Dawn founded The deNovo Initiative to support storytellers who challenge our conceptions, opinions, and beliefs, propelling their stories as catalysts for building empathy and changing hearts and minds. She endeavors to identify storytellers focused on exposing systemic stupidity and identifying solutions focused on better outcomes for all. Dawn has embraced storytelling as a powerful tool […]
Heidi Kim Andersen is a Film Commissioner for Short and Documentary Films at the Danish Film Institute.
Pulkit Datta is a producer, director, and film programmer, based in New York. Over fifteen years, he has worked on a wide range of scripted films, documentaries, commercials, short films, music videos and multimedia campaigns. His films have screened at festivals such as Toronto, Tribeca, Atlanta, Cinequest, Fantasia, LAAPFF, Cleveland, and OutFest. As a producer […]
Soledad O’Brien is an award-winning documentarian, journalist, speaker, author, philanthropist, and founder of Soledad O’Brien Productions, a media production company dedicated to telling empowering and authentic stories on a range of social issues. She anchors and produces “Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien,” a Hearst political magazine program seen in 95% of the country. She […]
Pagan Harleman is an Emmy award winning filmmaker who specializes in innovative storytelling. She attended NYU Grad Film and initially focused on narrative — working in post with Spike Lee, Ang Lee, and Alan Rudolph — before pivoting to documentary. She has vast experience as a show-runner creating challenging and engaging stories that run the […]
Christie Marchese is the founder and CEO of Kinema. Kinema is a global film distribution and exhibition platform that leverages the power of community and social interaction to screen and stream films. She was previously the founder and CEO of the award-winning impact agency Picture Motion. Prior to PicMo, she ran impact for Righteous Pictures, […]
A film industry vet for over 25 years, Michael Tuckman served as VP of Theatrical Sales for THINKFilm. He now runs mTuckman media, with which he works directly with filmmakers under their own banners or with other distributors. Releases include Academy Award nominees The Eternal Memory, Ascension and Last Days in Vietnam in addition to all […]
Emily Rothschild is an independent consultant providing services to films and film companies with her extensive background in acquisitions, distribution, marketing and community engagement. For several years, Emily served in various executive roles for distribution companies in the US. Most recently, she was Director of Theatrical Acquisitions and Marketing for PBS Distribution, where she helped […]
Seth Ricart is the founder and supervising colorist at RCO Color and Finishing in NYC. His work has garnered numerous accolades. Narrative films include Expats, Hustle, We the Animals, and Janet Planet. Documentaries include The Dynasty, Cartel Land, The Territory, American Symphony, Dick Johnson is Dead and many more. Clients have included A24, Apple, Netflix, […]