Jacob Fertig is a New York-based nonfiction filmmaker, archival producer, and Co-Founder of Denizen Studios. His films have played at festivals including SXSW, AFI, Hot Docs, and NOFF, and published by Scientific American, New York Magazine, and New York Daily News. His archival producing work spans museums to magazines, including permanent exhibits at Ellis Island and The Holocaust Center and frontpage articles in Tablet. His projects have received support from Field of Vision, Tribeca Institute, If/Then, Docs by the Sea, Amnesty International, Forensic Architecture, Doc Society, and thousands of donors.

Stephanie Jenkins has been making historical documentaries for fifteen years, primarily as an archival producer and producer with Ken Burns. She is a Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Archival Producers Alliance, and is working to put a framework in place around generative AI use in documentaries.

Ming Lai is a filmmaker and photographer. His narrative and documentary films explore the human condition, from social issues to arts and culture. His fine art and documentary photography express his artistic vision. He’s created TV commercials and videos for many international clients, including Coldwell Banker, Epson, Fujitsu, Marukome, and Yakult. With all of his projects, he strives to create enduring works of art that benefit humanity.

Daniel Wright (he/him) is an Emmy-nominated documentary producer known for The Social Dilemma (2020), The Human Element (2018), Maurizio Cattelan: Be Right Back (2016), and Racing Extinction (2015). With a decade of production experience, Daniel strives to build teams upon strong foundations of trust and collaboration, ones that are collectively invested in telling stories that shift viewers’ perspective through creative and empathetic leaps.

Alison Byrne Fields leads Aggregate, a Seattle-based creative strategy group that works with nonprofits, foundations, authors, and filmmakers to bring people and resources together to create social and policy change. As an impact producer, Alison has worked with award-winning filmmakers Kim Reed (DARK MONEY), David France (WELCOME TO CHECHNYA), Robert Greene (PROCESSION), Tia Lessin and Emma Pildes (THE JANES), and Agniia Galdanova and Igor Myakotin (QUEENDOM) to develop strategic impact campaigns. She is also the producer of THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD, directed by Academy Award nominee Sam Green. Alison earned her Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College and her Master of Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. In the fall of 2026, she will be enrolled at Trinity College Dublin to earn a Master of Philosophy in Public History and Cultural Heritage.

Jaydn Ray Gosselin is a New York-based, French-Australian documentary director, producer, and editor. Jaydn’s films have been supported by Field of Vision, Doc Society, Amnesty International, Forensic Architecture, the Ads-Up Refugee Network, and over 1,300 donors. His productions have been pitched at Big Sky, AIDC, Camp 4Science, and Ji.hlava, covered in Forbes, New York Magazine, and Scientific American, among others, and have premiered at major festivals, including SXSW, HotDocs, and AFI. He is a Co-Creation Lab Fellow at Doc Society; an Art & Impact Fellow at Doc Society and AIDC; a Doc.Lab.Interact Fellow with Anagram, VicScreen, and AIDC; and a Development Studio Fellow at the NYU Production Lab.