Writer/Director
Tyler Kindred spent three years on research for Abbey Gate, as well as working alongside his fiancé, Shabnam, who escaped Afghanistan through Abbey Gate in 2021.
He operates The Light Shop, Post and has been working in Hollywood since 2011.
Script Consultant
Mahnaz Akbari was the Commander of the Afghan Female Tactical Platoon, working with the U.S. before the fall of Kabul. Her story of escape has been covered in the Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Virginia Tech Times, and she has consulted on the script and given her story to be used in the film.
Producer
Paul Thoma is a 14-year Navy Seal veteran. Once stateside, he moved to Los Angeles, where he became a SAG actor and producer, performing in films like Ambulance, Bosch, the Jack Ryan series.
He is the C.E.O. of the Seal Futures Foundation, where he helps to secure millions in funding to help transition Navy Seal veterans to civilian life.
Co-Writer
Salvador Paskowitz is most well known for writing and creating the story for Age of Adaline, a commercially successful romance film that maintained a top ten spot on streaming platform Netflix a decade after its theatrical release.