Born and raised in the DMV, Stephanie Crawford isis an alumna of Spelman College, where she studied Documentary Filmmaking and Film Studies.Her short documentaries have premiered at festivals nationally and internationally, including,the Academy Award-qualifying Doc Edge Film Festival in New Zealand. Her most recent project, Unpacked wonthe New Orleans Film Society South Pitch in the Student Documentary category.Currently, she works at PBS as a Senior Program Associate.She also has interned at Monkeypaw Productions in their development departmentAt Spelman, she co-founded the AUC Camera ...

Andrea Passafiume is a veteran film programmer, curator and writer based in the Washington, D.C. Metro area. She is currently an Associate Programmer of documentary features for the Tribeca Film Festival, Lead Programmer for the Seattle Deaf Film Festival, documentary features Screener for Sundance, and member of the Screening Committee for DC/DOX. Previous Programming positions include Head Programmer of AFI Docs, Programming Associate for the Athena Film Festival, and member of the Screening Committees for DOC NYC and Camden International Film Festival. Andrea has served as a judge for the ...

Areeb Zuaiter is a multinational filmmaker whose work focuses on art, identity, and social issues. She holds an MA in Film and Video from American University. Zuaiter had previously worked at the Associated Press, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, and the Royal Film Commission - Jordan. She also taught History of Documentary, Film Production and Visual Literacy at the American University and Howard University. Her short films and thesis projects have been nominated and awarded in festivals around the world. Zuaiter had recently finalized her upcoming short narrative film. ...