Tiffany Jackson is an editor and producer from Louisiana and based in Brooklyn, NY. Before moving to documentary editing, she was a Dailies Colorist for Panavision working on television series and feature films for HBO, Apple TV and CBS. Most recently she was the Assistant Editor for the 6 -part doc series Conbody v. Everybody (Sundance 2024 & DOCNYC 2024) and To Use A Mountain (Visions du Reel 2025). Tiffany also helps projects as a development editor cutting application samples for new projects seeking initial funding. Tiffany’s personal filmmaking revolves around the Black American experience, diaspora travel, and religion. She is a 2022 New York State Council of the Arts grantee and a 2023 Unlock Her Potential Editing Fellow. She’s an active member of Brown Girls Doc Mafia, Alliance of Doc Editors, Filmshop, BIPOC Editors and Media Mavens.

Shelby Baldock grew up in Memphis, TN, and was raised to believe in three things: The transformative power of cinema, Bruce Hornsby, and where to find the best meat-and-three in town. After countless home movies and funk rock shows fueled a career with The GRAMMYs and the renowned band North Mississippi Allstars, Shelby gained over 15 years experience editing and directing across multiple genres, subjects, and formats - from documentary and narrative to virtual reality and music videos. His work has appeared in national television campaigns with Major League Baseball, EMMY-winning "The Messy Truth VR," feature documentary "Bombie," Bowery award-winning animated film "We Got a Problem with Groundwater," and WEBBY award honoree "Clash of Trades." Collaborators have included Gibson Guitars, Elijah Allan-Blitz, and the Special Olympics, with support by brands such as Huawei and National Geographic.

Sarah E. Teagle is a producer, director, content specialist, and story consultant for documentary and non-fiction films. Her expertise is in public health, mental illness, stigma, Spanish and Arabic language and culture, and Intelligence Community protocols. She can elicit powerful interview content from the least-understood communities including children and adults experiencing social stigma due to a particular attribute or characteristic such as mental illness, skin color, ethnicity, and/or an alternative lifestyle. Her research skills enable new angles of approach to stalemated issues.

Nailah Ife Sims is a documentary creative producer and director with over a decade and a half of experience in a diverse range of non-fiction TV series, programs, and documentary films. Her latest project, Great Migrations: A People on the Move, a 4-part Dr. Henry Louis Gates helmed documentary series, premiered in January 2025 on PBS. She’s most known for her work as one of the producers of the Emmy-nominated six-part Netflix/ Fusion docuseries Who Killed Malcolm X?, which helped exonerate two wrongly convicted men in 2021. Over the years, she’s helped produce and develop dozens of acclaimed nonfiction films, series, and programs for Netflix, Hulu, HBO, History, CNN, AMC, Discovery, FX, FUSE, and more, including daytime talk shows The Oprah Winfrey Show and Anderson Live (with Anderson Cooper). She’s based in Brooklyn, hails from Chicago, and holds pride in her African American and Haitian American roots.

Matt McNevin is a video producer, independent filmmaker and adjunct professor in the School of Communication at American University where he earned his M.F.A. in Film and Media Arts. His films and scripts have been recognized by organizations and festivals around the country. He has also created video projections and sound design for various theater companies in the Washington, DC area. He is currently working on hosting and producing a podcast entitled “No Really, Trust Us” about recommending and lifting up independent and B-movie films. His latest feature film, a documentary entitled “Open Mic Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love to Bomb,” is in post-production and will be completed next year.

Kathy Milani is a visual storyteller driven by a passion for local journalism and a belief in the power of empathy. Her career started as a photographer for a weekly newspaper, later transitioning into videography for television news. She then built and led the video production department at the Humane Society of the United States, a role that allowed her to merge her love for filmmaking with a lifelong commitment to animal protection. After navigating a personal journey through mental illness, she graduated from ICP’s one-year program in Documentary Practice and Visual Journalism and is currently focused on long-term projects centered on healing, providing agency, and aiming to help us view one another with more empathy and compassion.

Karen Baker is an ethnographic fiber artist with a decade of weaving and knitting experience. Awards from the George Washington University, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, and the Center for Craft highlight her scholarly research into African American textile history. Karen has fueled her passion for uncovering untold stories in her first narrative documentary, WOOF: Living with the Cloth. Her 27 years in media and production and her success in amplifying socially, culturally, and economically diverse voices ensure the film’s narrative authenticity and cultural resonance.

Jaclyn O’Laughlin is an award-winning documentary filmmaker with a passion for filmmaking, photography, and writing. She has applied these skills at various newspapers and publications across Virginia and Washington, D.C., and holds a master’s degree in multimedia journalism from Virginia Commonwealth University. Currently, Jaclyn works as a creative director and video producer, specializing in brand storytelling for businesses and nonprofits. Her work as a photojournalist and reporter for an international news organization garnered Virginia Press Association awards. Jaclyn recently completed her first feature-length documentary, How Long Must We Wait, which explores the 72-year fight for women’s suffrage in the United States.

Derrick Lampkins believes in lifelong learning and was educated across Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia. In 2008, he took a Film Production course at the University of South Alabama, where he co-produced a documentary short on African American landowners in the Gulf Coast who lost their land through force or illegal means. This research led him to the story of Mr. Isaac Simmons, a landowner in Liberty, Mississippi, who was murdered in 1944 for his land.