Byron Hurt is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, writer, and anti-sexist activist. Hurt is also the former host of the Emmy-nominated series, “REEL WORKS with BYRON HURT.” His documentary, Hip-Hop: Beyond […]

John A. Kliem is the Executive Director of the Department of Navy (DON)’s Resilient Energy Program Office (REPO). He became an SES in August, 2016. In his role as Executive […]

Andrea Passafiume is currently the Program Director for Docs in Progress where she oversees documentary film screenings and educational workshops. She is also an Assistant Programmer of documentaries for the […]

Judith Helfand is best known for her open-hearted, artfully self-deprecating and very transparent approach to non-fiction filmmaking. Her genre: “serious fun” meets “toxic comedy”.Her mission: explore and expose the long […]

Alex Jablonski produced and edited Low & Clear, which premiered at SXSW where it won the Audience Award. Previously, he created the documentary project Sparrow Songs, in which he made […]

Kahlil Hudson is a Native Tlingit Alaskan and currently a professor of film at Santa Fe’s Institute of American Indian Arts. His first feature documentary, Low & Clear, premiered at […]

Elizabeth Herzfeldt-Kamprath is an Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker and recent graduate from American University’s Master of Fine Arts in Film & Electronic Media program. Her films have featured topics from the […]

Zach Zimmerman and Michelle Morandotti are self taught independent film makers currently living in Washington, D.C. Zach grew up in an adobe house on a volcano in Guatemala and Michelle […]

Edin started his first filmmaking steps at Prizren’s festival DokuFest, where he directed a short documentary SELJIM as part of festivals training program. After that he continued film studies in […]

Greg Balkin, dog enthusiast and instigator of fun, is a filmmaker and photographer from Seattle, WA. His work has shifted over the years, from photographing weddings in Los Angeles to […]