Josh Penn is a producer with the Department of Motion Pictures. He has been nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture and Outstanding Producer at the Producers Guild Awards. He also won a Peabody Award and the Sundance Producers Award. Since 2012, he has premiered a dozen films at Sundance, earning six awards from the festival. His productions include BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD (Sundance Grand Jury Prize, Cannes Caméra d’Or, and four Oscar nominations, including Best Picture), 32 SOUNDS (Oscar Shortlist), MONSTERS AND MEN (Sundance Special Jury Prize), OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD (Sundance 2026), the series PHILLY D.A. (Gotham and Peabody Award winner), among others. Josh has mentored at institutions such as The Sundance Institute, Film Independent, NYU, and AFI. Josh is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Outside of film, Josh has worked in politics including leading roles on the digital teams for both Obama presidential campaigns.

Marialuisa Ernst (she/they) is a queer, transcultural artist from Chile, Bolivia, and the U.S. Working across performance art and filmmaking, she delves into themes of memory, loss, and ritual. A Tribeca Film Institute alumna, her work has been showcased at international film festivals. A Place of Absence marks her feature-length directorial debut, supported by funding from Tribeca Gucci, the New York Foundation for the Arts, and the NYC Women's Fund. The film has been featured in industry platforms such as the DOC NYC Forum, Gotham Lab, and Tribeca Film Network, among others. She is a member of the DPA (Documentary Producers Alliance) and BGDM (Brown Girls Doc Mafia).

Teddy Cannon is a Los Angeles-based Archival & Clearance Producer with over 25 years of experience in film and television and the founder of Crux Entertainment, Inc. — a full-service company specializing in Archival, Clearance, and Legal support for documentary, scripted, unscripted, true crime, sports, and commercial content.
His credits span Netflix, Hulu, HBO, Starz, Peacock, CBS, NBC, Hallmark, Amazon, Showtime, Discovery, Nat Geo, and more — including work with Dick Wolf Productions, The Springhill Co., and Nike. Through Crux, Teddy and his entertainment attorney provide productions with end-to-end clearance and legal coverage, from footage research through E&O delivery.
Teddy is on a mission to ensure documentary filmmakers have archival and clearance expertise built into their pipeline from day one — not as an afterthought, but as a core pillar of production.

Nathaniel Hansen is an Emmy-nominated, Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker and educator. His work has screened at Tribeca, SXSW, and Hot Docs, and has been featured by The New York Times, PBS, and National Geographic. He resides in Boston with his family.