James J. Faller is a native New Yorker who grew up on Roosevelt Island. Raised by his Puerto Rican mother and Irish/German father also a NYC native, James was introduced to literature and film at a young age. Bypassing traditional schooling after being denied entry into his film school of choice, James blazed a path […]
Joanna Lehan is an editor and writer on visual culture. Formally a curator at the International Center of Photography, she produced publications there, as well as at Aperture Foundation. She has taught in ICP-Bard’s MFA program and Barnard College. Joanna holds an MA in Liberal Studies from The Graduate Center, CUNY, where she wrote on […]
Carly Reicho is a distribution and artist relations specialist with experience spanning genres. After working in acquisitions and client management for distributors The Orchard and 1091 Pictures, she co-founded the filmmaker-centric distribution consulting agency, Secretary Media. She has worked in filmmaker relations for Tribeca Film Festival, DOC NYC, NewFest, and programs community events for the […]
Robert John Torres is a film festival programmer based in Los Angeles, CA. He has previously worked for Palm Springs International ShortFest, OUTFEST, Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, Nashville Film Festival, Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles, and more.
Jannette Angelle Napoli is the Manager, Content and Initiatives at ITVS where she oversees a development portfolio while working across the funding initiatives, including Open Call and the Diversity Development Fund. Prior to joining ITVS she was the Executive Assistant at the Telluride Film Festival where she managed programming for features and shorts. Notable projects […]
Chezik is a director and producer whose work has spanned television, film and advertising. She was able to learn the ropes of production at MTV News and Docs and carried her knowledge into developing docuseries at VH1. She addresses everyday themes such as race, grief, marriage, and death with a unique lens that gives viewers […]
As a director, producer and cinematographer, Kevin Shaw has created award-winning content for national television networks. Shaw was a segment director and cinematographer on America to Me, and cinematographer on City So Real, both series from Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Steve James. Shaw’s debut documentary about Basketball Hall of Fame coach Bob Hurley Sr., The Street […]
Sara Newens is a Los Angeles-based documentary filmmaker and Emmy-award winning editor who began her career working for CBS News in New York City. She recently collaborated with Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering on the HBO docuseries Allen v. Farrow, which garnered 7 Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Picture Editing as well as Cinema Eye Honors […]
Claire Ave’Lallemant (she/her) is a queer female-identifying documentary editor based in New York City and Charlotte, NC. She chose to forgo the traditional college path and pursue a hands-on education which she received as an assistant editor on Cecilia Aldarondo’s award-winning feature documentary, Memories of A Penitent Heart (Tribeca 2016 & POV 2017). In 2018, […]
Derek is an Emmy and ACE-nominated documentary editor and director who has worked on dozens of documentaries on topics ranging from military corruption to SpongeBob SquarePants. He helped found the Alliance of Documentary Editors and has an internet-famous cat. His works include Academy Award nominated The Invisible War and Emmy Award winner The Bee Gees: […]