Joan Churchill has a distinguished documentary career. She began her career as a cameraperson on films such as Gimme Shelter; Hail, Hail Rock and Roll and Jimi Plays Berkeley. She is a long-time collaborator with Nick Broomfield with directing credits on Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer; Soldier Girls and Juvenile Liaison. Among […]
Raoul Peck was born in Haiti and educated in Congo, Brooklyn and France. His credits as a documentary director include Lumumba, Death of a Prophet; Fatal Assistance; the Oscar-nominated I Am Not Your Negro; and the four-part HBO Documentary Films’ groundbreaking series Exterminate all the Brutes. His directing credits in fiction films include Lumumba; Sometimes […]
Peter Nicks is an Emmy Award-winning director, producer and cinematographer known for the immersive documentaries The Waiting Room, The Force and Homeroom, which form a trilogy exploring health care, criminal justice and education in Oakland, California. Nicks recently co-founded Proximity Media with fellow Oakland-based filmmaker Ryan Coogler.
Chi-hui Yang is a Senior Program Officer for Ford Foundation’s JustFilms initiative and makes grants globally in documentary film, new media and visual storytelling. He manages a portfolio of grants that support artist-led, socially engaged filmmaking, advance a more equitable and inclusive documentary sector, and build the power of organizations and individuals grounded in communities […]
Jennifer Brea is an independent filmmaker based in Los Angeles. She has an AB from Princeton University and was a PhD student at Harvard until sudden illness left her bedridden. In the aftermath, she rediscovered her first love, film. Her Sundance award-winning, Emmy-nominated feature documentary, Unrest, has screened in over 30 countries and had its […]
Asha Phelps is the Systems Director of DOC NYC, which includes overseeing the festival’s production operations as well as ticketing and passholder programs. The 2021 edition will be her 11th year with the festival! She additionally works for IFC Center as the Director of Administration & Films, specializing in theater and event operations, alternative content […]
As the new Director of Industry and Education at DOC/NYC, Malikkah will oversee a portfolio of projects including DOC NYC PRO, the festival’s line-up of educational courses and industry networking opportunities; Only In New York industry meetings for filmmakers with works-in-progress; and the 40 Under 40 list. Malikkah brings 15 years of experience in education, […]
Megan Gilbride is a two-time Emmy-winning and Independent Spirit Award-nominated producer of narrative and documentary films. She produced the Emmy award-winning documentary Tower, which was shortlisted for the Best Documentary Academy Award, was nominated for a Peabody Award, and broadcast on PBS’s Independent Lens. She produced Lovers of Hate, a Sundance Dramatic Competition premiere, released by […]
Sabrina Schmidt Gordon is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and impact strategist from NYC. Her editing debut won an Emmy, and she has continued to distinguish herself as a producer, editor, and director. Her film, Quest, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2017, was nominated for a Peabody, two Emmys, two Independent Spirit Awards, and […]
Elizabeth facilitates partnerships for DOC NYC’s year-round programming in addition to coordinating outreach efforts for IFC Center via marketing and membership. She has been helping audiences meet great films for over a decade starting with selling tickets and popcorn at an art-house theater in Austin, Texas and screening films for film festivals such as SXSW, […]