About Oscar D.

I am a visual journalist experienced producing video for news, development and humanitarian organizations, under tight deadlines and in challenging situations. Previously, I have been based in Peru and Turkey and have completed assignments worldwide. I am a graduate from the photojournalism program at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York and a participant of the XXII Eddie Adams Workshop.

About Carrie S.

From hard news to features, my intrepid nature, wanderlust, and insatiable curiosity make me well suited for story hunting! My journalism work in television, radio, podcasts, print, and web has garnered awards from the Heartland Emmy Chapter, Colorado Broadcasters Association, Society of Professional Journalists, the Associated Press and others.

About Grant S.

I am a shooter, producer, director, editor and shooter. I've worked in capacities from a one-man crew in war zones to the director of branded series with large crews. I specialized in serialized storytelling for online media. My work has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, Buzzfeed World, Global Post, Engadget, TechCrunch and quite a few other spots. I'm based in Brooklyn, but I've traveled widely. I covered the conflict in Eastern Ukraine for The Times the last two years. I was the Visuals Editor for Southern California Public Radio in my last full-time venture, where I built the desk from scratch and launched a visuals blog. I know how to light an interview or a scene. I can also be my own sound engineer. I speak Russian, and I've spent enough time in Israel and Iraq to be able to ask around in Arabic.

About Livia P.

Livia Perini is an award winning Brazilian-born and New York-based filmmaker who has produced and directed high-quality-value content films, TV shows, documentaries, and commercials for clients like HBO, Embraer, MTV, Nestlé, Microsoft, Visa, Motorola, and others. She always prefer to work in social matters so she created and directed a film campaign which raised R$1.8 million for the Hospital de Câncer de Barretos, one of Latin America’s biggest child cancer hospitals. Her short doc “Cor de Pele” premiered this year in festivals worldwide and won several awards, including best documentary and audience award at the Boston Internacional Short Film Festival and audience award at São Paulo Film Festival and the Grand Prize from the Brazilian Film Academy of Best Short Doc produced in Brazil in 2019.

About Fanny T.

Fanny Texier is a Video Journalist and Documentary filmmaker based in Brooklyn, New York. As a director, Fanny maintains a commitment to telling empowering stories that uplift the spirit. Her work is visually captivating, plunges deep into the human psyche, and portrays compelling stories of eccentric characters. As a freelance video journalist, Fanny has shot, produced and edited character-driven stories for the New Yorker, the New York Post, BBC and AJ+. She also directs and edits branded content. As for filming during Covid- Fanny is sanitizing the gear, using long lenses, wearing masks and gloves, staying socially distant, and taking all safety precautions.

About Frederick B.

Filmmaker/journalist/photographer with an established track record of producing impactful, innovative work for media companies such as the BBC, The New York Times, NBC, The Guardian and Al Jazeera over the last decade. Currently in Europe – via Latin America, NYC and Moscow. Portfolio: www.frederickbernas.com Videos: www.vimeo.com/frederickbernas Instagram: @frederickbernas Other clients include: The New Yorker, NOWNESS, AP, LA Times Studios, VICE, The Economist, TIME, Bloomberg, Reuters, Monocle, UNHCR, Rolling Stone, Great Big Story, Atlas Obscura, Insider, Spiegel TV, CNBC, Fusion, 60 Second Docs, Wired, Vocativ, TBD Media, International Committee of the Red Cross, Global Citizen, CNBC, Roads and Kingdoms, CBS, France 24.

About Carlos P.

Emmy-nominated, twice National Headliner Award winning video journalist. His documentary work focuses on socio-political issues and human-interest stories in the U.S. and Latin America. He currently resides in Brooklyn, NY. For more info on his work visit www.carlospbeltran.com

About Erin C.

I am an investigative journalist based out of New York. I've spent years working for CNN, Newsweek, Netflix, NatGeo, MSNBC, NBC News, Al Jazeera America & English. From 2012 until 2013, I was also an editor on the national desk at AOL's hyperlocal news site Patch.com. Before this, I worked at BBC News' North America bureau in Washington D.C. I hold a Master of Science from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. In addition to international broadcasters and newspapers, I have held a variety of media positions a newspaper, weekly and monthly magazines, and a daily newswire. At Al Jazeera America, I'm a news producer, working on feature and breaking news on U.S. and global stories. At Al Jazeera English, I was part of the core production team for the network's flagship geopolitical program Empire. My writing, photos, videos and infographics have appeared in a variety of publications, including TIME magazine, PBS, New York Magazine and the Miami Herald.

About Alex P.

I'm an independent director, cinematographer, and editor that's been dancing between documentary, reportage, and commercial work for the past five years. I'm based in Nairobi, Kenya, and direct/produce for Documist. I've focused a lot of my work on environmental issues, but am also very interested in human rights, investigative work, and arts & culture. I'm fascinated by the personal motivations driving our lives, and work to build stories around people rather than events. I've worked with editorial clients including the New York Times, the Economist, the Guardian, HuffPo, and others. My commercial clients include the Gates Foundation, UNCDF, the WHO, and many more. Shooting on a Sony FS5 with a metabones full frame adapter (4k, 240 FPS slowmo, 10-bit 4:2:2 in 1080). Glidecam, slider, and tripod available for stabilized movement, portable battery powered light kit, Sennheiser ME66 shotgun + wireless lav for audio. You can see my work at www.alexpritz.com or www.documist.com

About DIEGO C.

My name is Diego Contreras, I'm from Bogota Colombia, i lived 8 years in Buenos Aires Argentina and currently live in New York City. Because of this I got very interested to multiculturalism, especially people and their stories.

About Elise H.

I'm a producer specializing in the intersection of science, politics and culture. UnderCurrent Productions stories weave in-depth interview and stunning visuals into dramatic tales about the human condition and our shared environment.

About Robert T.

I'm a filmmaker in Brooklyn, New York who cares deeply about education, the environment and government corruption. Sadly, these often go together but they are also wide ranging topics that are under reported. With a degree in Journalism & Visual Communications from Ohio University and seven years of film/t.v production experience in New York City, I have a high understanding of the production process and am a passionate story teller.

About Filippo P.

Filippo Piscopo is a New York based Italian documentary filmmaker, TV producer and cinematographer whose directing credits include, among others, HBO Emmy winning documentary IT WILL BE CHAOS, Variety and New York Times-praised Urbanscapes – theatrically released in 2006; Venice Film Festival official selection and Houston WorldFest winner A Nobel for Two; NYSCA recipient, Independent Film Week showcased and multiple awards winner Coal Rush. Granted the Social Justice Award by Amy Goodman, Filippo’s documentary work has been internationally recognized with several audience and jury prizes. Based in New York City, he collaborates with major European News TV networks but also with artists organizations as a one-man band producer, cinematographer, and editor for segments spanning from 2 to 52 minutes on topics ranging from social inequality, the environment, human rights, and immigration, to mention a few.

About Dorian G.

Dorian Geiger is an investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker based in Queens, New York. His work has been published by The New York Times, Al Jazeera English, AJ+, POLITICO, NowThis, The Guardian, The Daily Beast, TIME, VICE, Fortune, Narratively, the BBC, Teen Vogue, NBC, Atlas Obscura, Business Insider, The Wall Street Journal, NowThis, The New York Post, The Toronto Star, and The Canadian Press. He has a diverse background in visual storytelling, breaking news, and digital media strategy. (e) x (p) x (w) https://doriangeiger.contently.com

About Andres L.

I'm Andres David Lopez. I graduated from Columbia Journalism School in 2013 and also have a degree from Florida Atlantic University. I take a lot of pride in my documentary video work as a one man band, in the visuals, in the audio, in the storytelling and in the reporting. I'd like to work on a larger scale, with better equipment and with stories that are international in scope. I currently live in the U.S. but I would like to report in South America (I was born in Bogota, Colombia.)

About Frank G. R.

I'm a reporter and visual journalist working in NYC. I aim to create compelling stories that transport the viewer into another person's world—the sort of documentary journalism that helps you understand an issue because you feel as though you've experienced it for yourself. I've produced video for major news outlets, live-streamed protests, and worked with multimedia investigative teams at The New York Times, NBC News and MSNBC. I also have an upcoming documentary short "Water Tower." I graduated from Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism in 2012.

About Emily J.

Emily H. Johnson is a freelance multimedia journalist who has reported in East Africa, India, Southeast Asia and New York. Alumna of the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism ('10) and Reporters Instructed in Saving Colleagues (RISC) training. Member of NPPA and the Frontline Freelance Register. ​ Currently based in Nairobi, Kenya.

About Valerio C.

Valerio was born in Rome and graduated with a major in Communication Sciences from La Sapienza University with a thesis on Jean Rouch and ethno-fiction. In 2011 he moved to New York City to attend documentary classes at New York Film Academy. In 2012 he developed and directed original content for i-Italy airing on NYC Life (WNYE-DT1). Since 2013 he has worked across the country as a freelance video-maker and camera operator for international news broadcasters Rai, Sky, Mediaset, HRT and TVI. Under the umbrella of the production company Awen Films, he has directed award-winning documentary shorts and other non-fiction productions – and initiated a long-term collaboration with Centro Primo Levi, which gave rise to the web-doc series “CPL minidocs,” a video-installation for “Rome Lab” at the Center for Jewish History, and the 30-minute documentary “Iom Romì,” which premiered at the 2017 New York Jewish Film Festival at Lincoln Center. His first feature film, “If Only I Were That Warrior,” was awarded the 2016 Italian Golden Globe and aired on public television in Italy (Rai Storia) and Switzerland (RSI La2). His latest feature documentary, “Mister Wonderland,” premiered at Festival dei Popoli in November 2019, where it won the "Il Cinemino" Award.

About Henry M.

Over the last 18 years, I have worked in almost every field of film, TV and video production and television journalism, and have spent the last nine years managing my own news and media production company. I have an excellent knowledge of the industry, as well as a proven track record of running a company and managing staff, projects and budgets. I have lived and worked in many different countries, all over the world, producing anything from news and feature stories, to sport, to branded content and everything in between. My experience overseas has given me a truly unique perspective on global current affairs and has fostered a deep interest in exploring every story I come across from as many different perspectives as I can see. I also have experience of working in conflict zones, covering major riots in China in 2008 and 2009, and I was in Libya for one month, during the fall of Tripoli, working for APTN. I have also covered several natural disasters, including the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake and flooding in Southern China. As well as possessing exceptional writing skills, my work in TV and new media, has given me a unique skill set, enabling me to get a message out to the widest possible audience, in the most engaging way and often to a tight budget. Working as a video journalist/producer, I have acquired further skills as a story-teller. I am an excellent lighting cameraman and video editor, filming on a wide range of cameras and formats and able to script and edit to tight deadlines. I am also a skilled Steadicam operator, with my own rig, suitable for most requirements. Post-production-wise, I consider myself an expert in the use of Premiere, Audition, Photoshop, Lightroom and After Effects, as well as several other programs in the Creative Suite. I also regularly edit with Final Cut Pro, Avid and Davinci Resolve. I am equally at home in the pre-production office, in front or behind the camera, in the edit suite or in a live studio environment. As well as working extensively with all kinds of video production, I am also an accomplished photographer, and often combine photography with my video work.

About Jeff S.

I'm a freelance video journalist and filmmaker based out of Brooklyn. I'm a regular contributor to Gothamist and Untapped Cities. I also make comedic content with my production company, Bankrukt (bankrukt.com).