William Reid a documentary filmmaker, visual artist and educator. William was a core organizer for Food Not Bombs for over a decade and has spent much of his career advocating for food and housing justice and the right to exist in and utilize public spaces. William's creative work focuses on environmental and human rights issues and has been shown by institutions in North America and Europe. William holds an MFA in Film and Electronic Media from American University and a BFA in Studio Art from Abilene Christian University. William is currently an Adjunct Professor of Video Art at American University.

Christopher Walsh started his career in the arts in front of the camera as an actor at the Baltimore School for the Arts. He went on to obtain a degree in Film and Media Arts at Temple University. For the past 10 years he has worked in the non-profit sector and is returning to filmmaking with the production of his first documentary “Faded Lines – The Promise and Peril of Baltimore’s Transit System”.

Sara Pearl Kenigsberg is a documentary filmmaker with more than 15 years of experience creating impact-driven stories across film, digital, and broadcast platforms. She has directed and produced short films, television and digital ads, podcasts, and social media content for leading media and non-profit organizations including the ACLU, Reproductive Freedom for All, Vital Voices, Inequality Media, MoveOn, HuffPost, NowThis, and Salon, among others. Her work has included collaborations with corporate clients, political campaigns, and world leaders, including Presidents Clinton, Obama, and Biden. She holds a bachelor's and master’s in journalism and photojournalism from Northwestern University and The George Washington University.

Fatima Jibril is an instructional designer and filmmaker whose creative journey began at the Baltimore School for the Arts and continued at Cornell University, where she studied Theater Arts and Film. She has spent the past two decades leveraging the arts in the design of transformative learning experiences for K-12 students. As a 2025 Docs in Progress Story Development Fellow and current Saul Zaentz Innovation Fellow, Fatima returns to her filmmaking roots, working on her first feature documentary, Treasure Child, which blends her expertise in education, storytelling, and cultural relevance.

Bienvenida (Beni) Matías is a director, writer and producer working at the intersection of independent film, social justice, and community organizing.  The log line for Coquito, her latest film is: "Passion, history and politics collide in a glass of Puerto Rico’s famed Christmas drink - coquito.”

The film explores how the traditional drink is a metaphor for a cultural longing many Puerto Ricans in the diaspora feel for the island they left behind. It tells how culture is informed by agriculture, and how the current economic woes of the island have roots in forgotten agricultural policies created when sugar was king.

Leigh is an independent filmmaker and educator who has directed films that experiment with traditional filmmaking forms, including a gender performance film shot with a hidden camera built into a purse and an improvisational hybrid narrative. She has worked as a freelance writer and editor, including scripting and editing short films for Ford and creating social media videos for musician Jack White. She produced Free Havana (International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, Frameline Film Festival), and is currently directing A Night At The Stone Burlesk, a feature documentary about a family of magicians with many secrets.

Fred Finkelstein started working with video in its analogue format in schools and libraries in 1972. He created short videotapes focusing on community issues and the arts and transitioned to producing work for public access tv. He began creating documentaries in the 80s examining environmental issues and health concerns and in 2005 he completed My Skin’s on Fire - Living with Psoriasis, followed by I’m Just Like You - Children with Psoriasis, which was broadcast public television. Currently he is working on Bury me Green, a film on green burial. 

Jacquie Greff is the President of Tonal Vision LLC, a Baltimore video production company with 4-6 employees.  After taking early retirement from Procter & Gamble in 2002, Jacquie joined Tonal Vision to work in the family business. In 2022, her husband Kraig died from a car accident and Jacquie became the sole owner.  She is currently in postproduction for “Accordion Étouffée: The Kraig Greff Story,” a documentary about the life and career of her late husband, business partner and master musician, Kraig Greff.