Véronique Bernard’s experience as a documentary film and television producer, director and development executive includes WNET Culture & Arts Documentaries, Sundance Channel Original Programming, New York Times Television, National Geographic Television, ABC News Productions and SBS Television Australia where she was Head of Production. Her award-winning documentary films include The People vs. Agent Orange for ITVS/Independent Lens and ARTE, winner of the 2021 Erik Barnouw Award. Her work has screened at festivals including Tribeca, DOC NYC, Margaret Mead, Movies That Matter, Sheffield DocFest, FIFA and Sydney, and on PBS, ARTE, Al Jazeera, NHK, SBS, CBC, Sundance, Discovery and National Geographic.

John Beder (he/him) is an Emmy-nominated Asian American documentary director specializing in community-centered storytelling on social justice, public health, and climate change. A member of the Asian American Documentary Network, Documentary Producers Alliance, and The Video Consortium, he also serves on the ArtsBuild Board, is a 2023 Tennessee Arts Commission Fellow, and has been a mentor with Kartemquin and the Southern Documentary Fund. As co-founder of Bedrock Productions, he has directed four films, including Dying in Your Mother’s Arms, which earned an News & Doc Emmy® nomination. His recent documentary, How to Sue the Klan, qualified for the 2025 Academy Awards® and has been selected at 11 Oscar-qualifying festivals.

Leslie Norville is an Emmy Award-winning producer and accomplished showrunner with a passion for bringing nuanced, character-driven stories to life that amplify the voices and experiences of people of color. Her work has been showcased at prestigious festivals worldwide, including TIFF, SXSW, Tribeca, Hot Docs, Doc NYC, and IDFA, and aired on major networks such as Disney+, PBS, CBC, Sundance Channel, and VH1.