Martin DiCicco’s debut feature, All That Passes By Through A Window That Doesn’t Open (2017) won the Regard Neuf Award at Visions du Réel, the Cinematic Vision Award at the Camden IFF, and the Artistic Merit Prize of the Taiwan IDF. His short film, Here There Is No Earth (2018) has been exhibited at the […]
Vivek Chaudhary is director, producer and writer whose films have been shown and awarded at prestigious film festivals like Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival and Melbourne International Film Festival among others. His work has been supported by top film grants like IDFA Bertha Fund, The French National Centre for Cinema […]
James West is Executive Editor at the U.S.-based Center for Investigative Reporting, publisher of the acclaimed magazine Mother Jones and the public radio show Reveal, heard on more than 500 stations across America. For over a decade leading the New York bureau, James has launched thriving video and social channels, podcasts, and innovative news formats, and produced stories […]
Keith Michael Brown is currently Executive Vice President of Content for Firelight Films, the premiere documentary film company for stories that reach and engage diverse audiences. He also serves as executive producer and producer on its films. He is the director and producer of the short film A New Day Begun”: The Black National Anthem […]
From an early age, I was drawn to storytelling in all its forms. What began as a love for narrative soon grew into a deep commitment to uncovering and sharing remarkable true stories through documentary filmmaking. Y Vân: The Lost Sounds of Saigonbrought new challenges. As a non-Vietnamese filmmaker stepping into a profoundly personal story, […]
As a first-generation Vietnamese American, my journey from Saigon to the U.S. has always been driven by a need to create, to remember, and to reclaim. For over a decade, I worked as an art director and designer, shaping stories through visuals, but film has given me a way to speak from the soul. Y […]
Nanette Burstein began her career directing the documentary, On The Ropes, which received an Oscar nomination, won the Special Jury Prize at Sundance, and received the DGA award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement. She is most known for her documentary, The Kid Stays in the Picture, a biography about Robert Evans; American Teen which won the […]
Amanda Culkowski is an Emmy nominated Executive Producer and Vice President of Music Program Development & Documentaries at Paramount. She is responsible for developing original music and talent driven series and documentaries for MTV’s global channels and P+ premium content. Since joining the network in 2019 she has overseen the development and production of Eminem’s […]
Francisco Bello, ACE is an Oscar®-Nominated and Emmy-winning filmmaker, writer and editor. Highlights include Salim Baba (HBO, Best Short Documentary Oscar and Emmy Nominee), WAR DON DON, (HBO, SXSW Special Jury Prize, two Emmy nominations), Most Beautiful Island (SXSW Narrative Grand Jury Prize), Barbara Kopple’s Emmy-nominated Desert One (History), the triple Emmy-winning The First Wave (NatGeo, Neon), and the […]
Jeremy Stulberg, ACE is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and editor whose recent work includes Move Ya Body: The Birth of House (Sundance 2025), directed by Elegance Bratton and produced by Roger Ross Williams. He co-wrote and edited Sabbath Queen (Tribeca premiere, NYT Critics’ Pick), executive produced by Darren Aronofsky. A Sundance Documentary Fellow, Jeremy has […]