Since relaunching Borndreamer in 2016, our short films have been recognized and awarded at film festivals across the country. Some highlights include winning Audience Favorite at the Women in Comedy Festival in 2017, becoming a Top Ten Finalist at the Producer’s Guild Make Your Mark Challenge and being celebrated by our peers as the only comedy screened at the Women in Film 2018 Shorts Night. As filmmakers and writers we have a penchant for telling female-driven stories, positive female relationships and projects that lean into the comedy surrounding everyday life. As professionals, we have utilized our talents to work with other filmmakers on indie budget creation, and production & creative services. More about us below.

Rebecca Ayers

Before​ ​founding​ ​Borndreamer​ ​in​ ​2000,​ ​Rebecca​ ​was​ ​Vice​ ​President​ ​in​ ​charge​ ​of​ ​Creative Services​ ​for​ ​the​ ​largest​ ​internal​ ​communication​ ​firm​ ​in​ ​the​ ​world.​ ​Working​ ​with​ ​Fortune 500​ ​companies,​ ​she​ ​won​ ​several​ ​internal​ ​business​ ​awards​ ​and​ ​acknowledgements​ ​for​ ​her keen​ ​ability​ ​to​ ​simplify​ ​complex​ ​subjects​ ​in​ ​strong​ ​effective​ ​creative​ ​materials​ ​that produced​ ​measurable​ ​results.​ ​Over​ ​the​ ​years,​ ​she​ ​has​ ​produced​ ​materials​ ​for​ ​some​ ​of​ ​the most​ ​prestigious​ ​organizations​ ​in​ ​the​ ​world​ ​including​ ​Apple,​ ​Disney,​ ​Pepsico,​ ​Intel,​ ​HP,​ ​and California​ ​Endowment.​ ​​​As​ ​a​ ​storyteller,​ ​Rebecca​ ​is​ ​a​ ​proud​ ​member​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Writers​ ​Guild​ ​of America​ ​and​ ​Writers​ ​Guild​ ​of​ ​Canada.​ ​She​ ​has​ ​sold​ ​screenplays​ ​to​ ​CBS,​ ​ABC,​ ​Showtime, Lifetime​ ​and​ ​several​ ​independent​ ​companies.

Tia Ayers

After graduating Magna Cum Laude with a BA in English/Creative Writing, Tia continued her studies at The Groundlings, IO West and the Second City Conservatory & Writing Program. As a writer and producer, Tia’s work has been seen on Lifetime, Bravo, E!, The CW, Style Network and MTV. In 2015, she was selected as a break-out talent by The Writers Guild of America Women’s Committee. Tia served as a writer and supervising producer on the first 26 episodes of the Canadian series “Raising Expectations”, which recently won the 2017 KidScreen Award for Best New Series.

Shannon Ayers Swanson

Shannon is a writer and former comedic impressionist whose love for office supplies and excel grids led to a career in film & television production. In 2012, Shannon joined the award winning production company Abominable Pictures. While on staff, she produced the Fullscreen series “Filthy Preppy Teens” as well as the pilot presentations, “Grand Marquee”, “Cafe Bhojana”, “Rom-Con”, “Topics with Andre Hyland” (in association with Party Over Here), and the short film “We’re Trying” (in association with Good Universe). As a filmmaking professional she has gone on to work on successful indies such as “Fun Mom Dinner”, “Honey Boy”, and the soon-to-be-released-somewhere A24 film “Everything Everywhere All At Once”.