Petra Costa has been telling stories in the crossroads between the personal and the political and trying to understand the unequal society we live in, focused in her home country of Brazil. Her latest documentary Apocalypse in the Tropics premiered at the Venice Biennale in 2024 and won best documentary at the Havana and Montclair […]
Traci A. Curry is an Academy Award-nominated filmmaker, producer, showrunner, and writer. She has spent more than two decades creating compelling, in-depth narratives for multi-media platforms. Most recently, she directed National Geographic’s five-part documentary series Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time. In 2020, Traci co-directed Attica, a Showtime documentary which received an Academy Award Nomination for […]
Suzannah Herbert is a filmmaker from Memphis, whose work focuses on the American South. Herbert’s directorial debut Wrestle was Emmy-nominated and named one of the top 5 documentaries of 2019 by the National Board of Review. Wrestle (Oscilloscope/Independent Lens) was lauded as “Superb” by the Los Angeles Times, and hailed a New York Times Critic’s Pick. […]
Sara Bernstein is an award-winning producer and President of Imagine Documentaries, leading the development and production of premium documentary feature films and series. Recent credits include the five-time Emmy Award-winning Best Documentary Jim Henson Idea Man (Disney+), Frida (Prime Video), Music by John Williams (Disney+), The Super Models (Apple TV+), The Dynasty: New England Patriots […]
Mia Cioffi Henry is a Cinematographer, based in New York City and Italy. She travels all over the world to shoot feature films, television, commercials and music videos which have premiered in major film festivals such as Cannes, Venice, Berlinale and Sundance. With a background in dance, production design and still photography, Ms. Cioffi Henry’s […]
Heidi Ewing is the owner of LOKI FILMS is a New York-based production company founded by Ewing and frequent directing partner Rachel Grady. She is known for observational cinema and has been lauded for shining a light on unknown worlds in a highly visual and original style. Ewing has enjoyed an illustrious career as an […]
Caitlin Riggsbee is a Philadelphia-based Archival Producer. With over a decade of experience in the documentary world, she has worked on exciting and critically acclaimed projects for distributors such as AppleTV+, HBO, and PBS, among others. Her credits include The Vow, Part II, The Last of the Sea Women, Move Ya Body: The Birth of […]
Brian Newman, founder of Sub-Genre, consults on content strategy, distribution and marketing for some of the top brands in the world. Brian has served as CEO of the Tribeca Film Institute, produces independent films, and writes a popular weekly newsletter on film.
For over a decade, Ava Wiland has produced award-winning shorts and documentary series under the moniker Rava Films, collaborating with leading brands, institutions, and networks in the arts and culture sectors. Skilled at aligning storytelling with institutional messaging, Ava spearheads all of Rava’s projects, bringing a sense of curiosity, rigor and nuance to every phase […]
Monika Navarro is an Emmy-nominated independent filmmaker, an EP for In the Making, a documentary series from Firelight Media and American Masters, and the Director of Firelight Media’s William Greaves Production Fund. Monika previously was Senior Director of Programs at Tribeca Film Institute, and managed content and funding initiatives at the Independent Television Service (ITVS). […]