J. Robert “J.R.” Harris has been exploring and backpacking long distance for more than 60 years in some of the most remote and inhospitable wilderness areas in the world, unsupported […]

Dr. Peter P Marra is the Director of the Earth Commons—Georgetown’s Institute for the Environment and Sustainability—and Laudato Si’ Professor of Biology and the Environment. Marra uses birds to help […]

Mr. Brigadier Siachitema is a lawyer with 15 years of experience promoting and advancing human rights, the rule of law and access to justice through strategic litigation, advocacy and capacity […]

Robert G. “Bob” Stanton is a retired career civil service administrator who served for almost four decades in the United States National Park Service. He was the first African American […]

Maggie Lemere is a DC-based documentary filmmaker, oral historian, and National Geographic Explorer, whose projects explore people’s relationship to the environment. She’s currently directing a National Geographic Society-supported film, Land […]

Katie is a queer filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. She was a recipient of the John Cassavetes Award at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards. Her most recent narrative features […]

Briana McLeod is an attorney, filmmaker, and writer. Briana combines her enthusiasm for filmmaking and her legal knowledge to support the production of Mapping Love. Briana hopes to tell engaging […]

Swetha Regunathan is a writer and director based in DC. She is especially drawn to stories about South Asian-American identity, assimilation, ecology, family, and nostalgia. Her short FOREVER TONIGHT won […]

Josh Winkler is a Producer for Fin and Fur Films, an Austin, Texas based film production company specializing in conservation and adventure documentaries. His background includes work in outdoor education, […]

Eric Elofson an Emmy award-winning filmmaker based in Washington, DC. He has produced, directed, or edited a number of short films which have won awards at Sundance, Cannes Cinefondation, and […]