November 1, 2021

Morgan Elise Johnson

Morgan is an independent filmmaker and publisher based in Chicago. Most recently, she produced Unapologetic (2020), a documentary that chronicles two abolitionist leaders of the Movement for Black Lives in Chicago. Her current venture as co-creator of The TRiiBE (thetriibe.com), a digital publication and production company in Chicago, earned her a spot on Forbes’ 30 […]

November 1, 2021

Daniel Hymanson

Daniel Hymanson’s first feature So Late So Soon screened at True/False, DOC NYC, and BAFICI before distribution by Oscilloscope Pictures. Organizations including Kartemquin, IFP, Illinois Arts Council, and Sundance have supported his work. Daniel also associate-produced Western (Sundance) and The Last Season (Independent Spirit nominee). He was one of Filmmaker Magazine’s “25 New Faces of […]

November 1, 2021

Rebeca Huntt

Rebeca Huntt is a writer/director born in New York City. Her first feature film, Beba (2021) made its debut at the Toronto International Film Festival to critical acclaim. Her short films have screened at numerous festivals, including the Athena Film Festival, BlackStar, TIDE and Art of Brooklyn. She participated in the 2019 IFP Documentary Lab […]

October 31, 2021

CJ Hunt

CJ Hunt is a comedian and filmmaker living in NYC. He has worked as field producer on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah and The Rundown with Robin Thede. A regular host of The Moth, CJ is also the director of The Neutral Ground, a documentary on monuments, memory, and how to break up with […]

October 31, 2021

Chelsea Hernandez

Chelsea Hernandez is an Emmy-nominated Mexican-American filmmaker based in Texas. Chelsea’s directing, editing, and producing work spans 10 years in television and film including on docu-series for PBS, El Rey Network, and CBS All-Access. Chelsea co-directed/produced the award-winning short documentary, An Uncertain Future (2018 SXSW Texas Short Jury Winner, Field of Vision, Firelight Media).

October 31, 2021

Emily Harrold

Emily Harrold is a documentary filmmaker from Orangeburg, South Carolina. Her films have screened at festivals including the Tribeca Film Festival, the Melbourne International Film Festival, DOC NYC and the Telluride Film Festival. She is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. She is a member of Film Fatales and a […]

October 31, 2021

Karim Hajj

Karim Hajj is an Emmy-winning producer and director of photography. He also serves as head of business affairs for Midnight Films, a New York-based film production company.

October 31, 2021

Lauren Haber

Lauren Haber is a Brooklyn-based, Emmy-winning producer and mom of two whose experience spans documentary and scripted, features and series. She is currently Head of Development at Impact Partners. Her recent credits include the Independent Spirit and Peabody-winning series Immigration Nation (Netflix), Ry Russo Young’s Nuclear Family (HBO), and French visual artist JR’s latest documentary […]

October 31, 2021

Èlia Gasull Balada

Èlia Gasull Balada is a NAACP Image Award-nominated filmmaker who works in documentary and fiction. As an editor and writer, her documentary credits include the Emmy and Peabody nominee The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show and the Emmy and Grammy nominee The King. She also edited the feature narrative Son of Monarchs, winner […]

October 31, 2021

Leah Galant

Leah Galant is a Jewish director and Fulbright Scholar based in New York whose storytelling focuses on unexpected narratives. Leah’s directorial debut On The Divide premiered at the Tribeca 2021 Film Festival and will broadcast on POV PBS in Spring 2022. She was a Sundance Ignite and Jacob Burns Fellow, where she created Death Metal […]