Anna Andersen is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and co-founder of NINA FILMS, whose work explores female identity, human connection, and the power of the unexpected. Her films have screened at festivals including Tribeca Festival, DOC NYC, Hamptons International Film Festival, and Florida Film Festival, earning honors such as the Jury Award at the New Orleans Film Festival and the Audience Award at the Florida Film Festival. Her short film The Solace of Sisterhood premiered at Tribeca, won the 2024 New Orleans Film Festival Jury Award, and is Oscar-qualified for 2026. Her previous short, The Promise of Spring, executive produced by Fujifilm, premiered at DOC NYC and earned a Vimeo Staff Pick and Webby Award. Anna’s work has been commissioned by PBS, featured in Forbes, and selected as a Vimeo Staff Pick.

She is a member of The Explorers Club and mentors emerging filmmakers through the Video Consortium mentorship program sponsored by Sony. She lives in Brooklyn with her many plants.

Artemis A. W. Joukowsky III is an American filmmaker, producer, author, venture capitalist, and disability rights advocate living with spinal muscular atrophy. As co-founder and chairman of No Limits Media, he creates films and media projects that empower people with disabilities and challenge perceptions of ability. He is best known for co-directing the PBS documentary Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War with Ken Burns, which tells the story of his grandparents’ rescue efforts during World War II and reached more than 3.5 million viewers nationwide. He also produced The Genetics of Hope, exploring breakthroughs in spinal muscular atrophy treatment, and co-authored Raising the Bar: New Horizons in Disability Sports. A former member of the U.S. Paralympic table tennis team, Joukowsky won a national championship in 2002 and a silver medal at the 2003 Mexico City Games. His advocacy work also contributed to the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, now ratified by more than 180 countries.

Jo Jensen is an Emmy Award-winning movie producer and entrepreneur whose career is centered on harnessing storytelling to strengthen communities and shape culture. As the founder of MovieGoer, she works with nonprofits, brands, and filmmakers to translate audience enthusiasm into measurable action. Jo has produced and supported films showcased at major film festivals, including Sundance, Tribeca, and SXSW, and has helped raise more than $100 million for social impact initiatives. She holds a Guinness World Record for the largest film screening in history and her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, CNN, NPR, Good Morning America, and the Los Angeles Times.

Nico Zviovich is a public affairs leader, award-winning movie producer, and seasoned campaign strategist with a career spanning public policy, digital media, and entertainment. He currently serves as the Chief Impact Officer at MovieGoer, a film marketing and distribution company at the intersection of entertainment and advocacy.

He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and cat.

Marissa is a New York-based documentary producer and film professional working across development, production, and festival programming. She has contributed to a range of award-winning nonfiction projects, including The Fire That Took Her, and has held producing roles on documentary shorts and features such as Pay or Die (ACE), Last Song from Kabuland, Favorite Daughter(PBS), and I Am Ready, Warden (FX).
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In addition to her production work, Heringer is involved with the disability-arts community through her work with the ReelAbilities Film Festival in New York, where she supports programming and initiatives that amplify stories from filmmakers with disabilities. Her work centers on impactful nonfiction storytelling and collaborations that bring socially relevant stories to wider audiences.

Kelsey was born in St. Paul, MN, and raised in different parts of the state. She received her BFA in Dance from the University of Montana in 2008, and later her yoga teacher certification from CorePower Yoga. Her path was interrupted when she sustained a spinal cord injury in 2012 and became paralyzed from the chest down. But Kelsey continues to dance, now from a wheelchair. She is a dancer, choreographer, writer, and filmmaker. She currently serves as co-director, choreographer, and dancer on A Cripple’s Dance, a live music and dance production featuring inter-abled artists. As a filmmaker, she finds that her choreographic background lends to the art of storytelling, which she leans on in her documentary film, Move Me. She enjoys using storytelling and movement as a vehicle for healing and change.
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She currently lives on Madeline Island with her wiener dog, Smokey.

Committed to inspiring emerging talent as well as promoting inclusivity and diversity, Tiffany serves as a mentor and is passionate about guiding emerging editors to exceed expectations and elevate their art.
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Tiffany crafts stories with meaning and intention that resonate across high-profile brands, music videos, and film. Truly thoughtful about all aspects of the industry, Tiffany aims to create art that not only captivates but also educates and inspires. Tiffany has a strong passion for film, with documentaries and films showcased at festivals worldwide.

Cody is an Emmy-winning director and cinematographer based in Brooklyn, NY. The desire for context, heart, and intimacy guides his documentary style.
He has lensed documentaries for Netflix, BBC, Vice, Paramount+, PBS, & Vox, and has screened his work at film festivals across the US and UK. His branded projects have earned recognition by Adweek, Digiday, Gerety and Cannes Lions.
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Cody’s background in sound design and editing informs how he shoots--with an awareness of how each decision contributes to the larger picture. However, don’t be alarmed if he takes out a recorder and starts capturing strange audio for his collection.
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Cody is a proud member of the Documentary Cinematographers Alliance and the Video Consortium, where he is putting effort into programs and initiatives that support the documentary community at large. Currently, he is part of a small team running a global documentary mentorship program sponsored by SoNY.

John Zarcone is a film composer and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles. John’s latest scores include Other Side (SXSW 2025), Little Demon (FX), The Bitter Pill (PBS), A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow (ACE).
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John’s musical fingerprint can also be heard in his extensive contributions to projects including additional music for Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. (NETFLIX), The Good Doctor (ABC), The Hunting Party (NBC), The Innocent Man (NETFLIX), Amend: The Fight for America (NETFLIX).
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In addition to composing, John has served as Orchestrator on scores including A Knight of The Seven Kindoms (HBO), Death of a Unicorn (A24), The Promised Land (HULU), and contributed additional musical arrangements to Lilo & Stitch (Disney+).

Our focus is on creating cultural, educational, and advertising content. We have experience producing short films, animated segments for fiction and documentary films, intellectual property, graphic design packages, audiovisual campaigns for festivals, and music videos. We are interested in science, art, and communicating any information that generates a conscious impact on the recipient.
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The desire for context, heart, and intimacy guides his documentary style. We are Alexandra Castellanos, Ana Cruz, Andrea Mondragón and Sandra Medina.

Veralucia Quispe, born in Peru, graduated from The City College of New York, with a BFA in Film and Video Production, and currently reside in the Bronx.

Federico Casazza is a freelance sound designer and location sound mixer based in Prague, available worldwide for film, documentary, and commercial productions. He holds a Master's Degree in Filmmaking with a specialisation in Sound Recording and Post-Production from Goldsmiths, University of London. With over 18 years of experience in electronic music production and audio engineering, Federico transitioned into the film industry in 2021. He collaborates with international filmmakers on feature films, documentary series, commercials, and podcasts. His expertise covers the full post-production chain: dialogue editing, sound restoration, Foley creation, ADR recording and editing, and re-recording mixing in 5.1 surround. Federico is also an award-winning music composer for film, crafting original cinematic scores that blend his background in electronic music with atmospheric soundscapes. Alongside his freelance work, he teaches Sound Design at the Prague Film School. He operates from a professional studio in Prague and is available for both on-location sound recording and remote post-production projects worldwide.