Andrew Nadkarni is an Oscar-shortlisted filmmaker based in Brooklyn. His directorial debut, Between the Earth and Sky (POV/PBS), won ‘Best Documentary Short’ at Big Sky and Hot Springs, earned Critics’ Choice and Cinema Eye nominations, and screened at over 100 festival and community events before being shortlisted for the 2024 Academy Awards. A multiracial filmmaker, […]
JIN YOO-KIM is a Bolivian-born Korean American filmmaker who directed and produced for Take Out With Lisa Ling. She produced and impact produced Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust and is the co-director of the BAVC MediaMaker Fellowship, an annual fellowship devoted to supporting emerging documentary filmmakers with a grant and year long support. Jin […]
Edna Alburquerque has worked on award-winning documentary films for more than 15 years, including over a decade with Pangloss Films. She’s worked on projects ranging from an investigation of the international gold trade to the use of solitary confinement in U.S. prisons, to the Hubble Space Telescope. She produced Mysteries of Mental Illness – a […]
Geoff O’Brien is a documentary editor and producer. Most recently, he has been leader editor for the Emmy award winning FX documentary series, The New York Times Presents, including episodes Framing Britney Spears, The Killing of Breonna Taylor and The Legacy of J Dilla. His work can also be seen on National Geographic, PBS Frontline, […]
Asako Gladsjo is an award-winning documentary director, series producer, and writer. Her recent credits include Eyes on the Prize III for HBO, a 6-hour sequel to Henry Hampton’s landmark civil rights series; The Calling, a feature documentary on medical students in the Bronx; Rise and Rebuild: A Tale of Three Cities, co-directed with Sam Pollard; […]
Jennifer is an Archival Producer with Archival Ninjas, one of the industry’s leading archival and licensing companies. Since joining the Ninjas, Jennifer has worked on more than 20 documentary projects, from research to clearances, including on 11 Minutes (Paramount +), Super League: The War for Football (Apple+), Eyes on the Prize (Max), Skywalkers: A Love […]
Hana Wuerker is a Brooklyn based filmmaker and documentary editor. She has worked on a variety of docu-series, including Amazon’s The Money Game (2024), HBO’s The Vow: Part II (2022), and HBO’s The Case Against Adnan Syed (2019), among others. Her feature work has played at Telluride, Sundance, DOC-NYC, and IDFA. Hana is a 2024 […]
Carlos is a documentary editor based in NYC/NJ. He has a passion for storytelling that connects global issues with personal narratives. Carlos has edited notable films such as They Took Them Alive (Full Frame 2017), Tre, Maison, Dasan (San Francisco Intl FF 2018), for which he received the Karen Schmeer Award for Excellence in Documentary […]
Janet Brown is President, Global Content Sales at BBC Studios, where she spearheads global content sales and investment across all regions outside the UK. She joined in 2022 as President, Content Distribution, North America and Latin America, leading content sales in the region and driving global distribution relationships with top U.S. partners. In this role, […]
Amy Hobby is a co-founder of Distribution Advocates, where she oversees the Film-Ade Fund. Film-ADE provides grants for innovation in audience building for US theatrical and non-theatrical releases. Hobby previously served as the Executive Director of the nonprofit Tribeca Film Institute from 2016-2020. She is also an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning producer whose films […]