Phelim McAleer and Ann McElhinney are veteran investigative journalists, writers, film producers and directors, and two of the most successful crowdfunders in the world. McAleer began his career in journalism covering the Northern Ireland troubles, first as a reporter in Crossmaglen (known as Bandit Country) and then for the Irish News in Belfast. McAleer was a foreign correspondent for the Financial Times. He also covered Romania and Bulgaria for the Economist. Before that he covered Ireland for the UK Sunday Times. McElhinney and McAleer have also made documentaries for BBC, CBC (Canada), and RTE (Ireland). They have worked as journalists and filmmakers in countries including the US, Canada, Romania, Bulgaria, Chile, Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Ghana, and Uganda. McAleer caused a storm when his play Ferguson, about the police shooting of Michael Brown, was staged in Los Angeles—alternative newspaper LA Weekly said Ferguson was "divisive, but riveting" and "an incendiary night of theatre." Author and radio personality Mark Steyn praised McAleer’s online series Clinton Emails on Film, saying it was “the work you can guarantee most of the American media have no stomach for.” Their latest investigative project focuses on Kermit Gosnell. They produced the Gosnell movie, which they financed by running a massive crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo. It was one of the most successful Indiegogo campaigns in history. Over 26,500 people funded the film, contributing $2.25m in forty-five days. As of now, the project has raised over $2.34m from over 29,000 people.