Award-winning documentary filmmaker Jens Schanze was born in Bonn in 1971. After completing his civilian service, Schanze first studied forestry in Munich but then moved to a television production company. […]

Caty Borum Chattoo is Executive in Residence in the School of Communication at American University. As a social-change communication specialist and media producer, she has been engaged as a senior […]

An award-winning producer and director, Wendy Ettinger co-founded Gamechanger Films, the first equity fund dedicated to financing feature films directed by women. Through Gamechanger, she was the Executive Producer of Land Ho; through Chicken & Egg […]

“I am not quite over-the-hill yet. I prefer to think I’m on top looking down on the other side at the good things ahead.” – Al Larson Al Larson is […]

Dr. Nima Namgyal Sherpa is a passionate adventurer with love and respect for the mountains, nature and wilderness. Combining his passion with his profession, he has worked as an expedition […]

  Dennis M. Bushnell is a NASA scientist and lecturer. As chief scientist at NASA Langley Research Center, he is responsible for technical oversight and advanced program formulation. His work is focused mainly […]

Dr. Matthew P. Scott was appointed the tenth president of the Carnegie Institution for Science beginning September 1, 2014. Scott was Professor of Developmental Biology, Genetics, Bioengineering, and Biology at […]

Marjorie Caup is a graduate of the Academy of Fine-Arts of Toulouse. She discovered traditional animation during a six-month trip to Poland, where she worked at Jerzy Kucia’s studio. She […]

Beside her 2015 short The Law of the Jungle, graphic designer and illustrator, Pascale Hecquet has also made five animated films for children, with the intention to amuse but also to approach […]

Jake is a director and producer of independent feature films. In 2011 Oelman produced a concert documentary about the annual Electric Daisy Carnival, the largest electronic music festival in North […]