jury
documentary shorts
LOCAL FILMS
Jennifer Prediger
Tracy Rector
documentary features
Annalisa Shoemaker
Annalisa Shoemaker manages the theatrical distribution strategies & exhibitor marketing for Amazon Studios. A Florida native, she began her career in film in New York City at Focus Features & relocated with Focus to LA in 2014. She associate produced the documentary THE LAST ANIMALS, currently playing film festivals.
Bryan Glick
Bryan Glick is a consultant, DIY distributor, & presents internationally on creative film distribution approaches. Previously he served as Director of Acquisitions & Theatrical Releasing for The Film Collaborative. He managed releases for 13 award nominated & winning films, & helped filmmakers raise over $500,000. Under his guidance 54% of TFC films were women-directed & 1/3 by people of color.
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Jennifer Prediger is a writer, director, actor & independent film producer. She made her directorial feature debut, APARTMENT TROUBLES -- a comedy about codependency -- co-directed, co-written & co-starring Jess Weixler. The film features Megan Mullally, Will Forte & Jeffrey Tambor & continues to air regularly on Showtime. She is currently producing the dark comedy, SONG OF BACK AND NECK, directed by & starring Paul Lieberstein (The Office), RoseMarie DeWitt & Paul Feig.
Jim Hemphill
Jim Hemphill is a screenwriter & director whose credits include the award-winning films THE TROUBLE WITH THE TRUTH & BAD REPUTATION. He has written about movies & television for Film Comment, American Cinematographer, The Talkhouse, & Filmmaker Magazine, among many others. He lives in Los Angeles, where he is a programming consultant at the American Cinematheque.
Tracy Rector (Choctaw/ Seminole) is a producer, director, activist, & co-founder of Longhouse Media. She has made over 400 short films, & is in production of her fifth feature documentary. Her work has been featured on Independent Lens, Cannes Film Festival, ImagineNative, National Geographic, Toronto International Film Festival, & in the Smithsonian’s Museum of the American Indian. She is a current Firelight Media Lab Fellow. Tracy lives in Seattle & sits as a City of Seattle Arts Commissioner.
Myisa Plancq-Graham
San Francisco native Myisa Plancq-Graham began her photography career exploring the streets of Atlanta in 2011. She founded Annie Graham Imagery & worked with The Hive Gallery & Studios in LA & Blu Pony Vintage. Myisa serves as lead director, videographer & editor for UNCODE, a short documentary series highlighting people & stories of The African Diaspora.
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