Tony Shaff (Director/Producer) is a former telephone psychic and suicide hotline volunteer.  As a Brooklyn based filmmaker, his work has screened at festivals across the country and he received a Student Academy Award Nomination for his film Get Outta Here!. A graduate of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Tony has been involved in creative and story development with Showtime Networks, Center Theatre Group, MTV networks and as the assistant to Peter Hedges (Dan In Real Life). With focus on non-fiction storytelling, he has been involved in both documentary and television projects and served as a producer for the groundbreaking doc series Teen Mom 2 and 16 & Pregnant among other specials. Hotline is his first feature documentary.