Mahrya MacIntire is an Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker. Her work explores topics related to community (re)building and trauma healing from an embodied perspective. Producer credits include An American Bombing (2024), The Slow Hustle (2021), and Baltimore Rising (2017), all for HBO. She is currently in production on her feature directorial debut.
Michael is an Emmy and PGA Award-nominated filmmaker and cinematographer. When at NYU, he developed a love for documentaries. This led to filming January 6 for Unprecedented, storm chasing for Photographer, and over 1,200 interviews for Humans of New York: The Series. With roughly 40 documentary cinematography credits and counting, Michael will make his directorial […]
Will N. Miller is a Sundance, Emmy, and Peabody Award-winning producer and editor. His work focuses on environmental conflict, migration, and human rights. His films include Squid Fleet (Visions du Réel 2023), The Territory (Sundance 2022), Nuisance Bear (TIFF 2021), and Unsafe Passage (Guardian Documentaries), among others. He runs the production company Documist with his […]
Jessica Harrop is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker who has dedicated her career to inspiring passion about science through film. She is the Executive Director of Sandbox Films, where she has worked as a creative executive producer on films including Fire of Love; Nocturnes; All Light, Everywhere; and Fathom. She has a degree in Ecology from Princeton.
Jimmy Goldblum is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, who’s directed some of the world’s most visually ambitious and emotionally resonant documentary series. His film A Broken House was Oscar-shortlisted, Emmy-nominated, and the IDA Award-winner for “Best Short.” His forthcoming feature documentary Yosi is produced by Protozoa Pictures and Discordia. His first feature Tomorrow We Disappear premiered […]
Jess Jacklin is a Brooklyn-based filmmaker known for her impactful storytelling. Her debut film, Quad Gods, premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Festival and was distributed by HBO/Max. She also created the acclaimed docuseries Hacking Health and directed the PBS short Waterman. Jess’s work explores themes of resilience and innovation, establishing her as a leading voice […]
Jalena Keane-Lee is a filmmaker who explores intergenerational trauma and healing. She was named a 2023 Adobe x Sundance Woman to Watch and co-founded Breaktide, an all-women-of-color video production company that has won two Cannes Lion awards for branded content. Jalena’s first feature-length documentary Standing Above the Clouds premiered at Hot Docs in 2024 and […]
Netsanet is an award-winning documentary film producer. Her work covers a diversity of topics from extremism and the criminal justice system to pop culture and sports. Her work is featured on Netflix, HBO, PBS, MAX, Hulu, Disney+, ABC, and Mother Jones. She is a 2024 Rockwood Documentary Leaders Fellow and was a Fulbright Scholar in […]
Jane M. Wagner is a documentary filmmaker whose work explores technology’s effects on our emotional lives. Her debut feature Break the Game (POV) premiered at Tribeca 2023 (Special Jury Mention for Best New Documentary Director). Jane’s work has been supported by Sundance Institute, Film Independent, and IDA. She’s currently developing her second feature *Holds You […]