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I am a journalist/documentary filmmaker with 10 years of experience in investigative reporting on politics, crime and social issues. My last job was researching, creatively developing and filming the internationally acclaimed and award winning television talk show on social issues - Satyamev Jayate - produced & hosted by one of India's most eminent filmmakers, Aamir Khan. Prior to that, I was a prime time news anchor for India's most widely viewed English news channel, TIMES NOW. My first stint in broadcast journalism was reporting for another leading news channel in india, NDTV. I began my career with the print media and have covered a wide range of stories for India's most widely subscribed news magazine India Today and the newspaper Mid-Day. My technical skills include working knowledge of Canon 70D, Canon 5D, Sony DSR-PD 170 camera, Sony XR260V camcorder, Final Cut Pro editing software and iMovie.

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Laura Meoli is a seasoned content creator, podcast host & educator with 10 years experience in Multimedia Production. Her achievements include a NY Emmy Award for her video producing/editing at CUNY, seven Telly Awards and multiple festival wins for her projects, "Give a Little", "Women of Action", "Perspective", and the "Granville T. Woods Documentary". As founder of LoudaVision Productions, she helps her clients promote their business, product or service so they can build an online presence and reach a larger audience. LoudaVision Productions creates digital media including logos, graphics, video, audio and social media content. Her goal as a business owner is to deliver high-end results with a personal touch. She also hosts the LoudaVision Podcast to help creative people turn their passion into a career. An educator at heart, Laura currently leads film production & podcasting classes for all ages, and conducts 1-on-1 private tutoring.

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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.

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Ramon is a producer and filmmaker with a photography and journalism background, and extensive experience working in the field. He started his career working on commercial television, and then specialized in documentary production, focusing on environmental and social subjects mainly in the Americas. He holds masters in Media Studies from The New School, and Politics from New York University; and has worked for international broadcasters, publications and organizations like Univision/ABC, Americas Quarterly, MSNBC, Interamerican Development Bank, Vocativ, Fusion, Semana, UNHCR, Avocats Sans Frontiers, and World Wildlife Fund. Ramon worked as a senior producer on HBO's docs-series "Outpost" (2015-2016), and his multimedia documentary on the Syrian refugee crisis, "The New Promised Land", was nominated for a Gabriel García Marquez Journalism Award in 2016. His short documentary "The Holdouts", about the Colombian civil war, premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival. Recently, Ramon's 5-year-long photography project to document life in Colombia's war-torn Pacific region was featured by The New York Times.

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Betty Bastidas is an award-winning filmmaker, photographer and educator based in Brooklyn, NY. Originally from Ecuador, came to the US at the age of nine. She uses filmmaking and photography as social tools to celebrate the strength of the human spirit in the face of adversity. She is attracted to issues concerning youth, immigration, and exploring the Latino American experience in the US. She is the co-founder of Maracuya Productions, a bi-cultural production company focusing on creating content on the Latino experience and underrepresented communities for non-profits and broadcast. Betty’s film, Can’t Hold Me Back, following 17-year old, Fernando Parraz, from Detorit as he becomes the first in his family to earn a high school diploma was part of the PBS Online Film Festival, aired on PBS Independent Lens, and streamed on VMe and Univision in the fall of 2013. She just completing DreamTown, her first feature length film following three players as they pursue their soccer dreams t

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Hi there, My name is Rachel White, and I'm a hardworking journalist who aspires to make the world a more inclusive, better place through my work. I am prepared to work tirelessly to tell untold stories and to learn from those around me. I recently graduated with a master's degree from the Medill School of Journalism where I specialized in national security and social justice reporting as well as documentary filmmaking. My capstone documentary was nominated for a Chicago/Midwestern Emmy award in the long form, nonfiction category. I recently won a college Emmy award for a show that I produced during undergrad in Cuba. I also previously reported for The Daily Collegian where I covered the Sandusky trial from inside the courtroom. I have reported for numerous outlets using broadcast, print and social media.

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I’m a freelance video producer and editor and a stills photographer based in New York City. I shoot, edit and direct short videos for media, corporate and non-profit clients. I am used to working under pressure, to tight deadlines. I report on current affairs and breaking news stories for outlets like The Guardian, The New York Times & The Rockefeller Foundation. I also work for corporate brands like Standard Chartered, SuperDry and Gartner Inc. I have managed community projects for The Guardian and make personal videos. Between 2018-22 I led video production as the Video Content Manager for Justworks, a tech company based in New York City. My film Saloon was part of the official selection for the London Short Film Festival 2012, the Atlanta Film Festival 2012 and the Florida Film Festival 2012. Saloon was also shortlisted for the 2011 Virgin Media Shorts Competition.

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Five Signs Productions is a full-service independent film, television and online video production company based in Brooklyn, NY. Founded by Dan Howlett and Ruaridh Connellan in 2017, the pair produce imaginative and thoughtful media for the 21st century. Both seasoned producers, directors and journalists, they have created content for the world’s biggest networks, brands and news organizations. Conceptual, strategic, and practical - we can develop a project from initial concept to final delivery, or manage and deliver any component part of the process. Each member of the team is a leader in his or her field, and will execute their role with diligence, enthusiasm, and panache. To discuss a project or to request a service, get in touch. We're confident that after speaking to us you'll be as certain of our meeting your requirements as we are of exceeding them.

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Hi! I'm a video journalist and investigative reporter. Producer/Shooter (Canon C-100 etc.) /Editor (Premiere)/Graphic Animation (After Effects). I make videos from 30-min docs to shareable social videos under a minute. My work has been published in the New York Times, Fusion, NY City Lens and screened at DOC NYC and festivals across the country. Print work in the Marshall Project, Vice, The Diplomat, The Telegraph and others. Recently appeared on WNYC's All Things Considered and WHYY's NewsWorks Tonight. Director-Producer of "Code of Silence": 12-min cut featured on front page of New York Times, Winner of Michael and Ramelle Pulitzer Prize at Columbia Journalism School's 2015 DOCFEST, 2016 Investigative Reporters and Editors Awards finalist, Best Short Film at L-Dub Festival Florida, "Code of Silence" produced with part funding from the Emmy Awards Foundation.

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Natasha Scully is a NYC based multimedia journalist specializing in web videos and documentary film. With a desire to find the truth, questioning various social injustices local and abroad, Natasha has taken her lens to the township of Atteridgeville in South Africa, to the streets of NYC to capture the raw atmosphere during Black Lives Matter protests, and to the South Bronx investigating the changing relationships between the Bloods, Crips, and Latin Kings. Her videos have appeared in both local and international media outlets such as the South Africa's Mail & Guardian and MSNBC. Before launching her career as a video journalist Natasha got her Master's degree at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, where her main focus was on international reporting and video storytelling.

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Alexandra Nikolchev has a depth of experience in story craft and all aspects of documentary and video production. Splitting her time between California and New York, she is a freelance documentary filmmaker who produces, shoots and edits. Her recent producer credits include a PBS feature length documentary "Don't Tell Anyone (No Le Digas a Nadie)" and "Crossing the Line at the Border," an Emmy award-winning broadcast investigation into the U.S. Border Patrol. Other credits include Moyers & Company, NBC News, BRIC TV and documentary films: "12th and Delaware" (Loki Films), "American Teacher" and "The Texas Promise" (Big Year Productions.) Alexandra graduated from U.C. Berkeley and received a master's degree in journalism from New York University in 2009.

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Jeremy Raff is a documentary cinematographer and producer based in New Haven, Connecticut. Previously, he was a Senior Producer with Fault Lines, Al Jazeera’s flagship investigative documentary program, where he both directed and DP’d episodes of the Emmy and Peabody award-winning series. Before that, on the staff of The Atlantic magazine, he directed, shot, and edited documentary shorts with a focus on immigration and the U.S.-Mexico border. His films have screened at AFI Docs, Doc NYC, and SXSW, among other festivals, and his work has been recognized by the News and Documentary Emmy Awards, the National Magazine Awards, the Edward R. Murrow Awards, and The One World Media Awards, among others. He can be reached at x.

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Kori Feener is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and journalist who believes in the power of storytelling. Feener’s documentary work has been screened in festivals, and at events and universities across the United States. She is currently working on a long-term feature documentary entitled Bea with Emmy award-winning cinematographer Allen Moore. Bea is a coming of age tale about a young girl with a genetic condition so rare, no one else in the world has it. She is a board member of the Non-Fiction Cartel, a collaborative focused on short form storytelling and has worked for award winning documentary filmmakers: Ross McElwee, Amy Ziering, Kirby Dick and Julie Gustafson.

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Oliver Gallini is a filmmaker born and raised in Milan, Italy. He discovered his passion for storytelling trough the lens of a vintage Minolta 35mm, photographing everything he could set his eyes on. As his passion grew and his needs expanded, he decided to wet his feet in the modern world and purchased a dslr. Little did he know that this dslr would open a whole different world: images in motion. Inspired by the true grit and beauty within stories, Oliver’s focus shifted mainly to telling said stories in a brand new way. His documentary work has been published in online magazines, such as Philly Magazine and Foobooz. Oliver is based out of Philadelphia and New York

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CURRENTLY BASED IN HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, USA I'm a journalist, photographer and documentary filmmaker from Cape Town, South Africa. My work has focused on social and humanitarian issues, as well as human rights, and arts and culture. I've been based in in Jordan, Sudan, Yemen, Brazil and Ethiopia for short reporting stints between two and seven months. My short films have been about protests against the Soccer World Cup in Brazil, as well as a the humanitarian impact of Islamic State on residents in Kobane, Syria. I'm interested in telling stories across various platforms, using text, photos and audiovisual.

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Robert Capria was 10 years old when he started shoot short movies. While attending NYU Film School he won three best documentary awards including one from director Martin Scorsese. He's worked in the film and tv world for over 20 years including jobs at Fox TV and the United Nations with a experience as editor, videographer, director and producer. Since 2009 he's been producing live action and animated videos for his company Actuality Films. Highlight projects include animated music videos for The Beach Boys, The Grateful Dead, MasterCard and other major brands. Most recently he directed a feature film shot in Tokyo.

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Brian Oh was born in Illinois, USA, raised in South Korea and spent time living in Germany as a teenager. He pursued his film studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He finished his BFA thesis feature film, 'Perhaps, Somewhere' in 2009 and has screened the film to a few festivals. Soon after graduating from the school, he moved to New York City and has worked on several short films, documentary, music videos and multi-media projects and shown his works to several screenings, exhibitions and public press. Living in Brooklyn, NY, he keeps working as a filmmaker, videographer and editor for various projects.

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I'm a photographer and videographer from Mumbai living in Brooklyn, NYC. My work has been published in The New York Times, Bloomberg News, Financial Times, The Washington Post, Al Jazeera, National Geographic, Conde Nast Traveler, Roads and Kingdoms, Monocle, Le Monde, GOOD, BBC, etc. Commissioned work includes photography and videography for editorial clients, corporate organizations, events, travel publications and journals, portraiture, lifestyle for brands, agencies and magazines, documentary photography for non-profits, commercials and video. I have produced short web videos for a variety of news publications and corporate clients.

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I'm a multi-tasking preditor who's passionate about all kinds of stories, big and small. Working as a freelance video journalist for places like The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and Sotheby's has strengthened my knack for finding and telling stories and sharpened my sense of what will engage online audiences. I can operate a camera, run sound, create a stunning interview look, and edit the piece to polished perfection. But I’m not just a technician. I know how to galvanize people and resources to transform interesting video ideas into reality, taking the lead conceptualizing, producing and editing a video through to the final stages of publishing and uploading.

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Hi Storyhunter. My name is Katy Jordan, I'm a Boston-based storyteller, videographer and video journalist. Like many of us, I'm a producer, DP, Final Cut editor and writer. I'm also an adjunct professor at Emerson College teaching journalism students visual storytelling. I'm drawn to stories of individuals doing incredible things to advance health and democracy -- the often thankless work needed for society to function on the whole. I'm a five-year newspaper veteran (Boston Herald), who served as the paper's first multimedia producer, and created its award-winning video department. I now freelance in media, documentary film, and commercial production.

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