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<strong>Anya Rous</strong> is a Brooklyn, New York-based producer and the vice president of production at Multitude Films, an award-winning production company dedicated to stories by and about underrepresented communities. Her recent credits include <em>Pray Away</em> (Telluride 2020), and <em>Always In Season</em> (Sundance Special Jury Award Winner 2019). She was a Sundance Creative Producing Fellow and Impact Partners Producing Fellow.

<p>Alexandra Lazarowich is an award-winning Cree producer, director and screenwriter from Northern Alberta, Canada. Her documentary <em>Fast Horse</em> premiered and won the Special Jury Award for Directing at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. She is the co-founder of COUSIN COLLECTIVE and currently the series producer for the CBC’s multi-award-winning comedy documentary series <em>Still Standing</em>.</p>

<p>Asad Faruqi is an Emmy award-winning filmmaker with over a decade of experience behind the camera. He has lensed a number of award-winning films such as HBO’s Academy Award-winning Documentary Shorts, <em>A Girl in the River</em> and <em>Saving Fac</em>e. He is based in Brooklyn, New York.</p>

<strong>Basil Tsiokos</strong> is a Senior Programmer for the Sundance Film Festival, focusing on nonfiction features. He was previously the longtime Director of Programming for DOC NYC and the Nantucket Film Festival, and before that the Artistic and Executive Director of NewFest. Basil has regularly served on the feature nominations committees for the International Documentary Association's IDA Awards and Cinema Eye Honors, as well as the advisory board for the SXSW Film Festival. He has written about documentaries since 2010 on what (not) to doc. Basil holds a Masters degree from New York University and two undergraduate degrees from Stanford University.,

<div>Caitlin Boyle is a specialist in social impact, distribution and audience engagement for documentary film and the Director of Filmmaker Development at DOC NYC. At DOC NYC, she oversees a portfolio of initiatives intended to support the growth and career development of creative and industry talent in the documentary field. Programs under her purview include <a title="https://www.docnyc.net/about-us/only-in-new-york/" href="https://www.docnyc.net/about-us/only-in-new-york/">Only In New York</a>, the festival's industry meetings program for filmmakers with works-in-progress; the <a title="https://www.docnyc.net/about-us/40-under-40/" href="https://www.docnyc.net/about-us/40-under-40/">40 Under 40</a> list honoring emerging creative talent; the <a title="https://www.docnyc.net/new-leaders/" href="https://www.docnyc.net/new-leaders/">Documentary New Leaders</a> program recognizing rising industry stars; and the <a title="https://www.docnyc.net/docnyc-vc-storytelling-incubator/" href="https://www.docnyc.net/docnyc-vc-storytelling-incubator/">DOC NYC x VC Storytelling Incubator</a>, a year-long mentorship program for new filmmakers with underrepresented perspectives.</div> <div></div> <div>Before joining DOC NYC, Caitlin spent a decade at the helm of Film Sprout, a grassroots distribution and audience engagement firm whose mission was to broaden the visibility and reach of documentary film through large-scale national screening tours. She also directs the FaithDoc Impact Lab at Auburn Media’s Hartley Media Impact Initiative, and works as a leading strategic advisor for independent film teams and documentary distributors seeking to use film as a tool for civic engagement and social impact while maximizing their distribution and revenue potential.</div>

Dana Krieger has been with DOC NYC since it all began in 2010. She has spent the past 15 years producing and creating large scale, high profile events, ranging from major film festivals to the Olympics. Dana completed her undergraduate studies at Georgetown University and earned a Masters in Public Administration from Columbia University.