Mia Cioffi Henry is a Cinematographer, based in New York City and Italy. She travels all over the world to shoot feature films, television, commercials and music videos which have premiered in major film festivals such as Cannes, Venice, Berlinale and Sundance. With a background in dance, production design and still photography, Ms. Cioffi Henry’s […]
Heidi Ewing is the owner of LOKI FILMS is a New York-based production company founded by Ewing and frequent directing partner Rachel Grady. She is known for observational cinema and has been lauded for shining a light on unknown worlds in a highly visual and original style. Ewing has enjoyed an illustrious career as an […]
Caitlin Riggsbee is a Philadelphia-based Archival Producer. With over a decade of experience in the documentary world, she has worked on exciting and critically acclaimed projects for distributors such as AppleTV+, HBO, and PBS, among others. Her credits include The Vow, Part II, The Last of the Sea Women, Move Ya Body: The Birth of […]
Brian Newman, founder of Sub-Genre, consults on content strategy, distribution and marketing for some of the top brands in the world. Brian has served as CEO of the Tribeca Film Institute, produces independent films, and writes a popular weekly newsletter on film.
For over a decade, Ava Wiland has produced award-winning shorts and documentary series under the moniker Rava Films, collaborating with leading brands, institutions, and networks in the arts and culture sectors. Skilled at aligning storytelling with institutional messaging, Ava spearheads all of Rava’s projects, bringing a sense of curiosity, rigor and nuance to every phase […]
Monika Navarro is an Emmy-nominated independent filmmaker, an EP for In the Making, a documentary series from Firelight Media and American Masters, and the Director of Firelight Media’s William Greaves Production Fund. Monika previously was Senior Director of Programs at Tribeca Film Institute, and managed content and funding initiatives at the Independent Television Service (ITVS). […]
Emily Kassie is an Oscar-nominated filmmaker and investigative journalist. Her feature documentary debut, Sugarcane, directed alongside Julian Brave NoiseCat, follows an investigation into abuses at a former Indian Residential School. Sugarcane, which Kassie also served as producer and cinematographer, premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Directing Award for Documentary and […]
Violet Du Feng is an Emmy® Award-winning documentary filmmaker known for creating nuanced, intimate, and thought-provoking films that explore larger social issues. Over the past decade, she has directed, produced, and executive produced more than fifteen films. Her directing credits include THE DATING GAME, which premiered at Sundance 2025 in World Cinema Documentary Competition, and […]
Ann Collins has worked as a documentary film editor in New York for more than 30 years. Recent credits include Ilana Trachtman’s Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round; the Peabody Award winning film, Can You Bring It? Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters, directed by Rosalynde LeBlanc and Tom Hurwitz; and Vanishing: A […]
Brandon Kramer is a Washington, DC-based filmmaker and co-founder of Meridian Hill Pictures with his brother Lance. Brandon directed Holding Liat (Berlinale Documentary Award Winner, 2025); The First Step (Tribeca, AFI DOCS); City of Trees (Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, PBS, Netflix); and the Webby Award-winning independent documentary series The Messy Truth (CNN). Brandon is […]