Sarah Katz is a Producer, Archivist, Writer, and Videographer who has spent the last twenty-three years immersed in a broadcast and multimedia career. She has made circuits around the east coast’s vibrant production scene earning dozens of credits on non-fiction series and one-offs for ESPN/Disney+, HBO, Prime, Netflix, A+E, PBS, National Geographic Television, The Great Courses, and others. In April, 2026 she concluded work with Toronto-based Bright North Studios on ON THE EDGE: WORLD CUP SKI RACING, a five-part documentary series that will premiered on ESPN/Disney+.

Since 2023 Sarah has been an active labor organizer for gig and media workers. She serves on the Freelance Solidarity Project National Writers Union Steering Committee and in the Non-fiction Organizing Committee of the Writers Guild of America-East.

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.

Maria Fortiz-Morse is documentary filmmaker whose work has screened at festivals internationally and on the PBS documentary series "P.O.V.". From behind the camera, Maria quietly focuses on capturing the beauty, power and courage of her subjects who range in scope from presidential candidates and celebrities, to human rights activists and children living with disability. Her experience growing-up in a multiracial family inspires her to seek-out stories that can bridge cultural differences, and she believes passionately that documentary filmmaking can be a force for positive, social change.

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