Jessica Jane Hart is a Montana native who studied photography at Northwest College in Powell, Wyoming. After graduating in 2006 she moved to Munich Germany to work as a freelance […]

Sam Sheline is an award-winning environmental filmmaker based in Richmond, Virginia. As a Producer for National Geographic Society’s Impact Story Lab, Sam loves telling untold stories with passionate people and […]

Rita Schlamberger is an internationally acclaimed natural history film director and producer from Austria. For the past 23 years, Rita, who co-founded ScienceVision Filmproduktions with her husband, Michael, has produced and directed many award-winning, […]

Sion Sono was born in Toyokawa, Japan and attended Hosei University. His films include Suicide Club (2001) and Love Exposure (2008), which won the FIPRESCI Prize at Berlin. Many of his films have screened […]

Ostap Kostyuk was born in 1979 in Kolomyia, Ukraine. He graduated from the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv with a degree in History and went on to study theatre and performance at the Les Kurbas Academic Theatre. Since […]

Tom Hugh-Jones is currently working as a Series Producer on the BBC1 landmark wildlife series One Planet. Previous to this he was the producer/director on the first two episodes of […]

Yared Zeleke was born in Ethiopia in 1978. He holds a bachelors degree in International Development from Clark University in  Massachusetts and studied cinema at New York University, majoring in writing and […]

Born in Granada, Nocem had a passion for images, travel and anthropology at an early age. Her passion has led her to develop a professional life as a documentary director, producer, photographer and magazine […]

Abby believes in taking on big obstacles despite her small stature. From basketball to breakdance competitions, her competitive nature pushes her to rise to any challenge that confronts her. The idea for this documentary […]

Marley hasn’t eaten breakfast today, and probably won’t tomorrow either. She pulls all-nighters editing films and coordinating bands for JMU’s college radio. To Marley there are few stories more exciting, unsettling, or impactful […]