Emma Fidel is a director, producer and DP based in New York City.

East coast based producer, relatively new to the doc world. Looking to network, learn and support.

Jen Rainin founded Frankly Speaking Films with Rivkah Beth Medow to tell mesmerizing stories about strong queer women. Together, they created the feature documentary AHEAD OF THE CURVE (Netflix), the Oscar® shortlisted short documentary HOLDING MOSES (The New Yorker), Berlinale Grand Prix winner HUMMINGBIRDS (2023, POV), QUEER FUTURES (2024, The Criterion Collection), and OUTCRY: Alchemists of Rage (2024, festivals). Jen is a Film Independent fellow whose other credits include HOMEROOM (EP: Hulu), TWO SPIRITS (EP: Independent Lens), SHIT & CHAMPAGNE (EP: Hulu). With her wife, Jen co-founded The Curve Foundation to champion LGBTQ+ women’s stories and culture through intergenerational programming and community building.

Jonathan is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker and founder of Changeworx. His projects as director and/or producer have screened at over 100 film festivals worldwide and been supported by BBC, PBS, Netflix, NHK-Japan, Ford Foundation, Sundance Institute and the U.S. Department of State. Documentaries he's worked on have followed people from five continents as their lives unfold over multiple years.

Gilad Thaler is a four-time Emmy Award winning and two time Peabody nominated director, producer, and cinematographer, with over a decade of experience in news and documentary production. His work has appeared on 60 Minutes, Showtime, VICE, CBS, 48 Hours and Paramount+.

Shane has years of production management experience across film and television, and was part of the series and development teams at MTV, VH1 and VICELAND/VICE TV, and was the Head of Production at Story Syndicate, where he oversaw documentary features and series for Netflix, HBO, Apple, Hulu, FX, and NatGeo. He is currently the Head of Production at Candle True Stories, and is currently producing two independent documentary features.