Abby Ginzberg, a Peabody award-winning director, has been producing compelling documentaries about race and social justice for over 35 years. Her latest film, Shaking It Up: The Life and Times of Liz Carpenter (co-directed with Christy Carpenter) will premiere at SXSW in March, 2024 in the Documentary Spotlight section. Her short film, Judging Juries, will premiere at the Pan African Film Festival in February, 2024. Her film, Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power, won the 2022 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Documentary. This intimate and compelling film, about Representative Barbara Lee, who is best known for her lone NO vote against the use of military force following the 9/11 attacks, is available on Amazon Prime and Starz. Abby also produced A Double Life, directed by Catherine Masud, which premiered at the 2023 Mill Valley Film Festival and won an Audience Favorite award.

Abby is also the co-producer of American Justice on Trial, co-directed by Andrew Abrahams and Herb Ferrette, which premiered at the 2022 San Francisco International Film Festival, and won Best Short documentary from the Pan African Film Festival. Waging Change, her 2019 documentary, is about the challenges faced by tipped servers who are forced to rely on their tips and the federal tipped minimum wage of $2.13 per hour. It was broadcast on public television in February and March 2021. And Then They Came for Us (2017) examines the connection between the incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII and the current Muslim travel ban. The film was broadcast on public television in May of 2019 and 2020. Agents of Change (2016),co-directed with Frank Dawson is about the Black student movement of the late 1960s on college campuses. It won the Jury and Audience awards for Best Documentary at the Pan African Film Festival and was broadcast on public television on America ReFramed. Soft Vengeance: Albie Sachs and the New South Africa won a 2015 Peabody award and has screened at film festivals around the world, winning four audience awards.

Abby was the Consulting Producer on The Barber of Birmingham. This film, directed by Robin Fryday and Gail Dolgin, premiered at Sundance in 2011 and was nominated for an Oscar® in the Short Doc category.

Vicente Franco has been a Director of Photography all over the world for more than twenty-five years. He was a 2003 Oscar nominee for Best Documentary and Emmy nominee for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Daughter from DaNang, winner of the Sundance Film Festival 2002 Grand Jury Prize.

He was Director of Photography on 3 other Academy Award nominees: The Barber of Birmingham (2012), The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2010), and Freedom On My Mind (1994). He won the Silver Apple/Latin American Studies Association for Cuba Va: the Challenge of the Next Generation.

He is an accomplished cinematographer of documentaries, drama, news and public affairs who won a Peabody for coverage of the 1985 Mexico City earthquake. His recent credits include the PBS series Latino Americans, and Latin Music USA,

He also shot The Storm That Swept Mexico, Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey, Botany of Desire, Orozco Man of Fire, Archeology of Memory: Villa Grimaldi, The Fight in the Fields, The Good War as well as Summer of Love, which he co-produced and co-directed for the PBS/American Experience series, about the SF Haight Ashbury hippie community in 1967.

Jim is driven to tell stories through film and video that move and engage audiences. Whether producing, directing, writing or editing, he loves collaborating to bring new visions and compelling ideas to the screen.

His production and post work ranges from documentaries to fiction feature films, corporate and commercials to video installations and experiences.

He specializes in tackling complex storytelling and editorial challenges with creative solutions that inspire audiences. Editor of documentaries, fiction and corporate videos Award-winning editing – bringing together technical know-how, attention to detail and creative artistry Jim focus intently on rhythm, pacing and dynamic visuals, but always in the service of good storytelling. His writing background helps in developing strong story structure by unearthing hidden drama and cutting excess.

He also brings extensive motion graphics, color correction and sound mixing experience to allow productions to shine. www.mcsilver.net

Award Winning Director Joslyn Rose Lyons has produced and directed a diverse range of content in film and television for more than a decade, including work with Lionsgate, STARZ, Warner Bros. Pics., UNINTERRUPTED, BET Networks, and Showtime. She is a member of the Alliance of Women Directors, and she was named an Academy Gold Fellowship for Women Finalist, from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Joslyn was also invited by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to be a Guest Panelist on their Academy Gold Rising Program – committed to amplifying narratives by, about and for women and underrepresented audiences.

She has worked as an Impact Producer and creative director for Social Action Media on their Award Winning documentaries including: Agents of Change, And Then They Came For Us, Waging Change, and Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power.

Joslyn's short film Looking Glass premiered at Sundance London, and picked up Best Short at The American Film Awards, and TopShorts Best Female Director. Lyons picked up a Best Director award at the 7th edition of LA Independent Women Film Awards for her short film Butterfly Boxing, starring Hill Harper and J. Alphonse Nicholson.  Joslyn’s feature-length directorial debut, STAND, is an examination of the extraordinary journey of pioneer activist and basketball prodigy Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf.  The documentary premiered on Showtime and features Stephen Curry, Steve Kerr, Shaquille O’Neal, Jalen Rose, Mahershala Ali, Ice Cube and more. Joslyn is the Producer of Tale of the Tape which takes an unabashed look at the role The Mixtape played during the growth of Hip Hop music from the 1970's to now with Kendrick Lamar Wiz Khalifa, and Big Sean. She produced a documentary short for Imagine Justice that debuted on Mic.com featuring Grammy, Emmy and Academy Award Winning artist Common and his Imagine Justice Organization dedicated to empowering communities and fighting injustice.