Hannah Rafkin is a queer documentary filmmaker based in Brooklyn, New York. Her film Keeper was shortlisted for an Oscar, won the 2024 Gold Student Academy Award, received a grant […]

Emily Packer is an experimental filmmaker with an interest in border culture and geography. She was a fellow in the 2019 Collaborative Studio at UnionDocs in Brooklyn, and is a […]

David Usui is a director and cinematographer based in Brooklyn, NY. His work, which has been featured in The NY Times, The New Yorker PBS, ITVS, and The Atlantic, reflects […]

Daniel Straub is a Los Angeles based director and producer who has worked in documentary for more than 10 years. With a sharp eye for stories that give form to […]

Jessica Bishopp is an award-winning documentary filmmaker fascinated by subcultures and myth, exploring universal themes embedded in our daily lives. Her work has screened at festivals including Sheffield Doc/Fest, Aspen […]

Blagota Marunović completed a master’s degree in international business studies at the Franco-American Institute IFAM in Paris, France. He also obtained a Bachelor’s degree in the same course. He has […]

Julia Steele Allen is a longtime activist, community organizer, and award-winning playwright/ performer. She co-produced and was the Impact Producer for the documentary film “Decade of Fire,” about the burning […]

Oscar Villalobos is the coalition coordinator for the Green New Deal for the DC coalition. He is originally from Honduras, and moved when he was 13 years old to the […]

Regina Thompson has been with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for almost 20 years and currently serves as an Assistant Director. During her tenure she has worked Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, […]

Allyson Chiu is a climate solutions reporter for The Washington Post.   2024 Program(s):