Arlene Donnelly is a self-taught director/cinematographer with degrees in Philosophy and Fine Art Photography. ‘s career as a cinematographer encompasses a wide variety of experiences, including… more

Arthur Dong produces award-winning films and videos that combine the art of the visual medium with an investigation of social issues. His passion for filmmaking actually began in high school where he… more

Barbara Sonneborn is a filmmaker, artist, and peace activist. Beginning as a photographer, she has worked in installation, set design, ‘s books and film. Her photographs have been exhibited in… more

Catherine Tambini is the co-producer/director of the highly acclaimed documentary FARMINGVILLE (Special Jury Prize – 2004 Sundance Film Festival, 2004 Cinefestival – Best Documentary, San Diego… more

In addition to “Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day,” Christopher Munch has written and directed the feature films “Harry and Max” (2004), about two brothers who are both teen idols, featured in the… more

A pioneer in documentary filmmaking, D A Pennebaker actually came from an engineering background, with a degree in mechanical engineering from Yale. After being inspired by Francis Thompson’s film… more

Daniel B. Gold won the 2002 Sundance ‘Excellence in Cinematography Award’ for his work on BLUE VINYL, which he both co-directed and co-produced. Gold also received two Emmy Nominations for BLUE VINYL… more

David Zeiger’s most recent previous film, “A Night of Ferocious Joy,” premiered at the International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam. The festival, which featured it as part of its “USA Today”… more

Programs that Mr. Wetherell produced and directed have earned over 50 awards in competitions and film festivals, including an Emmy, 9 CINE Golden Eagles, the CINE Golden Eagle Master Series Award,… more

Dietmar Post is a filmmaker, service producer and voice over talent. Born in 1962 in Germany he studied Cinema Studies in Berlin (Germany), Madrid (Spain) and New York (USA). His short films Bowl of… more

After graduating from the University of Michigan, Morse spent six years working in San Francisco politics. With no formal film background, she started ChickFlick Productions in 1999 and began to… more

Etienne Sauret is the director of several documentaries. “The Lazy Man’s Zen,” one of the highest rated programs on the Discovery channel in 1994, is an intensive look at the spirit of motorcycling…. more

A native of Greenwich, Connecticut, Gigi Gaston, aside from being a seasoned writer, was also the youngest rider ever to win an Olympic competition when she won the Washington International Horse… more

Howard B. Dratch is an award-winning and AFI-trained filmmaker whose work has been shown in theaters, film festivals, and television all over the world. As producer-director-writer of the music film… more

Isaac Julien is a filmmaker, artist, and scholar who teaches film at Harvard. Having worked in film since 1984, Julien has made several award-winning and critically acclaimed films and is best known… more

After studying journalism and law in Paris, Jean-Xavier de Lestrade created “Tribulations,” his own TV news agency in 1987. At “Tribulations,” Lestrade directed and produced numerous reports for… more

Award winning documentary filmmaker, Jennifer Fox is best known for her 10-hour PBS documentary series AN AMERICAN LOVE STORY. Produced through her company, Zohe Film Productions, the series… more

Jesse Moss is the founder of the New York based film and television production. Mile End Films. Moss’ award-winning independent documentary SPEEDO, about demolition derby champion Ed ‘Speedo’ Jager… more

Following their successful first collaboration, “Outrageous Taxi Stories,” the award winning filmmaking team of Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky formed their own production company, Creative Thinking… more

Beginning his career in the fine arts, John Hyams graduated from Syracuse University’s School of Visual and Performing Arts, earning top awards in painting and sculpture. Hyams exhibited and sold… more

John Walter is the director of “Some Assembly Required” from THE FIRST AMENDMENT PROJECT and is a filmmaker from Detroit. His first film, “How to Draw a Bunny,” was a documentary investigation of the… more

Jon Else is best known for “The Day After Trinity: J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb” (1980), “Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation Of Nature” (1997), and SING FASTER: THE… more

MY FLESH AND BLOOD marks Jonathan Karsh’s debut as a feature documentary director. He first met the Tom Family during the three years he spent as a host and writer for “Evening Magazine” on KPIX TV;… more

A graduate of New York University’s Film School, Josh Aronson has directed and produced films in almost every area of the film business over the past 15 years. Aronson has directed hundreds of… more

Joshua Waletzky – Director Joshua Waletzky is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and also an influential proponent of Yiddish music. Waletzky was born and raised in New York City and graduated… more

Davis’ theatrical films include “Girltalk,” a feature-length film about three abused, runaway girls, “A World Alive,” “Requiem for the Planet,” “Total Baby,” and “Vacant Lot.” Her works have been… more

Producer/Director Kenneth Carlson, an Ohio native and a Brown graduate, began his filmmaking career in Reality TV. For more than four years, Carlson produced over 175 feature segments for the Fox hit… more

TYING THE KNOT is Kian’s first film; he views it as the perfect combination of his passions in human rights activism and filmmaking. Kian received his MBA from the University of… more

Lisa Gossels is the producer, co-director and co-editor of the Emmy award-winning documentary film, The Children of Chabannes (1999). The film, which she made with Dean Wetherell, was invited to 50… more

Marc H. Simon created, wrote and produced After Innocence, which won the Special Jury Award at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, before going on to receive other numerous recognitions, including its… more

Mario Van Peebles is an accomplished actor and director. Past acting roles include Corporeal Jones in Clint Eastwood’s “Heartbreak Ridge” (1986) for which he received an NAACP Image Award, the role… more

Martha Burr graduated from Harvard College in 1985 and went on to receive her Ph.D. in American Studies at NYU in 1997. She moved to Los Angeles in 1992, where she directed music videos for record… more

Matthew Makar co-directed and produced the award-winning film Yellow Brick Road, which aired on HBO Family and Cinemax. Nursery University is Makar’s second feature documentary. Makar is also a… more

MEG McLAGAN – CO-DIRECTOR/CO-PRODUCER Meg McLagan is a documentary filmmaker and cultural anthropologist. She is the co-director and co-producer, with Daria Sommers, of Lioness, which won the… more

Born in New York, Mel Stuart exchanged his musical aspirations for filmmaking after graduating from New York University. In 1954, he began doubling as assistant editor for an ad company and special… more

Michael Moore is an accomplished filmmaker, TV personality, and author. A former School Board member at the age of 18, he was also one of the youngest people in the country ever to be elected to… more

WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE is the second film directed by Michael Rauch, and the first project he has directed using digital video. Rauch’s first feature, “In the Weeds,” which he wrote and… more

Michel Negroponte is an Emmy award-winning filmmaker with such directing credits as “Space Coast,” “Silver Valley,” JUPITER’S WIFE, “No Accident,” and W.I.S.O.R. In 1995, JUPITER’S WIFE was awarded a… more

Michelle Le Brun has worked in the performing arts and education for 20 years. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College, she received a Masters Degree in Arts and Human Development from Lesley University… more

Over twenty years as a professional writer, Neil Gaiman has been one of the top writers in modern comics, and is now a best-selling novelist, whose most recent novel for adults, American Gods, was… more

Nina Davenport began her filmmaking career shortly after she graduated from Harvard, where she received a B.A. in Visual Studies. Upon graduating, Davenport won a Gardner Fellowship to go to India,… more

An independent filmmaker based in Los Angeles, Paola di Florio set up her own production banner Counterpoint Films in 1996. She recently produced the TV series Directors on Directors (featuring… more

Peter Friedman studied film at Hampshire College, where he was a student and protege of Tom Joslin. They maintained a close friendship long after Friedman graduated and established himself as a… more

One of the most prolific writers in Hollywood, LaGravenese began his screenwriting career with his original script “The Fisher King,” directed by Terry Gilliam. The film went on to earn five Academy… more

Robb Moss is an independent, non-fiction filmmaker whose work has shown at the Telluride Film Festival, the Cinema du Reel in Paris and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. He has shot films in… more

Robert Stone studied history and film production at the University of Wisconsin/Madison and also attended Sorbonne University in Paris. He later studied acting and directing at the Lee Strasberg… more

ROKO BELIC started his filmmaking life in third grade with his brother Adrian when their friend Christopher Nolan (“Memento”) borrowed a super-8 movie camera from his parents. Heavily influenced by… more

SAM GREEN, director, producer, and editor, received his Masters Degree in Journalism from the University of California at Berkeley, where he studied documentary film with acclaimed filmmaker Marlon… more

Writing/directing team Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini made their narrative feature debut with “American Splendor.” The film premiered in dramatic competition at the 2003 Sundance Film… more

SUSAN MUSKA is a freelance cameraperson and producer who specializes in social issue and public health documentaries. Her feature documentary debut, THE BRANDON TEENA STORY, garnered international… more

Born in Germany in 1963, Thomas Riedelsheimer studied film at the Academy for Film and Television in Munich. Since 1986, he has been a freelance author, director, and cameraman in Germany and abroad,… more

BE GOOD, SMILE PRETTY is Tragos’ directorial debut. The film premiered at the 2003 IFP Los Angeles Film Festival, where it won the Best Documentary Feature award. Tragos was also awarded the… more

Will Pascoe is a Canadian writer and director who is interested in both documentaries and dramatic films. As a writer, he currently has the World War One feature-film Generals Die In Be and the… more