Stuart C. Aitken has worked in the fields of film and children's geographies for over three decades. In 1994 he published two books - Putting Children in Their Place (Association of American Geographers, Washington DC) and Place, Power, Situation and Spectacle: A Geography of Film (edited with Leo Zonn, Rowman & Littlefield) - that are considered foundational. He has since published 16 books and over 200 articles that relate to film, media, children's geographies, child rights, and youth activism.

Jacob Rowlett is a PhD candidate whose dissertation focuses on film and media geographies. He is particularly interested in the impact of film in relation to human environments. His research spans across the fields of critical geography, tourism studies, and film theory and history.