Bernardo Ruiz is a two-time Emmy® nominated documentary filmmaker and member of the Academy. He was born in Guanajuato, Mexico and grew up in Brooklyn, New York. His directorial feature […]

Isa Rao is a filmmaker and cognitive neuroscientist based in Glasgow. Born and raised in Germany she has lived and studied in India and the UK. During her doctoral studies […]

Toni Lance has lived on the island of St Croix, U. S. Virgin Islands since 1980. She has been photographing, painting and rehabilitating birds since before she came to the […]

After graduating from the Academy of Film and Television in Rosario, Argentina, where Carla Rebai was born and raised, she moved to Europe and chose to settle among the beautiful […]

Based in London for many years, Lois Lipman researched, developed, and field produced films for CBS News 60 Minutes worldwide —from India, Gaza, Guantanamo Bay to Paris and Saint Petersburg. […]

Shannon has always known her highest sacred purpose: to travel the world, chronicling the innermost thoughts of indigenous wisdom keepers, heads of state, spiritual luminaries, contemporary thought leaders, and unsung […]

Julie Taddeo is the co-founder of Safe Grow Montgomery, a coalition of environmental and health advocacy groups that fights for pesticide-free lawns, parks, and playing fields in Montgomery County, Maryland. […]

Mark Verkerk has more than 30 years of experience in the field of directing, camera, editing and scenarios. His passion for documentary films has always been very large throughout the […]

Peter Mortimer is the founder of US-based production company Sender Films. Since earning his MFA in film from University of Southern California, Peter has made documentaries, TV series and commercials […]

Josh Lowell is the founder of Big UP Productions and has been producing and directing climbing and outdoor adventure films for nearly 20 years. Along with co-director Peter Mortimer, Josh’s […]