About the Author
James Lee Hernandez is a multi-Emmy® and PGA Award nominated Latinx filmmaker, Signal Award winning podcaster, and co-founder of FunMeter, a TV & Film production company specializing in stranger-than-fiction stories. Hernandez directed, edited, wrote, and executive produced the 5-time Emmy® nominated HBO Original Documentary Series, McMillion$ (Sundance 2020), alongside Brian Lazarte. Next, Hernandez wrote, directed, and executive produced the Apple TV+ Original Documentary Series, "The Big Conn" (SXSW 2022), again with Lazarte, and producing the award-winning documentary "The Herricanes" (SXSW 2023). He also executive produced Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza (Sundance 2024) for Paramount+ and co-hosted the Apple Original podcast, Scamtown.
Brian Lazarte is an Emmy®-nominated Producer, Director and Editor. His work has been seen since 2005 on major networks and streaming platforms, including a variety of award-winning documentaries and series. Most notably: The 5-time Emmy nominated McMillion$ (Sundance 2020) for HBO and The Big Conn (SXSW, 2022) for Apple TV+, which he wrote, directed, edited and executive produced alongside James Lee Hernandez. He is a Signal Award winning podcaster as well as a founding partner of FunMeter, a TV & Film production company specializing in stranger-than-fiction scripted and non-scripted content.
