Marc Turtletaub has been a producer for over twenty years with two production companies, including Big Beach which he co-founded in 2004. He is also a director, whose feature Puzzle was distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. His most recent film, Jules, premiered in 2023 and was distributed by Bleecker Street.

Timothy Foley is an Emmy award-winning producer. He has worked with some of the most important writers and directors of our time including Joan Didion and Jean-Marc Valleé, and is currently curating the next generation of your favorite singular voices. Most recently, Timothy executive produced Eva Victor’s 2025 Sundance breakout, SORRY, BABY. Tim is passionate about telling stories that illuminate and uplift. He lives in Los Angeles and loves music, books, and art.

Michael B. Clark is a Partner at Big Beach, where he started, in 2006, as an assistant. An Emmy- and Peabody-winning producer, he got his start with Safety Not Guaranteed (2012), then co-founded and ran Beachside, a Big Beach sister company created to finance emerging talent. Beachside was early to streaming, producing and financing several of the earliest independent Netflix Original Films, as well as Strangers, one of the first scripted series on Facebook Watch. It also produced and financed Desiree Akhavan’s The Miseducation of Cameron Post, winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in 2018.

He was named Partner in 2020. Recent films include Marc Turtletaub’s Jules; Amber Sealey’s Out of My Mind, which premiered at Sundance in 2024 and won a Peabody in 2025; Eva Victor’s debut Sorry, Baby, winner of the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at Sundance and released by A24; and Sony Pictures Classics’ Becoming Led Zeppelin, the highest-grossing documentary of 2025. He recently completed the TRIUM Global Executive MBA, an alliance of NYU Stern, the London School of Economics, and HEC Paris.

Austin Cottle is a film & TV finance exec with a breadth of industry experience. Having started his career at 20th Century Fox Television, he went on to tackle production finance roles at various TV studios & SVOD streamers. He then went on to work as a freelance production accountant, having overseen shows such as How to Become a Tyrant for Netflix & El Corazon de Sergio Ramos for Amazon. When not vetting budgets, building financial forecasts or watching documentaries, you can find him either learning a new language, learning a new recipe, or watching Bloomberg.

As an LA native, film, TV, and pop culture have always been big parts of Zoe’s life, so it was only natural that these loves led her to a career in the entertainment industry. Honing her skills across many different types of fast-paced environments, Zoe began her career in the mailroom at WME before landing on desks in the TV Lit department and at Endeavor Content. She then went on to work at BRON Studios where she cut her teeth working across their film and TV development slate. As a Creative Executive, Zoe worked freelance before joining Big Beach in 2022.

Allison Bunce is a director, writer, and producer with a passion for independent filmmaking and advocating for auteurs. Her own films have screened at Palm Springs International Film Festival, New/Next Film Festival, NoBudge in LA, and Short of the Week. Before Big Beach, Allison worked at Smudge Films where she learned the ropes of identifying and developing unique stories. Allison strives to capture honesty in her work and finds inspiration in the mundane where conflict is hiding.

Sophie Reynolds began her career as an actress, starring in projects for Disney, Sony TV, Jerry Bruckheimer Productions, and The Mark Gordon Company. Through years of experience working in front of the camera, she developed a love for the collaborative process of filmmaking and a desire to dive further into all aspects of storytelling. Sophie joined Big Beach after graduating from UCLA.

As a Finance Associate, Eddy brings a background in production finance and accounting within the entertainment industry. His experience includes budgeting, financial analysis, and supporting productions from development through delivery. He enjoys solving complex problems, improving processes, and collaborating across teams to help projects run efficiently.

Outside of work, Eddy is passionate about the performing arts. He studies ballet and acting, interests that deepen his appreciation for storytelling, creativity, and independent filmmaking. Whether he’s working through financial details or training in the studio, he approaches every challenge with curiosity, discipline, and a commitment to continuous growth.