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Pittershawn Palmer is a published freelance writer and author. She was inducted into Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honor society at Iona University, where she earned her B.A. in […]

Rebecca Walters received her B.F.A in Filmmaking from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. As a Filmmaker, Coordinator, Festival Agent and Programmer she has worked for the

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 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