Jonathan C. Legat is the Operations Director and Board Secretary for the Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival. Jon has recently come out of B.C. (Before Children) retirement as a Chicago-based actor where he has worked both on stage and on screen.

He is the father of two adorable artist children with Tricia Legat, who enjoy both dance and acting. Jon loves the ability to share the screen, stage, and microphone with his amazing family. He is extremely proud of his children's vocabulary, as you can witness in the podcast; Jon loves to wax poetics.

Tricia Legat has served as program director for Blue Whiskey’s Cinema Centennial since 2019 and on the Beyond competition judge panel in 2025. During her time here on Earth, Tricia has worked as an actor, director, writer, and producer on many projects in the Chicagoland area, both for stage and screen.

She used to play the flute as a child but gave it up just as her parents were finding it tolerable to listen to her practicing. Tricia retired from her wenching career at Medieval Times in 2021. Beyond that she has also produced and directed two smaller humans alongside Jonathan C. Legat.

Michael Noens is the founder and Executive Director of the Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival, the not-for-profit arts organization that produces the Imbibe Cinema podcast. In addition to serving as the show’s producer and editor, Michael is the Head of Streaming for all on demand programming offer through the Imbibe Cinema mobile app. Michael has written and directed five award-winning independent films, including Coasting, Two Days in February, and Beautiful Brooke.