Success Stories

Robert Chapman-Smith

February 20, 2019

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Robert is a director and producer who works for Freethink, a media company specializing in short-form documentary storytelling with a focus on making content for young people wanting to make a diff...

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Andrea Conte

February 20, 2019

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Andrea is a writer and non-fiction filmmaker whose work illustrates intersections between politics, violence, and justice. His work has been broadcast on CBC Television, CBC Radio, and TV Ontario. ...

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Kris Higgins

February 20, 2019

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Kris comes to filmmaking with a background in managing non-profit organizations that focused on children, education, and creative expression. In his current position as Director of Operations &...

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Linnan Lin

February 20, 2019

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Linnan is a filmmaker and a jazz vocalist.  Her experimental film How to Become Image Spam about the proliferation of imagery in modern day society has screened at festivals  in New York and New En...

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Ryan Mayers

February 20, 2019

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Ryan is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker with over 20 years of experience in both television and film. Through his career, Ryan’s work has been seen on CBS, MTV, A&E Biography, ESPN, BET, DIY, P...

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Sarah Nelson

February 20, 2019

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Sarah is an award winning independent producer and director with her own production company Constant Movement Cinema. She is a Director and Producer at Constant Movement Cinema. Prior to starting h...

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Malikkah Rollins

February 20, 2019

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Malikkah comes to filmmaking as an extension of a career as a clinical social worker and educator. Her clinical social work background lends itself to documentary filmmaking as she is a trained lis...

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Tanya Upshur

February 20, 2019

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When Tanya is not spending time with family, videoing her tortoises, taking pictures of food or karate chopping toilet paper, she is making movies. She produced/directed Birth! Place? about an expe...

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Wendell Williams

February 20, 2019

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Wendell is transitioning into filmmaking from a career working for the U.S. government and as a licensed psychologist. He has participated in media arts training and professional development from t...

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Deadlines Fast Approaching

January 14, 2019

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This is the week to apply for our Fellowship, submit a film for Docs In The City, our February Roundtable, or our April Work-in-Progress Screening, and our Fiscal Sponsorship deadline is just arou...

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