Our Producers

Becky Rizzio, Producer of 24 Days Without You
  • Director/Executive Producer

    Rebecca is the director and executive producer of 24 Days Without You. The film premiered at the Twin Cities Film Fest in 2024 and subsequently won the Audience Award in the documentary category.

    She is also the original director and developmental producer on the musical Philly and the Dreamer, winner of Broadway World’s Best Original/New Work in Minneapolis and co-founder and CEO of Luminous Talent, a relationship-driven recruiting firm specializing in the manufacturing and technology industries.

Annie Sterle, Producer of 24 Days Without You
  • Executive Producer

    Annie Sterle is a maternal health advocate and executive producer of the film 24 Days Without You. She experienced an Amniotic Fluid Embolism (AFE) during the birth of her first child and now shares her story to raise awareness about AFE and the need for continued support following severe obstetric emergencies. She lives with her family in Minneapolis, MN. 

Creative Executive Producer, Carly Lassegard
  • Creative Executive Producer

    Carly Lassegard is a non-fiction storytelling expert with over 12 years of experience in the media industry. She was one of the founding members of the Original Documentaries team at Netflix. As a senior-level executive, she worked on everything from audience favorites, breaking news, and award-winning documentary features, series, and shorts including Oscar-winningfilms such as My Octopus Teacher, Icarus, American Factory, The White Helmets, Period. End of Sentence and Oscar-nominated films such as 13th, Strong Island, Extremis, Heroin(e), End Game, Life Overtakes Me and A Love Song for Latasha.

    Carly is known as a strategic business thinker, a leader, and a collaborative creative partner with excellent programming and content development instincts. Throughout her career she has acquired a diverse roster of talented industry relationships both locally and globally. She grew up in the Minneapolis / St. Paul area and relocated here permanently in 2020. She is open to local and remote work.

Group of people being interviewed at Twin Cities Film Fest event, with a branded backdrop.

“We had the blood products. We had fifty people in the room. Everyone with one goal….we gotta save this woman.” -Elizabeth Elfstrand, MD