worked on documentaries that have screened on major streamers and at festivals worldwide including Tribeca, DOC NYC, Atlanta, Art Fifa, Hamptons Doc Fest, Montclair, Miami, Newport Beach, Full Frame, Seattle, Woodstock, and Warsaw. Jill has produced and directed three feature-length documentaries including Mr. Chibbs (Peacock, Kanopy, Amazon), a 2017 Village Voice Critic’s Pick, that traces the rise and fall of NBA legend Kenny Anderson, and Seat 20D (Apple TV, Kanopy) a meditation on the healing power of self-expression that follows artist Suse Lowenstein’s journey to overcome her grief following the murder of her son. Jill obtained her MFA in documentary studies from Hunter College and was awarded a fellowship to Killer Films/Stonybrook Southampton’s 20/20/20 program. Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell’s Swimsuit Issue is Jill’s third and most personal feature documentary. The film premiered in October 2024 at the Woodstock Film Festival where Jill was nominated for Excellence in Directing a Documentary Film.

President, Documentary Producers Alliance

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. Most recently he was Head of Production at Story Syndicate, where he oversaw documentary features and series for Netflix, HBO, Apple, Hulu, FX, and NatGeo, and is currently producing two independent documentary features.

Sabrina Avilés is an award-winning independent filmmaker, educator, and the Founder/Executive Director of CineFest Latino Boston.

Born in NYC, and as a first-generation daughter of Puerto Rican and Dominican immigrants, she sees her life reflected in the stories she documents about Latinx communities. A graduate of Boston University’s film program, her goal as a documentary filmmaker is to tell in-depth stories, documented over a period of time, that require longer substantive conversations with the community, and that move beyond the headlines. By drawing attention to the issues Latinx communities face, she hopes her films will shift perspectives and foster a deeper understanding of the human experience.

She is currently producing several projects: a documentary about Chelsea, Massachusetts, which delves into the city's challenges and resilience through the stories of three local leaders; an episode of American Experience that examines Puerto Rico’s complex history as a U.S. colony; and The Pneumafractalist, a powerful narrative about an autistic artist who, after surviving deep childhood trauma, returns to rural Kansas to direct an autobiographical film shaped by a profound new understanding of self.

George W. Myers is one of the seven members of the founding collective of Visions Video. Currently an award-winning film programmer at Amherst Cinema including the Bellwether series he co-curates with Visions Video advisory board member Luke Meyer. He's worked at or been involved with numerous film festivals including Camden International Film Fest, Oak Cliff, Provincetown, Denver and Sundance. He was a producer and distributor for the film Milford Graves Full Mantis and has a long history working in music and the arts in Western Mass. He is also co-owner of The Quarters a restaurant, bar and vintage arcade in Hadley, MA.

Dawn Mikkelson (Producer/Editor/Additional Cinematography) Emmy Award winning producer and McKnight Filmmaking Fellow, whose work has broadcast, streamed and screened internationally. Festival screenings of her feature documentaries include: the Galway Film Fleadh, Cinequest, Mill Valley Film Festival, Heartland Film Festival, DOC NYC, Frameline Film Festival, and American Indian Film Festival. Broadcast and streaming include: APT (American Public Television), PBS, CBC (Canadian Broadcast Corporation), Yes-Docu (Israel), Deutsche Welle (Germany), iTunes, and Amazon Prime. Mikkelson has completed seven award-winning independent feature documentaries, MINNESOTA MEAN (2023), FINDING HER BEAT (2022), RISKING LIGHT (2018), THE RED TAIL (2009), GREEN GREEN WATER (2007), THIS OBEDIENCE (2003), and TREADING WATER: A DOCUMENTARY (1999), character-driven films highlighting power and joy in the margins.

Proud member of the DPA Board, Co-Representative of the Midwest Region and Member of the Ethics Committee.

Tiffany Fisher-Love (she/her) straddles the line between narrative and documentary projects. She is currently working as the Producer for the feature documentary “Storming,” “The Experiencer Project,” and the feature-narrative “Hawaiian Vacation.” Previous work includes Co-Producer on “Boycott” and the Emmy-nominated and California Humanities-supported film “United Skates.” Tiffany was a 2021 Film Independent Documentary Fellow, a 2022 Sundance Producer Intensive Fellow, and a 2023 SF Film Creative Advising Mentor.