Born in Paris, France, Fabienne Lips-Dumas is an internationally awarded independent producer, director, writer. Before settling in Washington DC in 2011, she has worked extensively for the Canadian broadcasters, the National Film Board of Canada and in France, the group Canal . She is currently in post-production with a film shot last October in the Haitian slum, Cité Soleil. Her film: Children of Armageddon, on nuclear testing and arsenals received many US awards.