Born and raised in Mexico City, Kryhzal has a degree in Social Communication and has 16 years of experience as a television, documentary, film and video clip editor. Her work has focused on both documentary and fiction series for different cultural channels in the country, as well as platforms like Netflix and Amazon, mainly on […]
Jethro Patalinghug is a Filipino non-binary documentary filmmaker, visual artist, and activist. They were the featured visual artist for the 2023 Oaklash Drag Festival in Oakland, California which featured their sculptural works Disco Balling Heads, The Performer and Gabriela Rising. Their works were also featured in the 2022 Trans Aware Art Exhibition in San Francisco. […]
Jennifer is directing her first feature documentary, The Long Rescue, and distributing her first short documentary, This Adventure Called California. Previously, she co-produced From Baghdad to the Bay and Standing on Sacred Ground, and at Lucasfilm, wrote and produced Harlem’s Hellfighters: Black Soldiers of World War I. Recent awards include Shifting Voices, Movies that Matter […]
Born and raised in Mexico, Berenice has a master’s degree in Documentary Film from ENAC, the National School of Cinematographic Arts. She recently co-directed a documentary series for public channel 14 and has worked as sound recorder, assistant editor and 1st AD in films and series both documentary and fiction. Mined Land is her feature […]
Jordanian producer Azza Hourani obtained her degree in Producing in 2011, in the Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts. She has 15 years of experience working with regional and international institutions and is currently producing two feature documentaries. Her latest collaboration with director Sareen Hairabedian, Swinging Fields, is in post production, and has been endorsed […]
Alexandra Roca is a hands-on, award-winning documentary director and producer who has found her stride covering human-centric stories. She has worked in more than 14 countries and is bilingual in English and Spanish and fluent in French. As an on-host you can also see her work on National Geographic, Amazon Prime and the United Nations.
Leveraging the power of non-fiction film for social and environmental justice. Molly Murphy (she/her) joined Working Films in 2001 and now serves as Director of Partnerships and Innovation. She has planned and directed impact campaigns, facilitated partnerships and coordinated coalitions centered on he use of documentaries to catalyze progress on the biggest issues of […]
Championing innovative, empathetic storytelling from new and needed voices in documentary. As Senior Manager of Original Documentaries at Hulu, Kate has been integral to building Hulu’s award-winning documentary slate. She was key to the acquisition of Changing the Game, which recently won a GLAAD Award for Best Documentary Film. Kate manages the team’s DEI initiatives, including partnerships […]
Creating sustainable industry change towards greater equity by centering the voices and perspectives of underrepresented communities in advocacy, education and community empowerment strategies. Jennifer Crystal Chien is a documentary filmmaker and the co-founder of Re-Present Media, a nonprofit advocating for personal storytelling from underrepresented communities in documentary film and nonfiction media. Her films feature […]
Empowering storytellers and their creative process to build critical pathways into the documentary industry. Jannet Nuñez is the Senior Manager, Content & Development at ITVS. She oversees the Diversity Development Fund established to provide seed funding to directors of color and support filmmakers transitioning into production.