Holly M. Kaplan
Holly M. Kaplan is a Chinese-American filmmaker born and raised in New York City. Driven by ties to her mixed Cantonese heritage, her work explores narratives focused on diversity, the Asian […]
Gillian Coyne
Gillian Coyne is the Festival Director of the REEL WILD New York Film Festival, presented by the Wildlife Conservation Society. Prior to REEL WILD, Gillian worked for several nonfiction film
Katrina Montgomery
FESTIVAL PROGRAMMER Katrina Montgomery is an NYC-based filmmaker and the co-founder of Cool S Films. She holds an MFA in Film from Brooklyn College, where her graduate thesis film,Two of Diamonds,
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Lailani Gibson
PRODUCTION TEAM Lailani Gibson is a New York–based artist, curator, and community organizer. She is the founder of the Brooklyn Art Meetup, a grassroots series that creates space for underrepresented
Anjanette Levert
Anjanette Levert works in the documentary sphere as a filmmaker, producer, curator, coach and professor at Spelman College where she received the 2022 Excellence in Teaching Award and is the
Luisa De La Ville
Luisa De La Ville, Filmmaker with over 45 years of experience. During the past 25 years, she’s mostly worked as Producer of fiction and documentary feature films. Before that, she’s worked as Assistant Director, Editor,