocks north of the World Trade Center that morning.
