Tracy Heather Strain, a two-time Peabody Award-winning and Emmy-nominated filmmaker, explores stories about the ways diverse peoples have experienced life in the United States. A recipient of this year’s Chicken & Egg Award, Tracy won an NAACP Image Award for Motion Picture Directing for Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart, which premiered at the 2017 Toronto […]
Rachel Gordon has been working in documentary distribution for over 20 years. After working at the National Film Board of Canada, she collaborated with independent documentarians and did grassroots audience building for the International Monetary Fund. She has also worked as an independent filmmaker, directing and helping produce five short films screened at festivals across […]
Rob is the Executive Director of Wheelhouse Creative, a full service production and marketing company that specializes in producing and marketing for documentary features and series.
Chanda Chevannes is a documentary filmmaker, writer, and educator. She has made over a dozen documentary films that seek to amplify women’s voices, including two award-winning features, Living Downstream and Unfractured. After releasing Living Downstream in 2010, Chanda launched a successful creative distribution project. This ultimately ensured that the film was broadcast on six continents, […]
James-Michael has spent the last 6 years in the educational distribution space, working collaboratively with filmmakers to produce robust educational and non-theatrical campaigns. He serves on the board of directors for the VideoTrust organization, has spoken at ArtHouse Education, the UFVA, presented on a variety of documentary distribution panels, and led distribution focused workshops and […]
Julia Pacetti is a global media strategist specializing in high-impact media campaigns for public and international affairs, international political candidates, human rights issues, political prisoner cases, whistleblowers and entertainment properties. Julia has spearheaded global media campaigns for public figures such as civil rights activist and author Daniel Ellsberg and former President Mohamed Nasheed of the […]
Rachel Allen is a Senior Publicist at Cinetic Marketing, a prestige marketing and publicity company that helps position, publicize and market director-driven films. Rachel has spent the past 10 years working in Film and TV publicity in NYC. A graduate of Barnard College of Columbia University with a degree in Film Studies, she has utilized […]
Joanna Natasegara is the Academy Award® winning producer and founder of Violet Films, a renowned London-based production company. Her work often has impact at its heart and has received over 100 award nominations and 64 wins, including one BAFTA, two BIFA, two Peabody Awards, three Academy Award® and five Emmy nominations. This includes the Oscar […]
Lewis Lee is a director, producer, writer whose work often explores the personal impact of social justice issues. As a television producer, Tonya served as Executive Producer on the episodic series She’s Gotta Have It which is currently streaming on Netflix. As a film producer, Lee produced Monster which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film […]
Paula Eiselt is an award-winning independent feature-film filmmaker, producer, and activist known for her journalistic rigor in telling cinematic stories led by strong-willed characters. She is most notably known for her two award-winning documentary features, 93Queen and Aftershock. Aftershock, which spotlights the long-lasting effects of the US maternal health crisis, premiered at the 2022 Sundance […]