DIRECTOR/EDITOR
Joy E. Reed (they/them) brings over a decade of experience as an associate editor (HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO, ERNIE & JOE News & Documentary Emmy® for Outstanding Editing 2020) and animator (32 PILLS: MY SISTER’S SUICIDE), and is a Karen Schmeer Editing Fellow. They have been on the editing team of a number of Audience Award winners at Sundance, including BUCK (2011) and THIS IS HOME (2018). Joy’s Work has been broadcast on PBS, HBO, and played at festivals worldwide. They are drawn to character-driven documentaries humanizing experiences of people that might otherwise be “othered,” and that champion the outsider in order to create empathy from the wider world.
Joy got their first job at 14, hauling cut trees for a disabled neighbor who made wreaths at Christmastime, the same year they earned $100 (a fortune in the 80’s!) for writing the code to a simple computer program for printing form letters. They have been alternating working with their back and their brain ever since. When not in the edit room, they can be found working in the fields at the Poughkeepsie Farm Project in exchange for vegetables.
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
Dan Hunt (he/him)brings over 25 years of filmmaking experience focusing on gender, sexuality, aging, and prison reform. His award winning work has broadcast on PBS, ABC, Logo, Netflix, and WEtv and screened at festivals including SxSW, Woodstock, NewFest and Rio International. Hunt has worked as a programmer for the Tribeca Film Festival and is on faculty at Marymount Manhattan College.
COMPOSER
Peter Rundquist’s work has appeared on PBS and the Sundance Film Festival. His collaborations in music include Taj Mahal, Corey Harris, B.B. King and Philip Glass’ label Point Records.
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Rob Featherstone has shot documentaries for the Discovery and History networks. “Forensics you Decide” which aired on MSNBC won a Cine Golden Eagle. “The Artificial Leaf” won 2nd place in the Focus Forward Film Festival. “Requiem for the American Dream” and “Indian Point” premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, and the documentary “Love Gilda” was the opening film at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival.
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Owen Strock is a native New Yorker and a 10-year veteran of the NYC film world. He was the DP for the NYTimes acclaimed The Lost Arcade, and has shot everywhere from the mines of Tanzania to the mountains of Nepal. He is a graduate of Middlebury College.
DIALOGUE EDITOR and SOUND DESIGN & MIXER
Dialogue Editor Marlena Grzaslewicz and Sound Designer & Mixer Isaac Derfel are an award-winning sound team with credits including films by Ken Burns and Milos Forman.
