Zara Katz (2020) is an independent photo producer and filmmaker for editorial, documentary and branded content. She brings a narrative approach to still and moving images, specializing in crafting character-driven visual stories. Collaboration is key to her work. She is the co-creator of @EverydayIncarceration, a collaborative Instagram feed looking at 40 years of mass incarceration in […]
Suzannah Herbert (2022) is a Memphis-raised and New York-based award-winning director and producer. She directed and produced the twice Emmy-nominated film, “Wrestle.” Named one of the top five documentaries of 2019 by the National Board of Review, lauded as “superb” by the Los Angeles Times, and hailed a New York Times Critic’s Pick, “Wrestle” was […]
By Zara Katz (’20) and Lisa Riordan Seville (’20) | Director/Producer | March 2022 Presented by Schuylkill Punch Productions in Association with Cultivated Films Growing up, Kristal watched nearly every man in her life disappear to prison. She channeled that struggle into keeping families connected, both as a social worker and with her van service […]
Marvi Sirmed is a freelance journalist and human rights defender from Pakistan. She has spent more than 20 years working as a specialist in democratic governance and promoting liberal secular democracy, human rights and peace. She has also been involved in diplomatic initiatives between Pakistan and India and Pakistan and Afghanistan for nearly two decades. […]
Lisa Riordan Seville (2020) is an award-winning independent reporter and producer in Brooklyn, New York. Her stories have appeared on NBC News programs, NBCNews.com, Lifetime/A+E Networks, The Guardian U.S., BuzzFeed News, WNYC Radio and The Nation magazine, among others. Her work has been supported by organizations including the Open Society Foundations, the Investigative Fund, the Center […]