Ingrid Raphael is a filmmaker and co-founder of NO EVIL EYE CINEMA with Ruun Nuur. NEEC has exhibited a series of short films throughout the U.S. at independent spaces, museums and film festivals and paired each screening with a workshop that bridged the personal and the political themes explored in the films. Film Futura, an […]
Lisa Long Adler is a seasoned marketing and production executive with over 20 years’ experience creating domestic and international brand recognition with a focus on marketing, public relations, special event production, and promotions. Adler began her career overseeing publicity for feature films including Dances with Wolves, Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure and The Fugitive, among others. As […]
Emily Wachtel is a producer and screenwriter. She originated and produced The Last Movie Stars, a six-part documentary film purchased by CNN Films that aired on HBO Max in July 2022. The film, which chronicles the lives and careers of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, was directed by Ethan Hawke and executive produced by Martin […]
Marquis Daisy, co-director of “Baltimore Boys,” is a producer for ESPN Films. Among his most notable work includes Rand University, a 30 for 30 film on the often-turbulent career of former NFL great Randy Moss and Black Hoosiers, a Spike Lee Lil’ Joint on the high school years of NBA Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson. Daisy’s […]
Marsha Cooke currently serves as vice president & executive producer for ESPN Films and 30 for 30. She is responsible for overseeing development, production, distribution, branding and strategy of all projects under the ESPN Films umbrella, including the 30 for 30 series. Cooke joined ESPN from VICE Media Group, where she served as senior vice president of […]
Rudy Valdez is an Emmy Award-winning Michigan-raised, New York City-based filmmaker committed to creating social, cultural, and political stories through a cinematic and meaningful lens. The Sentence (HBO), shot and directed by Valdez over the course of a decade, tells the very personal story of his sister’s plight in the criminal justice system while tackling […]
Amelia is an Award-Winning Executive Producer, Primetime Emmy-Nominated Supervising Producer, Genesis Award-Winning Producer-Director, and most recently, Executive Director of Development at ABC News Studios -Disney, where she focused on developing premium documentary specials and series for Hulu and ABC Broadcast. Over the past 20+ years, Amelia has acquired extensive experience in discovering, and cultivating new […]
Ryan White is the director of Good Night Oppy, a moving account of the extraordinary fifteen-year journey of the Mars rover Opportunity and the surprising bond that formed between the robot and a team of scientists and engineers at NASA. Good Night Oppy will be released by Amazon Studios on November 4, 2022. White last directed Coded, which was shortlisted for […]
Wendell Yohannes Hanes is an Emmy-winning TV and Film Composer, and owner of Volition Sound in New York City. He earned a Sports Emmy in 2021 and Primetime Emmy consideration in 2020 as music composer and music supervisor for the nominated Netflix sitcom Family Reunion. He scored both the Breonna Taylor documentary for Hulu as […]
Blake Neely is an award-winning composer, whose work spans film, television and the concert world. He has scored more than 35 television series and 20 films. He has received four Emmy Award nominations, two for his main title themes for the series The Flight Attendant and Everwood and two for his scores to the series […]