Ross Kauffman Filmmaker (Born Into Brothels, What Would Sophia Loren Do?)

Ross Kauffman is the Academy Award®-winning director of the feature documentary BORN INTO BROTHELS. In 2014, Ross directed E-TEAM (co-directing with Katy Chevigny), a documentary about four intrepid human rights investigators. The film debuted at The Sundance Film Festival and garnered Kauffman the Best Cinematography Award for a Documentary Feature. His feature TIGERLAND debuted at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and was released by the Discovery Channel in over 180 countries. He also served as Executive Producer on the documentary feature IN A DREAM, (directed by Jeremiah Zagar) which was short-listed for the Academy Awards.

Ross specializes in short form documentary film and socially conscious branded content for clients as diverse as Apple, GE, and Toyota. He currently serves as an adjunct professor at The School of Visual Arts Social Documentary Masters Program, and has guest lectured at high schools and universities.