Evan Mascagni is a Kentucky based filmmaker. His recent work focuses on Southern stories, including PBS Short Film Festival juried prize recipient, WINN (If/Then, Perspective Fund), Persistent (ITVS, Independent Lens), and Wiley’s Last Resort (Appalshop, Reel South). His latest feature, Building a Bridge, premiered at Tribeca (AMC+). He is also a mentor for BYkids and […]
Ephraim Kirkwood is an Emmy nominated filmmaker whose editing credits include the Peabody award winning Netflix series High On The Hog and the SXSW Grand Jury Award-winning feature film Master Of Light. His other editorial contributions include ESPN’s 30 For 30, HBO’s original special Between The World And Me, and the Hulu six-part limited docu-series […]
Elizabeth is a director, showrunner, and writer, specializing in propulsive character- and archive- driven documentaries. Upcoming projects include her feature-debut The Trouble With Betty, supported by Impact Partners and Jewish Story Partners, and a Netflix series directed by Liz Garbus. Recent projects include I’ll Be Gone In The Dark (HBO, 2020) and Bobby Kennedy For […]
Christina Stiles is an LA-based editor passionate about crossing language barriers to tell stories from all corners of the world. She’s known for Red Penguins (TIFF, DOC NYC 2019) and Riders on the Storm (SXSW, DOC NYC 2023). Her work has been featured in several countries and on PBS, The New York Times, Olympic Channel, Peacock, Paramount+, BBC, and […]
Camilla Hall is an award-winning documentary film director and executive producer. She co-directed Subject and has directed films/series with Discovery, HBO Max Europe, Sky, and Arte. She executive produced Black Barbie: A Documentary alongside Shonda Rhimes and produced Sirens alongside Maya Rudolph and Natasha Lyonne. She is co-founder of Lady & Bird Films with Rita Baghdadi and Jennifer Tiexiera.
Brenton Gieser is a biracial Korean-American film director whose work explores themes of inequity, healing, and the complexities of self. His debut feature documentary The 50 profiles the first 50 men to become substance abuse counselors while serving life in prison. His films have screened at DOC NYC, Mill Valley Film Festival, SBIFF, Big Sky, and CIFF.
Alyse is a distinguished director and producer, recognized for her innovative blend of immersive filmmaking and investigative journalism. She is currently producing a film on publisher John Johnson and Ebony and Jet magazines. Alyse helped launch several groundbreaking documentary programs, including The Weekly, Vice News Tonight on HBO, and CNN’s In America with Soledad O’Brien. She teaches […]
Alma Herrera-Pazmiño is a documentary editor and DJ from San Francisco, CA, based out of NYC. Her editing credits include All Up In the Biz which premiered at Tribeca 2023 and Louis Armstrong’s Black and Blues (Apple TV 2022). Alma has been awarded various fellowships and is motivated to document the rituals at the intersection of joy and grief.
Alexis Johnson is an Emmy-winning film editor whose work has received distribution from HBO, MGM+, Neon, Netflix, RTÉ, and Showtime, and has screened at festivals around the world, including Sundance, Berlinale, SXSW, and NYFF. Her past credits include the Peabody-nominated Kingdom of Silence and Netflix’s “Global Top 10 Film” Money Shot. She is currently in development on her […]
Alex Schmider is an Emmy®, Peabody, and Critics Choice Awards recognized producer and the Director of Transgender Representation at GLAAD. A member of the Producers Guild of America and the Television Academy, his producing credits include Changing The Game (Hulu), Disclosure (Netflix), Framing Agnes (Kino Lorber), Stay On Board: The Leo Baker Story (Netflix) and Chasing Chasing Amy.