Not Your Grandmother's Historical Doc
Historical documentaries, long seen as fodder for classroom instruction and serious cinefiles, are having a moment. Recent films have landed at just the right time, providing historical context - and motivation - for solving today’s most pressing social issues. This panel of filmmakers and impact producers will discuss the challenges and successes of campaigns that centered on a variety of issues as examined through historical stories about sexual assault and the control of women's bodies, the battle to halt the AIDS epidemic, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the Black Panther Party, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Join us to hear lessons related to issue framing, promotional strategies and methods for creating impact that will demonstrate that historical documentaries can reach, inspire and engage diverse audiences beyond the classroom and niche film circles.
Supported by Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Sponsored by A&E Indie Films
Who's Attending
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A.K. Sandhu
Director/Producer, DP/Photographer -
Adam Forrester
Director/Cinematographer, Emory University -
Adam Hyman
Okapi FIlms/LA Filmforum -
Adam Irving
Director / Producer / Cinematographer, Gemini Pictures -
Ahlam Said
Impact Producer, Firelight Media -
Alan Adelson
Executive Director, Films for Humanity -
Alan Eyres
SVP, Programming & Development, National Geographic -
Alexandra (Alix) Blair
Director, Cinematographer, Producer, Collective of Documentary Women Cinematographers -
Alice Burgin
CEO/Conference Director, Australian International Documentary Conference -
Alice Henty
Public Square Films -
Alysa Nahmias
Director/Producer, Ajna Films -
Amanda Micheli
Director, Runaway Films -
Andrea Sosa
Director of Program Content, KLRN -
Ms Angela Tucker
Founder/Filmmaker, TuckerGurl, Inc -
Anu Rana
Kartemquin Films / Diverse Voices in Docs Coordinator , DePaul University / Assistant Professor -
Anya Rous
Producer & Head of Partnerships, Multitude Films -
April Dobbins
Firelight Media -
Mr Arthur Pratt
Director, WeOwnTV -
Avrielle Gallagher
Head of Development, Dirty Robber -
Banker White
Mirabel Pictures | WeOwnTV -
Ben-Alex Dupris
Impact Producer Fellow, Firelight Media -
Ben Loeterman
Director/Producer/Writer, Ben Loeterman Productions, Inc -
Betsy Kalin
Producer/Director, Itchy Bee Productions -
Bilal Qureshi
Film Quarterly -
Brenda Coughlin
Director of Producing & Impact Strategy, Sundance Institute -
Bryan Gibel
BAVC National Mediamaker Fellowship -
Caty Chattoo
Director, Center for Media & Social Impact, American University School of Communication -
Chris Simon
Director/Producer, Sageland Media -
Christiane Badgley
Writer - Director - Editor -
Christine Ryan Harland
Producer, Director, C’est Tout Films -
CJ Hunt
Firelight Media -
Colleen Thurston
Producer -
Contessa Gayles
Filmmaker, Cocomotion Pictures -
corinne bourdeau
360 Degree Communications -
Danielle Varga
Producer, Walking Productions -
Dan Sadowsky
Producer/Editor, Storymind Productions -
Daresha Kyi
Director/Producer -
Darren Foster
Director/Producer, National Geographic -
Dava Whisenant
Director/Producer/Editor -
David Jones
Director, Cinematographer, Eclectic Brew Productions -
David Weinstein
Senior Program Officer, National Endowment for the Humanities -
Denise Greene
Black Public Media -
Denise Zmekhol
Director & Producer, Skin of Glass -
Eleni Ledesma
Associate Producer, Longhouse Media -
Ellie McCutcheon
SERENDIPITY FILMS -
Erika Howard
POV/American Documentary -
Evan Villari MFA
filmmaker, Blood and Watershed -
Fera Byrd
Lead Producer, TrimTab Media -
Fran Sterling
Co-Founder and Partner, Blueshift Education -
Garry Denny
ITVS/WPT -
Graham Judd
Filmmaker -
Gwenaëlle Gobé
Animation Director -
Hala Gabriel
Producer/Director, Desert Wind Productions -
Heather Tanning
Manager, Production Market Strategy, Getty Images -
Holly Hardman
Gobbo Films, LLC -
Igor Myakotin
Public Square Films -
Iliana Sosa
Sundance Institute Development Fellow -
Inaya Graciana Yusuf
Director/Producer, The One and The Many // Slow Your Roll Films -
isabel alcantara
Fellow, Firelight Media -
Iyabo Boyd
Brown Girls Doc Mafia -
Jason Cohn
Producer / Writer / Director, Bread and Butter Films -
Jason DaSilva
Filmmaker /Founder, AXS LAB INC. -
JaTovia Gary
Firelight Media -
Dr. Jeffrey Jones
Executive Director, Peabody Awards -
Jennifer Huang
Director, Treeclimber Media -
Jennifer Townsend
Director/Producer, Far Beyond Film, LLC -
Jennifer vides
PBS SoCal -
Jen Tate
Oregon Documentary Camp - Producer, NW Documentary -
Jessica Schilling
Documentary Editor, Freelance -
Jess Ramirez
Futbolistas4Life -
Jill Orschel
Director/Producer/Cinematographer -
Jim Havey
Producer/Director, HaveyPro Cinema -
Jin Yoo-Kim
Co-Producer, Cheer Film -
Jodi Wille
Filmmaker -
John Gibson
Director of Television, Mississippi Public Broadcasting -
John Johns
Producer -
John Lightfoot
Senior Program Officer, California Humanities -
Jonathan Lief
Exec. Producer, 112BK and Going In with Brian Vines, BRIC TV, Brooklyn, NY -
Jordan Freeman
Director, Cinematographer, Editor -
Jordan Melograna
CEO, Block by Block Creative -
Juan Devis
Chief Creative Officer, KCET -
Juan Mandelbaum
Producer/Director, Geovision -
jude chehab
Filmmaker -
Julie Bridgham
Director, Producer, Butter Lamp Films -
June Cross
Professor and Filmmaker, Columbia Journalism School -
Kaitlyn Hamby
Screenings and Outreach Coordinator, Peace is Loud -
Kate Taverna
Prod/Dir/Editor, Films for Humanity -
Kathryn Lo
True Fact Films -
Kathy Huang
Filmmaker / Educator -
Kayla LaCour
Cinematographer -
Keiko Elizabeth
Actor/Producer -
Keith Wilson
BAVC National Mediamaker Fellowship -
Kelly Amis
Producer, Director & Editor, Loudspeaker Films -
Ken Schneider
Producer/Director/Editor, PatchWorks Films -
Kristy Guevara-fGanagan
Professor/Director, UCLA/Brown Girls Doc Mafia -
Larry Kirkman
Producer & Writer, larrykirkman.com -
Laura Nix
Director , Felt Films -
Laverne Berry
Law Office of Laverne Berry -
Lena Macdonald
Director Producer, Ferocious Films -
Leslie Tai
Director/Producer, How to Have an American Baby, Firelight Media -
Lindsey Dryden
Little By Little Films -
Lindy Leong
Senior Film Festival Programmer | Programming Manager, Visual Communications | Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival -
Lisa Dare
Assistant Editor/Editor/Researcher -
Ms. Lisa Valencia-Svensson
Producer & Head of Operations, Multitude Films -
Liz Ogilvie
Founder, 7057media -
Loira Limbal
Vice President, Firelight Media -
Lynn Marvin Dingfelder
Documentary Producer/Writer, Creative on Main Street Studio -
mara adina
Creative Producer, Vernon Films -
Marcia Jarmel
Director, Producer, Writer, PatchWorks Films -
Marcia Smith
Firelight Media -
marisa pearl
Producer/Director -
Matthew Gossage
Producer, Hilltop Storytelling -
Mayye Zayed
Director/Producer, Rufy's Films -
Meena Nanji
Producer/Director, Twende Pictures -
Meg Panlaqui
Manager of National Events, ITVS -
Michon Boston
Michon Boston Group Ltd -
Mikaela Shwer
Director, Portret Films -
Mohamed Jabaly
Director , JABALI Film -
Moss Bresnahan
CEO, Illinois Public Media (PBS-NPR) -
Nadia Awad
Firelight Media -
Nadia Szold
Director, Cinema Imperfecta -
Natalie Ruiz Tofano
Producer, Freelance -
Nausheen Dadabhoy
Fellow, Firelight Media -
Nicolai Crane
Editorial Manager, TrimTab Media -
Nicole Boxer
FUCHSIA FILM -
nicole karsin
Director/ Producer , Todos Los Pueblos Productions -
Nora Wilkinson
ACLU -
Paco de Onís
Executive Director - Executive Producer, Skylight -
Paige Wood
Impact Producing Fellow, Firelight Media -
Pamela Yates
Senior Creative Director, Skylight -
Pulkit Datta
Producer, A-Doc / Independent Filmmaker -
Rachael Lewis-Krisky
Multimedia Manager, 2U inc. -
Rajal Pitroda
Firelight Media -
Ms. Rebeca Huntt
Filmmaker -
Rebecca Byerly
Producer/Director, Women of the Mountain -
Reid Davenport
Editor, Director, Podcast Host, Through My Lens -
Renea Veneri Stewart
Producer, Pacific Islanders in Communications -
Richard Berge
Filmmaker, Actual Films -
Rich Remsberg
Archival Producer -
Rise Sanders-Weir
Director of Production, Kartemquin Films -
Roberta Grossman
Producer/Director, Katahdin Productions -
Robert Winn
Documentary Producer, A-Doc -
Rob Jaret
Composer, Rob Jaret Music -
Robyn Kopp
Producer, Catapult Film Fund / Actual Films -
Rory McFadden
Assistant Editor | Associate Producer, Beti Films -
Ryan Ferguson
Director/Producer/Cinematographer , Flyback Productions -
S. Leo Chiang
Filmmaker, A-Doc & Walking Iris Media -
Sabrina Schmidt Gordon
Vespertine Films/The Engage Media Project -
Sally Fifer
President and CEO, ITVS -
Sapana Sakya
Talent Development and Special Projects Manager, CAAM -
Sara Newens
Director/Editor, Wild Pair Films // Video Consortium -
sara robertson
SVP Production & Technology, KLRU-TV -
Sara Terry
Tarmac Road -
Sarita Khurana
Director/Producer -
Scott Sheppard
Director/Editor/Producer, Autorickshaw Pictures -
Set Hernandez Rongkilyo
Soros Justice Fellow • Impact Producer Lab Fellow, Firelight Media • A-DOC -
Shahari Moore
BGDM -
Sharon Wood
Director/producer/writer -
Stacey Woelfel
Director, Jonathan B. Murray Center for Documentary Journalism -
susan Margolin
St. Marks Productions, LLC -
Susannah Smith
BAVC National Mediamaker Fellowship -
Sylvia Bugg
Corporation for Public Broadcasting - CPB -
Tarabu Betserai Kirkland
100 Years From Mississippi -
Thatcher Bean
Director, Cinematographer, MASS Design Group -
Tiffany Judkins
Kinship FIlmworks LLC -
Tobias Janson
Producer and CEO, Story -
Tomasz Werner
Producer, Cinematographer -
Un Kyong Ho
UnMade Films -
Ursula Liang
Director/Producer, Down a Dark Stairwell / Firelight Media -
victoria chalk
EDITOR , A-DOC BGDM -
Vivian Kleiman
executive producer/director/consultant, D-Word + Compadre Media Group -
Wissam Tanios
Global Media Makers - Film Independent -
Yuriko Romer
Flying Carp Productions -
Yvonne Welbon
Founder / Producer, Sisters in Cinema -
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