Meet the Team

Anna Toomey

Anna Toomey is an independent filmmaker who started her career as an Emmy Award-winning producer for ABC News, Good Morning America, ABC News long-form unit, and Peter Jennings Reporting.  She worked on projects including The Gun Fight, an inside look at the NRA, The Century, The Beatles Anthology, and the six-part series In the Jury Room. Anna, developed and directed her first feature-length independent documentary, Left Behind, after her son was diagnosed with dyslexia. She discovered the inadequate resources for millions of children across the country. She owns her own production company, Sandy Dog Productions, where she works on independent film projects.

Director

Juju Chang

Juju Chang is a television journalist for ABC News, and is currently an anchor of Nightline. She has previously worked as the news anchor for ABC News' morning news program Good Morning America from 2009 to 2011.

Executive Producer

Producer and Original Songs

LARRY MULLEN JR.

Larry Mullen Jr. has received 22 Grammy Awards and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Mullen has worked on numerous side projects during his career. In 1990, he produced the Ireland natonal football team's song "Put 'Em Under Pressure" for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. In 1996, he worked with U2 bandmate Adam Clayton on a dance re-recording of the "Theme from Mission: Impossible”. Larry’s eldest son has dyslexia. 

Our Team

anna toomey

Director

Juju Chang
Lisa Domenico Brooke
Dan Fougere
Stephanie Fougere
Sarah E. Johnson
Ellen Lovejoy
Zofia Moreno & Jean Reno

Executive Producers
Producers
Writer
Editor
Director of Photography
Consulting Producer

"This is a story that is very personal to me.

My eldest son is badly dyslexic. He went through a very rough period of time. He never got the proper education that he needed; it’s not a superpower for him; it’s still a super struggle.”

– Larry Mullen Jr.