Doc New Leaders - 2024

Breaking down barriers for filmmakers who face gender bias through mentorship, creative collaboration, and business strategy support. Elaisha Stokes is an award-winning filmmaker, educator, and Senior Program Manager at Chicken & Egg Films, overseeing the Chicken & Egg Award and the Research & Development grants. Previously she was the Senior Producer for CBS Original Documentaries, […]

Building spaces for filmmakers to share knowledge, redistribute power, and build community through the lens of film impact. Florencia Varela’s work lies at the intersection of learning, social impact, and film. She currently leads Peace is Loud’s filmmaker workshops, through its Collective Lens program, and previously produced impact campaigns using documentaries as tools for transformative […]