Jean Tsien is a veteran documentary editor, producer, and story consultant. In 2020, she served as a producer on 76 Days and an executive producer on the series Asian Americans. Her editing credits include: Something Within Me, Scottsboro: An American Tragedy, Malcolm X: Make It Plain, Solar Mamas, Please Vote For Me, Dixie Chicks: Shut […]
Yvonne Welbon is an award-winning filmmaker and founder of the Chicago-based non-profit Sisters in Cinema, inspired by her documentary of the same name about the history of Black women feature film directors. She is a Senior Creative Consultant at Chicken & Egg Pictures, and has produced and distributed dozens of award-winning films, including Living With […]
Alexander Nanau is a German-Romanian filmmaker. His latest documentary Collective premiered at the 2019 Venice and Toronto film festivals and will be released in the United States in November by Magnolia Pictures and Participant. His previous documentaries include The World According to Ion B, winner of an International Emmy Award; and Toto and His Sisters, […]
Fever Content is a full-service digital marketing agency based in Los Angeles that builds innovative social media and paid media content for films, cinemas, film festivals, record labels, and musicians, by fusing traditional know-how with emerging technologies and platforms. Their creatively rich and data-driven strategies help clients achieve their goals by reaching audiences not just […]
Originally from the suburbs of Chicago, Bri’anna moved to the East Coast after graduating from DePauw University where she studied Film Studies and Communication. She’s excited to be back at DOC NYC again this year.
For over thirty five years, Kim Longinotto has made acclaimed documentaries that have won awards from BAFTA, the Sundance Film Festival and the San Francisco International Film Festival, among others. [Biography from 2015]
Dawn Porter’s film Trapped premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Award for Social Impact Filmmaking. Her documentary Gideon’s Army won the Sundance Film Festival Editing Award and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award and an Emmy. Her other films include Spies of Mississippi and Rise: The Promise […]
Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady’s films include One of Us, Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You, Detropia, 12th& Delaware, Jesus Camp, and The Boys of Baraka. [Biography from 2017]
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin are the filmmaking team behind Meru and Free Solo. Vasarhelyi has additional solo directing credits on other films including Youssou N’Dour: I Bring What I Love, Touba, A Normal Life, and the award-winning Incorruptible. Chin is also a professional climber and has an accomplished career as a photographer for […]