About Ian B.

Ian Bell is the producer of The Dinner Table, La Trocha, and the award winning whodunit, Dead Body. He was a founding member of Filmmaker For A Cause, and co-founder of Native Lines, a project focused on chronicling indigenous conflicts in the developing world. Ian has produced content for organizations ranging from The Gatorade Company to the Sonoran Institute. He is also a recipient of the Sprout Grant and an alumni of the Washington Filmworks Innovation Lab.

About Julia M.

Julia Muldavin is a trilingual video journalist and producer with a focus on human rights, social justice, conservation, and culture. She manages all aspects of video production, from pitching, field production, and camera operation to script-writing and post-production. Website: www.juliamuldavin.com

About Yovanka S.

We are storytellers who like to tell stories short or long. Human and inspirational stories that connect emotionally with our audience. Also we like to tell stories about women and from a woman's perspective. We create, write scripts, shoot, edit and deliver. The end result it is powerful and entertaining content for brands and platforms.

About Jordan T.

An Ohio born video journalist who has commercial, documentary and large production film experience. He has reported in Cairo, Egypt, photographed every presidential candidate in 2012 & 2016 and filmed documentaries in China. Currently based in New York.

About Roberto D.

About Garth G.

I'm an award winning Director and DP running a successful production company out of New York City. I have travelled extensively with my work and produced a diverse portfolio of content from news to music and fashion as well as narrative storytelling. Notable clients include Viceland, Nike, De La Soul to name a few.

About Shannon C.

Shannon Carroll is an artist and Creative Director at Vivid Story, a NYC-based studio harnessing the power of visual storytelling for causes. They are a Certified B Corporation championing positive social impact and sustainability. She produces compelling visual narratives for social enterprises to increase their impact and authentically connect with core audiences. As an experienced collaborator, she brings her skills spanning video production, virtual reality, public art, photography, and interactive design. She has presented projects at SXSW, Harvard University, Brown University, Skoll World Forum, Columbia University, and Creative Time Summit. Shannon is a graduate of Tufts University and was a Collaborative Fellow at UnionDocs, a center for documentary art in Brooklyn.

About Larry C.

About Philip S.

Philip A. Sanchez is a New York-based virtual reality filmmaker and 360° photographer with extensive experience in the entire process -- producing, shooting, stitching and editing -- of immersive storytelling. His previous experience in corporate social responsibility has made him an expert in finding the intersection of business, advocacy and doing good in the community. His personal VR/360° films often explore these topics, including the Standing Rock Sioux’ fight for clean water, immigration's role in food security and the rich culture and traditions of Cuba. As a producer, his projects have garnered honors from The Aperture Foundation and American Photography. He was the first VR/360° artist to be commissioned by The Public Theater (producers of Hamilton and Shakespeare in the Park), he was named a Rauschenberg Fellow at Sundance Institute and he is a Trusted Street View Contributor for Google Maps. Philip is an enrolled tribal member of San Felipe Pueblo in New Mexico. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Brown University.

About Lidia H.

I’m a multimedia journalist born in Cuba, currently based in New York City. I moved to the U.S. in 2016 to pursue a Master's degree in Journalism at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, as part of the inaugural class of the Spanish-Language Concentration. I’ve previously worked as a reporter in Havana, Cuba, and covered several events that shape the new relations between Cuba and the United States. I reported on President Obama’s visit, the reopening of the American embassy in Havana and the Rolling Stones' concert, among other events. While at CUNY, my work is especially focused on minority groups, immigrants, and the role of religion among this diverse Latino communities in New York City. I discovered the story of a Lutheran priest who has adopted 27 minors in an attempt to save them from deportation. I have also travelled to Israel and the West Bank on a reporting trip during June of 2017. In the summer of 2017, I settled in California to intern with Emblematic Group, a Virtual, augmented and mixed Realities production company based in Los Angeles.

About Carole C.

In addition to being the COO of JYC Llc, an immersive journalism production company, Carole serves as the Executive Producer and Director of VR at the Global Editors Network. Her freelance work has been featured internationally in publications such as the Washington Post, Discovery's VR brand Seeker and AJ+. Chainon is a French and American digital entrepreneur, photographer, writer, journalist and filmmaker. She's worked as a photojournalist and now specializes in virtual reality and 360 video immersive journalism. She has directed and produced a number of 360 news documentaries (including co-productions with Immersiv.ly) in North America, Europe and Latin America. Since 2015, She has been leading training workshops with news organizations on the subject of Virtual Reality, 360 Video and Immersive Journalism.

About Priscila G.

Priscila Guedes is Brazilian cinematographer radicated in France, country where she studied cinema and specialized on high technology of image. She directed the photography of “Un Profil Pour Deux”, by the French director Stéphane Robelin, and “SKOKAN”, by the Czech Petr Vaclav. With a project of technological solution for VR, Guedes participated of the Propellor Kickstart incubator at the International Film Festival, in Rotterdam, was invited to interact with startups in acceleration at the Propellor Speednic, in the European Film Market of Berlin, in Germany. At the Festival de Cannes, in Next (Pavilion of the Marché du Film dedicated to the VR market) the project was presented by Propellor Film Tech Hub as the first of the 10 most promising innovations in business models in the film industry of the future. In Brazil, Guedes founded the FEEL XR Studio, a producer of VR narrative content, with the goal of insert the country in the composition of the new VR grammar that is being written by professionals in the international market.

About Clàudia P.

Clàudia Prat is a freelance journalist specialized in innovation. Based in New York City, she has worked as a freelance writer and also producing documentary, interactive-documentary and 360-degree video. She worked as 360-video editor for the Associated Press for more than a year and she also covered Hurricane Harvey and scripted and video-edited the long 360-feature House to House: The Battle For Mosul (AP), which was finalist at the Royal Television Society Awards. At TrackRecord, Univision, she lead the production of their Virtual Reality Projects, including the 360-video-collage with spatial audio Princess Nokia 1,2,3 & ABC (Univision) and she has worked as freelance 360-shooter for multiple pieces for NYT Daily 360.

About Aaron F.

Experienced video Director /DP /producer, and Editor , photographer and Drone Operator with FAA Part 107 license and insurance . Team player, skilled at pre-visualization and working with variety of clients to create storyboards and help conceptualize ideas tailored to their needs and messaging. Work with commercials, branded content, Documentaries and corporate videos - internal and external, I am adept at taking a project from initial concept all the way through to final deliverables. In addition I film 360 VR videos, do live streaming, and have done lots of aerial filming all around the world. I have done extensive work with animators and graphic designers and have experience with green screen filming and lighting. In addition I have extensive studio experience in both still and video productions. I have contacts at numerous companies and am great at pitching and bringing in new business. I edit on Premiere and After Effects and have several drones including the Inspire and Mavic 3 Pro.

About Amal A.

A Yemeni freelance journalist. I am interested in reporting on political and humanitarian conditions in Yemen through journalism, like writing stories, news and photoessays, also I’m interested in making short documentarie films.

About Friendly F.

We believe that friendship is the most creative force in the universe. Friendly Films is a full-service production company, specializing in short and mid-format documentary, promotional and branded content. From developing a strong creative, to capturing unforgettable images to shaping compelling stories in post, our commitment to our work is guided by a great respect for clear and courageous storytelling. Friendly Films is a collective of award-winning, multi-faceted talent, brought together by our love of good stories, good work and good people.

About Jackie H.

Producer, filmmaker, and writer with a passion for issue-driven docs and imaginative narratives.

About Colin D.

Colin Davy is a Visual Storyteller and Director of Photography born, raised and based in Brooklyn, NY. He is determined to share stories about real people, especially concerning social issues that communities around the world must confront every day. He holds a Bachelor of Science in photography from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, with a minor in entrepreneurship at the Whitman School of Management. Colin’s technical knowledge and proficiency in both still and motion media allows him to create without limit. Beyond his work, he has a love for comedy, the ocean and anything dog-related.

About Natassja E.

Through film, reality can be shared to the masses with the art of story-telling. Stories show relativity. Stories show humanity. These stories are verbally told by properly documented interviews, or visually shown through 4K 10-bit footage. Let me be your messenger.

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.