David Ehrenberg is an American filmmaker best known for his work with the National Park Service. David started his career as an apprentice at National Geographic Magazine and then joined […]

Documentary filmmaker with a decade of experience developing short films on social and environmental issues (UN, WWF, WCS, among others). A Fulbright scholar, she obtained an MFM in Documentary Filmmaking […]

Co-Founder and President of Wildlife Rescue. One of the featured subjects of the film All That Breathes.   2023 Program(s): All That Breathes  

Zoya Laktionova was born in Mariupol, in a working class family in 1984. Zoya first appeared in the world of documentary cinema as a character in the film “Ma”(10’) in […]

Illia Gladstein started his career in film as a short film programmer at Molodist IFF. In 2013, together with Nadia Parfan, he co-founded the International festival of film and urbanism […]

Elaine McMillion Sheldon is an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy and Peabody-winning filmmaker. Sheldon is the director of two Netflix Original Documentaries – HEROIN(E) and RECOVERY BOYS- that explore America’s opioid […]

Molly Born is a journalist based in West Virginia and a co-producer on King Coal. Molly was associate producer on the U.S. team behind the IDA award-winning Netflix series My […]

Thalefang Charles is a National Geographic Explorer, photographer, writer, journalist, producer, storyteller, and arts lover, based in Botswana. He is the author of Botswana’s Top 50 Ultimate Experiences – a […]

Dustin Sylvia is a New England-born filmmaker based in Washington, DC. After graduating from Northeastern University with a Bachelor’s Degree in film and communications and a Masters Degree in GIS, […]

Sarah Graddy leads Environmental Working Group’s media relations and strategy on water, agriculture and natural resources. She has more than 16 years of experience as a science communicator telling compelling […]