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 […]

Works for the rehabilitation of wild birds, especially birds of prey in New Delhi, India. Nadeem is on board of 2 non-governmental organizations dealing with the rehabilitation of wildlife in […]

Julian Gonzalez serves as senior legislative counsel for Earthjustice’s Healthy Communities team in Washington, D.C., where he is the lead lobbyist on water policy. Julian partners with community members and […]

Energy expert with a specific focus on just transition of coal regions and renewable energy sources. Mr. Krynytskyi holds a Master’s degree in Law and from 2018 to 2020 has […]