The Lambersons live in Buffalo and are lifelong New Yorkers. Gregory has run a genre film festival in Buffalo for 16 years, and Tamar and Kaelin have run their own festival for women for five years. Greg and Tamar became enamored with Ithaca when Kaelin started attending Cornell University there, and Gregory was inspired to launch a new festival after seeing the Cinemapolis, which remined him of the Angelika Film Center, a New York City theater he once managed. Photo: Stephen Gabris
Gregory Lamberson has been a filmmaker for four decades and is a member of the Producers Guild of America. He has lived in New York State his entire life and currently resides in Buffalo. Gregory has directed 10 feature films, from the 1988 cult horror film Slime City to his most recent effort, Frenzy Moon. He is the published author of 12 novels and the nonfiction book Cheap Scares: Low Budget Horror Filmmakers Share Their Secrets; taught screenwriting for two years at University at Buffalo; and has run the multi-genre film festival Amazing Fantasy Fest for 16 years. He also serves as the executive director of Cinema Arts Collaborative, Inc, a nonprofit organization he formed to help grow the Western New York film community.
Tamar Lamberson has produced four feature films and is the co-founder of Valkyrie International Film Festival, showcasing films directed by women, in Buffalo. Her film credits include Killer Rack, Johnny Gruesome, Widow’s Point, Guns of Eden and Frenzy Moon. She is highly experienced regarding the New York State Film Production Tax Credit. Tamar has lived in New York State most of her life, except for six months in Puerto Rico, and visits Ithaca frequently.
Kaelin Lamberson was born in Buffalo and attends Cornell University, where she studies English literature, and serves as the president of Salsa Pa'lante. Kaelin grew up on her father’s film sets, and at the age of 12 co-starred in Widow’s Point opposite Craig Sheffer (Nightbreed, One Tree Hill). Her other film appearances include Christmas in Vermont, A Mother's Revenge and Killer Rack. She was in high school when she co-founded Valkyrie International Film Festival with her mother, Tamar.